Shared Lunch

Sharesies' Leighton Roberts and Erin Moriarty are joined on Lunch Money this week by Kirsty Godfrey-Billy, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at ASX-listed company Xero. Kirsty gives us insight into Xero's latest financial results—chatting growth, share price movements, Xero's strategy and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Lunch Money, Alice Rountree (Sharesies' Financial Analyst) and Lauren Croft (Sharesies' Product Owner) catch up with Victoria Harris from  The Curve , an education platform providing investing and finance content to women globally. Victoria has over 10 years of experience in the investments industry, and is currently a Portfolio Manager at Devon Funds Management. She gives us an...

This week on Lunch Money, Brooke Roberts (Sharesies' co-founder) and Alice Rountree (Sharesies' Financial Analyst) chat to Brian Ward, CEO of ASX-listed company Aroa Biosurgery—a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures and distributes medical and surgical products. Brian takes us through Aroa's business model, and reflects on Aroa's journey to becoming an ASX-listed company. S...

This week on Lunch Money, Brooke Roberts (Sharesies' co-founder) and Alice Rountree (Sharesies' Financial Analyst) are joined by Ralph Highnam, CEO of ASX-listed company Volpara Health Technologies (VHT). Volpara Health is an NZ-based medical research, development and manufacturing company.  Ralph tells us who Volpara are and what they're all about, and gives us further insight into his role...

This week, Sonya Williams (Sharesies' co-founder) and Angus Watson (Sharesies' Head of Investments) chat to Scott Phillips, Chief Investment Officer at  The Motley Fool Australia . Scott fills us in about what’s happening in the Australian share market and economy, key things to keep an eye on in the Australian economy as an investor, and how the Australian share market has performed over tim...

This week on Lunch Money, we've got a special episode to celebrate the launch of Australian shares on Sharesies! Our hosts and Sharesies' co-founders Leighton and Brooke are joined by Australia-based Victoria Devine; multi-award-winning financial adviser, and founder and host of podcast and Facebook group She's on the Money . We chat all things Australian share market and economy—including why peo...

This week on Lunch Money Lauren (Sharesies' Product Owner) & Leighton (3EO) are joined by Scott Scoullar, CEO of dual-listed Summerset Group Holdings (SUM). Scott chats about his journey to his role at Summerset, highlights what make Summerset different from other market players and touches on future strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Lunch Money, Sonya & Leighton are joined by Todd Hunter, CEO of Turners Automotive Group (TRA). Turners provides financial services, as well as vehicle auctions and insurance. Todd gives us some background info about Turners, and chats about the impact of COVID-19 on the business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Lunch Money, Sonya Williams (Sharesies co-founder and co-CEO) and Gus Watson (Sharesies Head of Investments) are joined by Brad Olsen, Senior Economist and Director at Infometrics. Brad is a leading economic commentator across New Zealand who focuses on getting useful information to businesses, decision-makers, and the public. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Darrin Grafton, CEO of Serko (SKO), an NZ and AU listed company. Started in 2007, Serko builds innovative, integrated travel and expense solutions. Darrin chats to us about his role in the company, his vision for Serko, and how business travel is adjusting to the 'new normal'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharesies' co-founders and Lunch Money hosts Sonya and Leighton are joined by Sophie Moloney, CEO of Sky Network TV. Sophie chats about her role, strategy and what the future holds for Sky TV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this special episode of Lunch Money to celebrate International Women's Day (8 March 2021), Sonya and Brooke were joined by journalist Frances Cook (Cooking the Books, New Zealand Herald), and Kendall Flutey from Banqer to chat all things women and investing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for a special episode of Lunch Money, where our co-founders Brooke Roberts, Sonya Williams, and Leighton Roberts, dove into what's been happening in the US share markets this past week, specifically with volatile investments like GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonya and Leighton chat to Mandy Simpson, Chief Digital Officer at Z Energy. Mandy fills us in on her role at Z Energy, chats about the challenges faced by the company, and what the future might look like for them going forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonya and Leighton chat to Oliver Mander, the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Shareholders’ Association (NZSA). Oliver gives us some insight into the NZ Shareholders Association, such as the history of the organisation and how the NZSA promotes and protects the interests of investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ruby and Sonya are joined by Craig Herbison, CEO of mobile engagement company Plexure. This company's platform is used globally for analysing purchases and contextual data, and tailoring messaging to individual customers. Craig gives some insight into his role at Plexure, and talks about how McDonalds (yes, that Maccas!) fits into Plexure's business strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

This week, Ruby from our very own Customer Care team and Leighton are joined by Blair DuQuesnay, an investment adviser at Ritholtz Wealth Management and personal finance blogger at The Belle Curve. She chats to Ruby and Leighton about the events of the current US Presidential Election, and how the US markets are responding to this. Blair also dives into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and talks abou...

This week, Sonya and Leighton are joined by Justine Smyth CNZM. Justine is the Chair of Spark NZ, the Chair of The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, and a Director of Auckland International Airport. She explains the differences between a company board, Chair, and Director, as well as governance structure. Justine also gives us insight into her personal journey as a woman in a leadership role, and raise...

Sonya and Leighton are joined by Jenée Tibshraeny, journalist at interest.co.nz, for a very special NZ election episode of Lunch Money! Jenée chats about the election results and how it might impact the economy, housing, the share market, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonya and Leighton are joined by Mike Taylor, the founder and CEO of Pie Funds and Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mike jargon-busts the difference between managed and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), touches on the socially responsible investing strategy, and explains how fund managers are adapting to market volatility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Sonya and Leighton are joined by Roger Sharp from North Ridge Partners. Roger is a technology Chair, investor and advisor with 30 years' experience, who talks about how he started his investing journey, to the key lessons he's taken on board from investment failures along the way. Roger also chats about his involvement in the travel and tech sectors, and the impacts he's seeing from COV...

Sonya and Leighton are joined by Antonia Watson, CEO of bank and financial service provider ANZ New Zealand, to chat about strategy, customer outcomes and stakeholder management. Antonia also speaks about the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of digital innovation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonya and Leighton are joined by Bruce Gordon, CEO of mobile commerce and electronic payments company Pushpay Holdings, to talk about how Pushpay started, why churches in North America are their target market, and what their plans are for the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonya and Leighton are joined by Lewis Gradon, CEO of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, to talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had on the business, research and development for the future, and growing their manufacturing capacity in Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonya and Leighton are joined by business journalist Rod Oram for a deep dive into the US economy, US elections, and what the current share market volatility means for investors (featuring a bonus story about Rod interviewing Warren Buffet on the eve of the 1987 market crash!). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.