Creating Synergy Podcast
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November 2, 2022
#89 - Anton Andreacchio, founder of Convergen Group, Co-founder of Jumpgate, and Serial Prominent Board Member
Anton Andreacchio owns five companies and is on six prominent Adelaide boards. But here’s what you probably don’t know about him:
- He founded his first company, the Convergen Group, at the age of 22, which has become one of Australia’s leading companies in infrastructure visualisation.
- His second company Jumpgate was ridiculed, until it became the “next big thing”.
- He says entrepreneurs should ask themselves three simple questions when evaluating their ideas, "Do you have an idea? Do you believe it'll work? Are you willing to go after it?"
- He believes we spend too much time on the 'theatre' of entrepreneurship (and what we should be focussed on instead).
- He actively removes himself from projects and the mental models he uses to manage five separate businesses and six board roles.
- As the Chair of the Adelaide Film Festival, he’s obsessed with storytelling, the commercialisation of creative industries, and thinks most South Australians don’t understand our reputation in this space.
There's a reason Anton has been so successful and is on so many boards, including the South Australian Entrepreneurship Advisory Board; he’s refreshingly wise and is all about creating value.
Get Anton into your ears now - you won't regret it!
Guest Info

Anton Andreacchio is the co-founder of the creative industries companies Convergen, Jumpgate VR, and Artisan Post Group.
Anton has co-produced works that have been shown at the Venice Biennale, Sundance Film Festival, and SxSW. Anton collaborated with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in 2015 to create the world's first virtual reality symphony concert, and he continues to support South Australian cultural organizations in exploring the potential of new technologies.
With the AFL, Tier 1 Constructors, and governments, he is now working in a variety of fields, including technology in sport, construction, and contemporary art with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Dance Company, and Sydney Opera House. He also recently supported Living Rocks, the first Australian Collateral Event at the La Biennale di Venezia. Australia's South-West Art Gallery.
Anton also sits on the South Australian Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, the Adelaide Film Festival Board, the ACE Open Board, and the University of Adelaide Creativity and Culture Advisory Board.
Host Info


Daniel Franco
Daniel is a 'People Collector' kind, a steadfast optimist who believes that the power of trusting relationships is foundational to our bright future. He believes that the world is a better place when we work together. Besides being the Director of Synergy IQ, Daniel is the Host of the Creating Synergy Podcast and rises up every morning with the vision that he can help leaders create a business where their people feel safe, inspired and fulfilled.
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