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From a childhood without electricity to co-founding a listed betting company, Oliver Shanahan’s story is a masterclass in technical grit and commercial pivots. As the Group Head of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure at BetMakers Technology G…
In this episode of Tech Execs, James MacDonald heads to Melbourne to sit down with Matt Vitale, former co-founder of Australia’s largest equity crowdfunding platform and now Executive Director at New Dialogue. Matt traces his winding path…
Victoria Aspden, Executive General Manager - Digital & Transformation at Ampcontrol has had an unconventional career journey. Initially choosing technology for its earning potential, she managed to work her way through the field when r…
On the first episode of NTP’s Tech Exec podcast series, James MacDonald sits down with Andrew Cresp to talk about his journey through financial services technology leadership, from early days in the insurance industry, moving through major…
Ever wondered what it's like to transition from finance to IT, and from Sweden to Australia? On this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, Linda Apostolidis sits down with Margareta Bogatir Studdert, who brings her unique global experienc…
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, James sits down with Adam Ingles, a fractional CFO and Director at Quick:Ratio, who works with technology startups. Adam shares his experience in the tech industry and explains the benefits of…
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, we sit down with Roger Crellin, a seasoned technology executive who has recently moved to Newcastle. Roger shares his extensive international experience in the commercial side of technology, i…
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, we sit down with Michael Graham, a partner at Cutcher & Neale. Michael shares his journey from labourer to accountant to systems consultant, highlighting the importance of adaptability and…
Our latest episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast features Josh Jeffress, Principle at Design Anthology. Josh, a passionate innovator and industry veteran, shares his incredible journey from trade school to establishing a design powerhouse…
Join us as we speak with Adam Boyle, CEO of EngageRM and founder of Pegasus, an Australian tech company that started in mining safety and grew into a global player before a successful exit. We'll hear how Pegasus got its start doing labour…
This episode of the NTP Podcast features Brett Thomas, COO of The Melt. Brett recounts his journey from aspiring professional soccer player to founding The Melt, a hardware startup accelerator. After a leg injury ended his soccer career, B…
Join us as we speak with Josh Weeks, founder and Director of Alpha Echo, an Australian cybersecurity company. Josh shares his journey from wanting to be a teacher to becoming an aerospace engineer for the Australian Defence Force. After le…
In this episode, Carolyn Breeze shares her career journey through the world of tech and payments. Starting at eBay, she gained experience at large Silicon Valley companies before becoming Country Manager for Braintree in Australia. Her pas…
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse podcast, Ellen talks to Sophie Benjamin, Content Designer at Canva. Sophie talks about going through three career changes, and the process of transitioning into tech. We discuss the principles of co…
In this episode, James talks to Michelle Crawford, Chief Conversationalist of Being More Human. Michelle sheds light on the power of good leadership. People often forget that leadership and management is a technical capability and shares t…
On this episode of Digitally Diverse, we talk to Jalissa Lawson, a Senior Product Designer at Zip Co. Jalissa talks about her experience transitioning from marketing to product design and UI, what it's like working in the fintech space and…
To celebrate our 100th NTP Podcast episode, we filmed our first-ever live episode! In this episode, we take time to reflect on the progress that Newcastle has made from a steel city into a technology hub. We talk about how the technology c…
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse series we chat with Ryan Whitmore, Senior Product Design at Ready Tech. We chat about Ryan's career to date, his role at Ready Tech, resources he recommends and the problems the team at Ready Tech a…
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse series we chat with Gloria Chan, Head of Design at Wisr about her career to date, advice for those wanting to start a career in design, what the team at Wisr are currently working on and representat…
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse series with our host Ellen Bennett we chat with Mikey Ford, Product & Creative Technology. Mikey shares his career journey starting as a developer and moving into the project management space, p…
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we chat with Jackson Clarke about his career to date, his experience at University studying a masters and what problems Tentacle CM&I are solving. Hope you enjoy the interview!
On this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we interview Adriaan Steyn, Product Design Lead at Hide and Seek Digital. Ellen and Adriaan chat about his career to date, his experience studying at University in South Africa, the projects Ad…
In our latest podcast episode we chat with Andre Pinkowski about his career to date, his experience as a founder and invaluable tips for scaling startups.
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast’s Digitally Diverse Series, Ellen Bennett has an insightful chat with Ash Ivory, Head of Product at Askable. Ash shares how they amplify the collaborative culture at Askable, gives a peek into…
On this episode of the NTP Podcast, our host Ellen Bennett sits down with Kavita Agarwal, QR Lead at Arq Group.
On this episode of the NTP Podcast, our host Ellen Bennett sits down with Amanda Chan, Lead Product Designer at Lyka, to discuss the mission of Lyka in creating nutritional food for dogs. Amanda sheds light on the misconceptions surroundin…
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast, we sit down with Matt Gardan, the Founder of Digital Native. Matt shares his career journey to date, including his experience working overseas. He discusses the problems that Digital Native is…
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast, we sit down with Amanda Maykot, Product Design Manager at REA Group, to discuss her career to date. Amanda shares insights from working in product design and management, including what she's l…
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Ben Tattersfield, Product Owner & Business Analyst at Codafication. We discuss Ben’s experience founding a startup, the transition into his current role, what the team at Codafication are…
In this episode of our Digitally Diverse series with host Ellen Bennett we interview Rebecca Bolton, Brand Designer at Enigma. We discuss her university experience, freelance work, passion for design and key insights she would give to thos…
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Daniel Borg, Director/Designer at psyborg®. Daniel is a Newcastle local and well known in the Newcastle technology community. We hear more about his experience in the design space and key lea…
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Ria ODonnell, Managing Director at Custom Learning Design. We discuss Ria's career to date, how she transitioned into her role as managing director and a focus on learning and business develo…
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Sam Bricknell, Co-Founder and Director of Techvisa. Techvisa are the go-to in the tech space for Immigration advice, with a combined 30+ years of experience. They have worked with some of Aus…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mark Boswell & Alek Patsouris from Strategic Group. We discuss Mark & Alek's career to date and what they are currently working on as well as their teams focus on building strong rela…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mitchell Bright, Lead Electronics Engineer at D+I Newcastle. We discuss his career to date, his university experience and the transition into Design and Industry. Hope you enjoy the interview!
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Luke Thompson, CTO at LEOPARD.Host. We discuss his experience growing a hosting company in Lake Macquarie and the challenges competing against international players as well as advice he would…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Jacqueline Garrett, Founder and CEO at GGWP Academy. We find out more on the creation of GGWP, the need for this in the gaming world, working as female founder in tech and GGWP's recent crowd…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Sandy Agafonoff, Squad Lead at Hello Fresh. We talk about his role within Hello Fresh, the rise of the company globally, his experience working in technology and his transition from freelanci…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mike McKiernan, about the idea behind starting Deckee, his experience growing a startup to an international and now global scale and the recent crowdfunding investment opportunities. Hope you…
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Angela Cobb & Oliver Stewart, Co-Founders at Tortoise & Hare. We talk about their recent rebranding, the ethos of Tortoise & Hare, how customer experience has become an absolute n…
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Vivek Jayachandran, Co-founder & Managing Director at Jaegersoft. We discuss Vivek's experience going from university to founding a Software Development company, the benefits of work plac…
In this episode we chat with Phil Ireland, CEO & Co-Founder of Hone Carbon. We discuss what the team at Hone Carbon have been working on, Hone group progressing through a Series A funding round and resources Phil would recommend to our…
On this episode of the RemoteTechPodcast series we interview James Barr, Senior Product Designer at Digital Creators. James shares insights from the different stages of the product design life cycle and explains how he collaborates with hi…
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Cathy Lill, Head of Product Engineering at Hireup. We discuss her career to date, how Hireup approaches remote work and recommendations/resources for technology professionals. Hope you enjoy…
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Martin Carr, Founder/Director of Applied Virtual Simulation. You may recognise him from a previous episode on the podcast. Martin returns to discuss their 3 year contract with Land Simulation…
On this episode we chat about the growth of the business, recommendations for young tech professionals and what they look for in tech hires within the company. Hope you enjoy the episode!
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Jonathan Milgate for the second time. The last time we spoke to Jonathan was over two years ago and in that time he has transitioned into his role as CTO at Camplify. Hope you enjoy the episo…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we interview Daniel Van Heerden, Software Development Manager at Biscit. We talk about his experience working in Newcastle, how working from home affected his team, his perspective on university as a path…
On this episode of the RemoteTechPodcast series we interview Ben May from the Code Company. Ben shares his advice on building culture remotely as well as how he has scaled the Code Company from Hervey Bay Queensland to a worldwide audience…
On this episode of the NTP podcast we interview Cole Cornford, Director at Galah Cyber. We talk about his experience working in cyber security, his interest in the Newcastle technology community and growing cyber security in the area. Hope…
