Episode 7: Angus Brown

It’s hard enough to chase a scientific breakthrough.  But as New Zealand company Ārepa found out it's even harder and more expenisve to defend your breakthroughs time and time again. Ārepa was founded in 2017 and the so called “brain drink” company was growing at a rapid pace when at the end of …

Episode 6: Angus Simms

New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million people. Some of it we consume and some some we export.  But a staggering 30% of the food we make or grow goes to waste.  Fruit and vegetables need to look a certain way to make it onto supermarket shelves – or they get tossed.   Angus Simms and…

Episode 5: Aidan Bartlett

What do you do, when you have invested all your money into an idea you thought was going off, and then the whole world shuts down?   Do you try to fight on? Or do you completely change your business to survive?  That’s the decision Aidan Bartlett faced.   He’s the co-founder and chief Executive …

Episode 4: Roger Gray

Five years ago, Port of Auckland was struggling with a shocking health and safety record. Three people had died and many more had been injured at work. Financially, the company was dealing with a costly but flawed automation project, and COVID added plenty of headaches for the global shipping ind…

Episode 3: Lisa King

They say when one door closes, another one opens.   That’s certainly been the case for Lisa King. In the same breath she closed her first business Eat My Lunch and started a drinks brand AF Drinks. AF stands for alcohol free - and it's a range of booze free cocktails. The brand has picked up on …

Episode 2: Rod Duke

Rod Duke has been selling things since he was 16. First shoes, then appliances, and eventually homewares and sportswear.   Born in Adelaide, Duke came to New Zealand in 1988 to spruce up a flailing Briscoes for sale. Two years later he scored the best Briscoes deal ever, he bought the whole compan…

Episode 1: Dame Wendy Pye

Dame Wendy Pye is one of the most successful businesspeople in New Zealand. She’s a rich-lister, her publishing company Sunshine Books has sold over 300 million books worldwide, she's met countless more world leaders, and she was the first living woman to be inducted into the New Zealand Business …

Bosses Unfiltered: Every Thursday on Kerre Woodham Mornings and iHeartRadio

Kiwi businesses have been navigating the biggest economic turmoil in decades. Wherever you look, business leaders are making tough calls: staff cuts, putting payroll on the credit card, or worst case… closing the business altogether.   They thought they had it all: a great idea, solid marketing, a…