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Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy...

What started as a way to escape meal planning admin has turned into a powerful tool shaping the future of food. Appetise is a free, recipe-r...

From starting Crimson Education as a teenager to leading a company operating at a $300 million revenue run rate, Jamie Beaton has been on an...

What started as a conversation between three friends in Whakatāne became a new category in drinks - a premium sparkling Mānuka honey beverag...

What if your meetings, interviews, or coaching sessions could turn themselves into structured insights, ready-to-go content, or instant acti...

Rowan Simpson has helped shape some of Aotearoa’s most iconic startups - from Trade Me and Xero to Vend and Timely - usually from behind the...

AF Drinks is the fast-growing alcohol-free beverage brand from Aotearoa that is rapidly expanding into global marketplaces, landing on shelv...

What if maths class looked more like Roblox than a workbook? In this episode, Sophie Silver - co-founder and CEO of Polymath - joins us to t...

Kat Lintott and Ben Forman helped build Wrestler into one of Aotearoa’s most forward-thinking creative and production studios – fusing story...

Pals is the pastel-coloured RTD that somehow made ready-to-drink drinks cool for the first time. But it wasn’t always assured to be a succes...

When you think of premium feature timber for cladding, decking or façades, your mind likely goes to cedar - that rich, beautiful wood loved...

You’ve probably come across Oxygen Advisors if you’ve spent any time around Aotearoa’s startup scene. And if you haven’t, well - you’ve almo...

In a world drowning in plastic waste, Jon Reed of Compostic is pioneering a revolutionary approach to everyday kitchen products. Through she...

Finance, investment and better money habits have traditionally been areas mainly staffed by, led by and advocated by men. Boring men. Two fr...

Venture capital is one of the most prominent types of capital out there. But it isn’t necessarily a great fit for every business. We’re join...

Being good with money is not easy. The whole credit, consumer, and hedonistic world are built to try to get people to spend too much on thin...

In theory every business has the potential to bake doing good into how it makes money. But very few do. Brianne West has shown with first Et...

People leaders are often the quietly most vital parts of a business. Great people leaders are like a cross between HR and an executional chi...

Building community can be one of the most important parts of building a brand and business. When people talk about businesses and customers,...

On this season of Business is Boring we’re talking to leaders who are great examples of the best of business - and today we are looking at t...

This season on Business is Boring we’re talking to people who are examples of better ways to do business. This week we meet Jovan Pavlicevic...

Growing up in a self-sufficient community on Aotea Great Barrier Island, Tama Toki owes much of his problem-solving nous and deep connection...

AI is becoming an integral part of daily life, and chances are you’ve already used the work of today’s guest. Tom Gruber is the co-founder a...

AI, smart cities, and the future of urban living aren’t just buzzwords—they’re reshaping our world. Few are driving this transformation more...

AI can be a superpower, but like all tools, if you know what you’re doing you’re going to get a better result. In a nutshell: the better the...

How can organisations proactively disrupt themselves to stay ahead in rapidly changing markets while optimising costs? Nadine Higgins hosts...

Karma Drinks and All Good Organics are among the best examples of businesses putting purpose and social impact at the heart of what they do....

Recruitment can be a great business if you do it well. You get roughly 15% of the salary of the people you place as a success fee, and if yo...

Nature Baby is the organic baby wear company creating natural, long-lasting and well-made clothing, with a retail model that’s big on commun...

When a client didn’t pay Max Semmons-Russell’s plumbing business for a completed $30k job it nearly knocked his company over. When it happen...

Although the biggest spending line for most startups is people, most startups don’t get serious about people until they get pretty big. Doin...

Concrete is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, with around 8% of global carbon emissions linked to its manufacture and use -...

Daylight is an advertising and communications agency that was born out of The Spinoff newsroom, from the amazing work Toby Morris and Siouxs...

In 2012 Mike Brown was hit by a car and became paralysed from the waist down. The transition to using a wheelchair and navigating a world no...

When Tom Wallace went to work at his family property business after university while working on start-up ideas he was amazed to find how poo...

Megan Wyper started her career working with New Zealand coffee pioneers Millers coffee, before getting experience overseas in every element...

In a few short years, Anihana have gone from a small New Zealand brand to being on the shelves of 6000+ stores in America. Their shower stea...

Roughly half of all people experience periods, so why aren’t period products more accessible? In Aotearoa today, if you are dealing with per...

Jessie Stanley first came on the pod to chat founding and growing I Love Pies, the startup she led through to a successful exit. From there...

Femmi is a coaching and fitness app challenging the outdated idea that periods limit performance. Their run training programmes and run club...

Hnry is now New Zealand’s largest accountant, helping to manage, file and contribute nearly 1% of New Zealand’s entire tax revenue - and is...

Menopause happens to roughly half of everyone, yet until very recently it’s largely been absent from culture and work - and when it has popp...

Ārepa has had a roller coaster year. The functional drinks company are on a mission to make brains work better, through their science and re...

Kernel recently surpassed $1B in funds under management - a massive achievement for the investment and finance platform. They started with a...

Vessev make hydrofoilng boats, marrying America’s cup foiling and boatbuilding prowess with software excellence to make smooth, sustainable...

Access to opportunity is not equal. A new report looking into pathways for Māori in entrepreneurship and capital has identified many barrier...

Rob Coneybeer co-founded Shasta Ventures in Silicon Valley in 2004. They invested in companies like Nest and Dollar Shave Club, have over $1...

Taxi is a new venture helping Kiwi businesses turn their provisional tax payments into a new source of business funding, at about half the p...

We thought you might like a wee taster of our brand new #1 series, Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, hosted by Toby Man...

Greg Shove is CEO at Section, the next generation education online company founded by Professor Scott Galloway. He is in NZ with Spark for B...

Ethan Eismann has been a design leader at Adobe, Google, AirBNB, Uber and Slack - some of the most influential companies of our age. As part...