



Best bite: How Briscoes chose where to win
While we’re on break, here’s one of our favourite moments from the year. Briscoes CEO Rod Duke on how choosing the right place to compete — and staying disciplined — turned a mixed retail business into a long-term success story. For more or to watch on YouTube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunc…

What’s next for Sharesies in 2026?
As we head into the holidays, we’re taking a moment to look back on a year of big milestones at Sharesies. 2025 has been all about bringing our customers more freedom and flexibility and new ways to grow your wealth. In this special end-of-year episode, we’re featuring epic wealth stories from Sh…

2025’s big lessons for investors
As 2025 wraps, how are we set up for the year to come? We welcome economic experts Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity, and Paul McBeth from the Bottom Line, to review a strange year in the markets. Why was the market’s reaction to trade tariffs so unpredictable? Why has market comment…

The Kiwi company powering global cinemas
Meet the operating system behind the global box office. We’re with Stuart Dickinson, CEO of Vista Group, a Kiwi software provider serving almost half the world’s major movie theatre chains. Stuart explains how Vista handles over $15 billion USD in transactions annually, with the shift from simple …

Inside an Aussie infrastructure giant
You may not know it, but you’ve probably used a Ventia service today. Dean Banks, Managing Director and Group CEO, tells us how the essential infrastructure giant manages the assets that power daily life, like water, transport, and telecommunications. Dean explains the advantages of being a broad…

The Kiwi robotics company you might not have heard of
We’re at Rocklabs with Mike Christman, CEO of Scott Technology — the 112-year-old Kiwi engineering company that specialises in the design and manufacture of automated production and robotics. Mike explains how the company is transforming mining, protein processing, logistics, and appliance manufa…

Can you spend your way to wealth?
Can spending money actually build your long-term wealth? Sharesies says yes. Scott Nixon, GM Sharesies Personal, and Ruth Riviere, Country Manager for Mastercard, are talking about Spend (AKA the Sharesies debit card) and the Investback reward system that earns 1% investments as you spend. Scott …

Bite: Gold. Still a safe haven?
Gold took off this year, fuelled by inflation fears, geopolitical tension, and a wave of investor enthusiasm. Jacki Neumann recently spoke to Michelle Lopez from PIE funds and asked is it grounded in fundamentals and can it keep its safe-haven status through volatility? This bite is from our episo…

Crypto Convos: Behind Sharesies Crypto (Your questions answered!)
To wrap up the week, we’re taking questions from you! The team behind Sharesies Crypto answers audience queries on crypto’s role in a diversified portfolio, what features they’re working on, how assets are stored in Sharesies Crypto, and your tax responsibilities. For more or to watch on YouTube…

Crypto convos: Taming the wild west of crypto with Kraken co-CEO
Hear from crypto veteran Dave Ripley, co-CEO of global crypto exchange Kraken, about the security of digital assets. Kraken is one of the world’s leading crypto platforms, and service provider to Sharesies Crypto. For more or to watch on YouTube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch Shared Lunch…