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Open the Pod Bay Doors

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  • Darren Miller, CEO of ARENA

    October 12, 2026 · 56 min

    In his fourth appearance on Open the Pod Bay Doors, ARENA CEO Darren Miller sits down with Ian Gardiner for a special retrospective episode. Looking back at their past chats from 2019, 2021, and 2022, they reflect on what predictions aged…

  • Jonathan Yip, HSBC Innovation Banking

    August 27, 2026 · 28 min

    Recorded live at Venture Down Under on the Gold Coast, Ian Gardiner sits down with Jonathan Yip, Managing Director and Head of Innovation Banking, Asia at HSBC Innovation Banking. Jonathan’s career with HSBC began as an intern in 2008 and…

  • E192 – Ella Grier, Google Cloud

    April 28, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    In this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors, Ian Gardiner sits down with Ella Greer, AI Customer Engineer at Google Cloud, for a deep dive into how AI is actually being built, deployed, and scaled inside real businesses today. Ella works…

  • Open The Pod Bay Doors - Matt Loop, Rippling

    August 27, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors, Ian Gardiner sits down with long-time friend and tech leader Matt Loop, now Head of Asia Pacific at Rippling. Matt has been at the heart of SaaS for two decades. From opening Salesforce’s first…

  • EP.190 Evan Walden, Getro

    June 16, 2025 · 53 min

    In this episode, Ian sits down with Evan Walden, CEO of Getro—a startup rethinking how VCs support their portfolio companies through meaningful connections and talent networks. From his early days at General Assembly to leading a platform…

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  • EP 189. Chris Morgan, Co-CEO, Oxygen Advisors

    April 29, 2025 · 59 min

    In this episode of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Host Ian Gardiner is joined by Chris Morgan, Co-CEO of Oxygen Advisors, a fast-growing outsourced CFO service supporting early-stage tech startups across Australasia. Chris shares the story of how…

  • EP.188 Allegra Spender, Independent MP

    April 22, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min

    In this special live edition of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Ian sits down with independent MP Allegra Spender in front of a live audience at Jelix Ventures. With a federal election in Australia just weeks away, Allegra offers candid insights…

  • EP. 187 Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google

    April 10, 2025 · 48 min

    For this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors host, Ian Gardiner, is joined by Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google. Ian and Rob sat down in late 2024 to discuss all things AI. From demo's to production: Scaling AI in…

  • EP 186 Stuart Dullard, Partner, Ashurt

    February 6, 2025 · 57 min

    Open the Pod Bay Doors is back for 2025! To kick off the year, host Ian Gardiner sits down with Stuart Dullard, Partner at Ashurst, for a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities facing founders in today’s venture landscape…

  • EP 185 Bryan Williams, Founder, Hockey Stick Advisory

    November 26, 2024 · 47 min

    After a brief hiatus, Open the Pid Bay Door is back with an exciting new episode! Host Ian Gardiner sits down with Bryan Williams, Founder of Hockey Stick Advisory, to dive into the world of strategic partnerships and growth acceleration…

  • E184 - Taryn Pieterse, Partner, Rampersand VC

    August 20, 2024 · 55 min

    In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Taryn Pieterse, Partner at Rampersand VC. Rampersand is a pioneering Australian venture capital firm, known for being one of the first funds in Australia and its early investment in founders…

  • E183 - Nick Gainsley, Partner, OneVentures

    August 1, 2024 · 50 min

    Join our host Ian Gardiner as he chats to Nick Gainsley, Partner at One Ventures and Aurora Community Member, on episode 183 of Open the Pod Bay Doors. Nick is Partner at OneVentures and leads the debt fund strategy, which was launched 5…

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About the show

There is a lot of activity in the Australian startup ecosystem. Ideas, talent, and money are all flowing into this sector at an unprecedented rate. This weekly podcast brings in-depth interviews with the best people making the biggest difference. It's brought to you by Ian Gardiner and Phaedon Stough, technology entrepreneurs helping to grow the startup sector in Australia and New Zealand. Ian and Phaedon co-founded Innovation Bay with a clear mission to help technology entrepreneurs succeed.