Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & More

Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & More

Rooster Radio brings you stories and insights from interesting people doing amazing things. The podcast reveals business and personal growth learnings from entrepreneurs and experts in business, leadership, marketing, science, technology, health, hospitality and much more. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi. Rooster Radio focuses on the influencers who are taking risks, overcoming challenges, leading teams and taking the world on. We delve into their rarely told stories of success, failure and lessons learned. Find out more and sign up for news and events and view the full episode list at our website, http://roosterradio.biz. You can show your support for Rooster Radio by becoming a member here https://www.patreon.com/roosterradio. Early traction: Since launching in October 2015, Rooster Radio quickly gained momentum. - Rated five stars in Apple Podcasts - Featured under business "new and noteworthy" in Apple Podcasts - Peaked in top 15 business podcasts on Apple Podcasts Guests: Rooster Radio secures high calibre guests who are excelling in the world of business, entrepreneurship and sport in Australia. Previous guests include Coopers Brewery chairman Glenn Cooper, Forbes editor-at-large Rich Karlgaard, AFL legend Matthew Pavlich, Australian Fashion Labels founders Dean and Melanie Flintoft, global business growth expert Jana Matthews and Australian of the Year (SA) Dr John Greenwood, with many more influential and interesting guests to come. Hosts: Andrew Montesi, founder at Apiro Consulting and Apiro Media head of marketing at PickStar, media and marketing specialist, entrepreneur and former TV news reporter. http://apiropodcasts.com & http://apiroconsulting.com James Begley, founder of PickStar and Tract Leadership, leadership consultant, entrepreneur and former AFL footballer. http://jamesbegley.com.au Rooster Radio is made in Adelaide, South Australia by Apiro Media - http://apiropodcasts.com http://roosterradio.biz http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ

Episodes

Ep 115 The richness of the experience

December 16, 2018 • 34 mins
We end 2018 with some reflection, picking up on an episode we recorded almost a year ago to the day. It was episode 100, when Rooster Radio co-host James Begley unpacked what was the hardest year of his life, in raw detail. A number of our listeners were a bit stunned - it seems not many people understand the financial and personal impact that running a startup can have. After posting the episode, there were more than a few phone...
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Ep 114 How Tobi Pearce built global fitness empire Sweat

November 27, 2018 • 46 mins
Tobi Pearce and his fiancee Kayla Itsines are behind the remarkable Adelaide based fitness empire Sweat, which is hitting around $100 million in annual revenue, and saw the couple's wealth valued at $486 million on the AFR Young Rich List in 2018. The company was initially built on the back of Kayla's unbelievable social media presence (which by the way has passed 10 million followers on Instagram and 23 million on Facebook) and t...
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Ep 113 SouthStart Series - How Dr Michelle Perugini is unlocking the life giving power of AI

November 16, 2018 • 49 mins
Dr Michelle Perugini is an academic, entrepreneur, and an internationally renowned expert in health, medical research, advanced analytics, and cognitive AI. Michelle spent the first 13 years of her career in health and medical research, specialising in predictive genetics and translational medicine. Michelle then co-founded global technology company ISD Analytics with her husband Don, who is also an accomplished scientist, sellin...
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Ep 112 SouthStart Series - Antony Ceravolo on witnessing 9/11, a $300 million exit and changing the world of workplaces

November 11, 2018 • 47 mins
"I opened my cab door that morning, and watched the first plane crash into the building above our heads." Antony Ceravolo was living the corporate life as an investment banker in New York's World Trade Center when he saw the 9/11 attacks happen in front of his eyes. It was the series of moments that would change the world, including his own. In the fallout, many investment bankers lost their jobs and Antony was forced to turn to h...
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Ep 111 SouthStart Series - Craig Swann on the early internet, innovating music and community

November 6, 2018 • 61 mins
It has been quite some time since our last episode (sorry), we took a break from Rooster HQ to focus on our REAL businesses. But now we're back with our SouthStart series, which we're excited about. We're interviewing some of the stars of the Southstart Conference, which celebrates the collision of people, ideas and technology in Adelaide on November 21 to 23. And first cab off the rank is the man behind SouthStart in 2018, Craig...
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Ep 110 The reality of robots and humanity, with artificial intelligence pioneer Dr Phillip Alvelda

June 11, 2018 • 27 mins
Dr Phillp Alvelda is one of America's Leading tech engineers and minds. A pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dr Alvelda has been developing anthropomorphic AI and machine learning tools, digital twins, and synthetic personalities. He is the founding CEO of Cortical.AI, and is formerly of NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Agency (a department of the US Defence Force). He also founded Mobi TV, the first company to bring live T...
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Ep 109 What we can learn from Finland's culture of entrepreneurship, with Andre Noel Chaker

May 28, 2018 • 26 mins
Most governments and leaders are grappling with the challenge of transitioning to a culture of innovation where both people and business prosper. Finland has done this, and more. Rooster Radio jumped onto Skype and called in to Helsinki for an interview with Andre Noel Chaker, who has spent more than 25 years living in Finland studying it's business culture. His books, The Finnish Miracle and The Finnish Miracle - One Hundred Yea...
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Ep 108 'The Jump' Case Study (Part 2): Paul Van Der Linden on Expectations Versus the Reality of Starting a Tech Company

May 15, 2018 • 40 mins
Back in episode 86 we talked to Paul van der Linden, who quit his job at IBM to start his own technology company, outThought. At the time, Paul talked about the hopes, fears and challenges of leaving the corporate life to pursue his dreams (If you missed the chat, click here http://roosterradio.biz/blog/2017/7/24/ep-86-the-jump-case-study-part-1-paul-van-der-lindens-hopes-and-fears-after-quitting-ibm) Almost a year later, we sit ...
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Ep 107 How Brad Krauskopf is driving coworking and workplace innovation in Australia

April 19, 2018 • 42 mins
Brad Krauskopf is an entrepreneur and workplace innovator who is a leading voice in coworking and flexible work. He is the founder of Hub Australia, the country's largest co-working community with spaces in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. But first, you may be wondering what co-working actually is. Typically, it's where independent workers come together at shared workspaces, renting desks or offices under flexible membership ar...
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Ep 106 Cricket legend Jason Gillespie on the defining moments that changed his life

April 3, 2018 • 51 mins
This episode was first published on Off-Field, the podcast that focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena - find out more at off-field.co  Jason 'Dizzy' Gillespie was one of the world's great fast bowlers during the mid 2000s when Australia was dominating international cricket. He took 259 test match wickets, and who could forget the double century he made against Bangladesh in 2006. If not for injuries, his record could...
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Ep 105 Marina Pullin on the transforming world of work

March 21, 2018 • 55 mins
In this episode we have an in depth discussion about the future of work with Marina Pullin. Marina works with some of Australia's largest organisations, helping them take the step towards commercial innovation. She also invented a platform called Jungal, a private platform to match great people with great opportunities. Marina is at the intersection of our transforming world of work. We talk about the move towards the gig economy -...
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Ep 104 The case for a medical cannabis industry in Australia (live at Adelaide Podcast Festival with Ben Fitzsimons)

March 3, 2018 • 15 mins
In this episode we're live at the Adelaide Podcast Festival with Ben Fitzsimons. Ben was one of our first guests on Rooster Radio - a true entrepreneur, property developer and former CEO of the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL. Now, he's CEO of WeCann, pioneering the medical cannabis industry in Australia. In a 15-minute rapid fire session at the Podcast Festival, we talked about the huge health and commercial opportunities that medicinal...
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Ep 103 "Pioneers by default": Burger Theory's food revolution, with Rob Dean and Dan Mendelson

January 25, 2018 • 56 mins
When Rob Dean and Dan Mendelson launched Burger Theory from a converted caravan in Adelaide back in 2011, it kicked off a food truck movement and a burger revolution. Foodies would eagerly await the next Burger Theory tweet to find out the truck's next location. The line ups were notoriously huge. Rob and Dan then moved into bricks and mortar, with three well known restaurants and an enviable brand. An expansion into China didn't ...
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Ep 102 - Andrew Zweck On Live Aid, Partying With Queen And Promoting The World's Biggest Music Acts

January 17, 2018 • 72 mins
Andrew Zweck is one of the most influential men in international live music. Andrew has worked with Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Queen, The Who, David Bowie, Elton John, The Police, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Madonna, Justin Bieber .. to name just a few of the huge names he has acted for as a promoter or agent. He worked alongside Bob Geldof on the famous Live Aid concert and partied with the likes of Freddie Mercury. It's a...
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Ep 101 How Kevin Graham Quit The Suburban Life And Became A 'digital Nomad' Within Months

January 9, 2018 • 65 mins
In 2014, Kevin Graham was doing pretty well for himself in South Australia, working in online marketing and doing a few property investments. Then he decided to drop everything and move to Chiang Mai, Thailand .. even though he'd never even travelled to Asia before! We sat down with Kevin for a really interesting case study on how to go from a fairly typical suburban life to 'digital nomad' in a matter of months. Even though the...
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Ep 100 2017 A Year For Surrender // Roosters Reflect On 100 Episodes

December 31, 2017 • 62 mins
We deliver this episode to you a week later than planned. Looking back on 2017, and 100 episodes of this podcast, the conversation got personal and cathartic, and we did question whether we'd better off keeping some content out of the public forum. But in the end, true to Rooster Radio values, we've published the chat in full, because we believe the stories shared will bring you value. James Begley, co-host of Rooster Radio and...
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Ep 99 Dr Elaine Stead On The Human Side Of Venture Capital, Tackling Taboos, Authenticity

December 13, 2017 • 68 mins
We're back after an early Christmas break, thanks for sticking with us! As you know we talk to interesting people doing amazing things, and this couldn't be more true for our guest, Dr Elaine Stead. Elaine is Head of Venture Capital at Blue Sky Investments, which includes overseeing South Australia's $50 million VC fund. More broadly Blue Sky manages $3 billion worth of investments across infrastructure, real estate and private e...
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Ep 98 Why Australia's Greatest Paralympian Matt Cowdrey Has Jumped Into Politics

November 14, 2017 • 43 mins
No Australian has had greater success at the Paralympics than Matt Cowdrey. He won 23 medals throughout his Paralympic career including 13 gold, remarkably from just three Games. He also has a long list of world records to his name. Born with a congenital amputation at his lower left arm, Matt never saw any limitations. He played multiple sports and took up swimming in his backyard pool. That evolved into daily 4am training sessi...
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Ep 97 Andrew Buttery On The High Stakes Game Of Exporting Wine Into China, Rediscovering His Mojo

October 31, 2017 • 58 mins
Andrew Buttery shares the story of his remarkable business adventure in China, which proved incredibly lucrative, before it hit a Great Wall of a different kind. It started with Gemtree Wines, the Buttery family business of which Andrew was managing director. Business was good, but upon meeting a Chinese investor, things took a dramatic turn. It took three years for Andrew to facilitate the relationship and then a partnership in...
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Ep 96 Michael Brett On How Quantum Computing Will Change The World

October 22, 2017 • 46 mins
This is yet another episode where we ask dumb questions of smart people, in fact maybe that should be the tagline of our show. We tackle the topic of quantum computing with Michael Brett, CEO of Q xBranch, a company based in Adelaide and the US, developing tools and applications powered by quantum computing. Michael says "Quantum computing is the biggest change in computing since computing" and it's set to change the world. I...
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