How being made redundant changed everything, with Riley Malins - Ways to Wealth EP134

In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Riley Malins!Riley is the co founder and COO at Avatars Global, building cinema quality digital characters and AI agents for brands and modern software experiences. This conversation is the real story behind the highlight reel: the hospo grind, the decision to go back to uni with intent, the leap into emerging tech, and the moment a restructure forced a hard reset that turned into a new company, a new lane, and a much bigger ambition.Charlie and Riley unpack how Avatars Global went from early experiments to enterprise work, why most of their clients are offshore, and what it takes to sell a concept before the market has the language for it. Riley breaks down the operating reality of a five founder team across time zones, why his shift into the COO seat became the backbone for scale, and how they think about focus when the industry throws a new shiny idea at you every week.They also get into where AI and immersive experiences are actually headed, why “digital humans” are becoming the interface people will expect, and how a small team can move fast enough to build a lead before the giants fully turn their attention.Check out Avatars Global hereFollow Riley here#waystowealth #rileymalins #avatarsglobal #aiavatars #digitalhumans #aicompanions #founders #entrepreneurship #nztech #startuplife #remotework #aiinterfaces