'From The Resort & From the Valley' Podcast Series

Grew up in Northland. Passionate about Rugby. Airforce Training, Surveying at Otago University. 10 years working in Australia (Perth, Gladstone & Port Headland) Structural Engineer. Last 10 years in Queenstown. Won council seat on a clin flip. Board of DQ. Family Man. October Elections

Great initiative from the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce - Jason went through HR trends and why Millbrook was the winner of Employer Choice Awards

45 minute presentation from Joseph Mooney. What is happening in GDP, Economy, Jobs. Where has the Budget not delivered? What would the Nationals do better?

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Conversations with various business owners in Queenstown featuring Matt Wong, Melissa Jenner, Wendy Van Lieshout from the Board. This is about the economy, impacts of lockdowns, and how the chamber can help.

15 months between his last time of the podcast. Great catchup. Council Projects, dealing with Covid, Struggling businesses in QT, Property Prices, The Uncertain Future

The story of a chemical engineer who has a lot of experience with brewing, distilleries. Chat about his life and experiences, lots of beer talk

This is about a community minded journalist, who has been in the Resort for over 35 years. Hear some of the stories as to Scoop's perspective in everything Queenstown.

Angela - her story. Starting in Wellington, travelling to London, living in Sydney. Started as a Physio, Open to View Photography business before 5 years ago coming to Queenstown and owning a Joinery Business. Lots of discussions regarding Queenstown

Guests that have been on the podcast. Things I have been up to.

From King Country on the North Island - this podcast goes through Anna's life journey from the farm to Hamilton, overseas holidays to the big move to Queenstown and finding a great niche. We look at the menu, beliefs. Great to get this going again

Great podcast with a newcomer to town. Augmented reality. Born in Blenheim and grew up in Marlborough. Great chat about lots of tech stuff.

Recorded at Mercure Resort Fernhill at Queenstown Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Event. 0 - My Intro of Rod Drury. 1:35 - Speech starts, When he first came to Queenstown when Xero started - Did you buy shares? 2:46 - Retired 3 years ago, what does life look like? 3:14 - Covid - More than 2 weeks in one place. 3:35 - Where's the best place to live? 4:30 - Biking Skyline the first time (like snowboar...

Great story about the Graham brothers- born in Bermuda. How they got to owning an historic business in the Resort. Some Ice Hockey chat, brother rivalry, canadian influences. Great guys -check out the venue host of many great ice hockey games and ice experiences.

Born in Invercargill, Scott has lived also in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Melbourne & Perth. Now 2ic on the Queenstown Chamber Board. Works with ACT political party, Toastmasters, Rotary - loves and is a blue belt in BJJ. Also a great lawyer working as a Senior Associate at AWS Legal.

Born near Greytown, North Island NZ. always loved Conservation, Birds of prey, Field Hockey, Came to Queenstown nearly 2 decades ago. Thrown into Tourism and led Eyesight for a long period. Opportunity arisen to get into iFly. Great business model adapting to Covid. Great spot in the middle of lots of future growth. Lots of passion.

Born in Rockhampton, grew up in the Gemfields. Well travelled, Studied Japanese & theatre, Spent some time in the UK. Came to Queenstown in 2004. Now a Travel expert and instrumental in patrons having a great experience in Queenstown. Lots of hard work during Covid with Repatriation flights. One of the best conversationalists in Queenstown.

Lived in Otago his whole life. Law degree, Lots of Retail store opportunities in Dunedin and then moving to Queenstown in the early 80s. Mitre 10, Homewares, Video stores, Electronics, Mobile Phones and then in the early nineties worked in Law for Anderson Lloyd before opening up the Queenstown branch for AWS Legal. Great storied career. Retired lawyer looking to become a councilor in a vacant pos...

Daniel spent the first 10 years of his life on the North Island of New Zealand before moving to the South. Daniel is a international tax expert working as a partner for Findex in Queenstown. Complete Uni in Dunedin and loves cricket. A good chat about what is happening in Queenstown.

Graeme has been a lawyer/ solicitor in the Wakatipu basin (Queenstown) for over 40 years. He has seen the area grow from 2,000 population to now past the 20,000 mark. A very interesting career. Graeme is now the senior principal in the vibrant Todd & Walker Law Firm.

Hamish has a great story, born in Dunedin. Has tried his hand at lots of different occupations. Fisherman, Accounting degrees, Politics and Real Estate. A member of the Highland Harcourts Real Estate team. Newly elected onto the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce Board.

Director, Southern South Island at Department of Conservation. Aaron Fleming has shown outstanding leadership skills during times of crisis and change in several different fields. He is an author and ambassador, a respected leader of people, a champion of the environment, and an athlete who has defied the medical world. Improving the lives of New Zealanders is the incentive that drives Aaron Flemi...

Great to catchup with Ben '10' Nguyen - 100 episodes between podcasts. Covered off on MMA Commentary, Disciplines and techniques, Viral YouTube video, Acting, Seminars, The Future.

End of year catchup with Damien Brown MMA professional athlete, coach gym owner.

Jim has recently joined the Queenstown Rotary Club - Born in Oklahoma. Spent most of his business career managing companies in crisis (turnaround solutions). The oil and gas industry. Law School, MBA, Lots of interesting stories mainly based in the US. A piece on Trump and the US political landscape.