NZ Business Podcast - Paul Spain

Ian McCrae , founder and former Chief Executive of Orion Health , shares his journey to creating one of NZ's most successful technology businesses - and became a leading provider of healthcare software internationally. Ian reflects on the challenges they faced in their growth journey - including transitioning to a larger team, establishing credibility, and bidding on large international tenders. T...

Dr. Paul Woodfield , a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology, discusses his background and research in entrepreneurship and innovation in family businesses, traditional industries, and science for technological innovation. He talks about his own family's history in the wine industry and the importance of family businesses in New Zealand's economy.

Paul Spain is joined by Cecilia and James Robinson , co-founders of My Food Bag which they grew to be worth over $100m in under 3-years, and more recently launching innovative healthcare start-up Tend Health . The Robinson Duo have a proven track record for start ups and high growth business.

Paul Spain is joined by Julian Smith , head of Global Marketing at Rockit Global . Julian shares what it's like to work with some of New Zealand's leading brands and his recent success with Rockit Global.

Queenstown business owner Matt Wong has a background in wildlife conservation before stepping into tourism as manager of i-SITE visiting centre in Queenstown. Matt also managed Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters a mix of aviation, tourism and the film industry and more recently owning and managing iFLY Indoor Skydiving NZ in Queenstown. Matt shares the importance building a strong team and steppin...

Ed was Chief Executive of WestJet in Canada. During Ed's leadership, WestJet was acquired in a deal worth over $6 Billion. Other highlights in his career include launching a disruptive travel business for Richard Branson, senior roles at Air New Zealand and running Airways New Zealand.

Entrepreneur, Author, CEO and ONZM Tony Falkenstein , joins host Paul Spain, sharing lessons from his immense wealth of knowledge and experiences, both the ups and the downs of his business adventures.

Kathryn Wilson joins Paul Spain, and shares insights from her journey of perseverance, passion, creativity and entrepreneurship in the fashion industry. Her story is provides current and fresh inspiration for those in business and leadership - highlighting the importance of being open-minded to learn from those around you and of pushing through the challenges that inevitably come our way.

Dave Ferguson Co-founder of Nuro , joins Paul Spain to discuss his journey as a global leader and innovator achieving breakthroughs in Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence. In recent years the company he co-founded, Nuro has grown to attract US$2B in today's investment, and has reached a US$8.6B valuation. Dave Ferguson was announced as KEA World Class New Zealander 2022 Winne...

Listen in to Fred Soar, Chief Executive at Soar Print as he talks with NZ Business Podcast host Paul Spain. Soar Print is a family-owned business that has been in operation for over a hundred years and has therefore learnt how to survive - and even thrive - through decades of ongoing change, reinvention, and improvement. We learn from the Soar Print business journey as we delve into staying alive...

Paul Spain sits down with Stefan Powell of Dawn Aerospace to learn a little of what it takes to establish a new space startup in New Zealand. Stefan delves into a wide range of topics including the Aurora Spaceplane.  NZ Business Podcast Podcasts NZ Gorilla Technology Gorilla Cyber Security

Rod Drury (Founder, Xero ) talks with Paul Spain about shaping the future of New Zealand - including initiatives and practical ideas for both business leaders and government to get moving on now. NZ Business Podcast Podcasts NZ Gorilla Technology

A open and wide ranging discussion with Jason Paris about life inside Vodafone NZ during the COVID-19 era, along with insights on leadership, communications, culture and of course telecommunications. NZ Business Podcast Podcasts NZ Gorilla Technology

Jolie Hodson (CEO, Spark NZ ) leads one of the NZ's largest and strongest businesses. In this NZ Business Podcast chat we hear insights on operating and leading during challenging times.   NZ Business Podcast Podcasts NZ Paul Spain Gorilla Technology  

Chris Quin kindly shared his Saturday morning to reveal what's been happening behind the scenes at Foodstuffs NI (New World, Pak n Save, Four Square) during the #COVID19 crisis and offers advice for NZ organisations - including one (of many) reasons why laying off staff should be avoided.   Websites: NZ Business Podcast Podcasts NZ Paul Spain Gorilla Technology

David Cunningham shares his business journey and that of The Co-operative Bank - and his challenge to business leaders to 'do good' and donate to charitable causes through The Good Registry. Gorilla Technology: www.gorillatechnology.com Podcasts NZ: www.podcasts.nz NZ Business Podcast: www.nzbusinesspodcast.com

Serial entrepreneur John Holt has an impressive track record and is a genuinely awesome Kiwi who is committed to seeing New Zealanders and our organisations do better on a global scale. Probably most well-known for launching HR Technology firm Sonar6 in 2006 and selling it to NASDAQ listed company Cornerstone on Demand in 2012 for US$14 million, he is also responsible for starting Homes.co.nz and...

How relevant are newspapers in a digital age? In this NZ Business Podcast episode Paul Spain talks with Ben Rose, General Manager of Newspapers at Stuff. You’ll hear some of Ben’s story and learn insights on the role that print based news plays for consumers and businesses – across a mix of newspaper products including local, daily and Sunday titles. https://www.paulspain.com/ https://www.podcasts...

What do you need to know about Receivership, Insolvency and recovering from business failure? In this NZ Business Podcast episode Paul Spain talks with John Fisk, Managing Partner at PwC New Zealand, Chair of RITANZ (Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association of New Zealand). You’ll hear John’s story and gain important insights that are relevant to all businesses. John’s first-hand expe...

Over 20-years Darryl-Lee Wendelborn progressed from an Engineer to Managing Director at Beca New Zealand. In this episode of NZ Business Podcast we delve into Darryl-Lee’s life in business to gain insights and learnings from her fascinating journey. Beca - https://www.beca.com/ Special thanks to: One Plus One Communications - https://www.oneplusonegroup.co.nz/

Peter Beck is the remarkable founder and CEO of Rocket Lab – one of just a handful of privately funded entities to put rockets into space and satellites into orbit. Thanks to Peter and his team’s tenacity, intelligence and executional excellence, Rocket Lab has not only succeeded at putting multiple rockets into space from New Zealand, the company’s valuation has shot well past One Billion US Doll...

In this episode, Paul Spains talk with innovative and talented entrepreneur - Annette Presley. After growing up in South Auckland, Annette has gone on to achieve impressive success in business in both New Zealand and Australia. Annette’s entrepreneurial acumen led to her being selected as a judge on the 2006 TV programme – Dragon’s Den. With former husband Malcolm Dick, she built and sold two lead...

Businesses are bought and sold all the time – and it’s set to increase in the years ahead. Aaron Toresen shares his story and that of Link, the business brokerage firm he’s built into an international leader. This is your chance to learn from Aaron’s story and hear insights in buying and selling businesses. NZ Business Podcast: www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Gorilla Techno...

In 2010 David Sutherland sold his firm Integral Technology for $64 million. Learn and be inspired as David shares about his journey in business and why he headed in a fresh direction with his ground breaking new labour of love - Whoa! Studios. www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Supported by: Gorilla Technology: www.gorillatechnology.com Process Street: www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Hosted by: Paul Spain www.pa...

Mike Bennetts is the CEO of Z Energy – which he led through a rebrand from Shell NZ in 2011 and more recently the acquisition of Caltex. Hear the fascinating journey which saw him end up leading a part of BP with $40B in revenues before he returned to NZ. More: www.paulspain.com www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Sponsor: www.gorillatechnology.com