Kiwis in Business

Kiwis in Business

A podcast series featuring interviews with Kiwi business owners across a realm of industries, providing insights, ideas and inspiration.

Episodes

December 20, 2021 27 mins

Today we’re joined by the founders of One Day Video – Matt and Jacob, brothers and entrepreneurs who are taking the video production industry on with their quirky, funny and informative videos.

Creativity and innovation are the secrets to success for these two guys and they haven’t let the challenges of Covid stop them from continuing to grow the business – they quickly evolved to offer an animated video package, on top of their ot...

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In today’s interview we’re talking all things sweet with Jamie Prouting from The Cake Eating Co.

The Canterbury-based business owner is sharing her story of how she grew her business through word of mouth in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. In 11 years, she’s built her business making cakes, desserts and other mouth-watering treats for locals and those in the wider Christchurch community.

The mum-of-one runs the busine...

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Welcome to this week’s episode of Kiwis in Business. Today we’re joined by Dean Fountain, founder of Rhayne, New Zealand’s leading supplier of sustainable horopito, kumarahou and kawakawa as a culinary ingredient.

The ingredients are sustainable and wildcrafted and sourced from the Horopito area. Known for their natural healing qualities, kawakawa and horopito are popular ingredients used for a range of Rhayne products for everyday...

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Planning what to cook each night of the week can be a hassle – but it doesn’t have to be! That’s the message from MenuAid, a food technology platform that is solving the what’s for dinner dilemma in a new, exciting and innovative way. It provides weekly recipe inspiration, editable shopping lists and flexible shopping options.

Today, we’re joined by MenuAid co-founder Elise Hilliam, who after travelling the world for a year with he...

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Listen in as Hawkes Bay based business-owner Matthew Bennett joins co-host Phil to chat about Nibblish.

Nibblish is the baked fruit business Matthew established in 2018 after discovering a scarcity of delicious, healthy, preservative and chemical free snacks to give his daughter Imogen, who suffers from food intolerances.  

Nibblish has a huge focus on sustainability and is committed to making positive change here in New Zealand an...

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Today we’re joined by Jason Herriman, co-owner of a series of popular sporting events in New Zealand - Beach Series, The People’s Triathlon and the Ocean Swim Series.

He also MCs numerous events around the country and is here today to talk about his event ownership journey, the challenges of running events in a pandemic, and what he’d so differently if he could start all over again!

For more info visit https://www.beachseries.co.nz...

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Today we're joined by two ladies making waves in the beauty and personal care industry – PR expert Jade Hart, co-founder of Everblue and global marketing expert Renee Lee – COO of Everblue.

Jade came up with the idea for Everblue to address an all too familiar problem; natural hair and body products were expensive, hard to find and usually didn’t perform as well as their chemically packed alternatives.

On a personal level Jade was ...

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Today we’re joined by Wellingtonian Fliss Roberts, a millennial who is passionate about technology and sustainability.

PlantMe was established three years ago and was driven out of Fliss' desire to make sustainability more accessible for everyone. She wanted to devise a system where everyone can take part and make meaningful action in climate change and be rewarded for that.

PlantMe’s platform is free to use and they also offer a s...

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Today I’m joined by Jordan Barron, co-owner at Exerfly – a New Zealand designed and NZ made exercise solution, developed using the popular concept of flywheel training.

Rooted in science and backed by real results, Exerfly is used by some of the best athletes and sports teams across the globe.

Exerfly has been used by NZ Olympians, the All Blacks, Joseph Parker the Crusaders and other elite athletes overseas, as well as physios coa...

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On today’s show we have the very special guest Trudy Northcott who is here to talk to us about biohacking and let us into some secrets for anti-ageing and give insights into how to get the best out of our bodies.  

Having had her own health challenges, Trudy has overcome them and now works as a NZ leader in biohacking and a biohacking coach, in addition to running her own business Trust By Trudy – a health supplement business she f...

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On this episode of Kiwis in Business we’re joined by Tomas and Mike, founders of the premium skincare brand Two Dudes.

Two Dudes is focused on making premium skincare for men more accessible and uncomplicated.

These entrepreneurs are driven to make a positive difference in the world, and that's why they give 10 percent of all profits to men’s health organisations in New Zealand.

Today, our special guest host Philip Moon speaks to t...

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Today’s guest, Aucklander Priscilla Chand, exudes an incredible amount of passion and is driven to help women build their own freelancing businesses – and succeed.

Earlier this year Priscilla launched Hire Her, the first marketplace for freelance women.

She’s building a community where women work together to achieve their goals and excel in life.

And Priscilla is not in this to make money – she’s driven by the purpose to help wome...

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On this episode, Linda is joined by Mahu City Express' Julian Ostling.

Mahu City Express is New Zealand’s first fully-electric luxury coach company. Based in Mahurangi, the Mahu City Express offers Warkworth, Snells Beach and Matakana Coast locals a luxurious and stress-free way to get to the heart of Auckland city for work.

Mahu City Express delivers commuters a first-class travel experience, departing twice a day, five days a wee...

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On this episode of Kiwis in Business, Andrew Hope from Craft Box Direct shares with us the story behind his subscription craft beer boxes business.

Craft Box Direct is what he describes as a ‘beer festival in a box every month, delivered to your door'.

The company was founded in September 2019 and is focused on supporting small New Zealand breweries and getting top quality New Zealand beer to Kiwis. 

Check out the craft beer select...

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Fraser Mills has been working as web developer for nearly two decades. Five years ago he went out on his own and started his own business Media Central.

Fraser’s work has all come through word of mouth and has given him the freedom to work remotely as a digital nomad.

Originally from Palmerston North, Fraser has lived in Argentina and Wanaka and today he joins us from his home office in Peru, a country that he’s called home for two...

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On this episode, Nikola Magerkorth welcomes us into her home to share her journey for ‘healing the whole’.

Nikola is a registered, and qualified Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Yoga Teacher (studied in India) with a passion for movement and wellbeing. She takes a holistic and therapeutic approach to her yogic teachings and naturopathic philosophy.

She is passionate about channelling these ancient healing arts into modern-day life...

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On this episode of Kiwis in Business, Linda is joined by Tessa Livingston - a voice specialist, professional speaker, speech pathologist, spiritual voice dabbler, actress, vocal coach and speech and drama teacher!

This talented Southerner (who now calls Auckland home) is here to talk about why voice is so important and how she helps people find their authentic voice.

Tessa loves how much our voice can say about us; where we are fro...

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On this episode, we hear from co-founder and managing director of Aro Digital - Tim Dorrian in Wellington.

Tim started his digital marketing and SEO business from his flat four years ago when he was, in his words ‘dirt broke’.

Since then he’s grown the company to a team of 16, and has a prominent office presence in Oriental Bay.

In his spare time, Tim’s a parkour master and a blogger on some of the great walks of Wellington. He’s h...

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Ankita Dhakar moved to New Zealand from India in 2015 to study business and a few years later saw a gap in the market to create a company that provided affordable cybersecurity services for SMEs. 

So she launched SecurityLit in 2020 and since then has built a team of nine, with a growing pool of local and international clients.

She's here to talk to us about her personal journey towards becoming a business owner and shares with us ...

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Kiwis in Business host Linda is in Wellington to catch up with Sonya Williams, a co-founder and CEO of Sharesies. 

Sharesies is an online investment platform that makes it easy to invest and is one of the fastest-growing companies in New Zealand.

Sonya and her team at Sharesies is driven to creating a financially-empowered generation. They created the business to ensure that someone with $5 has the same investment opportunities as ...

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