Innovation at Work

Innovation isn't always found in technology and business environments. This podcast, we sit down with ultra endurance athlete and the second ever woman to complete the Epic 5, Melissa Urie. Mel has inspired the RedEye team with her mental toughness and determination. We wish her all the best as she attempts to become the first women to finish an Uberman. Get in contact with Mel and support her causes! Help to provide Ethiopian Villages clean water: https://www.waterforavillage.net/ Huma...

Innovation is ideas + discipline. Paul Hodgson tests out the acoustics in our new HQ and discusses how industry growth centres like NERA support Australian companies in utilising their innovation to scale globally. Australia exports more than 2/3 of its energy production currently as coal, oil and gas, and uranium. The challenge we have is exporting the knowledge that Australian companies develop, instead of just commodities. Paul is an expert on all things innovation and is dedicated to...

Innovation is a cultural responsibility. To fulfil a vision, an entire organisation must move forward and learn lessons together to achieve success. Whether it’s creating usable products or services, or building an inspired team and culture, Megan advocates that people are at the heart of everything we do. Megan has demonstrated these values throughout her career, and is currently transforming Bank of Queensland’s innovation initiatives by opening teams to become more agile, and to...

Growing and evolving with a client is just as important as the initial engagement for sales representatives. This week we sit down with Michael Carter from the Michael Carter Group to discuss what separates a sales “person” from a sales “professional”, and how sales goes beyond closing the deal. 0:00 Intro to Michael Carter 2:40 Defining innovation in sales 5:55 Building lasting long-term relationships in Sales 8:30 How are consumers buying differently 11:05 Neural selling...

Lack of control of business spending can lead to theft and fraud. Sorting through receipts is time wasting, cost inefficient and full of mistakes. There is a better way… This week we sit down with Steve Ehrenreich from PennyInc to talk about the progression of expense management software. Penny is a cloud based mobile app that is at the forefront of helping charities feed the homeless as well as working with organisations to manage business spending. Steve discusses the limitations of...

“How do we get more Australian companies in the global market space?” Companies often struggle to gain traction when they go global. Building narratives, hiring the right people and implementing the right structures are crucial to success. Pia Turcinov joins Gav in Barcelona to discuss Global Pathways and NERA past success, and what they are building towards. Global Pathways builds relationships and connections, improves structure, and enables long term growth to grow businesses to a...

Joining Gav for part 2 of the conversation is RedEye CEO Wayne Gerard. Wayne continues the story of his journey so far, including his recruitment philosophy, what he would do differently, and the startup ecosystem. For part 1 of the conversation, please visit the following link: https://redeyeco.wpengine.com/ep23-wayne-gerard-p1/ Short on time? Jump to the section you’re most interested in below: 0:00 - Hiring developing employees 1:49 - How RedEye’s recruitment has evolved 4:12 -...

"Build with, not for" has always been the RedEye mantra. It has laid the foundation for a software solution that is transforming the way data is managed in critical infrastructure. Joining Gav in the beautiful city of Istanbul, RedEye CEO Wayne Gerard tells us all about his journey so far, from his frustration at the lack of suitable solutions for asset owners, starting RedEye and the challenges and rewards that he's experienced along the way. Short on time? Jump to the section you’re...

While there have been significant advancements made in workplace health and safety policy, we tend to forget about psychosocial factors. Organisations are starting to identify hazards in the workplace that not only cause physical harm, but psychological too. With more than 15 years experience in senior management, human resources, and consulting roles in the private, public, and NFP sectors, we’re joined by Rebecca Michalak. In this podcast, Rebecca discusses aligning HR and WHS policy with...

The way we work is rapidly changing within organisations. Employers are beginning to recognise that people are one of their most valuable assets, and require a strategy to maximise their success. For this episode Gavin is joined by Carrie Grimes Bohannon, a director of Human Capital Consulting for Deloitte. Carrie is at the forefront of the transformation within the human resources sector as she passionately guides organisations to boost productivity through human strategy. Carrie discusses...

From growing up on a farm, to leading innovation in technology, Ed Kuzemchak joins us from Software Design Solutions in the United States of America. Ed founded Software Design Solutions and grew his company into becoming an IoT powerhouse providing consulting and development in software and hardware embedded systems. Ed shares his views on the changing landscape of software solutions in the manufacturing, medical, industrial and defence sectors. The key discussions include: Short on...

Alex asks Gavin about innovation in sales, startups and in his personal life.

Alex and Gav road trip in NZ. Alex talks about his personal innovation journey.

Joanne Devine (Manager Innovation, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane joins Gavin Tye.

Jack Ferguson joins us from Be the Push. After pursuing a career in pharmacy (but quickly realising it wasn’t the career for him) he helps entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs take their careers to the next level. He shares insights into questioning the way things are, testing hypotheses and striving for continuous improvement, including: We hope you enjoy this episode, if you did please leave us a review in iTunes and let us know. You can also visit us at redeye.co/podcast If you would like...

Naomi Kemp joins us from Safe Expectations. Naomi has spent more than 10 years on the frontline of safety management. She shares insights into how companies can be proactive about safety and some interesting examples of proactive safety. Naomi shares key insights including: We hope you enjoy this episode, if you did please leave us a review in iTunes and let us know. You can also visit us at redeye.co/podcast If you would like to be guest on the Innovation at Work podcast reach out to...

Piers Clark and Tim Day join us from Isle Utilities. Piers and Tim share insights into how Isle Utilities are working with major utilities to help them find needle in a haystack solutions. Piers and Tim share key insights including: We hope you enjoy this episode, if you did please leave us a review in iTunes and let us know. You can also visit us at redeye.co/podcast If you would like to be guest on the Innovation at Work podcast reach out to podcast@redeye.co Subscribe in iTunes...

Wade Oestreich joins us from the QLD Department of Environment and Science. Wade shares insights into how government are innovating and making progress to operate with flexibility in a changing environment. Wade shares key insights including: Why ROI is important when innovatingHow the department are reimagining regional government offices We hope you enjoy this episode, if you did please leave us a review in iTunes and let us know. You can also visit us at redeye.co/podcast If you...

Jana Matthews joins us from the Australian Centre for Business Growth in Adelaide. Jana and The Australian Centre for Business Growth help entrepreneurs, founders and CEO's grow their companies. Jana shares insights into growth, managing and leading teams and innovation. Jana shares key insights including: The stages of company growth We hope you enjoy this episode, if you did please leave us a review in iTunes and let us know. You can also visit us at redeye.co/podcast If you would...

Paul Martyn joins us from the Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation. Advance Queensland run a program to nurture the innovative spirit in QLD. Paul shares insights into why innovation is important, the program, how people can get started and assistance availble. Paul shares key insights including: Why innovation is important Harnessing innovative spirit How the QLD government is helping innovators Enterprise and startups working together We hope you...