The Icehouse Podcast

Episode 103 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Hamish White, Owner Manager Programme 29 Alumni and Owner of NOW New Zealand, Broadband with a helping hand. NOW is a proud challenger in the telco industry on a mission to bring the possibilities of their customers digital worlds to life. They believe in pushing boundaries because every customer deserves more. Hamish has a passi...

Episode 102 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Priya Dahya , is with Aaron Hume-Merry, Operations Manager at Urban Solutions . Urban Solutions is an Auckland based engineering project management consultancy, which offers a refreshing, responsive and compelling approach by assembling complete project teams to investigate, design, consult, consent and manage the construction of transformative infras...

Episode 101 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Diane Stanbra, Business Owner of Picnic Box and now Rescued . Rescued is on a mission to lead New Zealand to a zero-food-waste-to-landfill-future. They partner with growers, manufacturers, retailers and charitable food redistributors to help solve their surplus food challenges. This conversation unpacks; Diane’s purpose to help...

Welcome to Episode 100 of The Icehouse podcast! In May 2020, we set out to release a podcast episode a week, sharing the stories of The Icehouse alumni, business owners and leaders of SMEs in New Zealand, their challenges, wins, learnings and highlighting the grit and resilience of our community – to inspire others and showcase The Icehouse alumni businesses. Two years on, we have released 100 epi...

Episode 99 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Ed Wilson, Leadership Development Programme 47 alumni and Sawmill Manager at Northpine . Northpine supplies high quality structural pine timber to the public nationwide. Based in Waipu, Northland, they are a significant employer in a tight knit community. The conversation with Ed unpacks: Ed’s commitment to the timber industry, hi...

Episode 98 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Amanda Barker, Founder and Co-Owner of Pillar Consulting , a consulting firm, specialising in Health and Safety, HR and Recruitment services and strategies. They are passionate about protecting the people in small and medium sized businesses. This conversation unpacks; Amanda’s passions, formative years and how she discovered he...

Episode 97 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Craig van Asch, Owner Manager Programme 51 Alumni and Owner of Exeloo , a business at the forefront of intelligent public toilet design in New Zealand, Australia and North America. Exeloo offers the full spectrum of designs from manual to fully automated, self-cleaning models. They are leading the way in innovation within the indu...

Episode 96 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Eamon King is with Leon Mooney, Managing Director of Works , Christchurch’s largest and most diverse coworking space, with two locations under the names Saltworks and Millworks. The conversation between Eamon and Leon highlights the misconceptions of coworking, Leon’s journey into business ownership, his passion for building communities and the importa...

Episode 95 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Mark le Grove, Owner Manager Programme 51 Alumni and Owner of Collision Connect, a business redefining collision repairs, providing consistent, quality repairs for vehicles locally. The conversation with Mark unpacks: His biggest learnings in business so far Learning to manage people, having hard conversations and being an effecti...

Episode 94 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Ray Tomlinson, Owner Manager Programme 28 Alumni and Owner of JT Group , a family business and leading building wash company that expertly maintains property exteriors by utlising technology to be more sustainable. Ray has also founded Summit , focusing on innovation and technology within the site solutions industry and leading...

Episode 93 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is is with Tom Oliver, Labour Operations Manager at Hortus and Icehouse Leadership Development Programme Alumni. Hortus deliver expectational services in labour, machinery and vineyard management in the viticulture and horticulture industry.  In this conversation we unpack; Tom’s career journey and how he started at Hortus 12 years...

Episode 92 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Celia Crosbie, Founder and Managing Director of Scope Media NZ and Icehouse Leadership Development Programme Alumni. Scope Media helps people connect with their audiences through personal networking, strategic communications, content creation and highly targeted digital marketing so they can share their stories with the world. T...

Episode 91 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Georgia Dive, Founder and Managing Director at Bright (Formerly Babysitters Club) and Icehouse Coaching Alumni. Bright is a trusted community for carers, families and children. They support parents and carers in creating magic moments for little ones with personable, reliable, supportive and safe childcare – harnessing technolog...

Episode 90 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Hamish Preston, Owner Manager Programme 46 Alumni and CEO of Preston Corp, a Wellington-based, family-owned parent company for Preston’s Master Butchers, Ken Wilson Meats and KAM Transport and Logistics. The dynamic team work with all things meat and are involved in all aspects of the food chain “from Farm to Fork”. In this conve...

Episode 89 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Nick McDonald, Owner Manager Programme 40 Alumni and Founder and Head Honcho at Likeable Lab , a Digital Marketing Agency which lives and breathes the digital world – working with movers, sharkers and boundary breakers to help their businesses thrive online. In this conversation we unpack; Nick’s business journey and his realisa...

Episode 88 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Nathan Roper, Owner Manager Programme 51 Alumni and Owner of Horizon International, family business and a leading supplier of Pavers in New Zealand based in Auckland and Wellington.     Nathan discusses his career journey and what it was like “growing up in the family business” and then purchasing the business rece...

Episode 87 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Brett Roberts, Managing Director of Business IQ, Business Innovation Advisor at Callaghan Innovation and co-facilitator of Digital Transformation, The Icehouse’s newest online offering. Brett unpacks his career journey, the bold and ‘nonlinear’ steps along the way and his move into the world of digital. His passion is to support...

Episode 86 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Claude Michel, coworking tenant at The Icehouse coworking space in Parnell, Auckland. Claude is the CEO and Head of AI at SapienX, a business helping innovative leaders secure competitive advantages using data & AI. Claude unpacks his passion for AI, how data and analytics can support business growth, efficiency improvements,...

Episode 85 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Priya Dahya , Junior Marketing Specialist at The Icehouse. Priya joined the team straight from university with an eagerness to learn, develop her knowledge in marketing and connect with those in the world of business. Her role includes implementing content such as blogs, podcasts and Kiwi Business Stories, maintaining the websit...

Episode 84 of The Icehouse podcast, , hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Kirsty Naish, Taking Your Business Forward 6 Alumni and Business Owner at Sidekick Ashburton, the Chartered Accountancy firm. The business is focused on helping clients be more successful (whatever that looks like to them!) through accounting and business advisory services. The conversation hits topics relatable to all busines...

Episode 83 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Mike Williams, Owner Manager Programme 49 Alumni and Founder and Director of MWDesign , a product design agency. Design being more than ‘styling’, problem solving, and making a difference in people’s lives is what gets Mike out of bed in the morning. Our conversation unpacks his experience on the Owner Manager Programme, having...

Episode 82 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Hamish Gordon, Owner Manager Programme 34 Alumni and CEO of Global Endeavours Group . For Hamish, the end goal was set from the beginning – to always build New Zealand brands and products and sell them to the world. Hamish unpacks his journey of becoming a business owner, starting with Natural Sugars and 13 years later, having b...

Episode 81 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Kylie Bosanac, Owner Manager Programme 52 Alumni and Co-Owner and Business Manager of Bosanac Builders, bespoke home builders in Auckland. Kylie discusses her journey of following her passions, becoming a business owner and leading an organisation. She sings the praises of The Icehouse Owner Manager Programme, the connections she...

Episode 80 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Sandra Matthews , Icehouse Coach. Based in Tairawhiti, Sandra is a coach and facilitator working with a cross section of businesses. She is an agri-business owner, sits on numerous non-profit boards and has a strong financial background. Sandra specialises in agriculture, dairy, and the primary industries, advising small and med...

Episode 79 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Brodie Andrews, Branch Manager at Aitken Joinery and Leadership Development Programme 42 Alumni. Brodie has also recently attended the Knowing Your Numbers workshop in Invercargill. Brodie unpacks his career journey, what he has learnt along the way and his experience upskilling and crafting his leadership ability. Now Branch Ma...