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Colette Grgic is Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand at AWS (Amazon Web Service), a role which sees her leading a team that works to enable founders to start and successfully scale startups in Australia and New Zealand. Before joining AWS, Colette was Chief Innovation Officer at BlueChilli, Australia’s largest startup accelerator. In her conversation with Adam she discusses her experience of creating a startup before she even knew the term “startup”, and why she believes diversity is crucial in Australia’s startup ecosystem. See full show notes: https://w2d1.com/colette-grgicThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy

Colette Grgic is Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand at AWS (Amazon Web Service), a role which sees her leading a team that works to enable founders to start and successfully scale startups in Australia and New Zealand. Before joining AWS, Colette was Chief Innovation Officer at BlueChilli, Australia’s largest startup accelerator. In her conversation with Adam she discusses her experience of creating a startup before she even knew the term “startup”, and why she believes diversity is crucial in Australia’s startup ecosystem. See full show notes: <a href="https://w2d1.com/colette-grgic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://w2d1.com/colette-grgic</a>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - <a href="https://podsights.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podsights.com/privacy</a>

Colette Grgic explains why diversity is crucial - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview Series

Colette Grgic explains why diversity is crucial

Colette Grgic is no stranger to startups. She is the Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia &amp; New Zealand for Amazon Web Services. In this role, Colette is responsible for the growth of the startup ecosystem at AWS and leads an excellent team who support startups with commercial and technical advice. She also serves as a Director of Heads Over Heels. Prior to her role at AWS, Colette was Chief Innovation Officer at BlueChilli. Colette also founded her own travel tech startup, Arribaa, and managed Autogenie, an internal startup for ASX-listed Smartgroup.    In this chat with Ian, Colette shares...  What is was like growing up in South Africa and CanadaHow she developed a passion for innovation and startupsThe story of founding her startup Arribaa ("the Airbnb of experiences")The highs and lows of her 6-year journey with BlueChilliHer favourite parts of her role at AWSWhere the magic happens between corporates and startupsHow the AWS Activate program can help startups scale   Quickfire Recommendations  Book: The Alchemist  Podcast: Masters of Scale  News source: AFR  Favorite tech CEO: Silvia Pfeiffer of Coviu  App: PictureThis (plant identification app)  Ted talk topic: How do you change people's minds about the environment?    If you're looking to scale your startup, apply to the AWS Activate program to receive AWS credits, AWS support plan credits and training to help grow your business: https://aws.amazon.com/activate/   __________________    Innovation Bay is holding AI and health tech-focused pitch events this May for Horizon, our community of experienced angel investors. If you are the founder of an AI or health tech startup looking to network with angels who can offer advice, connections and capital, apply to pitch here: https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMay   Women-led startups in Victoria, apply to connect with Horizon: https://bit.ly/VictorianFemaleFounders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colette Grgic is no stranger to startups. She is the Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia &amp; New Zealand for Amazon Web Services. In this role, Colette is responsible for the growth of the startup ecosystem at AWS and leads an excellent team who support startups with commercial and technical advice. She also serves as a Director of Heads Over Heels. Prior to her role at AWS, Colette was Chief Innovation Officer at BlueChilli. Colette also founded her own travel tech startup, Arribaa, and managed Autogenie, an internal startup for ASX-listed Smartgroup. In this chat with Ian, Colette shares... <ul><li>What is was like growing up in South Africa and Canada</li><li>How she developed a passion for innovation and startups</li><li>The story of founding her startup Arribaa ("the Airbnb of experiences")</li><li>The highs and lows of her 6-year journey with BlueChilli</li><li>Her favourite parts of her role at AWS</li><li>Where the magic happens between corporates and startups</li><li>How the AWS Activate program can help startups scale</li></ul> Quickfire Recommendations Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/ALCHEMIST-25TH-ANNIVERSARY-PAULO-COELHO/dp/0062315005/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+alchemist&amp;qid=1613690917&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Alchemist</a> Podcast: <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masters of Scale</a> News source: <a href="https://www.afr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AFR</a> Favorite tech CEO: Silvia Pfeiffer of Coviu App: PictureThis (plant identification app) Ted talk topic: How do you change people's minds about the environment? If you're looking to scale your startup, apply to the AWS Activate program to receive AWS credits, AWS support plan credits and training to help grow your business: <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/activate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aws.amazon.com/activate/</a> __________________ Innovation Bay is holding AI and health tech-focused pitch events this May for Horizon, our community of experienced angel investors. If you are the founder of an AI or health tech startup looking to network with angels who can offer advice, connections and capital, apply to pitch here: <a href="https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMay</a> Women-led startups in Victoria, apply to connect with Horizon: <a href="https://bit.ly/VictorianFemaleFounders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/VictorianFemaleFounders</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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