The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal
Described by our listeners as “meticulously researched biographies" and "I learnt more about the guest from your episode even after 10+ years of knowing the guest" -- excerpts of the podcast have been featured in Forbes, AFR, Daily Telegraph, and showcased at SXSW.
Since 2020, more than 60% of our guests have done their *first-ever* public interview—or their *first in years*—on The High Flyers Podcast, including:
➝ Malcolm Turnbull: Prime Minister of Australia
➝ Michael Schneider: CEO, Bunnings
➝ Anil Sabharwal: Built/Led Google Photos, Chrome, Drive
➝ Elena Verna: Head of Growth, Lovable
➝ Mark Suster: Co-Founder & Partner, Upfront Ventures
➝ Brad Banducci: CEO, Woolworths
➝ Craig Tiley: CEO, Tennis Australia & Australian Open
➝ Jean-Michel Limieux: CTO, Shopify and Atlassian
➝ Gillian Findlay: COO, Immutable & SafetyCulture
➝ Holly Kramer: Board Director, Woolworths & ANZ Bank
➝ Sam Sicilia: Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus
➝ Ahmed Fahour: CEO, NAB & Australia Post
➝ Piruze Sabunci: Partner, Squarepeg; Stripe's first Asia hire
➝ Andrey Khusid: CEO & Co-Founder, Miro
➝ Bill Bartee: Co-Founder Blackbird + Main Sequence
➝ Rod Hamilton: Co-Founder & CPO, Culture Amp
➝ Larry Marshall: CEO, CSIRO
➝ Brendan Hargreaves: CFO, Officeworks
Contact us via:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://highflyerspodcast.com/
Vidit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vidags10
Vidit's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viditag/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast/
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 222
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Be 1% better w/ Matt Dwyer - Not fitting in, Selling beers & chocolates to the heights of world sport, working w ex England cricket captain & so much more!
Take flight into Matt's journey - from not really fitting in growing up & seeing his mum struggle with mental health to studying Business and making a foray into FMCG working at companies including L…
Be 1% better w/ Brianna Casey - Curious about the world, CEO at 23, Forging a path in farming as a female, social policy and so much more!
Take flight into Brianna's journey - growing up in Byron Bay being curious about the world with a strong passion for social policy and change. Being offered a CEO opportunity at 23 and how she went…
Be 1% better w/ Michael Karakatsanis - Greek heritage, politics interest in primary school, pencils and creativity & cross functional moves
Take flight into Michael's journey - being influenced by his greek heritage, a strong passion for politics and philosophy in primary school and his belief to succeed.
Hear about his various cross fun…
Be 1% better w/ Rob Hango Zada - Pulling apart toys growing up, taking risks moving from a corporate life to build Shippit, one of the hottest start ups in Aus & much more!
Happy new year! Make 2021 your best year - continue to believe, back yourself and be 1% better every single day.
Take flight into Rob's journey - growing up in Sydney to immigrant parents, being cu…
Be 1% better w/ Andy Monk - Library of education in childhood, Impact of 2008 crisis, Renewable energy, organic food, leadership & more!
It's the final episode of 2020, thank you for all the support!
Take flight into Andy's journey - the library of education growing up in a large family and getting on with it, his passion for Science …
Be 1% better w/ Leonie Green - Childhood with 8 older siblings, employment law and transition from corporate to own ventures, humble leadership & much more!
Take flight into Leonie's journey, I personally took a lot away from this conversation hearing about Leonie’s upbringing being the youngest of 9 siblings (wow!), her childhood memories given the broa…
Be 1% better w/ Melissa Mortimer - Being happy & positive on life, Career journey as a wedding planner, recruiter & business change + transformation and much more!
Take flight into Mel's journey - In the lead up to this episode and this conversation itself, Mel’s natural energy and optimistic view on life shines through. Hear about being happy and how that co…
Be 1% better w/ Corey Wastle - Founding a financial advisory firm, growing up as 1 of 5 boys, 3 tips for financial wellbeing, no regrets & more!
Take flight into Corey's journey, growing up as 1 of 5 boys, being the golden child and how that shaped his views and thinking. Founding a financial advisory firm, Verse Wealth after being frustrated…
Be 1% better w/ Rory Gilbert - Raised in the UK & Scotland, International learning via winning the Joe Berry Award, Plant based meat, Focusing on today with an eye on the future & more!
Take flight into Rory's journey, raised in the UK & Scotland, seeing his parents seperate at a young age and how that shaped his perspective on life. Starting his working career in the UK and then de…
Be 1% better w/ Mainak Dhar - Business leader by day, best selling author by night, Career journey including Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok & more!
Take flight into Mainak's journey, growing up in India & Canada, attending 9 high schools as he moved around with his family. Hear about his love for storytelling & writing that has now led to being …
Be 1% better w/ Anoushka Gungadin - Childhood in Mauritius, 10 years in China, Moving to Aus & leading the Duke of Ed Award, Australia India relations; world citizen, cultural intelligence & being bold!
Take flight into Anoushka's journey that started in Mauritius with a love for culture, languages & people. Hear about how a 1 month holiday to China turned into a 10 year stay working there and bei…
Be 1% better w/ Tim O'Sullivan - Hustling, Having fun & giving it a go; Scratching through high school, Building a business with hangover cure drinks nationally!
Take flight into Tim's journey, he really defines the unconventional & challenging the status quo! Hear about his story from being expelled in year 10 and having to figure it out, going to Vietnam an…
Be 1% better w/ Nick Dawes - Family tragedy early on, Leading large brands, Finding a new role during covid & journey w depression + mental wellbeing
Take flight into Nick's journey growing up in Adelaide, loosing his brother when he was 7, not fitting in at school to his journey leading large teams & brands that started from working in store at…
Be 1% better w/ Ben Kende - Love for Rugby, Life changing spinal injury & figuring it out, travelling the world in a wheelchair & becoming a lawyer
Take flight into Ben's journey growing up in Hong Kong as an expat family, love for Rugby despite the playing the sport causing a life changing spinal cord injury that made him wheelchair bound for l…
Be 1% better w/ Troy Douglas - Driving a naturally sugar free movement with his brother in law, growing up as a gay man, business coaching & lots more!
Be 1% better w/ Genevieve Hawkins - 1 of 9 siblings, Mentally at work, Story telling, Creating a personal board of directors & so much more!
Take flight into Genevieve's journey from growing up as 1 of 9 siblings, studying Occupational Therapy & moving into the corporate world leading Health, Safety, Wellbeing & Insurance for thousands of…
Be 1% better w/ Sam Christou - Family values, Lessons from an exciting journey with EY, Nestle, Google, Soccer & life experiences!
Take flight into Sam's journey from growing up in the suburbs of Sydney with a big influence of family, faith & values to building a life working in 4 diverse industries - Consulting with EY (with a …
Be 1% better w/ Steven Burrows - Music & Theatre to Food & Wine, creating pride & inclusion platforms in Corporate Australia
Take flight into a fascinating journey that took Steven from studying at the same university as Hugh Jackman to some of Australia's biggest brands including Coles, Treasury Wine Estates & more. A ton…
Be 1% better w/ Ben Jesse - 40 rejection letters, partnering with mega brands from India & China, Working in AFL, Cricket, Tennis & Basketball
Take flight into a special journey full of ups & downs from Hong Kong to Europe to Australia working in Cricket, Tennis, AFL, Basketball & a LOT of actionable learnings along the way about how to bui…
Be 1% better w/ Ridley Plummer - Behind the scenes of global sport, Skiing to NFL Superbowl to The Australian Open Tennis, World First Uber Eats Campaign
Take flight with Ridley Plummer, as he shares his inspiring story from Skiing to the Superbowl to The Australian Open Tennis and that's just the first minute of the game.
- Behind the scenes of glob…