Innovation, Unwrapped.
Future Nation Podcast
Future Nation is an original Podcast series hosted by Daniel Calo, Managing Director at DBX Media.
In each episode, Daniel shows how companies of tomorrow are innovating for the future. He interviews successful leaders and talks with them about the challenges of innovation, new market opportunities and the future of disruptive innovation.
If you want to learn more about how the leaders of today’s organisations plan for disruption and innovate to succeed, subscribe to this podcast series and join us on our journey.
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The future of workplace mentoring, with Heidi Holmes | Episode 012
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... -
How Global Victoria is driving export success, with Gönül Serbest | Episode 011
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... -
How Vinomofo built a community of loyal mofos, with Justin Dry | Episode 010
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... -
The future of cash flow financing, with Charlotte Petris | Episode 009
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... -
The future of social impact management, with Brad Gurrie | Episode 008
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... -
How Rotageek is re-inventing employee scheduling, with Nick Mann | Episode 007
Nick is the CTO of Rotageek, an employee rostering platform that uses automation to improve organisational efficiency. Nick first started programming at the age of 7, when he received his very first computer. By the age of 16, Nick got his first job as a software programmer within the automotive industry. There... -
How Carsales is innovating for the future, with Cameron McIntyre | Episode 006
Cameron has over 25 years of experience in finance and administration. In 2002 he was appointed as finance director for Sensis, Australia’s leading business and classifieds directory. In 2007 he made the jump from that multi-billion dollar corporation to a young and growing tech start-up called Carsales. In 2014 he was appointed... -
How automation is changing market research, with Tim Clover – Episode 005
Tim is a data analytics and problem-solving guru. As a former director of PWC, Tim has worked with some of the worlds leading brands, deploying the latest automation technologies to help his clients better collect and interpret their big data. In 2013 Tim left PWC and set himself on a mission to... -
Using AI to improve fertility rates in IVF, with Dr. Don Perugini – Episode 004
Dr Perugini has been in the field of Artificial Intelligence for over 20 years. It was as a research scientist for the Department of Defence where he identified that AI could be used commercially to solve real-world problems. In 2007 He formed his first AI company, gaining rapid growth and global attention,... -
Driving team innovation through coworking, with Brad Krauskopf – Episode 003
Brad is one of the pioneer’s of the coworking movement. The GFC of 2007 brought with it a rapidly changing workforce. Brad saw this disruption as an opportunity to provide a new type of customer-centric, agile and diverse co-working environment for not only freelancers and start-ups, but provide scalable solutions for... -
How the sharing economy is changing retail, with Marshall Hughes – Episode 002
Marshall has a 25 year background in freight and logistics. His expertise in logistics operations and passion for solving complex problems creatively, led him to build one of the worlds first platforms that connects shoppers with shoppers. By leveraging underutilised resources and tapping into the booming sharing economy, Marshall’s platform Passel, is levelling... -
How Augmented Reality will change your world, with Rupert Deans – Episode 001
Rupert is a true innovator within the Augmented Reality space. His first venture ‘One Fat Sheep’ quickly earned him the reputation as an out of the box thinker by bringing to life ‘virtual zombies on a pizza box.’ His zombie success projected him on a global scale, garnering the attention of some...
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