Notes From The Executive Podcast with Mina Amso

Notes From The Executive Podcast with Mina Amso

81% of our listeners don't realise they haven't followed. Please do!! The Executive tells the incredible stories behind the business success of the movers and shakers of local world - New Zealand. The business thinkers, CEOs, founders, creatives, disruptors and doers who are reshaping industries and rewriting the rules. Unscripted. Unedited. You will learn the lessons, failures, mindset, philosophies and practical actionable know-how on how they did it to get ahead. So you can think bigger and differently and achieve more success in business and life. Hosted by Founder & Host Mina Amso.

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August 24, 2025 56 mins

Easy Crypto co-founder Janine Grainge started the fintech company in late 2017. Within four years, she’d scaled it to over 250k users and more than NZD $2 billion in trades, smashing big goals in record time.Janine talks about how to start a business with no money, how an entrepreneur mindset work, and how her fintech story shaped how New Zealand do cypto. This fintech startup story started as a business with no money and they have...

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Richard Conway is the founder of Pure SEO, one of New Zealand’s top digital agencies. From $200 and a dream, he built a multimillion-dollar business and is now leading his company into an era of AI-driven search and zero-click marketing.

In this episode, Richard reveals how Shopify’s ChatGPT integration lets people shop directly with AI potentially making traditional websites not needed. He shares how clients have found him through ...

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Dr. Gail Pearson is an nationally respected anesthetist-turned-nutrigenomics advocate with over 30 years of experience in traditional medicine.She served as a specialist anesthesiologist in Auckland, New Zealand, where she gained a reputation for clinical excellence and leadership. Dr. Pearson held senior roles such as serving on the board of one of Auckland’s largest private hospitals and chaired one of the city’s largest groups o...

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Marisa Fong is a pioneering entrepreneur who transformed the recruitment industry in New Zealand. She co-founded Madison Recruitment and scaled it from a two-person startup into a 100-strong enterprise, all without a college degree. In this episode, she explains:◽️How being underestimated became her biggest edge◽️Sales-first strategies that built a national business◽️Why recurring revenue is non-negotiable◽️What psychological safet...

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Scott Wilson is a New Zealand-based digital marketing strategist and expert and the founder of Digital Influence, a Christchurch-based marketing agency in New Zealand.


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He explains:

◽️ How sending this item helped grab attention of high-ticket clients every time 

◽️ Why most digital agencies are selling you the wrong thing, and how to spot it 

◽️ What’s possibly going to be hot in ...

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Frances Valintine is a leader and disrupter in tech and education. She's changed learning for over 100,000 people through AcademyEX and The Mind Lab in New Zealand.She's an award winning futurist and innovator with a focus on digital technology, she helps mid-career professionals adjust to technological changes in their careers and businesses.


She's helped deliver postgraduate qualifications to over 8,000 Kiwis and t...

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Justin Flitter is an AI expert. As the founder of AI New Zealand, he’s helped thousands of entrepreneurs, marketers, and corporate teams adopt AI tools that automate workflows, increase productivity, and scale operations.


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00:00 – Intro

01:41 – How Justin Flitter became a leading AI advocate in NZ

02:32 – Do I need to learn AI if I’m not in tech?

03:40 – What is an AI agent and how does it work in b...

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Lisa O’Neill is a best-selling author and award-winning keynote speaker and author whose high-energy presentations have lit up conferences from New Zealand to Los Angeles. Known for turning ‘energy’ into a practical business resource, she’s a fixture on the Australian–NZ circuit and increasingly booked for international events.


00:31  Inro

02:11  Raised on Self-Belief: Childhood Lessons That Last

03:20 High Standards and Self-Mast...

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Samantha Nichols is the Sales Director of a specialist medical equipment company called Sheffmed NZ, an exclusive first-time interview with this family-run business, going behind the scenes to find out their quiet success.Sheffmed NZ is a medical and surgical equipment company that just celebrated 25 years, a quarter of a century! Their business story has never been told on screen and it's pretty inspiring!00:00 - Intro02:04 - ...

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Debra Chantry-Taylor is one of only three certified EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) implementers in New Zealand and part of a global network serving over 220,000 businesses in 80 countries. With more than 20 years of experience, Debra has guided leadership teams to:

• Increase annual revenue by an average of 25% within 12 months

• Reduce unproductive meeting time by 20% in the first 90 days

• Resolve complex stakeholder conflic...

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Sam Stubbs is a former investment banker, now rebel architect of one of New Zealand's boldest financial revolutions. Co-founded Simplicity, a nonprofit KiwiSaver fund managing $8.25 billion NZD, aiming to fund $12 billion to build thousands of homes in the next decade.


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Mistakes are lessons in business, so what did some of the brightest minds in business learn from their mistakes?

I've sat down with so many business leaders, entrepreneurs and founders, and never have I heard the impact these mistakes have made on me before.

This episode is a collection of our most impactful moments on Notes From The Executives' recent episodes which I thought deserved a second look.

I picked moments from my interview...

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Steve Merchant is a veterinarian-turned entrepreneur, co-founder of Pet Doctors (a roll-up of 30+ clinics generating NZD $30–40 million in revenue), founder of a nationwide vet nurse academy and the IndieVets, and now CEO of ClinicWise, an AI-powered “digital vet nurse” platform live in nine countries.


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This episode is a collection of our most impactful moments on Notes From The Executive. I picked moments that I personally felt you should watch, revealing the most brutal mistakes some of my guests have made in their businesses. So you don't make them yourself.

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Andy Prentice is Chief Operating Officer at The Crate, a North Shore coworking hub, and co-founder of The Gathering, the weekly networking community turning 25 connections into more than 3,000 warm leads. Drawing on two decades of operational leadership, he shows how 97 per cent of New Zealand’s micro-businesses can escape post-pandemic isolation and achieve small-business growth through disciplined business networking, referral ma...

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    What do you do when no one knows who you are… but you still need to make sales? In this episode, top NZ business minds drop hard-earned lessons and fresh strategies on marketing, growth, and selling — even if you hate selling.

    Featuring:

    Stu Lees - (Marketing Expert) on why in-person coffee meetings bring better leads than ads

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    In this special episode of Notes From The Executive, we picked the best moments from some of our top interviews, all focused on starting a business the smart way.

    You'll hear from:Josh Comrie (The Exit Pro) on how to spot seismic shifts in AI and why timing is everything in business

    Dominic Sutton (SaaS founder) on the $1.2 million mistake that taught him what really matters when building a startup

    Stu Lees (Marketing expert) on why a...

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    Stu Lees is a New Zealand-based marketing strategist, consultant, and workshop trainer who helps small business owners scale using practical, low-cost marketing strategies.

    Known as the "shoestring marketer," Stu Lees has helped hundreds of Kiwi businesses grow without relying on paid ads or expensive websites.

    His honest, no-fluff take on lead generation, content strategy, and emotional market...

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    Baylyes Auckland CEO Lloyd Budd reveals the defining moments that shaped his leadership — including the time he took on a franchise too soon, watched it collapse, and had to rebuild from scratch. 

    He has nearly two decades of experience in the property busienss.

    Bayleys Auckland is the flagship franchise of Bayleys Real Estate, New Zealand’s largest full-service real estate agenc...

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    Max Whitehead is one of New Zealand’s most trusted voices in employment relations, with over two decades of experience advocating for both employers and employees.

    He's built a reputation for cutting through legal jargon to deliver straight-talking, ethical advice that protects everyday Kiwis.

    From national media to courtroom battles, Max is the go-to expert when the workplace turns messy.

    Fo...

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