Q+A: Extraordinary Business Stories - How great ideas become successful businesses
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Q+A: Extraordinary Business Stories - How great ideas become successful businesses

B1IntermediateNovember 12, 202617 min
  • Interview
  • Business & money

Some of the best business ideas start with a simple problem. But turning that idea into a successful company takes much more than a clever solution. In the fourth and final episode of Extraordinary Business Stories, Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson speak with two State Winners of the 2026 Telstra Best of Business Awards: Rebecca Dredge from Kiddo, Queensland Innovation Award Winner, and Hojun Tang from Yellowbox, New South Wales Innovation Award Winner. Rebecca created Kiddo after struggling to find flexible childcare as a working mother, while Hojun's business began with an idea for smart lockers...

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Welcome to Fear and Greet Q&A, extraordinary business stories. I'm Sean A. Elmer. And I'm Michael Thompson. This is our special four-part series brought to you by Telstra meeting some of the state winners of the 2026 Telstra Best of Business Awards. Innovation does not always mean inventing something completely new. Sometimes it's about more recognising

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an everyday problem and just finding a much better way to solve that problem. The Innovation Award recognises businesses using technology and new ideas to tackle modern challenges. Today, we're joined by Rebecca Dredge from KIDO, Queensland Innovation Award winner

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and Ho-Jung Tang from Yellow Box, New South Wales Innovation Award winner. Rebecca, Ho-J, welcome. Hi, thanks for having us. Hello, yeah, thanks for having us.

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