Bill Kerr (He/him.)

CEO at Athyna

I’m Founder and CEO at Athyna, a Global Talent Platform working with companies at the solo-preneur stage all the way to billion-dollar brands.

I have an interest in creative thinking and building loveable brands that make the world a better place. For the best part of the last decade, I’ve built two successful companies with a 100% remote workforce and now spend my days helping businesses hire, manage and retain world-class global teams. I am also a proud Mentor & Investor at Startmate, the epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand.

Creatively, I am the host of a podcast that tells interesting stories. Child soldiers, corrupt cops, porn stars, astrophysicists and more. Outside of work, I like training, hiking, surfing and reading. Also needing to walk the boss twice daily, my sausage dog, Ziggy.

Through my 20's and early 30's I have also travelled to 50 odd countries around the world. If you like travel, growing your business or sausage dogs feel free to reach out and say hi.

Location

Australia

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Work style

How I prefer to work

Remote

Afternoon

Mostly on my own

Qualities I value in my colleagues

  • Honesty
  • creativity
  • reliability
  • integrity
  • empathy

My communication style

  • Open
  • casual
  • clear

My pet peeves

  • Poor communication
  • unreliability
  • disrespectfulness
  • inauthenticity

Fun fact

I once sailed a 42 foot catamaran through the Caribbean for 12 hours into the eye or Hurricane Matthew. We were somewhere between Mexico and Belize and I had zero experience. And we survived!

Personal Q&A

  • What was the last book you read?

    Foundation by Isaac Asimov. I am a big read and also like scifi.

Timeline

  • CEO

    Current role

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