We were sick of hearing negative stories from mainstream media about Indigenous Australians so we decided to take action and interview Indigenous entrepreneurs for a podcast that would help shine a positive light on their stories and successes to inspire and educate others.
The podcast is called "Indigipreneur" and its mission is to bring you stories from the doers and thinkers to inspire positive change and help motivate people to achieve their dreams: listen to inspirational stories from Indigenous Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Leaders from around the world.
After interviewing five Indigenous entrepreneurs last year, we received a lot of positive feedback so we've decided to take this initiative to the next level and create a "real" podcast e.g. not recording interviews on my old laptop.
We needed professional equipment, but where would we get the money?
The first problem of getting any great idea up-and-running is funding! Unfortunately, we come from humble beginnings and this project won't provide a financial return that will allow a venture capalist to upgrade their new sports car so there's no support from those kind of people...
This led us to StartSomeGood, to put together a project that will allow us to purchase new equipment (recorder, software, etc.) to provide world-class interviews of Indigenous entrepreneurs from around the world to shine a light on the many positive stories that mainstream media fail to tell and to inspire positive change in our communities.
Please help us by investing in this cause. Any help is appreciated!
Below are some quotes from the Indigenous entrepreneurs we interviewed last year and what people are saying about us....
"The word entrepreneurship to me means and represents people who are taking a risk to better their financial state and better the community." — Phillip Harris, Vybes
"The entrepreneur is a person who really shakes things up and makes a massive difference." — Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Nyungga Black Group Pty Limited
"This is the time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s to grab business with both hands, and it’s a great opportunity for people to be independent." — Josephine Cashman, Big River Impact Foundation
“Dean set a goal to support entrepreneurs and made Barayamal happen. He didn’t wait for permission or the perfect time, he just dug in and got it done. If you want to make stuff happen and make a positive impact, be part of the Barayamal story” — Mark Sowerby , Queensland's first Chief entrepreneur
Indigipreneur website (going live soon...)
