Kyle Turner from Pearlii: Teeth, Tech and Taking Risks | #246 - a podcast by Nathan Bush
from 2022-11-27T19:00:42
In this episode of Add To Cart, we have our first doctor and possibly our most humble founder to date. Kyle Turner is doing some very impressive work to improve the health of Aussie mouths with his start up, Pearlii, but getting him to toot his own horn is a bit like…well, pulling teeth. What I’m trying to say is, like many social impact founders, Kyle’s doing great things, but sees his work as a simple matter of fixing something that’s broken - in this case, the dental care system in Australia. Pearlii has two sides: a free app that gives users a virtual dental check up plus an online range of oral care products. It launched in 2020, raising almost $3m in seed capital and is on a mission to improve oral health around the globe. In this chat, Kyle shares how his own upbringing has informed his mission, the huge tech mistake he made with his first start up and why the best founders are those who aren’t afraid to lose everything.
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Kyle has been a teacher with Dream Venture Masterclasses, a national program that prepares Indigenous business owners, leaders, and professionals to raise or deploy capital
Questions answered:
- How did you come up with the tech for an app that provides dental check ups?
- Do you think there’s enough support or community for Indigenous entrepreneurs to get involved in eCommerce?
- Was creating a business for social impact always part of your journey?
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About your co-host: Dr Kyle Turner from Pearlii
Dr Kyle Turner, Wiradjuri (he/him), previously held public health research / teaching posts at the University of Oxford and the University of Melbourne. Kyle has published widely on the burden of chronic diseases - with a heavy focus on prevention - with a demonstrated passion for improving health outcomes for First Nation Peoples and other disadvantaged groups.
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