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Steve Grace

Steve Grace

CEO & Founder at The Nudge Group

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Steve Grace is a prominent entrepreneur and business leader based in Sydney, Australia. He is the CEO and Founder of The Nudge Group, a company that specializes in connecting startups and scale-ups globally with world-class talent from early stages to IPO. Steve is also the Founder of Nudge Productions, which offers podcast production, newsletter management, photography, and documentary filmmaking services. Additionally, he leads TNG Media, which includes in-house brands like Balance the Grind, Give It A Nudge, and Startup Life: Unscripted.Steve is a Co-Founder of The Pillars AU, an exclusive private member club in Sydney, and serves as a Venture Partner at Stride Equity and Black Nova Venture Capital. With a career spanning over two decades, Steve has held various leadership roles, including Director at YBF Ventures and Owner/Director at Ashdown People. His extensive experience in talent management and media production has made him a key figure in the startup ecosystem. Steve holds a Master of Business Administration from Caterham School and has a background in tennis from Stonebridge Tennis Academy.

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In their own words

From Steve Grace explores how covid has altered the ways companies do business · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
It's a very long and hard journey, and if you don't love doing it, you're probably not going to have the resilience to keep pushing through.
▶ Steve Grace explores how covid has altered the ways companies do business

Career

  1. Now CEO & Founder · The Nudge Group
  2. Earlier · Startup Founder · Fingerprint People Solutions
  3. Earlier · Startup Founder · Ashdown People

Sources: balancethegrind.co

Key moments

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  1. 0:44 Background on The Nudge Group and Balance the Grind
  2. 1:12 Early Entrepreneurial Experiences
  3. 2:08 Expectations vs. Reality of Entrepreneurship
  4. 2:34 First Formal Business: Fingerprint
  5. 3:16 The Evolution of the Startup Ecosystem in Australia
  6. 6:00 Impact of COVID on the Startup Culture
  7. 9:03 Opportunities and Challenges in the Ecosystem
  8. 10:30 Visa and Talent Shortages
  9. 11:30 Importance of Early Stage Company Support
  10. 12:15 Equity and Employee Ownership Issues

Heard on

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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 5 With Mark Pesce, Eloise Hall, Isobel Marshall, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Phil Ireland, Wayne Gerard, Sam Jockel, Samantha Finnegan, Arthur Sinodinos, Peter Devine, Tim Fung, Peter Tippett, Trevor Folsom, Dean McEcoy, Moira Were, Kate Jones, Daniel Flynn, Mick Liubinskas, Peter Bradd, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Aaron Birkby, Rachel Yang, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak
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The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series Steve Grace explores how covid has altered the ways companies do business

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The Nudge Group The Nudge Group, founded by Steve Grace in 2019, specialises in recruitment for startups and scale-ups, supporting businesses from inception to IPO. 1 person · 2 episodes →

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