Satellites and solutions: Flavia Tata Nardini's journey to solve big challenges.
Building a deep-tech company like Fleet Space Technologies isn't just about the technology; it's about the people, the focus, and the vision to change the world.
In this episode of Wild Hearts, Flavia Tata Nardini takes us behind the scenes of Fleet's growth, sharing how critical decisions, customer feedback, and personal resilience have shaped her leadership.
Join us for a conversation that reveals the human side of leadership in one of the most cutting-edge industries today.
Throughout the episode, we cover:
🚀 The role of founder resilience and how it shapes leadership growth
🧠 Why founders have a "different brain" and how it solves unsolvable problems
📊 How running a company "by the numbers" transformed Flavia's leadership style
🌍 The intersection of critical minerals exploration and the energy transition
🔄 The power of focus: How Fleet narrowed its scope to drive market fit
🎯 The challenges and rewards of firing customers to refine business strategy
💡 Lessons learned from capital raises and how discipline drives hypergrowth
🌌 Reflections on space innovation and the role of Fleet in reshaping Earth's future
This episode is a candid look into the mindset and strategy of a founder tackling complex global challenges while navigating the personal and professional highs and lows of leadership.
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Simplicity wins: the Telehealth pivot that redefined success for Heidi with Dr Thomas Kelly
What happens when a founder bets everything on simplicity—and wins?
🎧 Subscribe on Apple or Spotify to learn.
That’s the story of Dr. Thomas Kelly and his ambitious telehealth platform, Heidi—a product that faced failure before transforming into a global success.
In this episode of Wild Hearts, we delve into the remarkable journey of a founder who dared to strip everything back to focus on what mattered most. We cover:
🩺 The turning point: How Tom realised Heidi wasn’t delivering joy to clinicians and chose to pivot.
🛠️ Killing complexity: Why Heidi 2.0’s singular feature—transcribing consultations—became the key to success.
📈 Simplicity scales: The viral growth of Heidi 2.0 and how a $10M ARR business was born from focus.
💡 Lessons in failure: How Tom’s honest letter to investors unlocked clarity and trust.
🌟 The power of “useful”: Why simplicity and user focus beat grand visions every time.
From embracing failure to redefining success, this episode is essential listening for founders, creators, and anyone who’s ever faced a crossroads.
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Scaling Joy: The Creative Vision Behind Bluey’s Universal Appeal with Joe Brumm
What happens when one man’s parenting experiences become the blueprint for a global storytelling phenomenon? That’s exactly what Joe Brumm achieved with Bluey, the universally loved animated series.
In this episode, we explore the journey of a father-turned-creative visionary who bet everything on capturing the magic of family life.
From creating a team culture that prioritises love and ownership to scaling joy across continents, Joe’s story is an extraordinary blend of heart and hustle.
In this conversation, we cover:
🐾 How Joe Brumm turned everyday parenting moments into a global phenomenon
🎨 The unique team culture at Bluey and how it fosters creative pride
📈 Scaling a family-first story into a global business without losing authenticity
🌏 Why Bluey resonates universally: the power of storytelling rooted in truth
💡 The importance of trusting your instincts in creative leadership
🎥 Behind the scenes of Bluey’s weekly animator screenings and their impact on quality
🚀 How Bluey leverages global partnerships while staying true to its Australian roots
📖 Joe Brumm’s lessons in transforming personal experiences into world-class content
From the magic of storytelling to the power of team pride, this episode is a must-listen for anyone curious about building authentic and lasting creative work.
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Re-writing the rules of learning: Amber Joseph on building NextWork
Amber Joseph is rewriting the rules of learning.
After scaling a solo business to $700,000/year without cofounders or funding, she pivoted to tackle online education’s biggest flaws.
Now the founder of NextWork, Amber is building a platform that teaches real-world skills, validated by real companies.
In our latest episode of Wild Hearts, we sit down with Amber and dive deep into:
🚀 How Amber Joseph scaled a solo services business to $700,000/year with no cofounders or funding.
🤔 Amber’s pivot from a solo business to a startup solving online education’s biggest challenges.
🌍 The “learning loop” framework that redefines knowledge acquisition, application, and validation.
🎯 Why launching imperfect products accelerates progress and drives better user outcomes.
💡 How Amber built a 40,000-strong fan community in three months, and why fans turned into co-creators.
🤝 Amber’s approach to embedding her team within the customer community for faster iteration and trust-building.
🔑 How seamless onboarding and cultural insights are critical to NextWork’s growth.
This episode isn’t just about Amber Joseph’s achievements—it’s a masterclass in turning failure into fuel and building communities that power transformational learning.
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Fuelled by failure: Liam Millward on Instant’s Rise to $100M+
How do you transform a rejection into a stepping-stone for success? For Liam Millward, founder of Instant, that rejection sparked an obsession with speed and revenue that would drive his young company to incredible heights. In this conversation, we explore Liam’s journey of rapid growth, strategic pivots, and the lessons learned on the path to building a $100M+ business.
In this episode, we learn:
🚀 The pivotal rejection and how it motivated Liam to persevere.
💼 The early funding struggle and how a $250K angel investment changed Instant’s trajectory.
💡 How revenue obsession became a core philosophy, shifting focus from product perfection to customer impact.
👥 Why Instant operates without managers, and how a flat sales culture drives performance.
🎯 The role of speed in Instant’s DNA—how quick pivots and rapid decision-making fuelled growth.
🔑 The value of a relentless customer focus that has transformed Instant from a “checkbox feature” into an $5M+ ARR product.
Instant’s journey shows that with the right attitude and strategy, even setbacks can be transformed into stepping-stones for success at great heights.
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