NZ Business Owners

Podcast Guest Kalé Emery: “We are on a crusade to help the everyday kiwi be better with money and enjoy a better quality of life - so came our partnership with The Rock FM. A larger scale platform for every day Kiwi's to begin the conversation around improving their financial literacy. From advice around money management to a better, clearer education on risk products, mortgages and KiwiSaver - we...

Podcast Guest Matthew Clayton: “Matthew is an award-winning creative director, strategist and innovation leader. Matthew has co-founded multiple companies and he’s an ex-partner in one of New Zealand’s most successful creative digital agencies. He’s worked with many prominent local and international organisations and a number of tech startups throughout his career. A polymath with experience in mu...

Podcast Guest Debbie Schultz: “As a leader in the field of organisation development, consulting and coaching, Debbie has been supporting individual and organisational growth for over 15 years. She founded BlueSkyMinds with one goal in mind: to facilitate research-based organisational mindfulness programmes that deliver measurable individual and business benefits. BlueSkyMinds have worked with orga...

Podcast guest Ilma Mani: “After working for 10 years in the hospitality industry, I decided to go back to studying. I graduated from AUT with a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Finance. I went back to study because I saw that as my journey to financial independence and being able to aid my parents achieve a comfortable retirement. Now, I love being able to expand on that goal by reaching others a...

Podcast Guest Tibor Mackor: “As a world champion sportsman and coach, I have discovered that understanding gameplay, seeing the opportunities and timing the attack to win games is directly related to how businesses can improve profit, growth and provide more free time for business owners. It is the fear of change that has most people procrastinating. I will help you eliminate the fear and take bol...

Podcast guest Stuart Wilkinson: “I have worked with small to medium business's for over 12 years and really enjoy learning about their goals and what drives people to start and run their own business. RightWay is focused on helping small to medium achieve their goals. We are a Platinum Xero partner and make sure clients are using Xero to really drive their business forward. We do this through our...

Podcast guest Miriam Chancellor: “I help high-performing individuals and teams overcome the challenges of public speaking to enable them to achieve their professional goals. I am a qualified, experienced coach. My personalised services include one-on-one coaching, executive masterclasses, group workshops, and team training. I work with a range of clients, from entrepreneurs to leaders of global or...

Podcast guest Avinash Kumar: “I am a firm, highly focused professional debt collector with over 19 years NZ experience in the banking and finance industry. I have worked (and continue to do so) in office and field which gives me an edge to remain current in both areas. I have keen interest in overcoming excuses and resolving disputes to favor both my employer whilst remaining empathetic to debtors...

Podcast Guest Murray Fulton: "Does everyone in your business seem to be working very hard but with little or no positive results? Are you trapped in a circle of busyness, focused on tasks and firefighting issues? Take a step back. You need to understand the true value of your business. If it is too low, only then can you start improving it. First, ensure the efforts of all stakeholders are aligned...

Owner of Scendent, Ryan Collier, shared his journey with mental health and why it inspired him to start Scendent. A company allowing individuals to master the mind and their mental health through the power of events, clothing, and counselling. ____________________________________________ ► Ryan J Melton is an 📚Author 🎙️Speaker  & 🎥 Founder of Tautoko Media:   https://ryanjmelton.co...

Podcast guest Melanie Spencer: “I love business and I love growing businesses. A commercially-savvy senior leader, I thrive on helping businesses prosper with an instinctive ability to understand an organisation from a strategic viewpoint. With nearly 20 years experience as a senior marketer in Sydney and Auckland with heavyweight clients in retail, property, banking, food & beverage, aviation...

Podcast guest Fiona Webby: “My personal purpose is to enable others. I do this by removing barriers so that they can discover their authentic selves and reach their potential. I have the incredible privilege of being GM of The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab where we are all about creating impactful futures. Every day we teach people across a number of Postgraduate Programmes including short courses...

Managing Partner of Prime Strategies Group , Rob Drower. A business advisory group focused solely on creating business excellence in the Small to Medium (SME) business market in New Zealand. ____________________________________________ ► Ryan J Melton is an 📚Author 🎓Investment Adviser 🎥Owner of Tautoko Media and the founder of Money Skills:   https://ryanjmelton.co.nz/ ► Get a Free Copy of...

Joshua Lewthwaite Co-Founder & CEO of Izzybots. A Messenger Marketing company used to convert social media engagement into conversions. ____________________________________________ ► Ryan J Melton is an 📚Author 🎓Investment Adviser 🎥Owner of Tautoko Media and the founder of Money Skills:   https://ryanjmelton.co.nz/ ► Get a Free Copy of His Book Here : https://mailchi.mp/1f3743900b02/fr...

Emily Rust has supported recruiters and managers through to CEOs building high-performing teams, evaluating job success criteria, assessing performance, defining organisational culture, developing organisation-wide competency frameworks, and coaching people at all levels for professional growth and enhanced success. ____________________________________________ ► Ryan J Melton is an 📚Author 🎓Inve...

Nick Rowland is the Marketing Manager of New Zealand Rugby, Director of Side by Side, and a true-blue sporting enthusiast. ____________________________________________ ►FREE RESOURCES FROM RYAN : https://linktr.ee/ryanjmelton ____________________________________________ GUESTS DETAILS: ____________________________________________ ►Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickjrowland/ _______________...

Sam Farmer coaches people through change in three core areas of professional life: Next Generation Leadership; Psychosocial Growth; Professional Supervision. LINKS AND RESOURCES: ____________________________________________ Find sexual assault support near you- https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/ Mental Health Foundation- https://mentalhealth.org.nz/ Shine he...

Robert Erskine & Tony Rutherford are the managing Parters of Copper Fox ____________________________________________ ►FREE RESOURCES FROM RYAN : https://linktr.ee/ryanjmelton ____________________________________________ GUESTS DETAILS: ____________________________________________ ►Website: https://www.copperfox.org/ ►Robert's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaerskine/ ►Tony's Linked...

So in this episode, we talk with Stewart. He's the managing director of FX consultants. And a lot of what he does is around the organizational psychology component because I think in business it's very easy to just focus on the bottom line, marketing and focusing on clients. He had an interesting story where he talked about his experience working in a maximum-security prison as a psychologist. Sha...

This podcast started a little bit out of the gate. Daniel Watson, he's a cyber security expert and has a back story working in the territorial forces defusing bombs. He talked about a person that was on their fishing boat who received an email saying we are going to share all the nasty things that you've been looking at online as well as what you're doing because we were recording the screen. ____...

I haven't met anyone like Sasha doing what Sasha does. She goes by the name Reno Girl. Well, that's what the website says. So   I've decided that's the name she goes by. We talk about her experience as a young woman moving from Ukraine, working three jobs to support a family, and then also working in the corporate world, having to sit on a little laptop while in a   meeting roo...

We've got an interesting and diverse episode.   Which is why I love doing this podcast. You don't know what the hell is going   to come out of the stories. So this is Antoinette she's a lovely lady, a hypnotist   as well as experienced in Neuro-linguistic programming. So essentially helping   people discover their potential. The key areas she helps with are...

In this episode, we speak with Sam Kamani. So he spoke on TED Talks. He sold 15,000 copies of his book, and he's part of an organization that have done $1.5 billion in transactions. And he talks about the idea of Web 3.0. And it's quite an overwhelming concept for many, but it's something we discuss throughout this is historic, technological advancements, things to be mindful of from an investment...

I need your help to make the podcast better.  I'm not happy with the quality of the episodes so I'm going to take a break to brainstorm how to make things better.  This whole thing wouldn't be possible without you so I'd love to hear suggestions. Send me your thoughts via email or social media: ►Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanjmelton ►Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanjackm...

KiwiSaver is about to collapse and people aren't ready for it. What I'm talking about isn't necessarily something out of the blue. It's something that's been building since the global financial crisis in 2007. There was collateralized debt, essentially a combination of shitty loans that went together to make a good loan and with a good credit rating. Then suddenly it tanked, and the market lost it...