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Wayne Gerard wears a number of hats. By day, he is the Co-Founder & CEO of RedEye and the current Queensland Chief Entrepreneur. He lives on a working farm outside of Brisbane, is a trail runner and is deeply passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, the climate, helping others and making a difference with the time we have!\\xa0
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\\nWayne spent 10 years in the ARMY straight out of school, first as a tactical communications officer and later with a key role to build the ARMY\\u2019s first drone. This opportunity led to a job offer with Boeing, then a Queensland tech company (Lincom) before starting his own consultancy company. Following a devastating flood that affected his property in 2011, Wayne reevaluated his position, wanting to move away from being the product of his business.\\xa0
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\\nDuring a trip to the US, Wayne came up with an idea for a SaaS business - a single instance multi tenant cloud as a solution for engineering companies. RedEye was born with BHP the very first customer. Fast forward 10 years and Wayne has taken up position as Queensland Chief Entrepreneur - a position he will hold until the end of 2022.\\xa0
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\\nHis key focus priorities in this role include:\\xa0
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\\nDuring their chat, Ian and Wayne cover a range of topics, all highlighting Wayne\\u2019s desire to make a difference and help others - particularly those in the innovation and entrepreneurship space. One of the key takeaways: Resilience is learnt as you go on your journey. Know you\\u2019re not alone. It\\u2019s hard work but keep going. What you\\u2019re doing is going to make a difference!\\xa0
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