Q&A with Leaders

Don't wait until it's too late to get to know your boss. Hear directly from the leaders at the best companies in New Zealand and Australia at the start of your job search.

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David Crompton

Founder chat with David Crompton, Head of Technology at Tourwriter

We had the pleasure of sitting down with David Crompton, the Head of Technology at Tourwriter. Join us as...

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Jason Wargent

Founder chat with Jason Wargent, CEO at BioLumic

In this conversation, we caught up with Jason Wargent, Founder and CEO at BioLumic, to hear more about...

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Nick Ippolito

Founder chat with Nick Ippolito, CEO at SquareKicker

Changing the world of no-code design In this founder chat, we had the privilege of speaking with Nick Ippolito,...

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Julius Serrano

Career conversation with Julius Serrano, Accessibility Consultant and Trainer

Making the internet more accessible We had the great pleasure of speaking with Julius Serrano, who is an Accessibility...

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Dean Anderson

Career Q&A with Dean Anderson, Founder at Kernel

Building better financial habits Fed up with working in a financial services industry that was getting further and further...

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Anna Rygiewicz

Q&A with Anna Rygiewicz, Tech Lead at First AML

Adapting to "fit in" to a male-dominated craft As a teenager, Anna Rygiewicz, Tech Lead at First AML wanted to...

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Hanna Van der Giessen

Q&A with Hanna Van der Giessen, Clinical & Medical Affairs Associate at HeartLab

"At the end of Uni, I had maybe 25% of an understanding of what startups were..." From the laboratory...

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Whitney Steel

Q&A with Whitney Steel, Marketing Automation Lead at Xero

"I help translate the technical, for non-technical stakeholders." We had so much fun chatting with Whitney Steel, Marketing Automation...

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Elina Ashimbayeva

Q&A with Elina Ashimbayeva, Co-founder of Storyo

Calling all product managers or people building tech products! If you want to grow your knowledge of building inclusive...

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James Bayly

Q&A with James Bayly, Head of Business Development @ SubQuery

The blockchain industry can be a polarising space, depending on where you sit regarding its place in the...

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Lisa Quayle

Q&A with Lisa Quayle, Co-Head of Engineering @ Joyous

Returning to work after parental leave is a struggle for many people, and in a high-growth startup, it...

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Jason Vella

Q&A with Jason Vella, VP of Engineering @ LawVu

We caught up with Jason Vella, VP of Engineering at LawVu to learn more about his career journey...

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Audrey Cheng

Q&A with Audrey Cheng, CTO @ Imagr

We caught up with Audrey Cheng, CTO at Imagr to learn more about her winding career path into...

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Russ Bennett

Interview with Russ Bennett, General Manager at Plexure

We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Russ Bennett, General Manager at Plexure to learn more about...

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Christina Bellis

Q&A with Christina Bellis, COO @ Cogo

We recently had the great pleasure of having a deep-dive with Christina Bellis, COO @ Cogo. The conversation...

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Jamie Cormack

Co-Founder at Quantiful

"We can't scale fast enough because we need more people.." We really enjoyed chatting with Jamie Cormack, Co-Founder and...

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Tim Boyle

Co-Founder at Whip Around

Background on Tim What did you dream of becoming when you were younger? Probably a pilot, I've always been a...

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Emily Melhuish

Lead Engineer at Multitudes

In a short space of time, Emily has worked across a range of incredible Kiwi tech companies, including...

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Chelsea Aitken

Chief Customer Officer at Vxt

Chelsea Aitken helps lead the sales and internal operations at Vxt, a high-growth Kiwi tech company that is...

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Luke Irving

Founder and CEO of Fingermark

Founded in Auckland in 2005, Fingermark is an industry-leading digital solutions innovator enabling businesses to improve their revenue...

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Dr Elizabeth Berryman

Founder and CEO of Chnnl

After starting her career as a registered nurse, Elizabeth Berryman went on to study Medicine at Otago University. It...

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Lauren Peate

Founder and CEO at Multitudes

Come and join the team at Matchstiq for a live and candid conversation with Lauren Peate, Founder and...

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Adam Flynn

VP of Engineering at Seachange

A somewhat unplanned and unexpected modern-day pirate/adventure tale led Adam Flynn, VP of Engineering at Seachange to New...

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Aaron Ward

Founder and CEO at AskNicely

Aaron was first introduced to startup culture in London, where on his first day at a high-growth telecommunications...

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Sir Ian Taylor

Founder and CEO of Animation Research

It would be unjust and extremely difficult to try and succinctly summarise Ian's entire career journey, as it...

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Charles Chan

Founder and CEO at Landlord Studio

Charles has been an avid programer from a young age, which led him to studying Computer Science at...

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Morris Pita

Founder and CEO at Emergency Q

Having grown up with little to no aspirations of going to university, Morris was gently encouraged to have...

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Candice Pardy

Founder and CEO at Jobloads

Where people find mana/respect at work. Growing up as a happy kid in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne, it wasn't until her teenage...

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Stefan Powell

Co-founder and CTO at Dawn Aerospace

Spaceflight 1000x more scaleable than traditional rockets. Stefan Powell, Co-founder and CTO at Dawn Aerospace not only loves to...

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Ben Gleisner

Founder and CEO at Cogo

After spending years trying to figure out where best to apply his skills and passion for creating a...

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Kirstie Marsh

A day-in-the-life as Chief of Staff at Narrative

Ever wondered what a day-in-the life looks like for a Chief of Staff at a tech startup? Well...

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Brooke Roberts

Co-founder and Co-CEO at Sharesies

Investing made easy. Brooke and the team at Sharesies are not concerned about following the traditional mould of building...

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Craig Piggott

Founder and CEO of Halter

Welcome to the future of farming Having grown up on a farm, Craig Piggott understood intimately the hard graft...

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Philip and Michael Carden

Co-CEOs at Joyous

Making life better for people at work: Philip and Michael Carden wanted to solve a globally significant problem...

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James Bergin

Executive General Manager - Architecture & Integration at Xero

Architecting for scale: How Xero’s engineers and architects are building a technology platform to make life better for...

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James Broadbent

CEO and Co-founder of Narrative

Transforming the time professional photographers spend away from the lens and on their laptops. Narrative is building Machine...

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Vaughan Fergusson

Founder of Vend

Coinciding the launch of the iPad in 2010, Vaughan foresaw the death of the clunky cash register and...

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Bion Behdin

CRO and Co-founder of First AML

Taking the headache out of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) for clients, First AML turns compliance into a competitive advantage. Having...

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Jenene Crossan

Founder of Powered by Flossie

Changing the way people book hair and beauty appointments through a beautiful and simple user experience. Jenene Crossan is...

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William Chomley

CEO & Founder of Imagr

Changing the way we buy groceries with incredible technology. Will began thinking of ways to streamline the checkout...

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