This episode is part of our Startup Playbooks Report [http://playbooksreport.com/] -- unpacking the playbooks of 9 of Australia’s fastest-growing startups and scale ups for the first time. Thanks to the report sponsors - Google Cloud, Vanta and Notion.

In this conversation, we go deep into Heidi's global expansion journey: how they’ve grown from Australia into the US and UK, what’s worked (and what hasn’t), and the key lessons featured in the report that so many of you have found actionable.

You''ll hear from CEO Tom Kelly, US lead Jesse Creighton, and UK lead Raghav Sharma, in conversation with our Founder/Host, Vidit Agarwal. 

Read the Playbooks Report here: http://playbooksreport.com/

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#210 Heidi's US & UK Expansion — Lessons from the Startup Growing Faster Than Canva (Playbooks Report Feature)

Andrew is the General Manager (GM) for Australia/New Zealand, South East Asia and India at Notion. With over 20 years of sales and sales leadership experience — including helping launch LinkedIn in Asia Pacific — he’s played a key role in scaling some of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies. Outside of work, Andrew is a proud dad of three and a lifelong volunteer surf lifesaver.

This is his first ever in-depth interview.

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200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#209 Andrew McCarthy (Notion’s Boss in SEA, India, AU/NZ): Grandfather's influence, Startup Failure, Sales Mastery & Humble Ambition

Simon Baume is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Eucalyptus, a global healthtech company valued at over $500 million and backed by Investors including Blackbird and Bond. Eucalyptus builds digital preventative healthcare clinics and serves hundreds of thousands of patients across Australia, the UK, Japan and more. Simon leads their Australian business and oversees internal operations including legal, HR, risk, and systems — playing a key role in scaling the company’s complex, multi-brand platform.

This is Simon's first ever interview. It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy.

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200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#208 Simon Baume: Raised on Logic, Hardened by Chaos — The Eucalyptus COO’s First-Ever Interview

Craig Tiley is the CEO of Tennis Australia and long-time Tournament Director of the Australian Open — the largest annual sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere and the most-watched global sporting event each January, with over 14,000 staff, 800 players, and 2.5 billion viewers worldwide.

This is one of Craig’s most personal and rare long-form interviews. It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy.

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The High Flyers Podcast [https://www.thehighflyerspodcast.com/]is a "meticulously researched audio biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies—redefining what it means to be a high flyer. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. A flagship product of the Curiosity Center, it has been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW, offering raw, relatable insights from childhood to career, helping listeners become 1% better every day.

200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#207 Craig Tiley: Rare Interview on Army Lessons, Giving $$ to Federer, Leading the Australian Open & Tennis’s Future

Ben Thompson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Employment Hero — one of Australia’s most successful tech companies, valued at over A$2 billion and used by more than 300,000 businesses worldwide. Before that, he bootstrapped multiple companies, blending legal expertise with product thinking to build tools for employers.

In this candid long-form public interview, Ben shares the lessons, missteps, and mindset behind one of the most enduring and quietly influential founder journeys in Australian tech.

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***

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It’s now time to explore your curiosity.    

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200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#206 Employment Hero’s Ben Thompson: Adventurous Childhood, Realities of Bootstrapping to a $2B Company and Navigating Son’s Rare Disease

Gill Findlay is the former COO of SafetyCulture and Immutable — two of most influential tech companies globally to originate from Australia. She scaled SafetyCulture from <$1M to $30M ARR, helped professionalise Immutable during the crypto boom, and built a reputation as the go-to operator for high-growth startups.

In this rare public interview, Gill shares her personal story + the lessons, turning points, and leadership frameworks behind one of tech’s most quietly impactful careers.‍

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200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#205 Gill Findlay: Rare Interview ft. the Powerhouse COO Behind SafetyCulture & Immutable; Career Planning & "Friend" over title

Andrey Khusid is the founder and CEO of Miro, the world’s leading visual collaboration platform used by 60M+ users with $400M+ in ARR and a $17.5B valuation. 

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In this rare public conversation, recorded live with an audience of top founders and operators in Sydney, Andrey reflects on:

 * Why Miro waited years to raise VC funding and what changed
 * Building Miro’s B2C2B motion and expanding into global enterprise
 * Why only 10–15% of users are design-focused and how that’s often misunderstood
 * Capital efficiency and his philosophy of “burn little, insure yourself”
 * Leadership habits as Miro scaled from 10 to 1,600+ employees
 * Re-calibrating culture, hiring senior leaders, and staying grounded as a global CEO
 * Prioritising product, distribution, monetisation and culture and what’s stayed constant since 2011
 * Australian influences on his journey, and what’s next for Miro

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200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#204 Miro’s Andrey Khusid: LIVE (Rare) Interview — Scaling from Whiteboard Tool to $17.5B Giant with Product-Led Discipline

Tim Fung is the founder and CEO of Airtasker, the leading local services marketplace with over $1.7 billion in job creation and a community of more than 2 million users. Since launching in 2012, Tim has scaled Airtasker from a Sydney startup to a publicly listed company on the ASX, expanding into the UK and US with a bold media-for-equity model and high-impact partnerships—including a recent deal with Formula 1’s Racing Bulls team. A former investment banker at Macquarie, Tim’s career spans modelling agencies, telcos, and marketplaces, underpinned by contrarian thinking and sharp execution.

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It’s now time to explore your curiosity.    

***

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The High Flyers Podcast [https://www.thehighflyerspodcast.com/]is a "meticulously researched audio biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies—redefining what it means to be a high flyer. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. A flagship product of the Curiosity Center, it has been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW, offering raw, relatable insights from childhood to career, helping listeners become 1% better every day.

200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#203 Airtasker’s Tim Fung: Asian-Australian Roots, Happiness, Playbook on Formula 1 & TV Partnerships and public company realities

Brad Banducci is the Former CEO of Woolworths Group and the newly appointed CEO of TEG (The parent company of Ticketek and SXSW). His career spans consulting at BCG, early-stage leadership at Tyro Payments, and senior roles at Cellarmasters and Woolworths, bringing together deep experience across startups, retail, private equity and transformation.

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It’s now time to explore your curiosity.    

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The High Flyers Podcast [https://www.thehighflyerspodcast.com/]is a "meticulously researched audio biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies—redefining what it means to be a high flyer. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. A flagship product of the Curiosity Center, it has been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW, offering raw, relatable insights from childhood to career, helping listeners become 1% better every day.

200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.

It’s now time to explore your curiosity.    

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Carol is one of most dynamic business and community leaders with a diverse career across property, the arts, finance, investment, entrepreneurship, government and health. Her roles include being Board Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Founding Chair of the Women's Leadership Institute, Director of the Trawalla Group, Chair of the Climate Council and more.  

This is a rare in-depth public interview, and a replay of the episode that first released in September 2023. Since so many of you loved it then, we're re-releasing this classic!

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The High Flyers Podcast [https://www.thehighflyerspodcast.com/]is a "meticulously researched audio biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies—redefining what it means to be a high flyer. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. A flagship product of the Curiosity Center, it has been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW, offering raw, relatable insights from childhood to career, helping listeners become 1% better every day.

200+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal [https://www.viditagarwal.org/] on the show from 15+ countries, including The CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies like Bunnings, Australia Post, Woolworths; Board Members at Macquarie Bank, ANZ, Reserve Bank; Former Prime Minister of Australia; Globally renowned tech leaders from Google, Microsoft, Xero; Successful Venture Capital and Family Office Investors; CIO's at the world's biggest superannuation funds; Leading Entertainers; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Athletes and interesting minds you wouldn't have heard of that are changing the world. 

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#201 Carol Schwartz: Pioneering Philanthropy, Driving Boardroom Change, Founding The Women's Leadership Institute & Raising 4 Kids with Purpose

Thanks to you, we rank in the top 10% most shared podcasts globally, with listeners in 27 countries. With host Vidit Agarwal, re-imagine the traditional high flyer and celebrate relatable role models, and their journeys from their sunrise to today, across 40+ walks of life around the world! Contact us anytime via: Website: www.curiositycenter.xyz/podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/vidags10 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viditag/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast/

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