Hosted by Paul Spain, since 2013
NZ Business Podcast exists to support, teach and inspire New Zealanders in business and leadership, through direct access to the wisdom and experience of the founders, operators and entrepreneurs who've done it.
Latest episodes
Real stories from the people building New Zealand's most interesting companies, in their own words.
Latest
Kelvin Soh, brand strategist and founder of Day Month Year, on shaping brands including 42 Below Vodka, Stolen Rum and Boring Oat Milk: why brand is business reputation, fan-first thinking, acquisitions, AI and his Brand on Hand framework.
Listen to the episode
Darrin Grafton, co-founder and CEO of Serko, on building a global New Zealand software company: international expansion, acquisitions, company culture, resilience through crises, and why AI is the biggest opportunity of his career.
Listen
Greg Balla, CEO of AoFrio, shares how he led the shift from hardware manufacturing to a global IoT and software business. He also covers change management, innovation culture and values-based leadership.
Listen
Stephen Phillips on the risks facing New Zealand organisations in the AI era, from identity theft and convincing phishing messages to deepfakes, and how to build a right-sized cybersecurity programme.
Listen
Lachlan Nixon, founder and managing partner of Motion Capital, on New Zealand's growing climate tech sector, funding startups, and the high-risk maths of venture capital.
Listen
Your host
Paul is CEO of Gorilla Technology, a New Zealand technologist, futurist and keynote speaker, and host of NZ Business Podcast and NZ Tech Podcast. His interviews and commentary regularly feature on RNZ, TVNZ, Newstalk ZB, the NZ Herald, Reuters, ABC News and Sky News Australia.
Listen your way
Get our updates and new episodes by email
Regular updates starting late 2026. Unsubscribe anytime.
Part of the Podcasts NZ network.