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Climate Entrepreneur: from Google to a more meaningful journey mobilising people around climate change

Climate change is already happening: temperatures are rising, drought and wildfires are starting to occur more frequently, rainfall patterns are shifting, glaciers and snow are melting and the global mean sea level is rising. To mitigate climate change, we must reduce or prevent the emissions linked to human activities. An article from the serious and well-known national geographic says that unless humans act now, seafood may disappear by 2048, concludes the lead author of a 2006 study that paints a grim picture for the ocean and human health. To tackle these subjects and to come up with a broader perception of climate change and how we can act at our scale to help fight global warming, we welcome Laure Legros fervent support of the climate and founder of 50by50, a consulting company Mobilising companies around the challenge of climate change and helping them address it within their organisations. 1 - The shift from Google to your own consultancy Laure, can you tell us more about yourself and what brought you to Australia? End of 2020, you exit Google, one of the most well-known tech companies in the world, to the unknown, losing stability, and a well-paid job. How does it feel at first? What did you need to take into consideration when you decide to launch your own consulting boutique? For those who are still in big companies but in the future want to create their start-up and/or have an impact: what her experience at Google brought to her to achieve her project? Climate Fresk, actions plan, What are the things you didn’t expect to find down the track? Can you tell us more about the three projects you’re running simultaneously? 2 - What is your personal belief and how do you bring it forward in Australia? How do you see your actions as part of a more global initiative of fighting against climate change? What do you do about people who say that they do it for the wrong reasons? What are the people and companies who inspire you the most by their actions to protect mother earth? Do you see any technologies which can really make a difference in our race against global warming? 3 - The actions on the ground What actions are you taking yourself and what influence do you have in your community? What is the single most important thing companies can do right now to make an impact? Also, in Australia, people are often not very aware of climate change. Given this context, how do you find new clients? How do you deal with climate anxiety? Conclusion: * How do we keep up with research on the subject? Do you have some favourite books and podcasts to recommend? * What can we wish you for the next few years ahed?

Leveraging analytics to foster your supply-chain

650 billion dollars. That’s the estimated worldwide market size of courier delivery in 2020, according to Statista. A number that has doubled in just 8 years. With the exponential growth of fleets hitting the road, the competition to reach the end customer has not seen its peak yet. The stakes have also clearly shifted. We went from “how to deliver to the last mile” to “how to optimize my routes”. The human mind has exceeded its capacity to problem-solve increasingly complex equations in that field, the introduction of algorithms has helped the sector reach the next stage of efficiency and profitability. The AI market for the transportation industry is in fact projected to grow [https://www.ttnews.com/articles/ai-trucking#:~:text=A%20report%20by%20research%20firm,to%20%2410.3%20billion%20by%202030.] at a compound annual rate of about 18% until 2030. In today’s episode, we take a closer look at the market of route optimization. We welcome Simon Webb, cofounder of Tarot Analytics, an Aussie startup that builds business optimisation solutions. The flagship product is Tarot Routing – a Route Optimisation and Delivery Management tool that dramatically increases the efficiency of last-mile deliveries, distribution, and inspection runs. Tarot Analytics was also the winner of the FrenchTech ticket back in 2017, allowing the startup to set a foot in the South West of France.

How to expand your international startup in Australia?

With Australia embracing its closed borders policy, it's the landscape of the foreign entreprenurship Down Under that takes a hit. Today's guest, Leo Denes, is one of the most reputable connector. His domain of expertise? Leo leverages his experience and network to assist international businesses and professionals succeed in Australia. Through his company, Australliance, he has advised numerous French startups, including the future French unicorn Aircall.io since March 2020, and Australian startups in their strategy and recruitment. In this episode, Leo breakdowns the ins and outs of the Aussie market for international startups. We take a look at his journey to become one of the key figures as a local point of contact, and forecast what's next on the startup scene Down Under.

How to align your career with your core values

In today’s episode, we want to emphasize the importance of aligning your career with your values and your passions. Our guest, Michel Pirog, is the Head of Sales of Sport Heroes, a startup offering SaaS solutions to create, manage and animate communities around sport and well-being. With a very international background that led him to experience first-hand the demanding world of corporate life, Michel is now thriving working for a startup whose focus is on guiding, motivating and valorising human beings.

Toolkit to disrupt a long-established industry

Turning an idea into a business is already a challenge in itself. But bringing this idea into a long-established industry is on another level. In today's episode, we take a look at one of the most long-standing industries in Australia: the real estate market. Ewan Le Bourhis is the guest of this 4th episode, and together we dive into the story of Early match, his second start-up. Beginning with the initial observation that buyers suffer from the lack of visibility of the real estate market, Early Match is first the story of a start-up focused on collecting public data to predict market variations. Going through the usual tweaks provided by a start-up accelerator, Early Match ends up being a matchmaker between buyers and sellers, based on expressions of interest. Now a high-volume platform, the start-up is thriving thanks to a business model that is disrupting the typical agent-centric operations of the real estate market. In this episode, Ewan shares with us his toolkit to succeed in penetrating entrenched industries.