YS Up - Governance and Boards

In this episode of YS Up Governance and Boards Podcast, 3YS Owls Governance Consultants [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/], Ainslie Cunningham [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Ainslie-Cunningham.html] and Deb Anderson [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Deb-Anderson.html] interview Martin Pretty [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-pretty-cfa-06157b1/]. Martin is the Founding Director & Investment Manager of Equitable Investors Pty Ltd [https://sites.google.com/equitableinvestors.com.au/home/]. Equitable Investors is an independent investment manager [https://sites.google.com/equitableinvestors.com.au/home/dragonfly-fund] focused on identifying listed investment opportunities and engaging constructively with the people behind them to maximise shareholder value. Its directors have over 50 years of combined professional experience in investment markets, focused on those market segments in which higher total returns are most likely to be found, being micro-to-mid cap listed companies, larger strategic opportunities, unlisted growth opportunities & mezzanine or alternative financing. We explore with Martin his entre into the business world through the lens of a journalist, Equitable Investors [https://www.linkedin.com/company/equitable-investors/] investment philosophy and their Dragonfly Fund [https://sites.google.com/equitableinvestors.com.au/home/dragonfly-fund], ESG reporting and investing and the world of finance, equities research and investments. “So my time in both on the research side and working with Thorney Investments, I guess what I learned from working with the people that I worked with was that the best opportunities in the way I see the world, everyone's got a different view, but the way I see the world is when you invest in smaller businesses with a lot more upside in terms of the potential growth and value uplift for those businesses, you can get to know the businesses and get close to the people running those businesses, rather than sitting there at a screen and just reading ASX announcements and not really having the context of what's behind them and the quality of the people with real ambitions driving it.And also, part of that philosophy is to get involved and where you can, assist the company, communicate with the company to ensure that they're focused on the things you believe they should be focused on, or they're aware of the opportunities that you can see. I believe that over time we've seen that that's paid off in spades in terms of being not necessarily an activist investor, not trying to oppose current regimes or break things apart, but to be involved and be constructive and try and collectively work for value maximization. So that's probably the philosophy behind Equitable Investors and our fund, Dragonfly Fund."– Martin Pretty Summary of episode · Working as a journalist for the Australian Financial Review [https://www.afr.com/] and Investorweb [https://www.investmentmagazine.com.au/tag/investorweb/]· Environmental, Social and Governance [https://www.asx.com.au/documents/asx-compliance/acsi-fsc-esg-reporting-guide-final-2015.pdf] (ESG) reporting and investing· Microcap [http://microcaps.com.au/]s· Debt v Equity [https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/debtcheaperthanequity.asp]· Capital raisings including convertible notes [https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Capital-gains-tax/Shares,-units-and-similar-investments/Convertible-notes/] and crowd-sourced funding [https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/financial-services/crowd-sourced-funding/#:~:text=Crowd%252Dsourced%2520funding%2520is%2520a,invest%2520small%2520amounts%2520of%2520money.&text=intermediaries%2520seeking%2520to%2520provide%2520crowd,funds%2520through%2520crowd%252Dsourced%2520funding.]· Tips for start-ups on nailing their investor pitch· UpSure [https://www.upsure.com.au/] which is a company that provides A new way for tech, software and other innovative companies to get insured, reduce risks and stay protected.· Ellume [https://www.ellumehealth.com/] Limited is a Queensland based health company that has developed a COVID-19 Home Test which is an over-the-counter, rapid self-test which detects SARS-CoV-2 antigen. The test will be available for non-prescription use in the U.S. It enables individuals, with and without symptoms, to test for COVID-19 infection in 15 minutes, anywhere, subject to regulatory approval· identitii Limited [https://identitii.com/] (ASX:ID8) [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/ID8] was founded in 2014 to solve one of the biggest regulatory challenges in the world, how to reduce regulatory risk, without replacing legacy technology systems· Strategy· Interaction been the Board and C-Suite· Spacetalk Watch [https://www.spacetalkwatch.com/products/spacetalk] for children which enables, parents in times of emergency to be able to instantly find and contact their children. Spacetalk is the solution, enabling parents to call, SMS or locate their child via GPS. Spacetalk is also available for our older loved ones to keep in contact with family and friends, when they need to. About Martin PrettyMartin established Equitable Investors and launched its first fund in 2017 after serving four years as an investment manager with Thorney Investment Group. Martin is also a non-executive director of Centrepoint Alliance Limited (ASX: CAF), a non-institutional wealth advice business, Scout Security Limited [https://www.scoutalarm.com/] (ASX: SCT) [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/sct] and Spacetalk Ltd [https://www.spacetalkwatch.com/products/spacetalk] (ASX: SPA) [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/spa] . Prior to joining Thorney Investments as their Investment Manager, Martin headed equities research teams at both Bell Potter [https://bellpotter.com.au/] and Investorfirst [https://www.hub24.com.au/]. Earlier in his career, Martin was a finance journalist for The Australian Financial Review and Investorweb and subsequently contributed to publications including The Australian [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/], Smart Investor [https://www.afr.com/topic/afr-smart-investor-1mu8] and Eureka Report [https://www.eurekareport.com.au/]. About Scout Security Limited [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=Scout%2520Security%2520Limited]Scout Security Limited [https://www.facebook.com/ScoutAlarm] (ASX: SCT) sells the Scout Alarm, a self-installed, wireless home security system that is making security more modern, open and affordable. Scout was named “Best App-Based Security System” in 2019 by US News and World Report. Scout’s design-centric offering gives users complete flexibility around connected home security, allowing the system to integrate with other best-in-class IoT devices and offering flexible monitoring options. Scout is an official partner of Amazon Alexa [https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=amazon+alexa&adgrpid=88646805564&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpYbppraX7gIViB0rCh1gyArVEAAYASAAEgIi7PD_BwE&hvadid=414099976217&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9069144&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1007874019746891770&hvtargid=kwd-22096180003&hydadcr=5369_11541&tag=googhydr0au-22&ref=pd_sl_12ke80yr2v_e], Google's Assistant [https://assistant.google.com/] and Samsung SmartThings [https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/what-is-samsung-connect/]. Scout is also an Amazon Alexa Fund portfolio company [https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-startups/alexa-fund]. About Spacetalk LtdSpacetalk Ltd [https://www.facebook.com/spacetalkwatch/] (ASX: SPA) (formerly known as MGM Wireless Limited [https://mgmwireless.com/] (ASX: MWR) [https://www2.asx.com.au/content/asx/search.html?q=MWR] is a technology company that designs and develops breakthrough technology, software and wearable devices that enrich connections between families, schools and society. The Company is recognised as a global leader and pioneer in socially responsible technology for schools and families. Everything we do is built on our unshakeable desire for families to feel safe and secure so that they can live with freedom, independence and joy. As reported by the Motley Fool [https://www.fool.com.au/] the company announced that Amazon.com, Inc [https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon/]. (NASDAQ: AMZN [https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amzn]) would be selling MGM’s Spacetalk device on its platform. Closer to home, MGM Wireless boasts sales partnerships with companies such as TPG Telecom Limited [https://www.tpgtelecom.com.au/] (ASX: TPG). [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/tpg] About Centrepoint Alliance Limited [https://www.linkedin.com/company/centrepoint-alliance/]Centrepoint Alliance Limited (ASX: CAF) [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/caf] is a publicly listed company and one of the largest independent financial advice groups in Australia. CAF has a network of ~1,830 advisers that touches ~$25b of client funds, including $3.2b of Funds Under Management or Administration (as of last public report).Review, Like and CommentIf you enjoyed this episode please remember to review, like and comment. You can leave a rating and subscribe for the latest episode at iTunes using the apple icon in the player above. About Us - 3YS Owls – Governance Consultants3YS Owls are a corporate governance firm and incorporated legal practice who specialise in providing a variety of services and solutions across corporate governance, company secretary, board advisory, strategy, risk and business consulting. Contact [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] the team today to see how we can help you. TranscriptDownload a full copy of the transcript here [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/Podcast.jsp?Podcast_ID=35]. Suggest a topic or join us as a guest on the showIf you have a topic you would like us to explore, or you would like to join us as a guest on the podcast, we would be delighted to hear from you. Lets Get in touch! [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] YS Up - Governance and Boards Podcast is an easy to understand educational podcast covering hot topics in governance, risk, latest regulatory changes and issues keeping directors and executives awake at night. A practical guide to assist in navigating the complex regulatory minefield, increased public scrutiny, erosion of trust, climate change, modern slavery, non-financial risks, systemic cultural problems and other challenges facing companies in Australia in 2020 and beyond. Are you a company secretary, director, board member, C-Suite, executive or senior manager with an interest in governance, risk and regulatory change? Then this is the podcast for you! https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/ys-up-governance.jsp

In this episode of YS Up Governance and Boards Podcast, 3YS Owls Governance Consultants [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/], Ainslie Cunningham [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Ainslie-Cunningham.html] and Deb Anderson [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Deb-Anderson.html] interview Peter Turnbull AM [https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-turnbull-am-0a420a15/]. Peter is an experienced non-executive director and chair of listed public companies, and has extensive governance experience as a former president, fellow and life member of the Governance Institute of Australia [https://www.linkedin.com/school/governance-institute-of-australia/] and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors [https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/]. We explore with Peter his extensive career working for Regulators in Australia and overseas, his executive, NED and Chair roles and the wealth of experience gained over his career to date in the energy and technology commercialisation sectors. The skills required to gain a non-executive director board role, the importance of risk management, keeping governance simple, people and open and transparent communication in every business, Peter’s extensive contribution to Governance both nationally and internationally, executive remuneration [https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/corporate-governance/executive-remuneration/], culture and so much more. “Look, it's nice in the sense that we're a global community. I see a lot of the things that we grapple with and talk about here. For instance, Canada, the UK, people are talking about the same things in most countries. The Chartered Governance Institute has nine divisions around the world. We have about 30,000 members and a 120-year history. It gives you a really good vantage point to see what others are doing, and talking about, and worrying about. They're very similar. Some of the things we've talked about here already, they're the same sorts of things. Particularly during 2020, how do we hold virtual meetings? What are the regulators prepared to do and not do? Will some of these things become permanent? Exactly the same, particularly in the UK, Canada, but even Africa. They're talking about the same sorts of things in Southern Africa and Zimbabwe. It's really great because we can... At the global level, we share a lot. We share what our different regulators are doing. We share many of our own solutions that we've come up with. We try not to reinvent the wheel, so to speak each time.That's one of the things I'm really trying to encourage as president at the minute. Make sure we're sharing what we've already done and invented and rolled out. But it's a very high level of discussion on the same sorts of things around the world.”– Peter Turnbull AM Summary of episode · Peter’s appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia [https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/its-honour/member-order-australia] in June 2020 (as announced in the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List [https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/QB20%2520Gazette%2520-%2520O%2520of%2520A%2520V6.pdf]), for services to business administration and corporate governance institutes· General vantage point of Peter’s global view on governance and being very involved as a Chair/Director and in the global governance community· Learnings from 2020 and the key risks for 2021· Strategy and risk management· Ways that a board can reconnect with middle management· Virtual Annual General Meetings [https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/news-items/asic-guidelines-for-investor-meetings-using-virtual-technology/] (AGM)· Board Skills Matrix [https://www.asx.com.au/documents/asx-compliance/creating-disclosing-board-skills-matrix.pdf] as a useful tool for succession planning· Non-executive Director Recruitment and search consultants· NED Roles on ASX [https://www.linkedin.com/company/asx/] listed entities· Executive Roles with ASX Listed Newcrest Mining [https://www.newcrest.com/] Limited (ASX:NCM [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/NCM]) & Energex Limited [https://www.energex.com.au/]· The transition from C-Suite executive to board member· The importance of focusing on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) issues, culture and Diversity on Boards [https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/board-diversity/statistics]· Artificial Intelligence [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence] (AI), innovation and technology disruption About Peter Turnbull AM Peter is an experienced NED and chair, with substantial commercial, governance and senior executive experience across a range of sectors, including technology commercialisation, mining, oil and gas and industrial manufacturing. Peter is a non-executive director of Karoon Energy Limited [https://www.karoonenergy.com.au/] (ASX:KAR [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/KAR]), chair of Calix Limited [https://www.calix.global/] (ASX:CXL [https://www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/CXL]), a non-executive director of the Governance Institute of Australia [https://www.governanceinstitute.com.au/about-us/our-governance/governance-institute-board/] and president of The Chartered Governance Institute [https://www.cgiglobal.org/about-us/council/], which is established under a royal charter, and based in London.Peter is also a member of the corporate governance consultative panel of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission [https://asic.gov.au/] (ASIC). Prior to taking on non-executive positions, Peter held senior legal commercial and governance positions, with several top 50 ASX companies, and has also worked in senior roles for regulatory authorities in Australia and Hong Kong, including as a director of corporate finance with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. [https://sfc.hk/en/]Peter is a former President, Fellow and Life Member of the Governance Institute of Australia [https://www.governanceinstitute.com.au/] and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors [https://www.linkedin.com/school/australianinstituteofcompanydirectors/]. Former positions include an adjunct professor role at the University of Queensland [https://www.uq.edu.au/] (Institute of Molecular Bioscience), president of Corporate Secretaries International Association [https://csiaorg.com/] (CSIA), based in Geneva, and a member of ASIC’s [https://www.linkedin.com/company/asic/] Director Advisory Panel in Australia. Peter has degrees in law and economics from the University of Melbourne. [https://www.unimelb.edu.au/] Review, Like and CommentIf you enjoyed this episode please remember to review, like and comment. You can leave a rating and subscribe for the latest episode at iTunes using the apple icon in the player above. About Us - 3YS Owls – Governance Consultants3YS Owls are a corporate governance firm and incorporated legal practice who specialise in providing a variety of services and solutions across corporate governance, company secretary, board advisory, strategy, risk and business consulting. Contact [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] the team today to see how we can help you. TranscriptDownload a full copy of the transcript here [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/Podcast.jsp?Podcast_ID=34]. Suggest a topic or join us as a guest on the showIf you have a topic you would like us to explore, or you would like to join us as a guest on the podcast, we would be delighted to hear from you. Lets Get in touch [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html]! YS Up - Governance and Boards Podcast is an easy to understand educational podcast covering hot topics in governance, risk, latest regulatory changes and issues keeping directors and executives awake at night. A practical guide to assist in navigating the complex regulatory minefield, increased public scrutiny, erosion of trust, climate change, modern slavery, non-financial risks, systemic cultural problems and other challenges facing companies in Australia in 2020 and beyond. Are you a company secretary, director, board member, C-Suite, executive or senior manager with an interest in governance, risk and regulatory change? Then this is the podcast for you! https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/ys-up-governance.jsp

In this episode of YS Up Governance and Boards Podcast, 3YS Owls Governance Consultants [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/], Ainslie Cunningham [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Ainslie-Cunningham.html] and Deb Anderson [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Deb-Anderson.html] interview Nicholas Bernhardt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbernhardt/]. Nicholas is the CEO and Co-Founder of Informed 365 [https://informed365.com/], an Australian based tech company that specialises solely on better sustainability outcomes. They develop customised real-time digital platforms with predictive capabilities and unlimited analytics functionality to provide improved visibility and transparency and to allow their clients to make better, more informed decisions. We explore with Nicholas ESG, CSR and Modern Slavery reporting [https://informed365.com/modern-slavery/] and the diagnostic tools that are offered by Informed 365 [https://www.linkedin.com/company/informed-365/about/], and some of the stunning statistics around the number of people living in slave-like situations. “You might know that last year, October 2019, the Property Council launched an Australian-first shared platform for their members to combat modern slavery. It was not the usual Stockland, Mirvac, Lendlease tackle modern slavery in their little silos. They do that collaboratively. Modern slavery is a non-compete space. Let's face it. We all want to eradicate it. Well, not all. The perpetrators don't want to eradicate it, but normal, healthy, sane people want to eradicate modern slavery.It was good to see an industry organisation take the lead and say, "Look, we're just going to do this because it will be much more efficient, and the impact will be a lot greater."– Nicholas Bernhardt Summary of episode · Modern Slavery Reporting [https://informed365.com/modern-slavery/]· Modern Slavery Act 2018 [https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018A00153]· Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting [https://informed365.com/csr-reporting-and-certification/]· Corporate Social Responsibility [https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/corporate-social-responsibility-human-rights] (CSR)· Supply chain management [https://informed365.com/supply-chain/]· Some corporate examples of the ‘poster child’ in terms of CSR: Patagonia [https://www.patagonia.com.au/], Outland Denim [https://www.outlanddenim.com.au/], Property Council of Australia [https://www.propertycouncil.com.au/]· Connecting devices, data and databases to produce meaningful information· Web-Based Platform Solutions Provider of Supply Chain Management, Business Intelligence, Climate Change Adaptation/Resilience and CSR Certification· Department of Home Affairs [https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/criminal-justice/Pages/modern-slavery.aspx]· CIPS [https://www.cips.org/who-we-are/governance/cips-australia-new-zealand/]· Climate change [https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/climate-change/]· Workplace Health and Safety· ESG Investing [https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/esg-investing-withstands-covid-19-crisis-20200726-p55fls]· Treasury Wine Estates [https://www.tweglobal.com/]· Boohoo scandal [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/08/boohoo-fashion-factory-retailer-uk] About Nicholas BernhardtNicholas is the CEO and co-founder of Australian tech company Informed 365. Informed 365 helps any organisation (from non-profits to global enterprises to governments) to track, monitor, calculate and visualise critical ESG (Environment Social Governance) data in a meaningful way that allows them to make better, more informed decisions. Nicholas is an ex-investment banker who held senior management positions at Standard Chartered Bank [https://www.sc.com/en/], Nomura Securities [https://www.nomuraholdings.com/company/group/nsc/] and Ameco Financial Services. Review, Like and CommentIf you enjoyed this episode please remember to review, like and comment. You can leave a rating and subscribe for the latest episode at iTunes using the apple icon in the player above. About Us - 3YS Owls – Governance Consultants3YS Owls are a corporate governance firm and incorporated legal practice who specialise in providing a variety of services and solutions across corporate governance, company secretary, board advisory, strategy, risk and business consulting. Contact [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] the team today to see how we can help you. TranscriptDownload a full copy of the transcript here [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/Podcast.jsp?Podcast_ID=33]. Suggest a topic or join us as a guest on the showIf you have a topic you would like us to explore, or you would like to join us as a guest on the podcast, we would be delighted to hear from you. Lets Get in touch! [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] YS Up - Governance and Boards Podcast is an easy to understand educational podcast covering hot topics in governance, risk, latest regulatory changes and issues keeping directors and executives awake at night. A practical guide to assist in navigating the complex regulatory minefield, increased public scrutiny, erosion of trust, climate change, modern slavery, non-financial risks, systemic cultural problems and other challenges facing companies in Australia in 2020 and beyond. Are you a company secretary, director, board member, C-Suite, executive or senior manager with an interest in governance, risk and regulatory change? Then this is the podcast for you! https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/ys-up-governance.jsp

In this episode of YS Up Governance and Boards Podcast, 3YS Owls Governance Consultants [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/], Ainslie Cunningham [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Ainslie-Cunningham.html] and Deb Anderson [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Deb-Anderson.html] interview Steve Renouf [https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-renouf-34b71667/]. Steve is a proud Gunggari [https://www.gunggaripbc.com.au/gunggari-country/] and Gubbi Gubbi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubbi_Gubbi_people] man and is a rugby league legend having played 212 games for the Broncos [https://www.broncos.com.au/], 11 Queensland State of Origin [https://www.qrl.com.au/] games and 9 International Australian Rugby League [https://www.nrl.com/] tests. We explore with Steve his role as a Deadly Choices [https://deadlychoices.com.au/] Ambassador for the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health [https://www.iuih.org.au/], living with diabetes, his role as the first Ambassador for Australian Diabetes Educators Association [https://www.adea.com.au/about-us/] (ADEA) and some rugby league. “Deadly Choices is celebrating its 10 years this year. So, we're very fortunate that we are still operating the way we were. And Deadly Choices, obviously, was born out of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health. When we first came together back in 2009-2010, we had to have a community engagement program for the community. And Ian Lacey and Keiran Lander were two young men at the time, and they're still young, they're a bit younger than me. But we employed them, brought them onboard, and they came up with the original idea.So, Deadly Choices was born as a school’s program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids, just around healthy lifestyles. So, eating the right thing, drinking plenty of water, and having plenty of sleep, and all that. So, it was reinforcing what would have been taught at school as well. But we specifically target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids within the school. And then out of that came this idea that ... The boys come up with an idea ... Or the group at the time, it wasn't just the boys. That how about we look at these shirts that we made, the Deadly Choices shirts, you might see them around the place, and why don't we use them in the medical centres to try and incentivise people coming in for a 715 health check? And that's where it was born, and it was so popular, using that concept. And along the way we built partnerships to help with that.And obviously, the first one being a partnership with the Brisbane Broncos. Because our community love Rugby League, especially up here in the southeast corner. So, having the Broncos come on board, back in 2013, as our first partner in our Deadly Choices program, it just really lifted the profile of what we were trying to do. “– Steve Renouf Summary of episode · The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health [https://www.iuih.org.au/] and it’s South East Queensland Members including: ATSICHS Brisbane [https://atsichsbrisbane.org.au/], Yulu-Barri-Ba [https://www.ybb.com.au/]: Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health, Kalwun [https://www.kalwun.com.au/], Kambu [https://www.kambuhealth.com.au/]: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health and Moreton ATSICHS [https://www.moretonatsichs.org.au/] (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service)· Living with diabetes, having 5 children all with diabetes and becoming the first ambassador [https://fb.watch/26AL9ewH-J/] for the Australian Diabetes Educators Association [https://www.adea.com.au/] on World Diabetes Day [https://worlddiabetesday.org/]· NAIDOC Week 2020 [https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/2020-theme]· Steve’s passion as an Ambassador for Deadly Choices along with some other well known fellow Ambassador’s [https://deadlychoices.com.au/ambassadors/] including: Preston Campbell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/preston-campbell-25b483125/], Willie Tonga [https://www.linkedin.com/in/willie-tonga-88170844/], Brandon Wakeling, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwakeling/]Taliqua Clancy [https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/taliqua-clancy/], Scott Prince [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-prince-2967b345/], Petero Civoniceva [https://www.linkedin.com/in/petero-civoniceva-8422a049/], Tallisha Harden [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tallisha-harden-048193a9/] to name a few· Playing for the Brisbane Broncos and their support of Deadly Choices· Launch of the DC Fit program [https://deadlychoices.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DC-FIT-Program-Information-Sheet.pdf] which is a group fitness and exercise program designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are between 16 -25 years of age, to exercise in a culturally-safe and supportive environment, while participating in Fun Indigenous Training (FIT).· The requirement of a 715 health check [https://deadlychoices.com.au/health-checks/what-does-a-health-check-involve/], which is designed to support the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients of all ages and acts as an early detection for chronic disease· The Work it Out (WIO) program [https://www.iuih.org.au/our-services/health-and-wellbeing-services/work-it-out/] which is a culturally responsive, chronic condition self-management program that has been implemented since 2011 across participating Community Controlled Health Services [https://www.qaihc.com.au/about/our-members] (CCHSs) in South East Queensland.· Deadly Choices Sistas Program [https://deadlychoices.com.au/programs/deadly-choices-sistas/] developed by the Wirrpanda Foundation [https://www.wf.org.au/], which engages female role models to empower and enable young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (between the ages of 12 and 17) to make informed decisions about their personal health and wellbeing, leading to a positive and healthy lifestyle.· Aunty Pamela Mam’s legacy [https://atsichsbrisbane.org.au/2020/01/20/farewell-aunty-pamela-mam/]· Deadly Choices Podcast [https://deadlychoices.com.au/resourcepage/podcasts/] About Steve Renouf Steve is the Deadly Choices Ambassador [https://deadlychoices.com.au/ambassadors/steve-the-pearl-renouf-rugby-league-legend/] for the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health. Steve holds the record for the most tries for the Broncos, with 142 tries. And was named in the Broncos' 10 and 20 year teams, the 25 year Grand Final team, and the Indigenous Team of the Century [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_All_Stars_(rugby_league)]. He played 212 Broncos games, 11 Queensland State of Origin games, 9 International Australian Rugby League [https://www.nrl.com/] tests, and was part of four Premiership winning teams for the Broncos.As a Deadly Choices Ambassador, Steve is an inspiration and fantastic role model. While he may no longer play football professionally, he still plays plenty of sport and is always keeping active and eating good food. He is a loving father to his five children and openly talks about his life with diabetes, encouraging everyone to make healthy choices. His favourite meal is garlic prawns cooked on the barbie, and his favourite exercise is going for a walk. You can follow Steve on Twitter, @therealpearl03 [https://twitter.com/therealpearl03?lang=en]. And Steve's deadly choice is to eat healthy, keep active, and keep his diabetes under control. Review, Like and CommentIf you enjoyed this episode please remember to review, like and comment. You can leave a rating and subscribe for the latest episode at iTunes using the apple icon in the player above. About Us - 3YS Owls – Governance Consultants3YS Owls are a corporate governance firm and incorporated legal practice who specialise in providing a variety of services and solutions across corporate governance, company secretary, board advisory, strategy, risk and business consulting. Contact [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] the team today to see how we can help you. TranscriptDownload a full copy of the transcript here [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/Podcast.jsp?Podcast_ID=32]. 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In this episode of YS Up Governance and Boards Podcast, 3YS Owls Governance Consultants [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/], Ainslie Cunningham [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Ainslie-Cunningham.html] and Deb Anderson [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/team/Deb-Anderson.html] interview Shannon Gilleland [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannongilleland/]. Shannon is the CEO of Form-i-Baby and founder of the Pronto Bottle: a self-sanitising baby bottle, making it faster and lighter for parents to travel with a bottle-fed baby. We explore with Shannon her journey of a start-up from developing a product from concept to design, capital raising and investment opportunities (private equity, venture capital, IPO, debt/equity), go-to-market strategy, establishing a board setting up governance and other challenges faced by entrepreneurs. "There's actually been a number of options we've looked at and also completed ourselves. So, the initial one that I mentioned there was the friends and family round. We didn't actually take that as a portion of equity, that was actually we took on as loans. So we said to people that we would pay them back within a set period of time and we were lucky enough to have friends and family that said they were happy without having to have some sort of increase by year one of payment, which is great. And then the next thing for us was we actually got into that acceleration program, the Med Tech one, which is actually backed by VC [venture capital] firms. So Artesian was one of the firms backing that program. So through that we actually raised three separate rounds of funding and those all required the same sort of process you would for any other type of investment in terms of you had to pitch, you had all your documentation requirements, your legal requirements around that as well. It's also reporting requirements too. So, every three months you've got to report to the VCs on what did you say you were going to do? Where are you right now and where do you think you're going to be in X amount of time as well just to make sure that you are kind of being transparent as to what you're doing? And then the next thing now is we did two separate rounds of one was a non-equity based fundraising round. That was last year through crowdfunding actually, so I'm not sure on, most people are aware what crowdfunding is about, but this was a product for price crowd funding. So, the idea was that people would purchase or pre-purchase a bottle and then at some stage in nine months’ time, once we completed our manufacturing, they get that product and return."– Shannon Gilleland Summary of episode · Founding Form-i-Baby Pty Ltd· Developed Pronto Bottle from concept, to design, sample production, testing, forecast, cost and promotion including further product development· Research involving interviewing and surveying 100 parents to identify the pain point around parents having to travel with multiple prefilled bottles and the challenges with bottle sterilization· Transferrable skills from her mobile game development and e-commerce roles including her role at Electronic Arts [https://www.ea.com/]· Funding – starting with family and friends before moving to equity crowd sourced funding (CSF) via Birchal [https://www.birchal.com/]· Developing strategic plans, budgets and operating plans· Responsible for managing and implementing marketing activities through research, strategic planning and implementation including advertising and crowdfunding strategies· Business plan development including investor pitch deck, executive summary and information memorandum for crowd sourced funding· Participating in Australia’s leading Med Tech Actuator program [https://medtechactuator.com/] and raising capital from VC firm Artesian [https://www.artesianinvest.com/]· Identified and hired key stakeholders to work with, including product developers, marketing, legal, accounting, branding, PR and manufacturing, and managed these relationships through the various stages they were required in the business· Implementing a governance board of directors About Shannon GillelandShannon is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Pronto Bottle [https://www.prontobottle.com/] and CEO of Form-i-Baby [https://www.linkedin.com/company/form-i-baby/]. Having founded, and co-founded, three previous businesses in mobile game development and e-commerce, and has worked as project manager for one of the world’s most recognisable game development studios (Electronic Arts [https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-arts/]).Her skills range from business development, product development, marketing, branding, project management, logistics, distribution, e-commerce, customer service and management of small to large globally distributed teams.Along with a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology [https://www.swinburne.edu.au/], and a bottle feeding parent herself, she's had first-hand experience with the current pain points of her target demographic and been able to apply the last 10 years of experience to developing a product and company to solve the biggest problem for bottle feeding parents. Review, Like and CommentIf you enjoyed this episode please remember to review, like and comment. You can leave a rating and subscribe for the latest episode at iTunes using the apple icon in the player above. About Us - 3YS Owls – Governance Consultants3YS Owls are a corporate governance firm and incorporated legal practice who specialise in providing a variety of services and solutions across corporate governance, company secretary, board advisory, strategy, risk and business consulting. Contact [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] the team today to see how we can help you. TranscriptDownload a full copy of the transcript here [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/Podcast.jsp?Podcast_ID=31]. Suggest a topic or join us as a guest on the showIf you have a topic you would like us to explore, or you would like to join us as a guest on the podcast, we would be delighted to hear from you. Lets Get in touch! [https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/contact_us/ContactUs.html] YS Up - Governance and Boards Podcast is an easy to understand educational podcast covering hot topics in governance, risk, latest regulatory changes and issues keeping directors and executives awake at night. A practical guide to assist in navigating the complex regulatory minefield, increased public scrutiny, erosion of trust, climate change, modern slavery, non-financial risks, systemic cultural problems and other challenges facing companies in Australia in 2020 and beyond. Are you a company secretary, director, board member, C-Suite, executive or senior manager with an interest in governance, risk and regulatory change? Then this is the podcast for you!https://www.3ysowls.com.au/governance/podcast/ys-up-governance.jsp