Being a startup founder is really, really hard. Most founders start with rose tinted glasses, an unshakable can-do attitude and big ambitions for disrupting an industry, creating a great product, or changing society for the better. But what do you as a founder do when the harsh realities of being an entrepreneur finally hit you? 

In this episode of Tank Stream Speaks, host Bradley Delamare sits down with Marcus Zeltzer, the CEO and Co-Founder of Yellow Canary, a leading player in the workforce compliance space. In the episode Brad and Marcus discuss the many highs and lows of starting your own company. And Marcus shares his candid startup story, from humble beginnings in his garage to building a thriving company while navigating the unique challenges a founder faces.

Marcus Zeltzer - CEO and co-founder of Yellow Canary - is one of Australia's pre-eminent experts on the future of automation’s role in payroll compliance. Pursuing his passion for solving real-world business problems with technology, Marcus co-founded Yellow Canary to address under-serviced and widespread workforce compliance issues in Australian businesses.

Yellow Canary enables Australian employers to achieve compliance confidence across employee payments, entitlements, Long Service Leave and superannuation. Supporting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) obligations, Yellow Canary’s Pay Always On Compliance platform automates monthly reviews, comparing payments to obligations, and providing rapid actionable insights. With 60 employees across Australia, Yellow Canary assists employers to have confidence in workforce compliance across employee pay and other entitlements including Long Service Leave, and Superannuation. Yellow Canary’s Pay Always On Compliance platform automates monthly reviews, comparing what was paid with what should have been paid, to provide rapid actionable insights. Pay Always On Compliance assists clients to support their ESG obligations, all while avoiding costly remediation projects. 

Yellow Canary website - https://yellowcanary.com.au/contact?utm_source=tankstreamlabs&utm_medium=podcast

Yellow Canary LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/yellowcanary-au/

Marcus' LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuszeltzer/

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