Posted on 3 Mar 2025 in Featured
Host Paul Spain is joined by Simon Bridges, former leader of the National Party and current CEO of the Auckland Business Chamber. Simon shares insights into the decision-making processes that have shaped his career path from law to Parliament and eventually into the business world and reflects on key moments of risk and opportunity. Simon also offers a rich perspective on New Zealand’s business landscape, touching on the challenges and opportunities in the current economy, the role of technology in business growth, and the importance of fostering innovation. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on leadership, business strategy, and economic resilience in New Zealand.
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Posted on 7 Mar 2023 in Featured
Paul Spain is joined by Lindsay Zwart, Chief Enterprise Director at Vodafone New Zealand. Lindsay shares her career journey, leadership skills, and challenges in implementing change in a large organization. Lindsay also discusses the importance of company culture, feedback, career development plans, and networking to grow in a role and prepare for the future.
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Posted on 2 Sep 2022 in Featured, Podcast
Dave Ferguson Co-founder of Nuro, joins Paul Spain to discuss his journey as a global leader and innovator achieving breakthroughs in Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence. In recent years the company he co-founded, Nuro has grown attract US$2B in Todays investment and has reached a US$8.6B valuation. Dave Ferguson was announced as KEA World Class New Zealander 2022 Winner, September 2022.
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Posted on 14 Apr 2020 in Featured, Podcast
A open and wide ranging discussion and interview with Jason Paris about life inside Vodafone NZ during the COVID-19 era, along with insights on leadership, communications, culture and of course telecommunications.
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Posted on 1 Nov 2018 in Blog, Featured, Podcast
In this episode, I talk with another innovative and talented entrepreneur – Annette Presley. After growing up in South Auckland, Annette has gone on to achieve impressive success in business in both New Zealand and Australia.
Annette’s entrepreneurial acumen led to her being selected as a judge on the 2006 TV programme – Dragon’s Den. With former husband Malcolm Dick, she built and sold two leading communications companies – ‘Call Australia’ and then ‘CallPlus’ of which sold in 2015 for $250 million.
In 2016 Annette was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and women. Most recently she has been heavily involved with the charity she founded – ‘Elicit: The Dream Catching Academy’, which works to help young girls to change their lives by dreaming big.
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Elicit: The Dream Catching Academy: http://www.elicit.org.nz/
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