Rewired Consulting Podcast

We are back after an extended break with our first episode of season three and guest of 2026, Stephen Aitken. Stephen is a technology and business leader with more than 25 years of experience across consulting, digital transformation, data, and AI, including scaling and leading high-growth technology businesses both in New Zealand and internationally. Stephen began his career in technology here in...

In our final episode of 2025, we were thrilled to be joined by Peter Goodman, one of New Zealand’s leading engineering executives. With a career spanning several innovative global product companies, Peter now serves as SVP of Engineering at Auror, where he’s helping shape the future of retail crime intelligence. Originally from Derry City in Ireland, it was a real pleasure to have him on the show....

In Episode 18 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast we sat down with Abhishek Bedi. Abhishek is a seasoned technology leader with experience spanning digital platforms, web and mobile development, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence. Over the years, he has partnered closely with executive teams to build high-performing groups, identify growth opportunities, and deliver meaningful business ou...

In this episode of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we are excited to welcome Anna Cupples. Anna is currently the Head of Engineering at Trade Me, one of New Zealand most iconic businesses. More than that she’s also a former triathlete, and an Ironwoman—and she brings that same energy and competitive spirit to the way she leads and grows high-performing teams in tech. In today’s episode, we explore...

In Episode 15 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast we speak to Graeme Jackson, General Manager of Data and Analytics at Vector, New Zealand’s largest distributor of electricity and gas. Originally from Scotland, Graeme made the move to New Zealand back in 2020. Graeme is an experienced data, analytics and AI expert with significant experience across the energy and utilities sector. Graeme has deep fu...

In Episode 16 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast we speak to Dave Payne. Dave is a leadership practitioner with over 25 years in the workforce, and he’s spent the last 15 of those in senior leadership roles. Currently, he serves as a Director at Datacom, New Zealand’s largest and longest-standing technology and professional services provider. But his leadership journey doesn’t stop there. Before st...

In Episode 14 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we were joined by Paul Stevens. Originally from Northeast England, Paul’s career had humble beginnings—selling car accessories from a small shop in Whitley Bay, a charming coastal town near Newcastle upon Tyne. But his journey took a big turn when he emigrated to New Zealand after finishing school, diving into the world of banking and finance before...

In Episode 13 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we are joined by Dr Dani Chesson, who is the Founder & Director of the Design Thinker Institute. Originally from the United States she is a multi-disciplinary practitioner who leverages human-centered design, behavioral science, and organizational development to help organizations get unstuck and drive impactful outcomes. She has worked with organiz...

To kick off Season 2 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, Directors David Ferguson and Sean Patterson talk about how they got into the Recruitment Industry, why they created Rewired Consulting and the value they can bring to the market with their experience and approach. They also review 2024 and talk about their predictions for 2025. If you would prefer to watch the video version of the podcast, pl...

In our final Episode of the Rewired Consulting Podcast this year we were very privileged to be joined by Billy Miller. Billy is a leading NZ based Technology and Business executive. Originally from Scotland he has called NZ home for the last 18 years during which he has held leadership positions for some of NZ’s most well-known businesses. He tells us about his early career and how that led into l...

In Episode 10 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we were joined by Gokul Gnaneswaran. Gokul is a leading strategic and technical figure in the Data and Analytics space in NZ. Through his work at Altis Consulting he has been instrumental in helping some of NZ’s top businesses define and execute their Data & Analytics strategies. Today we discuss how he forged a career in the data space, the highlig...

In Episode 9 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we turn our focus onto Information Security and had the absolute pleasure of being joined by Reyna Ramirez who is Information Security Manager at Partners Life. We discussed her journey from working on the Helpdesk in her native Mexico and moving into leadership before specializing in Cyber Security and growing her career in NZ. We talk through the h...

In Episode 8 of the Rewired Consulting, we had a great chat with Pete Yates, originally from England he has called New Zealand home for the last 20 years. He has held technical and people leadership roles throughout his career, working in a vast array of industries including public service, consultancy, health, Telco, tourism and media. Most recently Pete led the technology function of Mediaworks...

In episode 7 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we are joined by Tim Boyne who is an NZ Entrepreneur and current CEO & Founder of Smartspace AI. Previous to that he was a Co-Founder of successful Legal tech start-up business LawVu. We talk to him about his early career, how that led to the road to entrepreneurship and the success he had with LawVu . We also take a deep dive into Smartspace AI and...

In Episode 6 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we were joined by Liz Cawson who is Head of IT Operations and Business Engagement at Tower Insurance. We discuss her early career working on a Service Desk and how that put her on the track to where she is today. Originally from the UK, she explains why she wanted to get away from the rat race of London to move to NZ and how she found the transition....

In Episode 5 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we were joined by Noah Cantor. Noah is a Tech Leadership Coach with more than 20 years' experience in and around technology. He has held roles ranging from service desk to Devops, developer to CTO, in companies as small as 3 people and as large as 165,000. Noah works with people all over the world as a coach, CTO and consultant. We will discuss Noah'...

In this episode we speak to Andy Rohan who is Software Development Manager at Fortune 500 Company Fiserv. Hailing from Ireland originally, we talk to him about his career, leaving Dublin during the GFC years to move to Canada where he honed his skills and experience working across a variety of different businesses. In 2018 he moved to New Zealand for role with Fiserv and he details that transition...

In Episode 3 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we were joined by Warren Hills who is the Global Talent Acquisition Manager of EzyVet (Idexx). We talked in detail about scaling a Global SaaS business and importance of a high performing recruitment function in enabling success. Warren takes us back to 2017 and his early days with EzyVet and what attracted him to the role and the challenges that exi...

In Episode 2 of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we speak to Sean Bishop who is currently CDO at one of New Zealand's leading legal firms Chapman Tripp. We discuss his early career in technology and why he made the move from the UK to NZ. He spent the best part of two decades at Deloitte and shares his experiences of working with a Consulting business and how its shaped his career and give him huge...

On this episode of the Rewired Consulting Podcast, we talk to Wayne Bloem who is Director of Technology at Ritchies Transport. We talk to him about his career, from moving to New Zealand from South Africa nearly 15 years ago and how he found that transition and began to build his reputation to leading major business transformations for some of New Zealand's top businesses. Wayne shares some unique...