The High Flyers Podcast

What The High Flyers Podcast does

The High Flyers Podcast is a media property operated by Curiosity Centre, a privately-held Australian company founded in 2020 by Vidit Agarwal. The core product is a long-form interview podcast (250+ episodes since launch) featuring senior business, technology, finance, government, and sport leaders, ranked in the global top 10% of podcasts with 820k+ listeners across 27 countries. The underlying technology is a podcast production and distribution stack published through Apple Podcasts and Spotify, with no proprietary technical infrastructure disclosed beyond the Wondery podcast-software sub-product for analytics and distribution.

Curiosity Centre monetizes the platform through a portfolio of five products: the podcast itself (sponsored by Vanta, Notion, and Remote), the Playbooks Report (proprietary research benchmarked against 75+ companies annually, distributed to 5,200+ executives), 7-Star Events (75+ workshops, dinners, and the annual High Flyers Growth Summit in Sydney and San Francisco, with 3,000+ attendees and a 4.9/5 average rating), Advisory Services (AI and market-launch consulting for governments and SMEs), and FB10x (a direct investment arm into fast-growing companies). End-user podcast listening is free; revenue is advertising-, event-, research-, advisory-, and investment-driven rather than subscription-driven.

Customer segments are primarily horizontal-persona: senior executives and CEOs, founders and entrepreneurs, and investors and venture capitalists use the platform for peer-level intelligence, with secondary audience among government leaders and sports figures. Distribution is hybrid: organic via major podcast platforms and earned media (Forbes, Daily Telegraph, SXSW); direct via in-person events; email via the Association Series newsletter (3,000+ executives); and social via LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter. Curiosity Centre is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operates from Sydney, San Francisco, and New York with active listener bases across the US, Australia, India, NZ, UK, Singapore, and Canada.

Name

The High Flyers Podcast

Legal name

Curiosity Centre

Website

https://highflyerspodcast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The High Flyers Podcast, operated by Curiosity Centre (founded 2020), is a globally top-10%-ranked interview podcast and executive-intelligence platform serving CEOs, founders, and investors across 27 countries with 820k+ listeners, monetized via sponsorships, premium events, proprietary research, and advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Podcast Media

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Publishing Industries (513)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Podcast Networks & Multi-Show Publishers (MPACADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Podcast Ad Sales Networks & Monetization Platforms (MPACADAD), Audio Production & Podcasting (BPAFAIAE), Live Podcast Recordings (MPAGACAJ), Podcast Measurement, Attribution & Audience Insights (MPACADAI)

Keywords

• Executive interview podcast
• Leadership media content
• Business research reports
• Executive events summits
• Podcast production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Podcast Sponsorships: The podcast generates revenue through sponsored content with companies including Vanta, Notion, and Remote. Episodes feature sponsor messages and exclusive discount offers for listeners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The High Flyers Podcast produces and distributes a long-form interview podcast featuring influential figures in business, technology, finance, government and sport, reaching 820k+ global listeners across 27 countries. The podcast is the flagship product of Curiosity Centre, which also sells proprietary research reports (Playbooks), premium events (7-Star Events including the High Flyers Growth Summit), strategic advisory services and a podcast software platform (Wondery).

Product overview

The High Flyers Podcast is a media platform operated by Curiosity Centre offering a portfolio of products including: The High Flyers Podcast (250+ episode interview series featuring global business leaders), the Playbooks Report (proprietary research on company scaling), 7-Star Events (premium workshops, dinners and summits across Australia, USA, India and NZ), Advisory Services (AI and market launch consulting), Wondery (podcast software), and FB10x (investment arm). The core offering centers on executive media and intelligence for CEOs, founders, and investors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The High Flyers Podcast Long-form interview podcast featuring the world's most influential figures in business, technology, finance, government and sport. Distributed for free via Apple Podcasts and Spotify, exploring guests' life journeys, defining decisions and behind-the-scenes insights on leadership and company building.
• Playbooks Report

Quantifiable outcome

• 820k+ global listeners across 27 countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• VantaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerVanta serves as a podcast sponsor, offering $1,000 off compliance services to listeners via Vanta.com/high. Vanta is a $5B+ security and compliance company serving over 8,000 customers globally.
• NotioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNotion sponsors the podcast, offering up to 6 months of their Business plan free with Notion AI included (worth $12K) to listeners via ntn.so/highflyers.
• RemotecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRemote is an employer of record service that sponsors the podcast, offering 10% off using promo code EVREMOTE10 for Employer of Record, Contractor Management, and Global Payroll services.
• WonderycoreOthersWondery is a purpose-built software partner for Curiosity Centre. Contact required for access to Wondery platform.
• Australian Government (Centre for Australia-India Relations)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial partnership series with the Australian Government spotlighting the Australia-India relationship across technology, business, media, culture and sport. Featured guests include Australia's High Commissioner to India, MUFG CEO, Ex Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and various government officials.
• City of SydneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation partnership showcasing with the City of Sydney for special limited series featuring innovation stories.
• Wade Institute of EntrepreneurshipcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVC Catalyst program partnership where High Flyers Podcast promotes the program to listeners with 2025 dates in May.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Masters of Scale: LinkedIn/Spotify-backed Reid Hoffman podcast interviewing business leaders on company-building. A larger, well-funded incumbent in the same executive-interview category with broader distribution leverage.
• Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz: Long-form interview show on the Wondery network featuring top business leaders. Comparable in executive-interview format and in operating within a larger podcast distribution ecosystem.
• The Tim Ferriss Show: One of the most established long-form interview podcasts featuring world-class performers and entrepreneurs. Competes for the same executive/founder listener attention and sponsorship dollars.
• Huberman Lab: Top-tier global podcast with elite ranking, multi-channel distribution, and major sponsorships. Comparable as a top-10%-ranked independent podcast brand that monetizes through premium sponsors.

Direct peers

• My First Million: Business and startups podcast featuring interviews with founders and operators, with a similar growing audience among founders and executives. Comparable in niche and aspirational listener base.
• The Diary of a CEO (Steven Bartlett): Top-ranked global podcast featuring in-depth, long-form conversations with CEOs, founders, and high-profile figures. The most direct competitor in the executive-interview format with comparable audience size and sponsorship economics.
• Founders Podcast: Podcast studying the greatest founder stories and business decisions. Comparable in deep-dive founder/leader content targeting a similar entrepreneurial and executive audience.
• All-In Podcast: High-profile podcast featuring tech founders, investors, and operators in candid conversations. Comparable in audience profile (founders, VCs, executives) and sponsorship model.
• Acquired: Long-form podcast focused on the stories of iconic companies and the founders/leaders behind them. Comparable in deep-dive leadership/company-building content and tech-forward executive audience.
• Lenny's Podcast: Long-form interview podcast focused on product management, growth, and tech leadership, with a similar highly-qualified executive audience. Directly comparable as a leader-interview show serving founders, PMs, and operators in the tech ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vidags10
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thehighflyers
• Instagraminstagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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