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PEERS

Australia's First BIPOC, Female-Led Founders Podcast. Est 2017.



Hello fellow founder,



Welcome to PEERS - a podcast by millennial founders for millennial founders. Join me, BIPOC female founder & Forbes 30 Under 30 Lister Michelle Akhidenor, for soul-enriching conversations with peers.



Each week, I sit down with a fellow founder or industry ally and deep dive into their entrepreneurial journey. I ask questions like: Where did they grow up? How has their upbringing impacted the choices they've made in their career to-date? How did they end up becoming a founder? How have they navigated through the inevitable challenges in business?



These conversations are honest, vulnerable and above all, human. My mission with this show is simple: to amplify diverse stories and voices; sharing conversations that matter to help fellow founders, my peers, feel less alone on their own journey.



Thank you for joining me, peers. Let's dive in!


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Tech Entrepreneurship Business
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
37 minutes
Episodes
297
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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#139. Rooshy Roy: The Founder of Aavrani on The ‘Crisis’ In Finding An Identity

#139. Rooshy Roy: The Founder of Aavrani on The ‘Crisis’ In Finding An Identity

This episode is all about identity: what it means, why we’re fixated on ‘solving it’ and if we should even try to. Joining us to share her journey with identity is the Founder and CEO of Indian-inspi…

00:49:54  |   Sun 28 Feb 2021
#138. Zoia Kozakov: The Founder of The Win/Win Podcast on How You Better Work

#138. Zoia Kozakov: The Founder of The Win/Win Podcast on How You Better Work

Zoia Kozakov’s life and career to-date has been so full, condensing it into a few sentences seems impractical. Alas, here we go. Vice President, Product at  CitiBank NYC, Global Marketing Lead at Wom…

00:50:31  |   Sun 21 Feb 2021
#137. Rachel Carpenter: The Co-Founder of Intrinio on Mum’s The Word

#137. Rachel Carpenter: The Co-Founder of Intrinio on Mum’s The Word

You’re graduating college, you’ve got your 9-5, health-care covered, cubicle cemented dream on a platter. You call your mom. Everything is good, everything is right, everything is in order, except yo…

00:46:31  |   Sun 14 Feb 2021
#136. Cristina De la Peña: The Co-Founder of Synapbox on Why, Why, Why?

#136. Cristina De la Peña: The Co-Founder of Synapbox on Why, Why, Why?

How can we progress when everyone around us is urging us not to go forward? That’s a pain today’s guest, Cristina De la Peña knows all too well.

An architect turned-tech-entrepreneur, Cristina left Me…

00:48:52  |   Sun 07 Feb 2021
#135. Niara Valério: The Co-Founder of Learnabi on If It’s Broke, Rebuild It

#135. Niara Valério: The Co-Founder of Learnabi on If It’s Broke, Rebuild It

Niara Valério is an ed-tech entrepreneur and Co-founder of Learnabi, an online platform that brings personalised learning to high-risk students in underserved areas of the U.S. In two years, Learnabi…

00:41:11  |   Sun 31 Jan 2021
#134. Liz Klinger: The Co-Founder of Lioness on Good Vibrations

#134. Liz Klinger: The Co-Founder of Lioness on Good Vibrations

Today’s episode is all about closing the gap: pleasure, that is. Liz Klinger is the Co-founder of Lioness, a sexual wellness company responsible for creating the world's first and only biofeedback sm…

01:02:18  |   Sun 24 Jan 2021
#133. Georgia Branch: The Co-Founder of Lioness on Good Vibrations

#133. Georgia Branch: The Co-Founder of Lioness on Good Vibrations

Some people make babies, Georgia Branch grows 7-figure start ups. Impressive? Yes. But behind every successful bi-line comes a cost most of us don’t choose to check. As the founder of mature-aged mod…

00:42:17  |   Sun 17 Jan 2021
#132. Christie Ding: The Co-Founder of Brand Catalyser on “Never Done, Never Seen, Never Known”

#132. Christie Ding: The Co-Founder of Brand Catalyser on “Never Done, Never Seen, Never Known”

There’s a cultural divide and your brands know it.


Christie Ding is the Co-Founder of Brand Catalyser, a full service marketing agency specialising in cross-border and cross-cultural marketing strateg…

00:41:59  |   Sun 10 Jan 2021
#131. Sophia Danner-Okotie: The Founder of Besida on Stitching Yourself Back Together

#131. Sophia Danner-Okotie: The Founder of Besida on Stitching Yourself Back Together

Ethical fashion has become a trend, a buzz word - something with flare but no substance. Then, along came Sophia Danner-Okotie, a Nigerian born entrepreneur who wanted to create something familiar as…

00:51:10  |   Sun 03 Jan 2021
#130. Michelle Akhidenor: The Founder of The Peers Project’s 2020 Year In Review

#130. Michelle Akhidenor: The Founder of The Peers Project’s 2020 Year In Review

Hope felt awfully far this year but never completely out of sight and note entirely out of reach. In today’s final episode of 2020, Host and Founder Michelle takes a moment to give her honest recount…

00:23:16  |   Sun 27 Dec 2020
#129. Nyha Shree: The Co-Founder of Jumper.ai on Pursuing Option D

#129. Nyha Shree: The Co-Founder of Jumper.ai on Pursuing Option D

Nyha Shree: An entrepreneur who pursued option D to find herself. As the Co-founder and CMO of conversational commerce platform, Jumper.ai, Nyha helps bridge the gap between e-commerce and brick and …

00:40:36  |   Sun 20 Dec 2020
#128. Maxine Ryan: The Founder of ProsperApp on There’s No ‘I’ In System

#128. Maxine Ryan: The Founder of ProsperApp on There’s No ‘I’ In System

Maxine Ryan is a Fintech entrepreneur changing the way people think about money. A two-time founder, Maxine is the former CEO of Bitspark, a cash-to-crypto solution company, and now ProsperApp, the T…

00:48:50  |   Sun 13 Dec 2020
#127. Kim Kaupe: The Co-Founder of The Superfan Company on Being An Accidental Entrepreneur

#127. Kim Kaupe: The Co-Founder of The Superfan Company on Being An Accidental Entrepreneur

Kim Kaupe is a self-confessed ‘accidental entrepreneur.’ As the Co-founder and CEO of The Superfan Company, a fan engagement agency creating merchandise, products and programs for entertainers, celeb…

00:56:16  |   Sun 06 Dec 2020
#126. Wendy Chan: The Co-Founder of PackMojo on Why Is It Not Ok To Make A Change?

#126. Wendy Chan: The Co-Founder of PackMojo on Why Is It Not Ok To Make A Change?

Wendy Chan is a finance grad who took a long hard look at a career working for someone else before thinking: what else? As the Co-founder and CEO of PackMojo (a B2B start-up helping businesses get af…

00:46:05  |   Sun 29 Nov 2020
#125. Safaath Ahmed Zahir: The Founder of Women & Democracy NGO Maldives on Working to Change, Not to Win

#125. Safaath Ahmed Zahir: The Founder of Women & Democracy NGO Maldives on Working to Change, Not to Win

Safaath Ahmed Zahir is a leading women's rights activist in the Maldives and the founder of Women and Democracy, a non-profit organisation promoting gender diversity in the workplace. In this inspiri…

00:33:33  |   Sat 21 Nov 2020
#124. Youssef El Kaddioui: The Founder of The Scalelab on Scaling The Ranks

#124. Youssef El Kaddioui: The Founder of The Scalelab on Scaling The Ranks

Youssef El Kaddioui is a two-time startup founder and Forbes 30 under 30 alumni. As Founder and CEO of The Scalelab, Youssef helps companies to grow by finding them new clients, but we’re not here to…

00:47:38  |   Sun 15 Nov 2020
#123. Yulkendy Valdez: The Co-Founder of Forefront on Building A More Equitable And Accessible Workforce

#123. Yulkendy Valdez: The Co-Founder of Forefront on Building A More Equitable And Accessible Workforce

Yulkendy Valdez is a tech entrepreneur, social justice advocate, and public speaker but in this episode, we’re asking who she was before. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Forefront, Yulkendy helps employ…

00:34:15  |   Sun 08 Nov 2020
#122. Kinga Jentetics: The Co-Founder of PublishDrive on Reading Between the Lines

#122. Kinga Jentetics: The Co-Founder of PublishDrive on Reading Between the Lines

Most people finish writing a thesis and head towards tequila, Kinga Jentetics turned to self-publication instead. Realising she could put her work out there without a third party, Kinga wondered why …

00:43:46  |   Sun 01 Nov 2020
#121. Emily Kennedy: The Founder of Marinus Analytics on How To Find Comfort In Discomfort

#121. Emily Kennedy: The Founder of Marinus Analytics on How To Find Comfort In Discomfort

Human trafficking. That’s only one of a spectrum of problems Emily Kennedy is solving through her tech company, Marinus Analytics. 

If it seems unimaginable, you’d only be half-right. Emily doesn't re…

00:55:18  |   Sun 25 Oct 2020
#120. Xenia Muntean: The Founder of Planable on The Value of Coaxing Confidence

#120. Xenia Muntean: The Founder of Planable on The Value of Coaxing Confidence

As the founder and CEO of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform, Xenia works with the likes of Christian Louboutin, the United Nations and Hyundai to take the admin out of c…

00:45:01  |   Sun 18 Oct 2020
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