Bosses Rebuilding
A podcast series from Newstalk ZB hosted by Heather du Plessis-Allan. New Zealand is experiencing the biggest economic downturn in a century. But never waste a crisis! The country's biggest names in business are rebuilding their operations, re-thinking how we work, and pushing boundaries to become better, faster, and more sustainable. Raw, honest and personal - this podcast series tells the story of the bosses leading Kiwi companies out of the Covid-19 crisis.
Episodes
It was during the level three lockdown in May that Adrian appeared on Bosses in Lockdown.
Back then, as it is now, it was brutal stuff for his business.
He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on Bosses Rebuilding to weigh in on where things are now.
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The first lockdown decimated revenue at Briscoes Group, but Kiwis more than made up for it with a shopping boom over the rest of the year.
Briscoes Group managing director Rod Duke returned to Bosses Rebuilding to reflect on the year with Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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Now, it's coming to the end of this crazy, crazy, year and we thought it would be great to touch base again with some of the Kiwi bosses we spoke to earlier this year.
It was mid-May, during level three, that Eden Park's Nick Sautner told us his industry was in a bad place.
He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan on Bosses Rebuilding to look at where the indus...
Back in April, headlines were talking about house prices coming well off the boil, as New Zealand stared down the barrel of what it was thought would be a serious recession.
Peter Thompson, the managing director of Barfoot and Thompson is our boss we're revisiting tonight.
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Now, it's coming to the end of this crazy, crazy, year and we thought it would be great to touch base again with some of the Kiwi bosses we spoke to back in March and April.
Tourism Holdings boss Grant Webster is back to give us an update on how the industry is holding up post-Covid-19.
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Now, it's coming to the end of this crazy, crazy, year and we thought it would be great to touch base again with some of the Kiwi bosses we spoke to back in March and April.
Jason Paris, the CEO of Vodafone, was one of the first guests on Bosses in Lockdown. He rejoined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss what's changed over the last months and how the compa...
But instead of retreating, Vista doubled down, and they believe it's now ending the year in a stronger and more competitive position
So how did they do it? Kimbal Riley is the CEO of Vista Group, and is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding.
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But what many of you might not know, is that Les Mills is also a super successful export product.
Les Mills International exports workout programmes to 100 other countries and to tens of thousands of gyms around the world.
Naturally, in the post Covid world, home workout programmes have become more important than ever, and the company has just secured powerful bac...
Such was required from the influx of international visitors this country was basking in.
So Matt Stenton set up a new support service called 'go with tourism'.
He even got $5.2 million in funding from the new visitor levy to help attract people to tourism jobs.
They were all set to launch in March, hen lockdown hit, and the busi...
Before the pandemic, they were making those really cool road cases that bands use for all their stuff on tour, but then Covid hit, and they turned their attention to producing amazing flat pack home desks, and specialist screens to help businesses protect staff and customers.
Joe Bradford is the Head of Operations at Fiasco and is tonight's guest ...
The company said that based on stronger hospital hardware sales to date its net profit for the full year was forecast to be $400m to $415m, up from its August forecast of $365m-$385m.
F&P Healthcare said the result was driven by increased demand...
In early April, the German magazine giant closed iconic magazine titles, including North and South.
Now, like a phoenix from the ashes, the current affairs magazine is returning to shelves under new ownership.
Rachel Morris has returned to New Zealand after working for five years for the Huffington Post in Washington to take over the reins ...
On one hand, there's been a surge in health, travel and business interruption claims.
But on the other, this new Covid-world has also brought opportunity.
Ian Pollard is the managing director of Delta Insurance and is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding.
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Profit was down from last year's $8.4 million result, while turnover was $2.6 billion and revenue was $1.1 billion.
The impact of Covid-19 was most keenly felt in April when there was a drop in revenue of more than 30 per cent, chief executive Peter Reidie said.<...
The bobux brand is all about science and style and making podiatrist-approved shoes for babies and toddlers.
Bobux is finishing up this covid year with online sales up 65%. Their forward-order book is up 15%.
How have they done it? Andrew Sharpe is the CEO of Bobux and is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding...
Not least, of course, because hospitality has been hit hard by the lockdowns.
So how has all of this played out for Lion, New Zealand’s largest alcohol beverage company?
Rory Glass, the managing director of Lion, joined Chris Lynch on Bosses Rebuilding to discuss how lockdown has affected the alcohol ...
This is the Covid vaccine corporation - or CVC - and their campaign on Pledgeme has got off to a dream start today.
Dr Claire McGowan is the CEO of Pledgeme, and she is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding.
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Back in 2014, the company caused a sensation when it teamed up with Whittaker's and made that chocolate milk.
Supermarkets had to employ extra security guards it was so popular and there was even a secondary market on Trade Me.
Fast forward to 2020, and the company has been growing its high-value exports, cashing in on the lockdown baking frenzy.
Nicola ...
The company owns household brands like Lipton, Dove, Rexona, Vaseline and Persil, amongst others.
But when Covid hit this year, the head of Unilever's New Zealand operation says suddenly, they had to think like a small business.
Nick Bangs, the managing director of Unilever New Zealand, joined Heather du Pl...
Enter the chnnl app. It's a workplace well-being app for medical staff that launched at the end of 2019.
And then covid hit, and suddenly, demand was off the charts.
Dr Liz Berryman is the founder and CEO of chnnl app. She joined Heather du Plesssi-Allan on Bosses Rebuilding.
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