Checking in on mental health & what came 1st: founder or the problem?
Startup 36020 Mars 2025

Checking in on mental health & what came 1st: founder or the problem?

Is the title “founder” this decade’s version of wanting to be a Masterchef or influencer? Startup 360 cohost Kayla Medica has a theory. “So many people now have glamourised being a founder, being an entrepreneur, that there's a whole host of people who just start businesses with that in mind, and they're not actually starting a business because they've encountered a serious problem that they're driven to solve,” she tells cohost Simon Thomsen on episode 6. A lack of innovation is a key theme on this week’s show, featuring Zeina Khodr, founder of Paper & Spark; and fintech advisor and fitness freak Ben Ford. Zeina, a mentor for women in tech, talks about leadership and team building and how AI is transforming marketing. She’s also an expert in residence for Innovation NSW, helping entrepreneurs find their feet and get their messaging right. While Ben Ford gets into what makes good startup swag, he also talks about burnout and depression and the importance of looking after each other, having lost his sister-in-law, Vanessa, a high-powered UK lawyer, and recounts how two good friends in startups insisted on catching up with him to talk when all he felt like doing was curling up in a ball. And did you know that 20 minutes of resistance training is better for your health than 20 minutes of running? We talk about health and well-being, joy and the guilty pleasure of English crime dramas on Startup 360. This episode of Startup 360 is supported by Vanta, helping startups unlock market opportunities through automated compliance. Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, and don't forget to read StartupDaily.net for all the ANZ tech news for free!

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