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A Kiwi Original shares uniquely Kiwi stories from people like you contributing to New Zealand's future. Each episode is approximately 25 - 35 minutes long. While each interview is unique, there are key themes that come up each time including:

• The origin story behind your business.

• What your business makes.

• The people and skills your business relies on.

• The products that have been created and the problems they solve.

• How this business is positively shaping New Zealand's future. 

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A Kiwi Original

A Kiwi Original - Michael Carden - JoyousHQ - Episode 46

Michael Carden is CEO for JoyousHQ, an organisation that specialises in enterprise grade feedback software that sparks action through conversations not surveys.

A Kiwi Original - Pattrick Smellie - BusinessDesk - Episode 45

Pattrick Smellie is co-founder of BusinessDesk and in this 180 degree interview reversal, Ryan gets to interview a journalist on how BusinessDesk got started, getting your business into the news, why post election every business will need a trusted source on news for policy impacts and how to get into becoming a news journalist.

A Kiwi Original - Hadleigh Bognuda - Ezyvet - Episode 44

Ezyvet is the software that improves the workflow of vets worldwide helping looking after our pets when they're not well. CEO Hadleigh Bognuda shares the origin story of Ezyvet through to today where their software supports clinical data across the workflows of 40,000 users globally.

A Kiwi Original - David Percy - Pertronics - Episode 43

David Percy, Founder of Pertronics, has been interested in technology and manufacturing for 4+ decades, turning his hobby into a substantial New Zealand business employing over 100 Kiwi's.

A Kiwi Original - Grant Johnson - Rocketspark - Episode 42

Beautifully simple websites by Rocketspark. Kiwis are DIY’ers and that often applies to websites too. Rocketspark makes websites fun again and Founder Grant Johnson shares how the restrictions of Covid-19 has resulted in a resurgence in businesses wanting to reflect what 2020 Kiwi consumers expect and more.

A Kiwi Original - Toby Litten - Parkable - Epsiode 41

Toby Litten is the Chief Exec and Founder of Parkable - for parking that doesn’t suck. The built environment is only just starting to adopt technology and that creates an opportunity for Parkable.

A Kiwi Original - Charlie Cooper - BluTui - Episode 40

BluTui is a SaaS software platform for web agencies to solve the problems of managing multiple websites without restricting the technical creativity demanded by their clients. We have an in-depth chat on BluTui software, the New Zealand software ecosystem and why BluTui has built a better product for agencies than overseas platforms that have accrued technical debt like Wordpress, Squarespace and Wix.

A Kiwi Original - Kate Slavin & Felicity Morgan-Rhind - Ironclad Pan - Episode 39

Ironclad Pan co-founder Kate Slavin and chef extraordinaire Felicity Morgan-Rhind who creates the recipes for IronClad Pans joins us on this episode to discuss why the classic cast iron pan is the way forward for Kiwi cooks.

A Kiwi Original - Jordan McCown - RealAML - Episode 38

RealAML helps NZ companies identify their clients without a doubt to be compliant with anti-money laundering requirements. In this episode, I talk with Jordan about why he wanted the recognition to be a NZ coded product with NZ based staff to be able to differentiate vendors who are simply reselling overseas products.

A Kiwi Original - Dr Sandra Clair - Artemis - Episode 37

Dr Sandra Clair is one of New Zealand’s most highly qualified plant medicine experts, a medical anthropologist (M.A.), and the founder of New Zealand’s leading traditional plant medicine company, Artemis.

A Kiwi Original - Steve Nathan - TimeHub - Episode 36

Steve Nathan - Founder and CEO of Timehub shares how he’s helping Kiwi businesses save money through better timesheet management. We discuss his second software service goes beyond simply ticking boxes for visitor logs. Lastly Steve shares why he’s riding high on the return to localism.

A Kiwi Original - Billie Jo Hohepa Ropiha - BDét - Episode 35

Billie Jo Hohepa Rohipa is a serial New Zealand inventor whose latest product innovation is set to save councils millions by removing the load of wet wipes on New Zealand’s waste infrastructure. B-Det foam can be used on any toilet paper and has helped thousands of our youngest and oldest New Zealanders who have delicate skin.

A Kiwi Original - Carl Uren - True Fleece - Episode 34

Victoria and Carl Uren are the founders of True Fleece heralding a return to merino for parents of kids that want a better alternative to plastic polar fleece for school uniforms. True Fleece is made from natural merino with not a single synthetic fibre in sight.

A Kiwi Original - Clint Bolderston - Superior Chunky - Episode 33

Clint Bolderson shares what it takes to get delicious dog treats and food to discerning doggo's throughout New Zealand. If you want your product on supermarket shelves, this episode is a must listen.

A Kiwi Original - Barry Hantz - Hantz Honey - Episode 32

Barry Hantz is part of a multi-generational honey empire based in South Canterbury. In this episode we talk about the changes the honey industry is going through, how the health of bees is being prioritised, what it's like to work in the honey industry AND what it takes to become a confident beekeeper.

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