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Pro services company legends: timeless business lessons
Season 3 Episode 16
Marisa Fong, Matt Chapman, and Jovan Pavlicevic each built and exited companies on their own terms — but the lessons they share are universal. From c…
7 months ago
Startup legends on how to start, scale, and sell
Season 3 Episode 15
Mike Carden, Will Palmer, and James McCarthy each built, scaled, and sold SaaS companies in very different ways — but all with lessons that matter fo…
7 months, 1 week ago
Vicki Ammundsen: NZ's top Trusts Lawyer tells all
Season 3 Episode 14
Vicki Ammundsen didn’t become one of New Zealand’s most sought-after trust and tax lawyers by playing it safe. She’s spent decades helping founders, …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Symon Thurlow: We 4 X'd our earn-out! Here's how.
Season 3 Episode 13
Symon Thurlow didn’t set out to sell his business — but when opportunity knocked, he took the deal and stayed on for seven more years. What followed …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ben Forman: I walked away from millions. Here's why I'm at peace.
Season 3 Episode 12
Ben Forman built an incredible business around storytelling, intuition, and timing. From pioneering New Zealand’s first commercial drone business to …
8 months ago
Kimberlee Sweeney: My first divorce wasn't my marriage. It was my business.
Season 3 Episode 11
Kimberlee Sweeney has seen what tears relationships apart, not just in marriages. As New Zealand’s first divorce coach, she also works with business …
8 months, 1 week ago
Kaz Staples: $15 cereal; Impossible they said! I built the category and my empire.
Season 3 Episode 10
Kaz Staples didn’t set out to build an iconic food brand—she just wanted to make honest muesli. But over 25 years, she turned Pure Delish into a hous…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
John Bolton: At 32 I walked from a $60B portfolio. Into nothing.
Season 3 Episode 9
John Bolton (JB) walked away from managing a $60 billion portfolio at the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, betting everything—his house, savings…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ryan Sanders: $34M in revenue. Slashed by 94% overnight.
Season 3 Episode 8
Ryan Sanders didn’t exit because the business was broken—he left because he was ready.
After building one of Aotearoa’s most iconic tourism brands, he…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
AJ Wilderland: Block my company sale? I'll find a better deal!
Season 3 Episode 7
AJ Wildland co-founded one of the coolest tech companies to come out of NZ and helped revolutionise DJing globally. From bootstrapping Serato with a …
9 months ago