The Icehouse Podcast

Episode 55 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Maryse Dinan , is with Rob Bull. Rob is the founder and director of Plexus Consulting . He is a Lean Consultant who is passionate about helping New Zealand SMEs in their business improvement journey and achieve sustainable growth. Rob is a part of The Icehouse wider network and has facilitated Serious Lego Series workshops within our programmes and wit...

Episode 54 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , and with OMP52 cohort alumni, Mason Pirie ( Brightline Construction ), Carol Boustead Gibb ( CBG and Healthstat ), Blair McFarlane ( Complete Water Solutions ) and Cole Askew ( Base Construction NZ ). The group from the Owner Manager Programme sum up their journey into business, their experience on the programme - including their first-...

Episode 53 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Catherine van der Meulen , Business Coach at The Icehouse based in Marlborough. Catherine has extensive and broad business experience, hailing from an entrepreneurial family business background in which her father founded the iconic Australian youth brand SUPRÉ. Catherine joined the company in 1997, focused on sales, marketing a...

Episode 52 of The Icehouse podcast is with two of our Icehouse heroes, Melanie Spencer (OMP51), Shane Anselmi (OMP5) recorded behind the scenes on the Grit Goes Further Together shoot day and hosted by Bryar Stewart . The heroes discuss the word ‘Grit’, what it means to them, examples of grit in their lives and businesses, the impact The Icehouse has had on their business journeys and their learni...

Episode 51 of The Icehouse podcast is with three of our Icehouse heroes, Sarah Ramsay (OMP48), Hamish Pinkham (OMP24) and Mike Shin (OMP52) recorded behind the scenes on the Grit Goes Further Together shoot day and hosted by Bryar Stewart . The heroes discuss the word ‘Grit’, what it means to them, examples of grit in their lives and businesses, the impact The Icehouse has had on their business jo...

Welcome to The Icehouse 20th Anniversary Podcast special: a conversation on the couch between our founding team, David Irving, Chris Woods, Raewyn Goodwin, Andy Hamilton, Liz Wotherspoon, hosted by Bryar Stewart to reminisce the last 20 years. The candid conversation is light-hearted, real and fun. It is a moment to mark the significant milestone, reminisce the stand out moments, memories, highlig...

Episode 49 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Jodie Tipping , Business Coach at The Icehouse. Jodie is an entrepreneur and business owner who has 15+ years' experience running her own digital technology company as well as being an active investor in several businesses including property, FMCG, consumer products and services. Listen to Jodie discuss her career to date, her e...

Episode 48 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart ,is with David Downs, Chair of the Board at The Icehouse. David Downs is the newly appointed Chair of the Board at The Icehouse. This engaging podcast covers David’s wealth of experience in business, his passion for New Zealand enterprise and working for a bigger purpose. He highlights his opinion on the future of business and his advice...

Episode 47 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Melissa Wragge , Business Coach at The Icehouse. Melissa is a passionate conscious capitalist who believes in business as a force for good. Melissa is one of New Zealand’s leading business redesign specialists. She has been an advisor and business coach at The Icehouse for several years and has helped steer The Icehouse through ou...

Episode 46 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Holly Patterson, founder and director, and Trish Lowe, office manager, of Upskills . Upskills’ tailored workplace training solutions enable workers to unlock their potential. Holly and Trish completed Knowing Your Numbers 9, in Auckland earlier this year. They discuss their experience and key learnings, the power in doing the prog...

A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox with Campbell Mattson, business owner of Location Homes . Campbell attended Owner Manager Programme 31 in 2014. Location Homes offer house and land packages and take on the whole project of designing, planning, and building. Campbell operates 11 businesses that support the work of these packages meaning he wears many hats! Campbell discusses his bu...

A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox and David Irving, with David and Fiona Conroy, business owners and father and daughter at family business Conroy Removals , a successful removals company based in Australia and New Zealand, which is celebrating 50 years. David completed our flagship Owner Manager Programme number 2, 20 years ago, and Fiona has completed the Owner Operator Programme...

A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox , with business owner and CEO of Bluelab Corporation , Greg Jarvis. Greg Jarvis is an alumni of 321 Go Global, an old Icehouse programme. Greg has kept in The Icehouse network, sitting on our advisory board for The Icehouse, Bay of Plenty. Greg Jarvis discussed what Bluelab does, his Icehouse experience, key milestones and what life and business lo...

Episode 45 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Catherine Leonard, co owner, operator and accounts manager of Nagle Contracting , an Agricultural contracting company based in Methven, New Zealand. Catherine discusses her Taking Your Business Forward experience, what she learnt from others in her cohort, the practical changes she has made and the confidence it gave her to work e...

Episode 44 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Nicole Buisson, board member at The Icehouse. Nicole is a newly appointed director to The Icehouse board, joining in May 2021. We caught up with her to discuss her career to date, her experience overseas and in New Zealand, her passion for small, medium sized businesses and her opinion on the future landscape of New Zealand busi...

A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox, with Beth Forrest (OMP44), owner and manager of the family business, Forrest Wines. Recorded on the Forrest Wine Winery, Beth and Gavin discuss the history of Forrest Wines, the key takeaways from Beth’s Owner Manager Programme experience, and advice for New Zealand business owners. This audio only podcast is exclusive to our 20th anniversary kiwi...

Episode 43 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Steph Fry, Business Owner, along with her husband Nick Fry, of IdealCup . The IdealCup is the very first reusable coffee cup to be designed and made right here, in Aotearoa. It’s designed to be reused for a lifetime to reduce disposable cup waste going into landfill. We discuss her experience on The Icehouse Owner Manager Progra...

A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox , with Euan (OMP10), Paul (OMP49) Sparrow and Gabrielle Simpson, family founders, owners and managers of New Zealand Sock Company . They have been making great socks for generations. They discuss their experiences on the Owner Manager Programme , highlighting the big impact it had on the family business, how valuable the network is and advice for O...

A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox , with Kiri Rupert and Joshua Brook, business owners at Rupert Red Deer , a Red deer stud based in South Canterbury. Both Kiri and Josh have attended the Owner Manager Programme , Cohorts 49 and 50. Kiri and Joshua discuss their experiences on the Owner Manager Programme, the outcome of meeting other business owners with similar challenges and lear...

Episode 42 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Di Ketel and Kelly Thomsen, Directors and business owners of Bookkeepers NZ . Di and Kelly are currently on the Owner Operator Programme , our Hawkes Bay regional programme, and take part in Icehouse Coaching with Michaela Vodanovich . We discuss their business journey to date, the highlights and challenges, Icehouse experience...

Road Trip Exclusive // Episode 1 A conversation on the road hosted by Gavin Lennox, with Matthew Heaton, business owner at Cowell’s Pavlova Kitchen based in Dunedin and attendee of The Icehouse Owner Manager Programme 10 years ago. Cowell’s Pavlova Kitchen does 50% of their business within a 6 week period over Christmas time. An interesting Kiwi business story - the podcast covers Matthew’s owners...

Episode 41 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Olivia Bollen, Founder of Taken Care Of , Carollyn Chaplin , Icehouse Coach and Martin Welsh, Business Growth Advisor at Auckland Unlimited . We had a conversation around Olivia’s experience through Auckland Unlimited Regional Business Partner funding during the heat of covid which led her to meet Icehouse Coach and brand strategi...

Episode 40 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart , is with Mark Witkowski, Project Manager at Gemco Group . Mark completed the Hawkes Bay, Effective Leadership Programme in 2019. We discuss his ELP experience, what changes he implemented into his business and lifestyle since completing the programme, learnings from 2020, his future focuses and more. Have a listen and let us know what yo...

Episode 39 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Peter Thomson, Chief Executive of Technology at The Icehouse. Peter walks us through his career to date, what excites him most about the opportunities in technology at The Icehouse, the most challenging aspects of his role, advice for business owners looking to improve their technology, his learnings from 2020 and much more! Pete...

Episode 38 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Jayden Boylan, National Manager at Access Automation. We discuss his experience on The Icehouse workshop, Building Sales Structure and Skills.  Jayden highlights how the workshop supported him in his role, the changes he has implemented, and what excites him about the future in his industry! Have a listen and let us know wha...