Michael founded the iconic New Zealand brand Cookie Time more than 30 years ago. But that wasn’t his first business idea and the initial ones he had tried failed –…
Inspired by entrepreneur Michael Mayell. Failure, like compostfor new ideasthat are scattered like seeds. Some sprout Some take root Some grow Leaning towardslight. Listen to Michael Mayell’s episode
A bonus episode to celebrate getting to a total of 10,000 listens of the show and to say thanks to those who subscribe! This is a bit different as it…
Miranda is the STEM Coordinator at the Ara Institute of Canterbury. In this conversation we talk about Miranda’s background including her early years in the ski industry, involvement in space…
David is the Chair of Canterbury Tech and in this episode released during Techweek ’18 we talk about the origins of Canterbury Tech, what it is involved in and the…
Stella is the Chief Digital Officer (and Acting Executive Director Allied Health) for the Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. In this interview we talk about Stella’s career and what…
Peter is the Chief Executive of Antarctica New Zealand and in this interview we talk about his background as well as the history of explorers in Antarctica, the work being…
Rob is a Professor and Research Leader at the HIT Lab NZ (Human Interface Technologies) at Canterbury University. This interview is released in the lead up to Techweek ’18 as we highlight stories…
Presentations on this topic by Louise Aitken, Levi Armstrong, Matt Dodd, Michael Gousmett, David Woods and Steven Moe (moderator).
Fiona is the Chief Executive and Secretary General of Paralympics New Zealand. In this interview we talk about her childhood growing up in the UK, the role her parents played…
Peter has written many books on New Zealand’s leading creative authors, writers, painters and musicians. His most recent recognition was the 2017 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in honour…
Chris is the Founder of Impact Ventures NZ which is a partner in the Impact Enterprise Fund which recently completed a first close having raised $8 million dollars for impact…
