Techs with Flex

Leadership on the front line, at the coffee line and on the race line.

David's greatest passion in leadership is seeing people succeed, and he offers some nuggets of gold as we kick off a new year seeking career growth and change. In this episode we also explore what has shaped David's leadership, his perspective on behaviour versus skills and what he considers is the best training for leadership. BTW, have you heard of the dark patterns? We hadn't either.

When Disruption meets Innovation... and not the naughty corner - with Judy Halliday

Judy Halliday has been living and breathing entrepreneurialism and startups for 20+ years. In this podcast we ask her the juicy questions like - "Can you spot the early signs of a successful startup?" and "Should startup founders stay or start again?"  And as the director for Research and Innovation in the Chief Entrepreneur of SA's office - "Can you Innovate without Research?" - which fetches a surprising answer. Start Up. Scale Up. Disrup-t. Listen Up.

The paths into tech are diverse, unconventional, & full of (goose)bumps - with Andrew Tieu

This interview with Andrew Tieu from Optus, brought goose bumps to our host Ben Cosford......twice, during the interview and when editing. There are some moments in life that change everything and in this episode Andrew shares his critical moment, exhibiting just how diverse people's paths into tech can be and the factors and people along the way that can make all the difference between make or break. Prepare to be inspired!

AI Crafted Beer - because AI wasn't sexy enough.

"Techs with Flex is back with a vengeance after a time of gathering a 42 media team and getting our pod (and Tiktok) on in 2023! First victims for the year had to be someone in AI right? I mean if 2023 doesn't get rebranded as ".....'23PT......" then, well, it's because their humour isn't as twisted as ours......regardless, this year will be remembered as the year that AI exploded and ChatGPT became a household name. But, if you are like the team behind Deep Liquid and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, AI is a 'thang you have been working with for at least 5 years, far longer than your average punter, or brewer for that matter. So for Denham D'Silva and Dr Jamie Sherrah, our guests for this episode, the "sex" appeal of AI wasn't as sexy as it is for the rest of us, and that's why the obvious next step was to add beer into the mix....brew.  I present thee - Deep Liquid, who in 2021, created a beer using Machine Learning that was trained with over 200,000 recipes and input from the brewing experts at Barossa Valley Brewing. Skip forward 2 years, beer lovers can now engage with their favourite beers via a QR code. Your feedback is analysed via AI, and out pops your perfect beer. Sound nuts? We thought so to, hence the interview. Who said that AI was just for the techs? Deep Liquid is taking the fear out of AI, one beer at a time. Tune in."

When Space comes to Earth 👩🏼‍🚀 with Stephanie Wan

Have you noticed a shift in the last 10 years when we talk about space? It's moved from space being just a place we explore "out there", to now being a place where so much tech resides that makes an impact to daily life and business on earth.   Come on a journey with us through....... as we discuss space food, a massive space conference coming to Australia, the Radelaide/Australian space scene and more, in this intriguing episode, with devout space junkie and enthusiast Stephanie Wan. Why did she move from Washington D.C. to Adelaide in the name of space? This is no odyssey, this is Techs with Flex, Episode 5, the last for 2022.