Heidi's career began at KPMG, where, over a 7 year period she went from tax accounting to marketing manager and eventually leaving to pursue her new start-up Adage, a mature age job board.

It was during her time at Adage when Heidi identified the benefits that P2P mentoring can have on both individual and organisational performance.

In 2014 Adage was successfully acquired by OneShift and shortly after Heidi joined forces with her co-founder and friend, Lucy Lloyd to launch a software platform with a mission to make mentoring mainstream.

Today, Heidi is the co-founder of Mentorloop, a software platform designed to help organisations run more effective mentoring programs for better engagement, retention and productivity.

Episode Highlights:

• Heidi's entrepreneurial background and early days at KPMG. [01:32]
• How Heidi co-founded Mentorloop and the gap in the marketplace. [02:54]
• The importance of a people-first culture within organisations and some of the challenges with internal cultures. [05:48]
• The challenges that Human Resources Managers faces within today's corporate environments and the pressures from the C-Suite. [07:31]
• The latent knowledge and talent hidden within organisations and how to match people together to get the most out of P2P internal mentoring. [11:31]
• The organisations that are currently using mentoring to gain a competitive advantage. [14:08]
• Mentorloop's funding rounds and growth success. The challenges and lessons learned. [15:45]
• The risks of not implementing internal mentorships within organisations and how mentorship is one of the most efficient professional development frameworks in use today. [20:42]
• The success story of how Out for Australia used mentoring to build confidence within specific groups in their organisation. [27:46]
• The future of work and the importance of mentorship for organisations with remote workforces. [32:00] 
• Mentorship as a way to facilitate human re-connection in a world of technology and separation. [29:30]
• Heidi's personal mentors and how mentorship has helped her through her own entrepreneurial journey. The importance of multiple mentors. [36:40]
• Heidi's book recommendation [40:57]

Book Recommendation:

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

Additional Resources:

Mentorloop's website: https://mentorloop.com

Contact Heidi and the team:

Heidi Holmes: LinkedIn

Lucy Lloyd: LinkedIn

Mentorloop: Schedule a chat

Heidi’s career began at KPMG, where, over a 7 year period she went from tax accounting to marketing manager and eventually leaving to pursue her new start-up Adage, a mature age job board. It was during her time at Adage when Heidi identified the benefits that peer-to-peer mentoring can have on both individual and organisational performance. In 2014 Adage was successfully acquired by OneShift and...

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Gönül is the CEO of Global Victoria, a government organisation that assists Victorian businesses in their global journey.

Gönül‘s passion for innovation and vast experience with cross-cultural communications means that both she and her teams truly understand the challenges that businesses face in foreign markets.

Unlike traditional government departments, Global Victoria’s passion for innovation and deep understanding of global markets and trends, have positioned themselves as the go-to agency for any Victorian organisation looking export.

With over 200 staff and 22 offices around the world, Global Vic’s vision is to put Victorian businesses on the global stage and empower them to not only deliver world-class products and services but to drive innovation for the future of Victoria.

Episode Highlights: The change from Trade Victoria to Global Victoria [2:46] What is Global Victoria and how do they help Victorian businesses in their export journeys? [3:27] The importance of globalisation in SME sustainability [6:19] How Global Victoria remains relevant in a fast-moving, high tech economy [8:35] Service export, the fastest-growing export segment in Australia [10:27] Victoria and Australia’s technology export strengths, MedTech and Biotech [11:55] Retail export in Victoria – how local retail is competing on the global stage [13:32] Exporting to China, how Global Victoria champions success for Victorian businesses looking to export to China [16:07] Gönül’s favourite city/country [20:32] The team at Global Victoria and the innovative culture that makes them unique as a government department [22:13] Gönül’s personal strategies for success [24:37] Gönül’s book recommendation [26:31] Book Recommendation: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

Additional Resources: Global Victoria’s Website: global.vic.gov.au

Gönül Serbest: LinkedIn

Gönül is the CEO of Global Victoria, a government organisation that assists Victorian businesses in their global journey. Gönül‘s passion for innovation and vast experience with cross-cultural communications means that both she and her teams truly understand the challenges that businesses face in foreign markets. Unlike traditional government departments, Global Victoria’s passion for innovation...

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Justin’s entrepreneurial journey began when was just 10 years old, where he provided lawn mowing and car wash services for his neighbourhood. 

From there he progressed through various ventures until he realised his true passion for wine, where he then spent his university years studying winemaking.

It was while shopping for premium wine that Justin saw a market opportunity to sell wine without all the BS and bowties.

So he set himself on a mission to build a brand that spoke the language of wine to the everyday person.

After a few iterations, Vinomofo was born. A brand that was true to its core and removed the intimidation factor that was traditionally associated with selling premium wines.

Today Justin is the CEO and co-founder of Vinomofo, an e-commerce wine retailer that employs over 130 people in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, and is changing the way people perceive and engage with premium wines.

Episode Highlights:

Justin’s backstory [1:54] Vinomofo brand name origins [4:40] The business origins and iterations that led to brand success [7:44] The disruption to wine and retail [18:29] Vinomofo’s future plans, partnership with Garry Vaynerchuk and more [22:05] The merger with Catch Of The Day and the lessons learned [26:33] The competitive landscape, Amazon and understanding your market position to better develop your market segment.[37:24] Just some wine talk and Justin’s favourite wine [41:47] Justin’s personal day to day routines and personal success strategies [44:12] Book recommendation [46:28]

Book Recommendations: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio 

Additional Resources: Vinomofo’s website: https://vinomofo.com

Justin Dry – LinkedIn

Justin’s entrepreneurial journey began when was 10 years old, where he provided lawn mowing and car wash services for his neighbourhood. From there he progressed through various ventures until he realised his true passion for wine, where he then spent his university years studying winemaking. It was while shopping for premium wine that Justin saw a market opportunity to sell wine without all the...

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Charlotte, has over 20 years experience within the corporate finance sector, working with some of the worlds top companies such as Credit Suisse and KPMG.

Frustrated with the existing financial models and passion for technology, Charlotte wanted to find a better way for businesses to gain access to short term capital.

In 2014, Charlotte co-founded Timelio, a platform that seeks to revolutionise the way organisations can access short term capital, by connecting investors with businesses in real time.

Today, Charlotte is both Co-Founder of Timelio and a member of the Australian Federal Government’s FinTech Advisory Group. Her passion for Fintech is unparalleled and is actively involved in shaping Australia’s Fintech Industry.

• Charlotte's backstory [1:22]
• The Timelio platform and how it solves the problem of cashflow management leveraging a peer to peer marketplace [5:48]
• What is Fintech? An explanation of the fintech industry and the challenges of regulations enabling the industry to thrive. Charlotte's role in Fintech Australia and the Federal government advisory board for Fintech.[9:23]
• Fintech in Australia, their key objectives in the industry and industry growth [14:40]
• Timelio's seed round funding and capital raising, totalling $5.5M, working with their investors for business success [15:53]
• The difference between the traditional finance models and new Fintech models [18:11]
• The amount of funding that Timelio has enabled through the platform [22:40]
• One of Timelio's customer stories and how that enabled this particular organisation to grow their turnover 3 fold within a few years [24:20]
• The challenges of business lending and why Fintech is important for the future of business [26:15]
• The disruption that Fintech brings, the evolution of disruptive innovations and the shifts of power between organisations [26:58]
• How large corporates are taking advantage of financial technologies to maximise their cashflow and boost margins [31:43]
• Excel: The other Fintech competitor [34:05]
• Timelio's innovative team culture [34:35]
• Charlotte's personal innovation strategies and book recommendation [35:48]

Book Recommendation:

Chaos Monkeys: Inside the Silicon Valley Money Machine

Additional Resources:

Timelio's website: https://timelio.com.au

Charlotte Petris: LinkedIn

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Charlotte, has over 20 years experience within the corporate finance sector, working with some of the worlds top companies such as Credit Suisse and KPMG. Frustrated with the existing financial models and passion for technology, Charlotte wanted to find a better way for businesses to gain access to short term capital. In 2014, Charlotte co-founded Timelio, a platform that seeks to revolutionise...

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Brad has always been at the forefront of disruptive change. In 2004 Brad was the general manager of Lastminute.com. It was there that he saw the power that a disruptive platform can have in changing consumer behaviour. In 2012 he moved in as head of strategy for Catch Group (formerly Catch of the day), one of Australia’s most innovative and fastest growing e-commerce retailers. Today Brad is the...

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Brad has always been at the forefront of disruptive change.

In 2004 Brad was the general manager of Lastminute.com. It was there that he saw the power that a disruptive platform can have in changing consumer behaviour.

In 2012 he moved in as head of strategy for catch group, one of Australia's most innovative and fastest growing e-commerce retailers.

Today Brad is the CEO of Socialsuite, a social management platform that is revolutionising the way organisations measure their social impact and make a change for good. 

Episode Highlights:

• Brad's career background, how he got started in tech, his roles in Lastminute.com, TravelZoo and Catch Group [1:11]
• What is socialsuite and how can it benefit an organisations social objectives [6:17]
• Socialsuite's predictive intelligence, processing the big data sets to get insights using real-world variables [8:00]
• The customer segmentation of social impact measurement and the organisations that can take advantage of social impact software [09:58]
• The ROI of social impact measurement and strategy of agile capital deployment [13:22]
• Why the data is necessary for making high impact decisions within an organisation [14:20]
• Socialsuite's $1.85M pre-series-A funding of, what they learned and the next steps [15:10]
• Social Suite's international markets and project with Foundation Paraguay [16:48]
• Collecting data from 1 million families, how foundation Paraguay is leveraging technology to collect such large amounts of data [18:57]
• The project with Bendigo Bank and YMCA bridge project, how Socialsuite has helped these projects and partnerships [21:28]
• Reporting social impact as effectively as financial performance, Socialsuite's vision statement and mission to improve the measurement of non-financial components within an organisation [23:41].
• The disruption of social impact measurement technology and the opportunities it will provide [26:45]
• The future of social impact technology and where it is heading [30:04]
• Team innovation within Socialsuite, how Brad fosters innovation within the organisation [31:56]
• Brad's personal strategies for success [34:16]
• [35:32] Brad's book recommendation 

Book Recommendation:

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses - by Eric Ries

Episode Links:

Last Minute: https://lastminute.com.au

TravelZoo: https://www.travelzoo.com

Catch Group: https://www.catch.com.au

Foundation Paraguay: http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py

Bendigo Bank community: https://www.communities.bendigobank.com.au

YMCA bridge project: project.html">http://victoria.ymca.org.au/discover/community-programs/bridge-project.html

Additional Resources:

Solcialsuite's website: https://www.socialsuitehq.com

Brad Gurrie: LinkedIn