Better Business, Better Life

Sam Stubbs is the founder of the nonprofit KiwiSaver fund Simplicity. A reformed investment banker and stockbroker his career also spans politics, philosophy and technology. His mission is to make the finance industry a force for good as a source of profit which he thinks can be achieved by companies embracing long-term thinking, sustainability and full diversity. He set up Simplicity with the aim...

Stanley is the founder of the fast-growing digital agency, The Attention Seeker. He started his career working in hospitality & worked his way up to becoming a successful General Manager in the industry. He struggled in the beginning from going from one of the team to being the leader. In this podcast episode, Stanley talks about the lessons he learned from that journey, about how he gave up alcoh...

Apologies for the short break in the podcast episodes. With the sudden lockdown in New Zealand & extended lockdown in Auckland, I found myself caught up with lots of work to do with clients to help them get through it. On top of that I had been searching for an Integrator & Executive Assistant to join me in the business so that I could be freed up to do more of the important client work & create m...

The last in our series for Season 2 & a special for Australia & New Zealand, who are in lockdown. Justine is the Visionary / Founder at Your Virtual Assistant. The company has around 30 virtual assistants & Virtual Business Managers, based all around New Zealand. She came across EOS a few years ago & tried to self-implement. I'll let her tell you why it didn't work, however, she came to me back in...

Drew Knowles is the Partner, Vice-President of Influential U. Influential U produces life-changing journeys from isolated, non-reproducible success to holistic, whole-life satisfaction. They offer practical solutions to high-achieving professionals who seek precise clarity, pragmatic tools, and advanced skills to be more influential. Influential U is progressive and accelerated education for disce...

Emily is the owner of SideMark, which she started 7 years ago. It is a highly successful company & she puts its success down to implementing EOS (The Entrepreneurial Operating System) into the business. Apart from the successful business, Emily is living her dream career life which she has crafted intentionally over time.  She has just recently written a. book called Growth Junkies Unite – A Simpl...

Daniel has a 20+ year history of building companies, and his obsession is helping entrepreneurial organisations to clarify, simplify and achieve their vision. He has been a founder, owner and leader in six successful companies in varying industries, and is now responsible for bringing the tools of EOS®, The Entrepreneurial Operating System®, into Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region....

Renee Russo is a highly respected entrepreneurial business coach dedicated to helping people get more out of their businesses. Effective in teaching leadership teams a proven methodology and tools that empower them to get Vision, Traction, Healthy. She prides herself on creating ripples & positive change!  She discovered EOS whilst helping her husband run his business. Since then she has become a...

Gary Walker is a behaviour change specialist.  With a background in psychology, neuroscience & strategic leadership he focuses on persuasive communication & better thinking and his true passion is sustainability. Born in South Africa, he moved to NZ in 1998 after many years in the Corporate environment he now works as a coach - at a personal, team & organisational level, for life improvement, lead...

Steve started his career designing multi-million dollar racing yachts, and building and coaching high performing teams to help his clients win the world's most demanding races.  He has run and grown a small business, and then transitioned his career to become a certified PMP program manager managing million dollar budgets and helping the US Navy launch ships into the fleet.  Six years ago he start...

📚 NZ Author & Financial Planner 🎓 Helping Good People Live Great Lives. www.ryanjmelton.co.nz Ryan talks to Debra about how to retire in style, without stress: How to ‘retread’ instead of retire i.e finding interests outside of work. Structuring your finances in a way that means you’re not dependent on the income of your business and can do the things you want in retirement. Protecting your fami...

Richard Conway describes himself as Entrepreneur, father, author, columnist & investor.  He is the Founder and CEO of Pure SEO, New Zealand's most awarded search agency. They have been in the Deloitte fast 500 for 7 years in a row, so he knows how to grow a business. But as he says, "Success is not Revenue alone". In this podcast he shares his journey from moving from the UK to NZ with no contacts...

Scott Rusnak is an accomplished business owner, having built & successfully exited 2 of his companies.  He is now a Certified EOS Implementer whose passion is helping business owners and burgeoning entrepreneurs get what they want from their businesses so they can live the life they want. Scott is also the author of 'The Entrepreneurs' field guide - Design your life before someone else does it for...

Cash flow can be a real issue for businesses... Especially with the current environment where we have some industries pushing out payments to up to 80 days. So what's stopping you from freeing up some cash to continue your growth initiatives?  Invoice financing is huge overseas in Europe & the US but many people don't actually know what it is in NZ, because it's not widely used.  Invoice financing...

Dan Wiliams started his entrepreneurial journey at age 10 earning money as a paperboy and local lawnmower kid. The thrill of the enterprise always meant more to him than the money.  He started building and selling computers at the age of 15 and became the go-to for all technology needs for all friends and family.  He eventually had his first experience running and owning a business after joining a...

Entrepreneurailsim runs in the Serville Family. David's brother is well known for starting Serville's Hair Salon, but who knew his brother created not one but 5 franchise businesses? David is a driven entrepreneur with expertise in the franchising and service sectors. As the founder and CEO of CC Group NZ, he has been instrumental in catapulting Kiwi brands such as Crewcut (lawn mowing services an...

Hi this is Debra, the host of the Better Business Better Life Podcast. Thanks so much for listening in. I’ve really enjoyed chatting to our guests & asking them about their journeys – I hope you have too. You may have noticed that we’ve been off-air for a few weeks. Don’t worry – we’re not going anywhere – we just took some time out to secure some new guests & fix up the sound issues you may have...

Nick and Jeni Clift are the owners & Directors of DWM Solutions, now merged with Milan Industries Group.  They have been working together in their own businesses for close to 25 years. Nick is Director of MIG, and holds the role of Visionary. Jeni is Head of People & Culture at MIG. She also has a consultancy business, Tenassia, working with her clients as an EOS Implementer and providing Business...

Maurice is the Executive Director of Q4 Associates, the digital workforce specialists. He’s dedicated the last 25 years to bridging the gap between IT and business, and more than a decade to project and program remediation across businesses in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. During his time holding multiple senior-level and executive positions, Maurice has developed an eye for what’s critical...

For nearly a decade, Seth Gleeson and Datum Projects have been making life easy for brands, consultants, and contractors alike. Born from a desire to work in a more client-centric and solutions-driven environment, the business leverages Seth’s 25+ years of retail and commercial fit-out experience to run a business focused on great people and great service. Datum is very much an extension of Seth a...

In this episode I am talking to Suzi McAlpine on the launch of her new book - "Beyond Burnout - a New Zealand Guide. How to spot it, stop it and stamp it out."   A leadership coach, award-winning blogger and keynote speaker, Suzi works alongside CEOs, managers and executives to facilitate clarity, direction and optimal performance in the areas people need it most.   Suzi McAlpine is a Leadership D...

A Kiwi born entrepreneur, who grew up between the bush in the Waitakeres, and working on an organic farm in his teenage years. Dave’s connection to the land and his Maori heritage, has seen him bring a unique set of sustainability value into a variety of businesses. Dave has owned over a dozen businesses and a charity, as well as holding several board positions. Each with (or under pressure from D...

Verity Craft is an entrepreneur, writer, consultant, speaker (and musical theatre nerd!) based in Auckland, New Zealand. Together with founder Christina Wedgwood, she’s built content agency Intelligent Ink into the experts on thought leadership content in New Zealand. For Verity, there’s nothing better than working with people who are passionate about improving their corner of the world (and nothi...

Grant runs the vert successful Waking Giants Business. The business describes how it helps as "We work alongside you to develop purposeful strategy that enables you to make it happen." Grant describes what motivates him... "After a life of being a shy kid into my mid-30s I finally realised that I have something important to contribute to the world. It also comes with an unrelenting truth that can...

Richard started his first business as a teenager & has had 7 businesses since then. He has pioneered bottled water sales in NZ, designed and launched Virgin Kiwi, Crew and Edge brands of mineral water. He also relaunched the Alexanders brand. He recognised early on that the best way to start a business is to work hard at it whilst you still have your well-paying day job. In this episode, he shares...