Luke - SafetyCulture
Founder Complete Series
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43m
An overnight success is what these companies look like from the outside, but Luke Anear had 18 different jobs or businesses before he started SafetyCulture. The family sacrifices and personal toll are heavy, and in this episode Luke gives a raw reflection on the lonely, all-consuming journey of a tech founder - and what it means to push yourself and everyone you love to the breaking point. This is the garage to global story, from a small garage in North Queensland, SafetyCulture has become the world’s most-used workplace operations platform.
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