Too Rare To Die: Recent Episodes
Athyna
An audio show featuring the forces of good in the world of business.
Join hosts Doc & Walo as they dive into the stories of founders, investors and operators, working to turn the world we live in, into a better place. The heroes. The irreplicable. These ones are “too weird to live, and too rare to die”.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, creative direction by Josefina Cordoba, and sponsored by Athyna.
Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Kirstin Hunter - Co-Founder of Future Super and now Head of People, Risk, and Legal at Brighte. Both are impact-driven startups; Kirstin has dedicated herself to playing her part in making the world a better place. This episode is about why good business will save the world. People's power is everything. Join our conversations about:
- The courage to pivot out of corporate life when you’re dissatisfied
- Deciding your next career path towards fulfillment
- How best to do good in the world through business
- Marketing an impact-driven startup
- Good business & the government
What is impact doing to businesses? What happens if all the businesses in the world become impact-driven? How do you find fulfillment at work? What should young entrepreneurs always remember? Here’s the legendary Kirstin Hunter. Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba. This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Jamie Bunn - considerably one of the top leadership experts in Australia. Jamie coaches leaders worldwide, helping them do their most brilliant work and navigate all the hurdles of building strong, successful businesses.
This episode is about how high performance works. What do the top executors in the world do?
Join our conversations about:
- Why high performance is not about becoming the ultimate machine
- How to build a level of focus that keeps you energised
- Reorganising your priorities to keep your energy up
- The biggest contributor to happiness as an entrepreneur
- Telltale signs of a great leader
How do you get into flow state more often? Can laser focus really be harmful to a leader? What makes high performance possible? Learn secrets about doing much more in a world of limitations from Jamie’s wealth of experience.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Chloe Hamman, Director of Product, People & Science at CutureAmp - the leading employee experience platform for businesses. Every day, they help employers worldwide get & give feedback and improve their company culture to create a beneficial work environment for their staff.
This episode is about how to build a workplace that people want to be a part of. If your people are happy, your business succeeds.
Join our conversations about:
- How leaders build a culture that sticks
- Culture & Remote Work: Building strong culture in a virtual world
- Staying inclusive in 2022
- What your employees want
- How to know if candidates fit your culture & values
Who should you be hiring? What is good company culture? Can culture be codified? Should everyone fit in at work? How should your organization navigate politics in 2022? Learn from the conversation with Chloe Hamman, about culture & psychological safety.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Simon Griffiths, Co-Founder & CEO of Who Gives A Crap - a company that sells beautiful, forest-friendly toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues and donates 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in need.
This episode is about building a business for the sole purpose of impact. Does it actually work?
Join our conversations about:
- The branding power of just doing good business
- Handling money as an impact-first business
- Bootstrapping on 50% profit for 9 years and loving it
- How giving away profits makes a business more successful
- Dealing with greenwashing in today's world
How do you build a moat around your brand through impact? How do you successfully delegate as a CEO? Can impact businesses exit successfully? Why give 50% of your profits? Here's everything we learned from Simon Griffiths.
Starring guest co-host: Argentino Molinuevo; Business Development Team Lead at Athyna, with some special comments.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Song Lyrics:
Who gives a crap if there's still poop in your bum?
Who gives a crap if you've got nowhere to run?
Who gives a crap if you've got potable water?
Simon Griffiths, gives a crap, Griffiths...
There's a whole world of shit to save,
Need to flush with all your might - tonight!
Featuring Joshua Ismin, Co-Founder & CEO of Psylo - a drug-development company that’s focused on next-generation psychedelics. They R&D new psychedelic drugs to treat mental illness in ways traditional medicine has failed.
This episode is about psychedelics & mental illness. Can we handle it?
Join our conversations about:
- The stigma of psychedelics
- The science of psychedelics - is the trip real?
- The side effects, risks, precautions & tradeoffs in trippy drugs
- Doc's first-person experience of ketamine-assisted therapy
- The "afterglow" effect
- Legalisation & decriminalisation of drugs - should it be free for all?
Why are people now heavily backing psychedelics? Do these drugs actually work? Should you take them seriously? Which drugs are getting legalised this year? Hear the full conversation, and about Psylo's latest project - non-psychedelic psychedelics.
Starring a guest co-host; Argentino Molinuevo (aka Tino, aka Handsome) - Business Development Team Lead at Athyna, with a questionable interest in psychedelics, LOL!
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg & Celeste Bono and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Song lyrics:
From outer space to inner peace,
Science fiction on its knees,
Everything is make believe,
Let go of reality,
Handing out the 'shrooms,
who's...Joshua Ismin, Ismin
Featuring Michael Jankie, the adventurous problem-solver, Co-Founder & CEO of The Natural Patch Co. - a company that provides all-natural solutions to help children enjoy and explore the world with fewer interruptions - from mosquito-repellant patches to anti-allergy patches.
This episode is about the skill of commerce. There’s a lot to learn about the experience of building a business from zero to profit.
Join our conversations about:
- The best ways to understand product-market fit
- Maintaining a healthy relationship with a co-founder
- Selling a business you love for the first time
- Dealing with fear & failure
- The value of doing business for good before profit
What is it like to constantly experiment with startups? What are some important skills to build a successful business? How do you do business on your own terms? He drops some e-commerce tips in here too.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Song Lyric:
There's a patch, on my arm,
There's a patch, in my car,
Natural, that's the patch,
That's the patch, that's the patch,
Da da dum...
Michael Jankie's Postman Patch
There's a patch, on my cat,
There's a patch, on my hat,
On my cat? On my cat,
And my mat? Yes in fact,
Da da dum...
Michael Jankie's Postman Patch
Featuring the resilient Co-Founder & CEO of Man With A Van Australia - Melbourne’s most trusted removals service.
This episode is about growing - growing up, growing patiently, and growing strong. You’ll learn about how Tim built a strong, well-loved brand around the unexpected removals industry.
Join our conversations about:
- Hustling from ground zero and learning on the job
- How one small question spotlights the best job candidates
- The cost of prioritising fairness, diversity & inclusiveness
- Dealing with ADD as a leader
- Reinventing the wheel - just a little bit
How do you know when to grow a business? What unexpected challenges did Tim face on the way? How do you live an unconventional life in a conventional world? Find out how to grow a strong business-like Man With A Van.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Song Lyrics:
When you got to move,
Do you got the moves?
Can you feel the weight,
When you got to move?
Call the,
Man with a Van, call him...
Just call him,
Tim Bishop, just call him...
Featuring Australia’s absolute legend of startup investments, Matt Allen - CEO and mastermind of Tractor Ventures - a top-tier revenue-based financing business that believes in growing a business at your own pace.
This episode is about control - having it, losing it, and learning it for your business. You’ll discover a whole lot from Matt Allen about how to be a good enough leader to build a successful business while protecting your investment,
Join our conversations about:
- Big problems with losing equity
- Unexpected traits in a leader that break a startup
- Letting go of your business to let it grow
- What needs to be in the perfect investor pitch
- Dealing with fear and ego when trying to grow a business
What’s better than equity investments? What does Matt Allen look for when trying to decide to invest in a startup? What’s the biggest indicator of startup success? Get all of that good stuff here.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, co-produced by Matías Rosenberg & Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Song Lyrics:
Take a breath for a minute,
hustling is hard.
He ain't taking your business;
here to help you grow.
What's the matter...?
Look for Matt Allen...
On this Special Edition of Too Rare To Die, join Walo and Celeste to celebrate the New Year together and reminisce on all the guests and the funny stories they told us!
After this episode, we’re taking a 4-week break to develop the Too Rare To Die podcast. That means no episodes for 4 weeks - but we’ll be back even better.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg & Celeste Bono and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring the brilliant Co-Founder & CEO of Vervoe - the AI company that helps businesses hire people based on merit, and not background.
This episode will show you everything you’re leaving on the table by hiring traditionally.
Join our conversations about democratising work opportunities at the hiring stage, how hiring for merit deals with the nuances of each business and even nepotism, how testing for a role actually makes the application process easier for everybody. Here’s everything you wish you knew about hiring with AI.
How should you find the perfect hire? Switching lanes; should you trust a florist for an executive role? Find out what you’re missing out on by restricting your funnel to a certain demographic, and more.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
After this episode, we're taking a 4-week break to develop the Too Rare To Die podcast. That means no episodes for 4 weeks - but we'll be back even better.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matias Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring the charming Nick Hazell, Founder & CEO of v2food - creators of the delicious, nutritious alternative for anyone who loves the taste of meat but doesn't want to get it from animals.
This episode is about how to influence the world into sustainable culture.
Listen to super geeked-out discussions about the front lines of the fight against a climate disaster, how to shift a behaviour that’s as old as the human race, how developing nations become sustainable, et cetera, et cetera. Find out why Nick is confident that “winning this war slowly is losing”.
How has startup culture reacted to the global demand for sustainability? Do v2 meats taste any good? What’s the hardest part of scaling sustainability? What’s it like to be asked by the government to start a company to save the world? Get all the answers in this podcast.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matias Rosenberg & Celeste Bono and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Andy Miller, Co-Founder & CEO of Heaps Normal - an independent, alcohol-free beer company brewing some of the most-loved beers in Australia while promoting mindful drinking.
This episode is about how Heaps Normal is successfully bending an age-long culture of heavy alcohol consumption in Australia.
We have conversations about peer pressure & alcohol, how Heaps Normal is marketing a culture shift. Interesting perspectives on how Andrew Miller is turning Heaps Normal into a force of good in the world, pushbacks on the way the world looks at company culture & diversity, and even demographics in marketing.
What’s it like to be a co-founder with 3 other people in a business? How exactly do communities grow a business? How do you really build a business that makes the world a better place? This is how to bend culture like Heaps Normal.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Kate Save, Co-Founder & CEO of BeFitFood - a food company whose one main goal is to help Australians eat themselves better. They provide their customers with the healthiest meals their bodies need to lose weight and feel great all day.
This episode is about just how awesome good food is. There’s a lot to learn about tackling obesity and other health challenges just by changing diet alone - Kate’s customers report losing up to 5 kg in 2 weeks! Press play to learn about what you should be eating, and how sugar really messes with your dopamine levels.
What could happen if you didn’t eat sugar for a week? Are we really what we eat? Why did people eat more junk food during lockdowns? Should you follow your passion to start a business? How soon do you need investors to come in? Can you change an investor’s mind? How do you meet unprecedented demand when good fortune finds your business? Learn from Kate Save, the woman who won the confidence of investors in Shark Tank.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Chris Heverin, MD of Spartan Race Australia - the world’s #1 obstacle course race. Spartan is challenging Aussies to build a stronger frame of mind to face the world through physical and mental training.
This episode is about how Chris & his team turned Spartan Race into a nationwide phenomenon. Listen to learn about pattern interruption and community-building - two of the biggest factors that affect how an event (in this case, a sport) gains traction, plus a few less popular secrets. You’ll find out what makes people care about events en masse.
Find answers to ground-breaking questions in the sports/events industry; What’s the best way to superbly market an event? How does Spartan Race make it so hard to say no? Why is CrossFit not as globally accepted as MMA/UFC? How is the events industry coming back from COVID after such a heavy blow? When can Aussies expect the next Spartan races? Learn all there is to know about marketing & business for mass participation events in this one.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Chris & Cameron Grant of Unyoked - a company that helps Australians escape the weight of modern life temporarily by designing and building sustainable, off-the-grid cabins and installing them on private wilderness land away from the city. Unyoked wants the world to stop being proud of being busy all the time.
This episode is a breath of fresh air for the state of wellness in the world of work. Press play to learn about the problems with today’s work culture, its toll on mental health, and the scientific benefits of disconnecting from the restrictions of concrete & busyness. You’ll learn about the missing piece of the work-life puzzle and what being bored in nature will do for you.
How can you keep modern technology from harming you? Does work-life balance reaaaaally exist? How do we get the most out of rest? What can you do with an off-the-grid cabin in the middle of nowhere? How do you build a counter-culture startup-like Unyoked from scratch? Learn about our relationship with our environment, and how it affects everything we do.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Geert Hendrix, Founder & CEO of Farmwall - an agtech & urban farming education platform that provides technological solutions, practical tools, and engaging tutorials to scale the development of practical skills for growing food in a sustainable and regenerative way.
Dive into this episode and swim deep in the ecosystem of urban farming and aquaponics. We learned from Geert, what the future of good food looks like. Here’s what you’ll find in this episode: the real situation with a circular food economy. How Farmwall enables Australians to grow enough food for everyone at home.
How much food can you grow at home? Is the nutritional value of our food reducing? What’s in an aquaponics system? Can urban farming provide food for the next generation? What are the biggest problems with lab-grown meat technology? Learn about the future of food for the next generation, and how to navigate the tough life of a startup founder.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Matthew Vitale, CEO of Birchal - the Australian equity-based crowdfunding platform that helps people invest in the brands they love.
Press play to step into the world of investments & funding, and for everyday people. Matt took us on a jolly ride to discover what the future holds for the startup space. Learn about the effect of giving equity to people who believe in your business. The evolution of funding for businesses. Equity vs reward crowdfunding. New sources of capital to grow your business.
What’s it like to convince your community to invest in your growth? Why are customers one of the best sources of funding? What can you learn from Oculus’s crowdfunding mistakes? Is there a high chance of a realistic exit from crowdfunding? What was doing business like before new sources of funding? How do you get any investors interested enough to give you a callback?
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Australia’s newest hero, Phoebe Gardner, CEO and Co-Founder of Bardee - reshapers of the global food system. The world’s next step to a circular food economy.
Dive in to discover the creepy-crawly world of surprisingly tasty insects and how they are saving the planet every day. We went down a rabbit - no, insect hole to see the future of organic waste. Spinning gold from straw is what Bardee is doing, showing the way to sustainable and disruptive businesses everywhere. Filthy-rich alternative proteins. Upcycling waste. Commercially viable, and saving the world.
How does Bardee turn organic waste into useable, high-value products? What do larvae hamburgers and meatballs taste like? How is The Moonbase (factory) so productive? What’s it like to be an unusual startup in an accelerator? Can Bardee convert the whole world’s organic waste into proteins & fertiliser? How do life partners work as co-founders? Get answers from Phoebe Gardner.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Australia’s well-loved tortilla connoisseur Gerardo Lopez, Co-Founder of La Tortilleria - makers of real Mexican food. Authentic corn tortillas, tortilla chips & more on menus and in stores across Australia & beyond.
Learn life & business lessons you can only find 9000m high on Mount Everest. Gerardo will challenge everything you know about audacity and control in business. Grit. Navigating building a company you love fiercely from the ground up. The benefits of trusting your employees.
How do successful businessowners manage stress? How can you turn a business into a life-changing adventure? How much work is too much? How do you keep everything under control? How do you leave a business you love in other people’s hands? Listen to what Gerardo has to say.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring Australia’s brilliant Michelle Bourke, CEO of Foresight Digital - a plug and play performance marketing agency for established and ambitious emerging brands across Australia, Asia, US and the UK. We picked her brain, but she blew our minds. Discover shocking data-driven insights on the best marketing strategies for startups ready to scale, the truth about brand value, how to approach performance marketing and the secrets of the biggest brands in the world!
How do you grow into a critical leadership position? What’s a CEO’s actual duty (Batko’s secret)? How much is a brand really worth? What’s the most effective marketing budget? Learn from the best of the best.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.
Featuring THE Michael Batko, CEO of Startmate - The epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand. We picked his brain and found remarkable wisdom on leadership, mentorship, spaceships (neh, just kidding), productivity, execution and future technologies in the renewable and sustainable technology/product universe.
Would Startmate fund a business that is good for the world but a definite commercial failure? How does Batko lead remotely? How can we be as productive (in the long term) as the phenomenal Batko? The answers will surprise you.
Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg and creative direction by Josefina Cordoba.
This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.