The Icehouse Podcast

Episode 37 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Rahui Corbett, Partner and Chartered Accountant at  Morrison Creed Advisory . We discuss why she joined the Leadership Development Programme , her biggest learnings and overall experience. Rahui also shares her advice for an employee stepping into a leadership position. Have a listen and let us know what you think...

Episode 36 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Carey Penn, Owner and Director of Electrical & Automation Solutions Ltd . We discuss his business journey, the impact the Owner Manager Programme had on him and his business and much more. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at grow@theicehouse.co.nz

Episode 35 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Josie Adlam , an Icehouse Coach . Josie is a visionary and transformational executive leader with a deep commitment to seeing emerging and innovative businesses succeed and achieve their growth potential. She has always had a natural aptitude for business strategy, sales, and market development. She has helped a wide range of in...

Hear from Bryar Stewart (Community Manager) and Sharron Lloyd (New Zealand General Manager at The Business Circle) as they discuss what The Business Circle offers business owners in New Zealand, the purpose behind the partnership, advice for business owners looking to grow in 2021, plus much more! Both organisations have aligned purpose in supporting NZ business owners in their growth journey thro...

Episode 33 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Sarah Laurence, General Manager of DCPower, a family-owned and operated business based in Palmerston North. Sarah's path to the family business makes for an interesting listen! We discuss her business journey, her time on Owner Manager Programme, the changes she has made into her business and lifestyle, her ah-ha moment on the im...

Episode 32 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Richard Poole, an Icehouse Coach. Richard sold his successful business to a Fortune 100 company in 2016 and moved to work alongside fellow business owners to help them achieve success. Richard has experienced multiple deals, chapters and challenges with a family business and is familiar with riding the roller coaster journey that...

Episode 31 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Gary Walker, Owner of Flooring First Taupo Limited. Gary completed the Bay of Plenty Business Owner Programme and continues to participate in Icehouse coaching. We discuss his business owner journey, what changes he has implemented into his business and lifestyle since completing the programme, learnings from 2020 and much more....

Episode 30 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, with Kevin Flint (General Manager at Oasis Engineering) and Briar Wilson (Office Manager at Topflite). They discussed their key takeaways from Leaders Exchange, the changes they made into their business and lifestyle since completing the programme, what 2020 taught them and advice they would give an employee who is stepping into a leader...

Episode 29 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Liz Wotherspoon, Chief Executive of Growth at The Icehouse. Liz walks us through her career to date, the challenges she sees Owner Managers face, advice for business owners looking to grow, her lessons from 2020 and much more. Liz mentions five key points to growing a business; Knowing what your purpose and why is Knowing what yo...

Episode 28 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Simon Keepa, Owner of PhysioAction Limited. Simon’s journey to owner manager makes for an interesting listen. We discuss his business journey, the changes he has made into his business and lifestyle since completing the Owner Manager Programme and much more. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us a...

The Icehouse and leading New Zealand law firm Tompkins Wake are thrilled to announce a regional partnership for the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions with immediate effect.     Hear from Maryse Dinan (Customer Growth Partner) and Phil Monahan (Tompkins Wake Partner) as they discuss the partnership and company synergies, the Tompkins Wake scholarships, and their technology-driven leg...

Episode 26 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Eva Pemper, Founder and Owner of EP Wines, a premium wine brand carrying Eva’s family legacy and sharing her Croatian heritage in the New Zealand wine industry. Eva Pemper discusses her Knowing Your Numbers workshop experience, her key learnings from 2020, and offers advice for business founders on what she wish she knew at the st...

Episode 25 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, with LDP32 cohort alumni Tahu Huntley (RSE Manager at Hortus), Kaylie Hopkins (Project Delivery Team Manager at Energy Light Group), James Brown (National Account & Business Development Manager at Boxman Group). They discuss their career journeys, Leadership Development Programme experiences, the business and lifestyle changes they m...

Episode 24 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Kim Hill, an Icehouse Coach. Kim brings 30 years of experience, expertise, and extraordinary people skills to her work as a business advisor and strategist. She is a successful business owner/operator herself and is widely sought after throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. We discuss her career to date, her favourite aspect of coachin...

Episode 23 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, and with OMP47 cohort alumni John Wyatt (Recruit IT Group), Peter Knight (Pipe Vision NZ), and Ant Rickard (ARC Projects) - three amazing New Zealand business owners who have been on The Icehouse’s flagship Owner Manager Programme. They discuss their business journeys, Owner Manager Programme experiences, and offer valuable advice for ow...

Episode 22 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Chris Watson, Owner and Business Manager of TIS, who recently won the Overall Supreme Business Award at the Taranaki Business Awards in November 2020. Chris discusses becoming a business owner during New Zealand’s level 4 lockdown in April 2020, TIS’s future expansion, his 2020 learnings and much more. Have a listen and let us kno...

Episode 21 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Jamie Brock, The Icehouse Regional Bay of Plenty Lead.  Jamie oversees the region, is an Icehouse coach and the programme director for the Business Owner Programme and Young Business Owner Programme. We chat to Jamie about his experience, the Bay of Plenty offerings (Business Owner Programme and Young Business Owner Programm...

Episode 20 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Phillippa Jacobs, Founder and Owner of Pinnacle & Co, a full-service marketing, advertising, web design and development agency based in Christchurch. Phillippa discusses her Taking Your Business Forward experience, her key learnings from 2020 and shares what the future looks like for Pinnacle & Co. Have a listen and let us...

Episode 19 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Andrew Young, Owner and Design Manager of Parallaxx Limited, New Zealand’s leading temporary traffic management company. Andrew discusses his Owner Manager Programme experience, his key learnings from 2020, and shares advice for SME business owners. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at grow@th...

Episode 18 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with David Irving, the founder of The Icehouse. We discuss David’s vast career and experience, the light bulb moment that birthed The Icehouse, and his learnings and advice for SME business owners in today’s world. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at grow@theicehouse.co.nz

Episode 17 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, and with OMP48 cohort alumni Symon Thurlow (Parallo), Sarah Ramsay (United Machinists)and Phill Dagger (ex Indevin Limited and now, East Coast Advisory) - three amazing New Zealand business owners who have been on The Icehouse’s flagship Owner Manager Programme. They discuss their business journeys, Owner Manager Programme experiences an...

Episode 16 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Maryse Dinan (Customer Growth Partner), and with Renae Smart, Co-Founder and CEO of Civtec. Renae discusses her journey to owning a business, her experience on the Owner Manager Programme, her biggest learnings from 2020 and much more. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at grow@theicehouse.co.nz

Episode 15 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, and with Paul King, business coach at The Icehouse. We discuss his career to date, where he focuses his time and coaching now, his biggest learning from 2020, and key advice for business owners in New Zealand. Hosted by Bryar Stewart, The Icehouse Community Manager (Growth) Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Con...

Episode 14 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, and with LDP34 cohort alumni Roly Scapens (Taupo Trenching), Lucy MacLean (Hortus) and Scott Raynel (Lightwire).  They discuss their career journeys, Leadership Development Programme experiences and offer valuable advice for business leaders and management within SME businesses at this challenging time. Have a listen and let us know...

Episode 13 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, and with OMP46 cohort alumni Jamie Bertelsen (Hideaway Bins), Darren Dettling (Bendall & Cant Chartered Accountants) and Rob Brenstrum (Central Districts Pest Control). They discuss their business journeys, Owner Manager Programme experiences and offer valuable advice for owner managers of SME businesses at this challenging time. Hav...