ShedLifeNZ Podcast

From TVNZ stardom and hanging out with UFC fighters Lil Henry has done a lot. Today he joins us for a chat and its a good one. Henry Stilwell (Lil henry) and Jason take it all the way back today talking about childhood up until present day. We get to hear about Lil henrys rise to TikTok Stardom (50k+ Followers) being on reality tv, competing at Special Olympics hanging out with UFC fighters and mo...

David Baker from Rapid QS joins ShedLifeNZ for a conversation that gets straight into the numbers behind building in New Zealand. David has built a following by breaking down council projects and back costing them to show what they really cost, and why pricing and accountability matter. In this episode, he sits down with Jason to talk about how he started making content, what he has learned from d...

The ShedLifeNZ New Year Special is out now. This episode features Coach Shaun George, founder of Never Surrender Boxing, part of Team George Promotions, and the coach who has been in Francis “The Punisher” Waitai’s corner through his amateur and pro career. Shaun shares real insight into coaching, discipline, building a gym culture, and the ups and downs that come with life in and out of boxing, p...

Ben Presling joins ShedLifeNZ for a Christmas Special that feels like a catch up with an old mate. Jason and Ben go back to high school, so this episode covers a lot, from cars, drifting and the NZ car scene, to the early years when you are just figuring life out and doing things you probably would not post online today. There are plenty of laughs, but it is also a real look at how those early exp...

Tiger Woods at a NZ speedway, a beer after, and a story that ends with six holes walked together in Melbourne. In this episode of ShedLifeNZ, Jason Davis is joined by Karl “KJ” Johnston and Graeme “Mintie” Mead for a wide ranging chat about the moments that shape a life. Mintie shares how he ended up commentating Tiger Woods at the Huntly speedway, what Tiger was like off camera, and why that expe...

How does a kid from Thames end up as a world top 15 cruiserweight, living in camp with Sonny Bill Williams and Anthony Mundine and getting rounds in world title gyms in New York? In Episode 5 of ShedLifeNZ, Jason sits down with David Aloua, a New Zealand cruiserweight who represented Aotearoa at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, won multiple national amateur titles and picked up a bronze medal at the C...

Episode 4 of ShedLifeNZ features high performance business coach Bernard Powell, founder of Premier Business Academy and author of Sales = Survival, The Sales Success Playbook. Bernard has spent 20+ years building multimillion dollar brands and award winning teams in New Zealand, helping owners add serious sales growth and build cultures that actually win. Recorded at the Shedquarters bar at Waika...

Episode 3 of ShedLifeNZ features none other than Highlanders player and professional rugby prop Ayden Johnstone. We dive into his childhood in Hamilton, the journey to making the U20 Baby Blacks, moving to Dunedin, running out for the Highlanders, Travelling and playing around the world and what it means to wear the Waikato jersey and become a co captain. Ayden also shares where he is today in his...

Episode 2 of ShedLifeNZ kicks off with none other than the man who does it all: Karl Jhonson. We dive into his upbringing, key moments which have shaped his life, and the road that has lead to him being where he is today. Here you will be listening to a laid back chat about stories that have brought him closer with other people here and around the world along with chats about hard work, grit and c...

Episode 1 of ShedLifeNZ kicks off with none other than Francis Waitai: the King of the Knockouts. We dive into how he got the call-up just two days before the fight, his upbringing, and the road that led him from the amateur scene to the pro boxing world.  Here you'll be listening to a laid back chat about hard work, grit and chasing dreams. No Bull just real talk from one Kiwi to another.  Wa...