Conversations with Annie & Kate

In this episode our guest is Van Badham - we had a fascinating discussion about her theatrical career, adventures in London, her travels, and her evolution as a person.

Annie and I had a fascinating chat with Olympia Yarger, it included fly sex, working in a male dominated industry, her lifelong dream to be a farmer, and the need to smash the patriarchy. You can find out more about Olympia at Goterra (https://goterra.com.au/).XUljHP54o1sICh9TYgvS

This time our guest is the smart and lovely Elaine Stead - scientist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.BIOElaine Stead is a venture capital investor based in Adelaide. Her investment track record extends to over 80 startups across Australia, the United States and South East Asia. She has also invested in many of the best.Elaine Has been a scientist, turned entrepreneur, turned venture capitalist, and never quite shed any of these roles.Across over two decades in the innovation sector, Elaine has been a serial entrepreneur, founding medtech company Reproductive Health Science and Blue Sky VC a subsidiary of Blue Sky Alternative investments, Human VC and Artefact ventures. She is one of the longest serving still active venture capitalists in Australia, having been involved in the management of over $450 m across five venture fund vintages, four within her own fund manager, Blue Sky VC.

This time our guest is Dr Linda McIver, a passionate STEM educator and founder of the Australian Data Science Education Institute. We had a great chat about what inspired her to setup her business, what drives her, and how the friendship of women has created an amazing support network. More at https://adsei.org/

Jamie Klingler is a force of nature. Passionate and full of energy, with a current focus on the Reclaim these Streets (https://reclaimthesestreets.com/) movement in the UK.Annie and I had a fascinating chat with Jamie, covering areas from her new business, the experience of covid lockdowns, to changing one's life and habits and the challenges with family and friends when you do change.