Ep.101 – Skin In The Game
Since starting out with a few friends and family clients in 2007, boutique fund management company Pie Funds now works… Read More
Leadership Interviews, Success Interviews
Success Interviews
Ep.98 – Making The Cut
One of New Zealand’s top hair stylists, Tāne Tomoana, tends to the hair of the Prime Minister for the occasional… Read More
Ep.95 – The Genius Of Rhys Darby
He is of course a comedic legend who has gone Hollywood but Rhys Darby can still appreciate the simple things… Read More
Ep.94 – What It Is Like To Open A Luxury Boutique Hotel In 2020
When talking about the opening of a new luxury boutique hotel in 2020, it is hard not to start off… Read More
Ep.79 – Putting The Human Back Into The Digital Sales Process
As General Manager of UpSol NZ, Kristin Harper is helping NZ companies get into the future faster by utilising Digital… Read More
Ep.75 – Rebuilding Our Workforce
While young entrepreneurs these days might be focused on the next big app or software solution, Israel Whitley has created… Read More
Ep.73 – The Future Of Property Prices And Leadership
Real estate might well be up there with politics and religion when it comes to divisive dinner party conversations, but… Read More
Ep.72 – Expanding Thinking And The Power Of Adaptation
The perception has been over the years that our attention spans have been reduced to sub 1 minute road rage… Read More
Ep.71 – Life Advice from The God of Thunder
He might have the voice of a Norse God, but Travis Willingham is such a versatile actor that over the… Read More
Ep.70 – Bank Shot
At just 32, Tom Abercrombie is like a seasoned veteran of the world of basketball. After his success at Westlake… Read More
Ep.69 – MMA Champ Fighting For Mental Health
Mixed Martial Arts and the world of UFC has become a big deal over the years and there must be… Read More
Ep.68 – Hollywood Lessons On Resilience
Talented actor, writer and producer Cameron Jones might make his craft look effortless, but behind his credits which include, Shortland… Read More
Ep.67 How To Build Manufacturing Here
As we start to put a bit more of a spotlight on local manufacturing and supply chains, Ben Kepes and… Read More
M2 Ep.66 – How To Look After $1.4 Billion And Your Community At The Same Time
Foundation North holds in trust for the Auckland and Northland communities an endowment of $1.4 billion. That endowment, held in… Read More
Ep.65 – The Hope for Hospitality
Some people like to describe us as a collective, as all being in the same boat in this Covid-19 world,… Read More
Ep.64 – How To Convert Struggle Into Greatness
“I really struggled in school. I was that kid in primary school, you know the one. The kid that had… Read More
Ep.63 – Behind the Scenes – How to Write for Film and TV
Storytelling is a fundamental human instinct and in a lot of ways we define ourselves by the universal truths explored… Read More
Ep.60 – Creating World Beating Products Here
The multi-award winning New Zealand spirits company Scapegrace obviously know a few things about how to create and market great… Read More
Ep.58 – Crafting Consistency Out Of Constant Variables
Over the last quarter century, Wither Hills has built up a strong reputation for well crafted wines here and globally.… Read More
Ep.56 – Supercharging NZ Innovation
Mark Eltom’s career has really been defined by an intersection of science, business, innovation and the power of these things… Read More
Ep.55 – Rethinking The Way We Think About Business
Steve Pirie has been a part of the creation of some of New Zealand and Australia’s most iconic travel and… Read More
Ep.54 – What’s Holding NZ Business Back?
Lani Fogelberg left her role at one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent commercial finance brokerage firms to take a step back… Read More
Ep.53 – How To Grow A Startup
In 2013, Aidan co-founded entertainment website EMGN.com. Within its first year, it was a global, multi-million dollar business. Following the… Read More
Ep.52 – Building A Passion Out Of A Business
Ash Parmar has been in the liquor business for over 14 years and over those years, Ash and his family… Read More
Ep.51 – Bootstrapping Scalable Global Businesses
For many New Zealand Startups, or even established businesses developing their digital resiliency as many have recently been forced to… Read More
Ep.50 – Why One Business Model Doesn’t Fit All
Much has been written about Rob Campbell’s business journey; a former trade unionist who rose to become one of New… Read More
Ep.49 – Leaving The Echo Chamber
Will Fleming is on a journey to expand our thinking through deep conversations that reveal ways to think about life… Read More
Ep.47 – Why Failure Is A Critical Step To Success
Author, entrepreneur and ex-children’s entertainer pirate, Ken Williams, thinks that we are too afraid of failure and that we should… Read More
Ep.45 – The Power of Purpose
Catherine van der Meulen was born and raised in Sydney until recently, moving to rural New Zealand with her children… Read More
Ep.44 – Re-imagining Our Digital Future
Many discoveries about ourselves, our economy and the way we work have come out of our Covid-19 experience. Some good… Read More
Ep.43 – Adventuring Into Greatness
Cory Richards is one of the world’s most recognised adventure and mountaineering photographers, and the National Geographic Adventurer of the… Read More
Ep.41 – Have You Got What It Takes To Be A Venture Capitalist?
Ever wanted to run your own VC fund but thought that was another world away? Well, Rob Vickery wants to… Read More
Ep.39 – The Future Of How We Work
According to Christian Pistauer, Workplace Strategy Director of Meta5 Group in New Zealand, COVID-19 will dramatically change the commercial real… Read More
Ep.38 – How Do We Get More Business?
As a nation, we are renowned globally for innovation but equally renowned for lacking in sales fundamentals and operational rigor.… Read More
Ep.36 – How To Create Not Just A New Future But A Longer One
Pulotu Selio Solomon has a history of leadership with a focus on inspiring and motivating communities to achieve at a… Read More
Ep.35 – Why Local Competition Is For Losers
After 25 years in the corporate world, Gavin Oliver arrived in New Zealand in 2008 with a young family and… Read More
Ep.31 – How To Run A Company That Lasts Generations
Auckland City Motors Managing Director, Ian Gibson, has defined his life and career around a love of cars. It’s also… Read More
Ep.28 – Finding Opportunities In Any Market
One of the original shareholders of Fisher Funds before it was sold, Frank Jasper has had a 14 year tenure… Read More
Ep.25 – How We Rebuild
Over the last 20 years Ajit Balasingham has helped numerous businesses turn around failing business units, supported shareholders to exit… Read More
Ep.24 – What Can Landing On An Aircraft Carrier Teach Us About Covid-19?
Win Charlesbois is the co-founder of The Diamond Shop which specialises in handcrafted diamond engagement rings. At one point he… Read More
Ep.22 – The Insights That Are Going To Shape Our Recovery
Called Rutherford, out of respect for one of New Zealand’s greatest thinkers, Lord Ernest Rutherford, is a company that is… Read More
Ep.21 – How The Hell Do You Market Now?
Jemma is the Marketing and Digital Director and driver of sustainability projects at ecostore, the leading environmental and sustainable brand… Read More
Ep.18 – Why Losing Everything Isn’t The End Of The Game
In times like this there is the very real chance that many of us will have to start again. But… Read More
Ep.16 – The Future of New Zealand’s SME Landscape From the Man Who Helped Shape it
Few people have had the breadth of experience in the SME and startup space like Andy Hamilton has over the… Read More
Ep.15 – What Losing $600,000 Taught Me
After studying Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Massey University, Jasnish worked in the gas, petroleum, pipelines and project estimation… Read More
Ep.13 – CEO of Kernel Talks the Challenges Ahead For Investors
After spending a number of years in the financial services industry, Dean realised that investment options needed to improve in… Read More
Ep.10 – Biotech Engineering Medical Researcher Shares Her Lockdown Routine
Dr. Hannah Wells juggles life as a medical researcher in the field of biotech engineering and a champion triathlete. Hannah… Read More
Ep.8 – Dealing With Times Of Uncertainty And Adversity From A Man Who’s Led Covert Ops
Stew Darling is a former British army official who led covert operations in deadly wars around the world for 15… Read More
Ep.7 – Advice For Getting Through Multiple Downturns From Someone Who Has
Mark Collins has competed as part of the NZ Cooking Team at the Hotel Olympia in London and has run… Read More
Ep.5 – Looking at The Housing Market Now and in the Future
Dan Heyworth is co-founder and director at Box, a combined registered architectural practice and registered master builder that is not… Read More
Ep.3 – Advice For Times Of Uncertainty And Future Opportunities
Theresa Gattung needs no introduction, but for the sake of consistency we will mention a few of her many achievements.… Read More
Ep.2 – Strategies For Navigating the Current Climate
John Cleghorn is a Founding Partner of Prime Strategies Group. Prime focuses on business excellence in the Small to Medium… Read More
Ep.1 – How To Handle Your Economic Future Post Lockdown
With 40,000 members and $1.5 billion under management, KiwiSaver fund Simplicity is a growing player within the growing base of… Read More
