#285 Aleks Spaseska: Kmart's CEO on Her Macedonian Upbringing, Taking Uncomfortable Career Risks and Why Retail Is Rewarding
13 Oct 2026
1h 0m
Vidit Agarwal · Technology
The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal
Founded 6.5+ years ago by Vidit Agarwal, The High Flyers Podcast is a global top ranked show exploring the personal and professional journeys behind the most relatable role models shaping our world. Enjoy 275+ in-depth (and often rare) conversations with the world’s most influential and relatable role models in business, tech, finance, government and sport -- going beyond the headlines to explore their life and work including their formative years, inflection points, industry insights, and how they think, lead and build. Episodes are listened to by CEOs, C-Suite Executives, Investors, Founders, and Government Leaders across Australia, USA, India, UK, Singapore, Canada and New Zealand. Alongside the podcast, we host an annual High Flyers Growth Summit in Sydney and San Francisco. This podcast is one of five products under our parent company, Curiosity Centre. We're proud that more than 60% of our 275+ guests have trusted us for their first-ever public interview — or to go in-depth on their personal story for the first time. These include: Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Jason Collins (CEO, BlackRock, Asia Pacific), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Keith Rabois (MD, Khosla Ventures), Aleks Spaseska (CEO, Kmart), Michael Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), Elena Verna (Head of Growth, Lovable), David Haber (a16z Partner), David Schneider (Growth Fund Co-Lead Partner, Cotaue), Vandita Pant (CFO, BHP), Jodie Auster (Uber's Global Head of Travel), Shiv Rao (CEO, Abridge), Ryan Beiermeister (Partner, Founders Fund), Jesse Zhag (CEO, Decagon), Rob Giglio (CCO, Canva), Gautam Chari (Head of Capital Commitments, Bank of America), Mel Silva (Managing Director, Google), Jean-Michel Limieux (CTO, Shopify and Atlassian), David Eckstein (CFO, Legora), Stevie Case (CRO, Vanta), John Haddock (CBO, Harvey), Mark Suster (Partner, Upfront Ventures), Niki Scevak (Partner, Blackbird), Craig Tiley (CEO, USA Tennis), Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel), Paul Bassat (Partner, Square Peg), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Sam Sicilia (CIO, Hostplus), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Tim Doyle (CEO, Eucalyptus), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (CEO, Xero), Sanjeev Gandhi (CEO, Orica), Philip Green (Australia's Ambassador to India), Vivek Bhatia (CEO, MUFG), Cristina Cordova (COO, Linear) and more. Engage with us via: Email: [email protected] Website: https://highflyerspodcast.com X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vidags10 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehighflyers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast/ Follow us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Episodes
#284 Venky Ganesan: Menlo Ventures Partner on early Anthropic investment and moving from India to rural America at 16
29 Sep 2026
1h 11m
#283 David Schneider: Scaling ServiceNow from $100M to $5B, Frank Slootman learnings, Left-Field Questions and Co-Leading Coatue’s Growth Fund
25 Sep 2026
1h 16m
#282 Paul Grosmann: R.M.Williams CEO on learning Mandarin, cold emails, rising through Nike and how to listen well
22 Sep 2026
1h 7m
#281 Mike Vernal: Early Facebook Engineer with Zuck to VC at Sequoia to Conviction, What’s Real in AI | The Nerd’s Nerd
18 Sep 2026
1h 13m
#280 Amit Singh: Fijian-Indian Roots, Inside Two Prime Ministers’ Offices & Why He Built His Own Research Firm
16 Sep 2026
48m
#279 Ryan Beiermeister: Founders Fund's Partner on Building for Billions, Human Judgement & How Debate Changed Her Life
14 Sep 2026
1h 8m
#278 Ellen DaSilva: Scaling Twitter, Hims Employee #8, Sequoia Scout & building Summer Health on “Maximum Mode”
11 Sep 2026
1h 13m
#277 Shiv Rao: Abridge’s CEO on Skateboarding, “Languishing” Founder Pressure & Reinventing How Doctors Work
10 Sep 2026
1h 7m
#276 John Willett: Rogo’s COO on Princeton, Being Ignored for Years to Winning the World’s Biggest Banks
07 Sep 2026
55m
#275 Mukund Narayanamurti: “Execution Is Everything”, India’s Opportunity & Lessons Across Corporate, Government and Global Business
02 Sep 2026
1h 10m
#274 Keith Rabois: One of Silicon Valley’s Most Influential Investors and Operators in His Most Personal Conversation Yet
31 Aug 2026
1h 6m
AI processedKeith Rabois, Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, details his career transition from law to technology and his philosophy on venture capital and company building. He emphasizes the importance of hiring high-density talent and maintaining strategic focus, arguing that startups must prioritize accumulating structural a...
#273 Kevin Hartz: Studying with Peter Thiel, Founding Eventbrite, Spotting the PayPal Mafia Early & Building A*
26 Aug 2026
58m
#272 Dylan Babbs: Profound’s CTO on the New Rules of AI Marketing, Maps Obsession & “Swimming Downstream”
24 Aug 2026
1h 15m
#271 Damien Lewke: Pro Football to CrowdStrike, Why the Best Cybersecurity Still Fails + Building Nebulock Alone
19 Aug 2026
1h 21m
#270 Luke Anear: Burnout to CEO Again, Reinventing SafetyCulture as Mitti, and Why He's Flying Helicopters
17 Aug 2026
1h 21m
#269 Flavia Tata Nardini: The Italian-Australian Leading an $800M Space Company Finding Critical Minerals Beneath Earth
11 Aug 2026
1h 18m
#268 Mel Silva: Google's MD on Losing Her Dream Job, Trusting Her Instinct and Making Yourself Replaceable
04 Aug 2026
1h 31m
#267 Vandita Pant: BHP's CFO on How Curiosity Took Her from a Family of Teachers in India to the C-Suite
28 Jul 2026
1h 36m
#266 Caroline Rawlinson: Culture Amp's CEO on Lessons from China, Founder Succession & Evolving a Growth Stage Tech Company
21 Jul 2026
1h 18m
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