Portfolio Field Trips: Halter & Heidi Edition
Portfolio Field Trips is a series from Blackbird, going deep on one portfolio company at a time.
Each edition is hosted by a different Blackbird portfolio company and built around: an unscripted look inside the company, the thinking behind how they actually make decisions, and career progression opportunities as a launchpad, not a ladder.
You'll get to meet:
Leish Wells - Head of Eastern States at Halter. With a background in tech and scale-ups, including experience at Blackbird-backed company, Forage, Leish brings a front-row view of what it takes to build, lead and grow high-performing teams in a fast-moving environment.
Aaron Tribuzio - Senior Talent Specialist at Halter. With experience across both GTM and talent, including recruiting at Canva, Aaron knows all about what fast-growing companies look for, how great teams are built, and what helps people thrive in high-ownership companies.
Lauren Humphrey - Head of Customer Success ANZ at Heidi
Caitlin Chimes - Head of Program Management at Heidi
What to expect:
Join us for a panel and networking evening with two companies who know all about scaling fast and building strong teams at the same time. You’ll get a real look at the environment, the pace, and what it takes to succeed.
We’ll cover:
How they think about the world, not just what they do. The reasoning behind Halter and Heidi's biggest calls.
A deep dive into their teams, and what it's like to be in them.
Real stories of people who've grown inside the companies. Plus how they structure for scale, what it takes to thrive in hyper-growth, and the real work of building strong teams.
1:1 time to meet both teams and ask real questions.
This isn’t a sit-and-listen session, the floor is open, so bring your real questions and get into the details that matter to you. Followed by networking, nibbles and drinks.
This is for you if:
You've got a hunch you'll build something of your own one day. Come see what it actually looks like inside a company that's scaled from zero to a category-defining business, the calls that got them there, and the ones that didn't work.
You like staying close to what's happening inside fast-growing companies. A real window into how a high-growth startup thinks and makes decisions.
You're part of the Blackbird portfolio and curious how other portcos operate. Come see how another portco builds, decides and scales, and meet the people doing it.
Why this, why now
Halter & Heidi are two of the fastest-growing companies in the Blackbird portfolio and are hiring across Sydney right now. If you're commercially minded, ambitious, and curious about what building inside a hyperscaling company actually looks like, this is built for you.
Halter builds solar-powered, GPS-enabled smart collars for cows that replace fences, monitor herd health and give farmers back their time. Their technology now helps manage over 1 million cows across New Zealand, Australia and the US.
Heidi is an AI care partner that listens to clinical consults and turns them into structured clinical notes, referral letters and follow-ups in real time, supporting clinicians across 200+ specialties.
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A quick note. This event is held under Chatham House Rule. Feel free to share what you learn, but please don't attribute comments to specific individuals or organisations.