Nicola Steel

How can smartphone & blockchain technology help smallholder farmers in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty. Listen to the latest "The Spotlight Series - Don't Just Survive, Thrive" podcast with David Davies, Founder of AgUnity - buff.ly/3aGAURT

Testimonial Tuesday!

How can we improve diversity in tech? Watch the next "Spotlight on Software Development" video, with Pauline Fetaui, General Manager of River City Labs about her real life experiences as a female of colour in the tech world.

How can you prevent your family life from suffering along your startup journey? In the lead up to International Women's Day, I talk to Padma Gadiyar, Founder of Smilo, about her advice for female entrepreneurs. #IWD #RiverCityLabs #startups buff.ly/306vmua

If you are a small business, have you considered billboard advertising? In the latest episode of “The Spotlight Series – Don’t just survive, thrive”, I talk to Jeff Jaraved & Taryn Syratt, Founders of CAASie who are revolutionising billboard advertising. buff.ly/2ZJ2tV1

Helping build this world class team was one of the highlights of my career! #highpeformingteams

The results of the poll I posted 2 weeks ago about the challenges of building a high performing tech team: • Unable to access key talent - 27% • A poor cultural or team fit - 34% • Competing for top talent - 7% • Inefficient hiring processes - 32% Culture fit is key!!

Would you like to discover the secrets of how to build a high performing tech team? Come and join me on Thursday 18th February. This event is free. buff.ly/2MCwQch

What will the future of work look like in 2051? Listen to the latest "Don't Just Survive, Thrive" podcast with Tony Ryan, an Education Futurist who helps education systems prepare for the future of work - buff.ly/3qWeCS4 #educationfuturist #futureofwork #AI #Robotics

Today is Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year, apparently. What can you do to make Blue Monday more cheerful and beat any gloominess? I have been looking through the archives and discovered this blog I wrote a few years ago - buff.ly/3ipbzP1 Happy Monday!

I love this quote from Simon Sinek! A company’s product, strategy, marketing can be copied by the competition. However, the people in the organisation are unique; they cannot be duplicated or reproduced in the market. People are a company’s most important asset. #powerofpeople

In the next episode of the "Spotlight on Software Development" video series with River City Labs, I talk to Matt Holme from YouPay and MyWork about the benefits and challenges of having a Co-Founder. #rivercitylabs #startup #cofounder

This month I celebrate 22 years in IT recruitment! Why have I remained in this "champagne & razor blades" industry for so long? I wrote this blog nearly four years ago and it still rings true today. My passion is people! Why do you do what you? buff.ly/35vHPLj

In 2020, The Spotlight Series - Don’t just survive, thrive! published 30 episodes totaling about 16 hours of content. That’s about 935 minutes or 56,106 seconds for your listening pleasure. What was your favorite episode? podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

In the first "Don't Just Survive, Thrive" podcast episode of 2021, I talk to Maree Beare, the Founder of Wanngi, a health tech startup. She is a Consumer Health advocate and is listed in Forbes Top 50 Women Led Startups disrupting Healthtech buff.ly/390Z4Vx

Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2021! This is my last day as I head for a much needed family break on Straddie!

How can AI in the dental industry benefit both the patient and the dentist? Watch the latest video with Padma Gadiyar discussing how the pandemic fast forwarded her startup Smilo from a side gig to a growing company. #ai #techstartup #rivercitylabs buff.ly/3gUxMnj

Listen to this fascinating podcast about how gender stereotypes, especially children's toys and marketing, can have far-reaching and unforeseen effects. Women were once pioneers in computer science but their numbers have dropped dramatically since 1984 - buff.ly/3meAIMT