When I have felt stuck in my career, I have been lucky to have the advice of some incredible founders and leaders. I want to share some scale up lessons learned, through this series called “Defying Gravity”. Each month or so, I’ll sit down with the entrepreneurial heads behind some of Australia’s leading scale ups. This is for founders who feel they could learn from people who’ve gone before them. But more than that, it’s for anyone who might feel they need to learn, or grow, or change, to remain successful. For those who are curious about what works and what doesn’t at different stages of company growth, and what they might need to do differently. And who best to hear it from, than some of the most incredible founders, who lead the unicorns and scale ups I have had the privilege to know over the years.
Defying Gravity with Helen Souness
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When I have felt stuck in my career, I have been lucky to have the advice of some incredible founders and leaders. I want to share some scale up lessons learned, through this series called “Defying Gravity”. Each month or so, I’ll sit down with the entrepreneurial heads behind some of Australia’s leading scale ups. This is for founders who feel they could learn from people who’ve gone before them. But more than that, it’s for anyone who might feel they need to learn, or grow, or change, to remain successful. For those who are curious about what works and what doesn’t at different stages of company growth, and what they might need to do differently. And who best to hear it from, than some of the most incredible founders, who lead the unicorns and scale ups I have had the privilege to know over the years.
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