Indigipreneur Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Indigenous entrepreneurship has been taking place for millennia, benefiting communities before colonisation. What is Indigenous entrepreneurship? How can we revitalise it? And how can we decolonise it from Western entrepreneurship?
Dean Foley is a Kamilaroi entrepreneur and Founder at Barayamal (Black Swan).
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Provide opportunities to support the entrepreneurial workforce to support Indigenous Economies.
Melody Lewis
Founder at Indigenous Community Collaborative
Melody is a member of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, born and raised in Mohave Valley, AZ. She is driven by a strong desire to help create a vision to find educational and career opportunities for students, individuals seeking personal growth, communities, and employers.
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It was announced ‘Australian government buys copyright to Aboriginal flag in $20m deal’. Within the copyright, transfer royalties from the sales of the Aboriginal flag will be donated to the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) and anyone will now be free to capitalise on the Aboriginal flag by using it on sporting apparel, websites, etc.
Although it is fabulous to put this argument to rest the question of financial transparency remains the elephant in the room.
Remuneration to organisations that represented Australia’s First People, such as NAIDOC, was through a ‘hand-shake’, a colonial symbol of trust –“dictum meum pactum” (my word is my bond). While the intention was perhaps well-intended many times it fell short of expectations. There is a new kid on the block that could change this for good.
Blockchain technology enables trust that can be audited. Instead, of well-intended handshakes, there is transparency and auditability. Records powered by blockchain technology, such as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and cryptocurrencies are permanent and cannot be deleted; they can only be updated with the original record retained. This technology is powerful for the art market.
The technology defines ownership – like a digital fingerprint. While anyone can copy the Mona Lisa from Google only one party can own it. In this presentation, I will demonstrate how indigenous communities can be empowered by NFT’s to kickstart ongoing wealth.
Vanessa (Lee) Lee-Ah Ma
I am a First Peoples Australian, with over 25 yrs experience in research, suicide prevention, public and social policy development and cultural governance leadership connecting First Peoples culture with mainstream services, including negotiating with government departments, and organisations. I’m one of the founding members of the Indigenous data sovereignty network - Australia, and Chair of RUOK? Aboriginal-Torres-Strait-Islander Advisory board.
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"First Nations people don't need a B-Corp Certificate or social enterprise training, that's just how we grow up, it's in our genes."
Dean is a Kamilaroi man who grew up within the Aboriginal community in Gunnedah, NSW. He is the founder of Barayamal, the first Indigenous Accelerator program, Barayamal - now known as a world leader in Indigenous entrepreneurship. Before going into business, Dean served five years in the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Matthew Is a proud Torres Strait Islander, whose family hail from Erub Island located in the eastern cluster of the Torres Strait.
An experienced Financial Professional in the SME sector, helping business owners improve key business drivers and increase liquidity across a number of industries. Outside of work, he enjoys following and playing a number of sports, cooking a mean barbeque breakfast and spending time with his young family.
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Kayla Cartledge is a proud Gurrindji woman who grew up on Bunurong land on the Mornington Peninsula and recently launched a business called "Our Songlines", which is a platform that connects people to First Nations culture.
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On today’s show, we hear how Wiradjuri woman, Tara Callinan from Dubbo, joined one of Australia’s fastest-growing and successful startups in Silicon Valley and what you can learn from working in a startup. How a girl from Dubbo ended up in Silicon Valley and joined one of Australia’s best startups in America.
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On today’s show, we talk with an entrepreneur who was born and raised in Northern New South Wales on Bundjalung country, Dwayne Good, who now runs the biggest Indigenous travel management firm in Australia that turns over millions of dollars annually. Dwayne is a passionate travel professional with over 10 years experience and is proud of his Aboriginal heritage.
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On today’s show, we have a yarn with Cecelia Wright, who is a leading multicultural trainer, communicator and champion for Indigenous education and inclusion. Originally from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Cecelia has extensive experience embedding Cultural and inclusive practices in the Early Childhood Sector. “Starting a business is always a big step, but our attitude towards it was...
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On today’s show, we hear how Yamatji man, Leslie Dingo lost $160,000 and his life savings before figuring out the formula for success. Leslie is now a successful trader and investor who only works a couple of hours a day (after hitting the gym) and still lives in his community in rural Western Australia, while earning more money than most employees.
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On today’s show, we hear how Darug man, Dylan Mottlee sold his first business at 17 for $50,000 and is now expecting to turn over $300,000 this year in his new business. “Everyone has a reason to keep going forward, regardless of your circumstances and regardless of your age. Don’t define anything by normal social standards, reinvent the wheel.” “It’s very plain and simple...
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On today’s show we have the inspirational, Jesse T Martin. Jesse is a Eora man who now lives in Cairns, and is the founder of the Streets Movement Organisation. He strives for social change by fighting for a hand up instead of a hand out. “It’s called the Could’ve Been Tribe, could’ve been this, could’ve been that, we all know someone from the Could’ve Been Tribe.
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Self-determination and helping your community through Indigenous Entrepreneurship with business leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine. Nyunggai Warren Mundine is a member of the Bundjalung First Nation of Australia and is a highly respected and influential businessman, political strategist and advocate for empowering the First Nations of Australia to build businesses and sustainable economies.
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Overcome challenges and achieve your goals by backing yourself and being confident with the inspirational Kristal Kinsela. Kristal is a proud Aboriginal woman, a descendant of both the Jawoyn and Wiradjuri nations. Kristal has more than 10 years’ experience in education and training, organisational and workforce development, supplier diversity working across Government...
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Phillip Harris, an Eastern Arrernte, Goolarabooloo and Wiradjuri man, is originally from Darwin but moved to Brisbane in 2013 for a scholarship to attend Nudgee College. Phillip is now studying economics at the University of Queensland and working on his tech startup, Aartbi. “With the rise of marketplaces, I knew I had to think outside the box and get creative.” “Time-management...
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How to create positive change and build a successful business with the inspirational Murray Saylor. Murray Saylor is a proud Torres Strait Islander and Samsep clan member from Darnley Island (Erub). Murray is the founder and Managing Director of Tagai Management Consultants (TMC). Murray is an action-oriented procurement and sustainable community specialist, trainer, mentor and volunteer with over...
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