August 21, 2024 • 13 mins
One NZ CEO Jason Paris is one of our most successful business leaders.
Previously he’s held senior executive roles in Europe and New Zealand across the technology, media, and retail industries.
He’s also a huge Warriors fan, a proud Southlander, and much, much more.
Jason Paris joined Simon Barnett and James Daniels for Six and a Song.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Simon Barnett and James Daniels Afternoons
podcast from News Talk ZEDB one.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
New Zealand CEO. Jason Paris is one of our most
successful business leaders. Previously, he had held very senior executive
roles in Europe and New Zealand across the technology, media
and retail industries. This guy's done at all. He's, of
course a huge Warriors fan and a proud Southlander. It
turns out it's a great pleasure to welcome Jason Paris
on for six and a song.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Hello Jason, Jason.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Get a team.
Speaker 5 (00:36):
How are you going?
Speaker 4 (00:37):
Thanks for having me?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Oh well, thanks for coming on. So you're an invercargo guy,
I am.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
I'm a very proud Southlander. I married in Aucklander.
Speaker 5 (00:47):
But if any asks where am I from, I say
I love in Auckland, that I'm from Southland.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yes, and you married well, didn't you, Because you've got
a very clever wife who is an accomplished lawyer, and
I mean you not so much with the education I am.
Speaker 5 (01:02):
I'd say I'm behind rachel, our three children, how too
dim and our cats in the picking order at home
and she is a massive fan of the show. So
she's he's a bit star struck that I'll be on here.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Oh well, that's lovely.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
We need to get her on and not you, Jason,
by the sounds of it. Hey, no, we are really
delighted because, man, you've done well. And I joke about
the education, but I read a very interesting story on
you recently, and you've got a number of people to
thank for your career in a way, because they gave
you a head start when perhaps you were thinking otherwise.
Speaker 5 (01:35):
Yeah, it's true, so many people. Probably the most important
one was my mum. She had me when she was sixteen,
so pretty young, and then she's.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
A solo mum.
Speaker 5 (01:44):
Dad leaf straight away, and you know, as a lot
of New Zealanders know, that's a pretty tough situation. But
never felt that I missed out on anything.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
And she believed in me.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
And I think if you've got someone in your life
that believes in you, then that's the most important thing.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
That's really it's a beautiful story. Your mom must be
an incredible woman. I was in awe of her reading
about that because your dad and I hope this isn't
too personal. I hope it doesn't upset you. But basically
left one day and never came back and you never
saw them again.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Really, oh correct?
Speaker 5 (02:15):
You know, and my grandparents, who I was very close
to my mom's side, they lived in the same house
for you know, twenty five thirty years, so it's not
as if he didn't know where we were, but you know,
we didn't look back. And it means that, you know,
I get an opportunity to probably be their father to
our children that I never had. But I tell you what,
(02:35):
I was still on a home full of love and
in support, and I'm very grateful for that.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
Good on you, Hey, Jason, You've held several senior executive
roles and currently CEO for One New Zealand. Tell us
about your early employment history. What was your first job?
Speaker 5 (02:55):
First job was at packin safe six to late in
the morning before high school, stacking shelves. So I was
just basically trying to earn enough money to buy some
spates weekend at that point in time. And then you know,
as you mentioned before, I kind of progressed from there,
like down in the Vicago We're not you knows a
(03:17):
few years ago now, but university wasn't often the natural
path for a lot of us and it was more
valued in a home to actually get out and work.
So I got a job at trust Being Southland at
the time, which is the end through. I was playing
rugby for Southland and the rugby manager, Murray heat gave
me my first job at Trust Being Southland and then
(03:39):
just progress from there. So as you mentioned before, you
know Rape she's got a degree from Harvard, a master's
degree in law from Harvard, and then old Mugging's me.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
It doesn't have anything, but it just goes.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
To show you know, there's no wrong path as long
as you work hard then and hopefully you can achieve
what you're after.
Speaker 6 (03:57):
You're a graduate of the University of Life.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Though, tell us about absolutely which wonder just before? Sorry, Jad,
because one thing you may not know, James, but I
know about ja. You were a very very good running
player and it was all going to be, I mean,
this was your career and then blow me down. Jeff
Wilson comes along and knocks you off that perch.
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Too overrated, seriously, mate, Goldie was a nightmare growing up
like some at school you can imagine, like didn't matter
if it was cricket, rugby or bloody Tudley Wegg every day.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
That's a great story.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
But you love your sport and the backing of the Warriors.
Tell us a little a little bit about that sponsorship.
How does that all set up?
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Yeah, well down home, you know, I love I love
them for cargo, but not a lot to do at times.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
So sport was a big part of my life.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
So I played rugby league on Sundays down home, So
soccer on Saturday morning, rugby on today afternoon in the
league on Sunday.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
So it's a sport close to my heart.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
And I've played a bit of it, but again, you know,
nothing like the levels of the Warriors, that's for sure.
And been a supporter right from the start, and so
you know, it was a pretty nice piece of icing
on the cake to get this role here at one
New Zealand. And know that, you know, we've been the
major sponsor for now twenty five years.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Longest sponsorship in NRL history.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
We've been with each other through thick and thin, and
probably been a little bit more thin than we would like.
But I'm feeling really confident in Cam George and Andrew
webster Man.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
They are incredible people.
Speaker 5 (05:32):
The club, The feeling the club is amazing and I'm
just I'm really proud of what the team is.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Going to be building over the next few years.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Well, good on you. You are true supporters.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Hey, can you tell us a bit about Starlink how
that came about the because obviously that's very very exciting,
some teething issues, but I'm getting coverage everywhere. But how
did it unfold?
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Yeah, well, off the back of cyclone Gabriel. To be honest,
we all of the telecommunications companies lost connectivity when the
power got cut and then fiber got cut, and so
it doesn't matter who you were with, you couldn't talk
to your love ones.
Speaker 4 (06:07):
And so we looked.
Speaker 5 (06:08):
Around the world at whether there is technical solutions that
we thought would complement our existing four G, five G
and fiber networks, and we found Starlink. And so what
this is basically is those satellites and the sky that
are currently providing broadband services to some New Zealanders, especially
(06:30):
in the rural and remote areas, they're now putting up
satellites in the sky that will transmit signals to your smartphone.
And so we've partnered with SpaceX and Starlink, and what
we're working on is to bring a service first of all,
this text messaging and then voice and data to follow
(06:51):
where if you're out and about and you can see
the sky and you have a smartphone in your hand,
you will be able to text people even when there's
no mobile coverage. And also if there is a natural
disaster and power was knocked out and the connectivity was
knocked out, it'll still be a bit of a lifeline
for you.
Speaker 6 (07:11):
So brilliant.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
It's rocket science. You know, it's not easy to execute.
There's definitely a few feeding problems, as you said, but
you know you're going to remember this is these are
satellites five hundred kilometers above us in lower orbit, traveling
at twenty seven thousand kilometers now beaming back to your
phone and your pocket.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
So here's a bit of a bit of.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
Stuff to us to work through before we launch.
Speaker 4 (07:32):
But it's going to be a game changer.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Oh that's just so exciting. Just yeah, very exciting. One
n Z CEO Jason Paris. He's a really good man,
actually a nice bloke too, so thoroughly enjoying the chat. Jason,
Thank you for your time.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Problem at all.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So we're going to just sort of whip through some
rapid fire questions. Find out a little bit about who
you are.
Speaker 6 (07:50):
What's one of the nicest compliments you've ever received that.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
I'm a good father?
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Oh lovely, you strike me as a good dad.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
I mean, you touched on your background, which was obviously
very arduous. But do you get much time You're a
very busy man, get much time to just hang out
with your kids?
Speaker 5 (08:09):
Hey, So I'm really proud that I can genuinely say
I've never missed an important moment in their life. You know,
I'm a real believer, and you don't don't get their
time back, and so you know you need to prioritize it.
And I've been lucky enough that all the organizations I've
worked for in my life have have kind of had
that kind of mentality and ethos with it.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
So it's something that I drive, but.
Speaker 5 (08:32):
It's also something that all the organizations have been a.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Part of have been trying to drive as well.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
So I've been lucky, superb.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
If you had the power to change one thing in
your world, what would it be To change.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
One thing, it would be to find a cure for cancer.
Speaker 5 (08:47):
My dear sister in law has been going through that
the last kind of four or five years, and it's
just such a brutal illness that I'd love to see
people stop suffering from.
Speaker 6 (08:59):
I agree that Jason Paris. What's something you thought was
important when you were young, but as you got older
you realized, no, it's.
Speaker 5 (09:06):
Not I think trying to be too cool for school.
You know, we're in that kind of high school area.
You think that being part of the cool crew is important,
when actually just being a good human being is the
most important thing. And having good manners, good values, you know,
giving up your seat, opening doors, looking at people in
the eyes, shaking their hands, thanking them.
Speaker 4 (09:28):
Those are the things that are much.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
More important that you probably don't realize when you're when
you're going through those teenage years and struggling with the hormones.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Lovely, where did you meet your wife? And how did
you propose?
Speaker 5 (09:39):
We've been in Queenstown and I said to h it
was love it for a sight, wasn't it? And she
can't remember actually seeing me when I saw her, Yeah,
and then and then I loved her at first light,
clearly and actually funnily Funnily enough, we were living together
(10:02):
when I proposed, and I was pretty nervous about it,
and I had a backpack with a bottle of champagne,
and I was kep on texting her saying when you're
coming round, when you're coming round, and because I've got
something important to talk to you about. And when she
came round, I had a backpack and she thought that
it was her clones and I.
Speaker 4 (10:24):
Was breaking up with her. Actually it was a bottle.
Speaker 5 (10:28):
Of champagne and the ring I got down on one knee.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
And gorgeous story and the rest of the sister gorgeous story.
Speaker 6 (10:36):
You're renowned for being easily contactable on social media. I
posted something on Twitter one weekend and you came back
within an hour and addressed the issue that I had.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
Ah.
Speaker 4 (10:48):
Oh, that's lovely to hear. I try and do that
as much as I can.
Speaker 5 (10:51):
You know, there's a twenty four to seven roll, because
you know, your connectivity is twenty four seven and you
don't have your customers, you don't have a don't have
a business, and it's the best way for me to
find out what's going well and what's not going so
well in the business.
Speaker 4 (11:05):
So you know, I kind of we kind of think
of all.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Of ourselves as custom service agents within within the team.
So I'm glad to pay my part and I'm glad
it worked out that time.
Speaker 6 (11:15):
Nice.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
What would you consider to be your worst quality?
Speaker 5 (11:19):
My dress sense is horrifically I have I have the
ability to a combination of clothes from nice relatively nice
clothes together that would embarrass the best in the best
of us.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
So in my dress sense is awful.
Speaker 6 (11:38):
No, okay, last question. If you could invite any one
person still alive for dinner, who.
Speaker 5 (11:44):
Would that be, Like, you know, apart from my apart
from my family, it would probably have to be Obama.
I just think he's a he's a legend, and you know,
and I just love to get some life lessons from him.
Speaker 6 (12:05):
Yeah, that's goodly nice.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
Just before we get your choice of song, I've got
one more question.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
I bet in your job, Jason, as the CEO, with
something so vitally important to all of our lives, do
you kind of get family hitting you up for cell
phones and you know, better deals plans?
Speaker 4 (12:19):
Yeah, it's so constant.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
You know, you got anything for an option or a record, Yeah,
that kind of thing, and were a warrious ticket. Yeah,
so it's you know, I suppose it's a privilege and
a curse to role sometimes.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Absolutely, We've really loved chatting with you, mate, thank you
again for your time.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
We're going to finish with your choice of song. What
have you chosen please.
Speaker 6 (12:42):
M Y.
Speaker 5 (12:44):
My song is a kind of a heart back to
my teenage years in kind of area town and it's
a Jimmy Barnes song called Flame Flame Trees. He was
a really important part of kind of my teenage years.
At my very first concert I went to NYMB Cargo
was Jimmy Barnes and I love his singing. He's a
fantastic human being and it's one of my favorite song.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
We're going to play that for you, but more particularly
for your wife, and.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Thank you very very much again mate, all the best
in the gig and we look forward to getting Starlin
cap and running. Thank you again, Jason, Thank you Tom.
Jason Paris One New Zealand CEO. Here is his choice
of song.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
It News Talk Zed Bean.
Speaker 5 (13:29):
Round and Sam to the Town.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
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podcast from News Talk ZEDB one.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
New Zealand CEO. Jason Paris is one of our most
successful business leaders. Previously, he had held very senior executive
roles in Europe and New Zealand across the technology, media
and retail industries. This guy's done at all. He's, of
course a huge Warriors fan and a proud Southlander. It
turns out it's a great pleasure to welcome Jason Paris
on for six and a song.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Hello Jason, Jason.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Get a team.
Speaker 5 (00:36):
How are you going?
Speaker 4 (00:37):
Thanks for having me?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Oh well, thanks for coming on. So you're an invercargo guy,
I am.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
I'm a very proud Southlander. I married in Aucklander.
Speaker 5 (00:47):
But if any asks where am I from, I say
I love in Auckland, that I'm from Southland.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yes, and you married well, didn't you, Because you've got
a very clever wife who is an accomplished lawyer, and
I mean you not so much with the education I am.
Speaker 5 (01:02):
I'd say I'm behind rachel, our three children, how too
dim and our cats in the picking order at home
and she is a massive fan of the show. So
she's he's a bit star struck that I'll be on here.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Oh well, that's lovely.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
We need to get her on and not you, Jason,
by the sounds of it. Hey, no, we are really
delighted because, man, you've done well. And I joke about
the education, but I read a very interesting story on
you recently, and you've got a number of people to
thank for your career in a way, because they gave
you a head start when perhaps you were thinking otherwise.
Speaker 5 (01:35):
Yeah, it's true, so many people. Probably the most important
one was my mum. She had me when she was sixteen,
so pretty young, and then she's.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
A solo mum.
Speaker 5 (01:44):
Dad leaf straight away, and you know, as a lot
of New Zealanders know, that's a pretty tough situation. But
never felt that I missed out on anything.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
And she believed in me.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
And I think if you've got someone in your life
that believes in you, then that's the most important thing.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
That's really it's a beautiful story. Your mom must be
an incredible woman. I was in awe of her reading
about that because your dad and I hope this isn't
too personal. I hope it doesn't upset you. But basically
left one day and never came back and you never
saw them again.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Really, oh correct?
Speaker 5 (02:15):
You know, and my grandparents, who I was very close
to my mom's side, they lived in the same house
for you know, twenty five thirty years, so it's not
as if he didn't know where we were, but you know,
we didn't look back. And it means that, you know,
I get an opportunity to probably be their father to
our children that I never had. But I tell you what,
(02:35):
I was still on a home full of love and
in support, and I'm very grateful for that.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
Good on you, Hey, Jason, You've held several senior executive
roles and currently CEO for One New Zealand. Tell us
about your early employment history. What was your first job?
Speaker 5 (02:55):
First job was at packin safe six to late in
the morning before high school, stacking shelves. So I was
just basically trying to earn enough money to buy some
spates weekend at that point in time. And then you know,
as you mentioned before, I kind of progressed from there,
like down in the Vicago We're not you knows a
(03:17):
few years ago now, but university wasn't often the natural
path for a lot of us and it was more
valued in a home to actually get out and work.
So I got a job at trust Being Southland at
the time, which is the end through. I was playing
rugby for Southland and the rugby manager, Murray heat gave
me my first job at Trust Being Southland and then
(03:39):
just progress from there. So as you mentioned before, you
know Rape she's got a degree from Harvard, a master's
degree in law from Harvard, and then old Mugging's me.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
It doesn't have anything, but it just goes.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
To show you know, there's no wrong path as long
as you work hard then and hopefully you can achieve
what you're after.
Speaker 6 (03:57):
You're a graduate of the University of Life.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Though, tell us about absolutely which wonder just before? Sorry, Jad,
because one thing you may not know, James, but I
know about ja. You were a very very good running
player and it was all going to be, I mean,
this was your career and then blow me down. Jeff
Wilson comes along and knocks you off that perch.
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Too overrated, seriously, mate, Goldie was a nightmare growing up
like some at school you can imagine, like didn't matter
if it was cricket, rugby or bloody Tudley Wegg every day.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
That's a great story.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
But you love your sport and the backing of the Warriors.
Tell us a little a little bit about that sponsorship.
How does that all set up?
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Yeah, well down home, you know, I love I love
them for cargo, but not a lot to do at times.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
So sport was a big part of my life.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
So I played rugby league on Sundays down home, So
soccer on Saturday morning, rugby on today afternoon in the
league on Sunday.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
So it's a sport close to my heart.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
And I've played a bit of it, but again, you know,
nothing like the levels of the Warriors, that's for sure.
And been a supporter right from the start, and so
you know, it was a pretty nice piece of icing
on the cake to get this role here at one
New Zealand. And know that, you know, we've been the
major sponsor for now twenty five years.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Longest sponsorship in NRL history.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
We've been with each other through thick and thin, and
probably been a little bit more thin than we would like.
But I'm feeling really confident in Cam George and Andrew
webster Man.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
They are incredible people.
Speaker 5 (05:32):
The club, The feeling the club is amazing and I'm
just I'm really proud of what the team is.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Going to be building over the next few years.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Well, good on you. You are true supporters.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Hey, can you tell us a bit about Starlink how
that came about the because obviously that's very very exciting,
some teething issues, but I'm getting coverage everywhere. But how
did it unfold?
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Yeah, well, off the back of cyclone Gabriel. To be honest,
we all of the telecommunications companies lost connectivity when the
power got cut and then fiber got cut, and so
it doesn't matter who you were with, you couldn't talk
to your love ones.
Speaker 4 (06:07):
And so we looked.
Speaker 5 (06:08):
Around the world at whether there is technical solutions that
we thought would complement our existing four G, five G
and fiber networks, and we found Starlink. And so what
this is basically is those satellites and the sky that
are currently providing broadband services to some New Zealanders, especially
(06:30):
in the rural and remote areas, they're now putting up
satellites in the sky that will transmit signals to your smartphone.
And so we've partnered with SpaceX and Starlink, and what
we're working on is to bring a service first of all,
this text messaging and then voice and data to follow
(06:51):
where if you're out and about and you can see
the sky and you have a smartphone in your hand,
you will be able to text people even when there's
no mobile coverage. And also if there is a natural
disaster and power was knocked out and the connectivity was
knocked out, it'll still be a bit of a lifeline
for you.
Speaker 6 (07:11):
So brilliant.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
It's rocket science. You know, it's not easy to execute.
There's definitely a few feeding problems, as you said, but
you know you're going to remember this is these are
satellites five hundred kilometers above us in lower orbit, traveling
at twenty seven thousand kilometers now beaming back to your
phone and your pocket.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
So here's a bit of a bit of.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
Stuff to us to work through before we launch.
Speaker 4 (07:32):
But it's going to be a game changer.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Oh that's just so exciting. Just yeah, very exciting. One
n Z CEO Jason Paris. He's a really good man,
actually a nice bloke too, so thoroughly enjoying the chat. Jason,
Thank you for your time.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Problem at all.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So we're going to just sort of whip through some
rapid fire questions. Find out a little bit about who
you are.
Speaker 6 (07:50):
What's one of the nicest compliments you've ever received that.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
I'm a good father?
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Oh lovely, you strike me as a good dad.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
I mean, you touched on your background, which was obviously
very arduous. But do you get much time You're a
very busy man, get much time to just hang out
with your kids?
Speaker 5 (08:09):
Hey, So I'm really proud that I can genuinely say
I've never missed an important moment in their life. You know,
I'm a real believer, and you don't don't get their
time back, and so you know you need to prioritize it.
And I've been lucky enough that all the organizations I've
worked for in my life have have kind of had
that kind of mentality and ethos with it.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
So it's something that I drive, but.
Speaker 5 (08:32):
It's also something that all the organizations have been a.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
Part of have been trying to drive as well.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
So I've been lucky, superb.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
If you had the power to change one thing in
your world, what would it be To change.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
One thing, it would be to find a cure for cancer.
Speaker 5 (08:47):
My dear sister in law has been going through that
the last kind of four or five years, and it's
just such a brutal illness that I'd love to see
people stop suffering from.
Speaker 6 (08:59):
I agree that Jason Paris. What's something you thought was
important when you were young, but as you got older
you realized, no, it's.
Speaker 5 (09:06):
Not I think trying to be too cool for school.
You know, we're in that kind of high school area.
You think that being part of the cool crew is important,
when actually just being a good human being is the
most important thing. And having good manners, good values, you know,
giving up your seat, opening doors, looking at people in
the eyes, shaking their hands, thanking them.
Speaker 4 (09:28):
Those are the things that are much.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
More important that you probably don't realize when you're when
you're going through those teenage years and struggling with the hormones.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Lovely, where did you meet your wife? And how did
you propose?
Speaker 5 (09:39):
We've been in Queenstown and I said to h it
was love it for a sight, wasn't it? And she
can't remember actually seeing me when I saw her, Yeah,
and then and then I loved her at first light,
clearly and actually funnily Funnily enough, we were living together
(10:02):
when I proposed, and I was pretty nervous about it,
and I had a backpack with a bottle of champagne,
and I was kep on texting her saying when you're
coming round, when you're coming round, and because I've got
something important to talk to you about. And when she
came round, I had a backpack and she thought that
it was her clones and I.
Speaker 4 (10:24):
Was breaking up with her. Actually it was a bottle.
Speaker 5 (10:28):
Of champagne and the ring I got down on one knee.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
And gorgeous story and the rest of the sister gorgeous story.
Speaker 6 (10:36):
You're renowned for being easily contactable on social media. I
posted something on Twitter one weekend and you came back
within an hour and addressed the issue that I had.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
Ah.
Speaker 4 (10:48):
Oh, that's lovely to hear. I try and do that
as much as I can.
Speaker 5 (10:51):
You know, there's a twenty four to seven roll, because
you know, your connectivity is twenty four seven and you
don't have your customers, you don't have a don't have
a business, and it's the best way for me to
find out what's going well and what's not going so
well in the business.
Speaker 4 (11:05):
So you know, I kind of we kind of think
of all.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Of ourselves as custom service agents within within the team.
So I'm glad to pay my part and I'm glad
it worked out that time.
Speaker 6 (11:15):
Nice.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
What would you consider to be your worst quality?
Speaker 5 (11:19):
My dress sense is horrifically I have I have the
ability to a combination of clothes from nice relatively nice
clothes together that would embarrass the best in the best
of us.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
So in my dress sense is awful.
Speaker 6 (11:38):
No, okay, last question. If you could invite any one
person still alive for dinner, who.
Speaker 5 (11:44):
Would that be, Like, you know, apart from my apart
from my family, it would probably have to be Obama.
I just think he's a he's a legend, and you know,
and I just love to get some life lessons from him.
Speaker 6 (12:05):
Yeah, that's goodly nice.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
Just before we get your choice of song, I've got
one more question.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
I bet in your job, Jason, as the CEO, with
something so vitally important to all of our lives, do
you kind of get family hitting you up for cell
phones and you know, better deals plans?
Speaker 4 (12:19):
Yeah, it's so constant.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
You know, you got anything for an option or a record, Yeah,
that kind of thing, and were a warrious ticket. Yeah,
so it's you know, I suppose it's a privilege and
a curse to role sometimes.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Absolutely, We've really loved chatting with you, mate, thank you
again for your time.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
We're going to finish with your choice of song. What
have you chosen please.
Speaker 6 (12:42):
M Y.
Speaker 5 (12:44):
My song is a kind of a heart back to
my teenage years in kind of area town and it's
a Jimmy Barnes song called Flame Flame Trees. He was
a really important part of kind of my teenage years.
At my very first concert I went to NYMB Cargo
was Jimmy Barnes and I love his singing. He's a
fantastic human being and it's one of my favorite song.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
We're going to play that for you, but more particularly
for your wife, and.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Thank you very very much again mate, all the best
in the gig and we look forward to getting Starlin
cap and running. Thank you again, Jason, Thank you Tom.
Jason Paris One New Zealand CEO. Here is his choice
of song.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
It News Talk Zed Bean.
Speaker 5 (13:29):
Round and Sam to the Town.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
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