Business Is Boring

Te Kahukura Boynton is on a mission to give more Māori financial independence. Through her Māori Millionaire media and financial literacy platform she has empowered thousands of rangatahi to take control of their finances. Hear how she shares her wealth journey, investment resources, podcasts and education, to leading a conversation about financial literacy, independence and sovereignty, especially for Māori. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an artist, designer, and co-founder at Indigenous Design and Innovation Aotearoa (IDIA), Dr. Johnson Witehira works with organisations like Auckland Airport and Waka Kotahi to bring Māori culture to the urban environments we live, work, and travel through. He joins Simon Pound to talk about his journey, the work so far, and using business as a tool for cultural change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Anvil Bañez created Dennison Technologies, he had a dream of helping his father to walk again. Now, the team at Dennison has developed a new actuator material capable of exerting a force 10,000 times its weight. In a conversation with Simon Pound, Anvil discusses how this lightweight, incredibly strong technology could serve as the foundation for future exoskeletons, potentially realising his lifelong dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a 2022 report Stuff tested the major local eco-cleaners, Cleanery's just-add-water sachets of cleaning concentrate were named as the clear favourite. Now sold in over 1,500 stores across the Tasman, Cleanery is beginning to fully roll out into New Zealand supermarkets. Co-founder Ellie Brade joins Simon Pound to discuss the long journey to this point, and the bright road ahead for Cleanery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does playing golf continue to require carrying around a heavy bag full of clubs? In this episode, Simon Pound speaks to Simon Moore, the founder and CEO of Q Golf, a company that aims to revolutionize the way we play golf. They discuss Simon's new invention - a single adjustable club that replaces an entire bag, making golfing more accessible and less cumbersome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Green Lip Mussels are native, super sustainable and have scientifically proven benefits for joint health, so why are they still not as widely used as they could be? Simon Pound talks to Kōrure founder Ron Park who's out to change this through selling Green Lip Mussels supplements for humans and pets, pioneering science for better processing and being on a mission to be NZ’s mussel champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you actually use cauliflower as a milk substitute? EatKinda is doing just that. Their cauliflower based ice-cream is vegan, better on the planet and uses produce that would otherwise go to waste. Mrinali (Milli) Kumar joins Simon Pound to talk about the journey so far, and how she managed to get her product into Hell Pizza stores nationwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we make sure the people making our tech represent the whole of our society? Pacific people make up just under 3% of the tech industry. In response, international brand strategist Julia Arnott-Neenee co-founded Fibre Fale; a tech platform for Pacific people working to increase digital equity and representation. She talks with Simon about the long journey to starting Fibre Fale and her hopes for its future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vinyl has become one of the greatest comeback stories of all time. However, until a few years ago, there was no way to press vinyl for local artists. Ben Wallace and Joel Woods decided to change that, founding Holiday Records. Since then, they have become the staple vinyl presser across Australasia, pressing the albums of some of the world's most well-known artists. They join Simon Pound to discuss how they grew the company and what's next for their business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entrepreneurship is not just for the founder anymore. Clem Devine is an 'intrepreneur' building a brand practice inside one of NZ’s top architectural firms, Jasmax. He talks with Simon Pound about becoming one of the country's most well known designers, and how he turns the sensory disability he was born with into a superpower in his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices