Nz Business Podcast - Paul Spain

In this episode, Paul Spains talk with innovative and talented entrepreneur - Annette Presley. After growing up in South Auckland, Annette has gone on to achieve impressive success in business in both New Zealand and Australia. Annette’s entrepreneurial acumen led to her being selected as a judge on the 2006 TV programme – Dragon’s Den. With former husband Malcolm Dick, she built and sold two leading communications companies – ‘Call Australia’ and then ‘CallPlus’ of which sold in 2015 for $250 million. In 2016 Annette was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and women. Most recently she has been heavily involved with the charity she founded - ‘Elicit: The Dream Catching Academy’, which works to help young girls to change their lives by dreaming big. Show Notes: Elicit: The Dream Catching Academy: http://www.elicit.org.nz/ Annette Presley: https://www.annettepresley.co.nz/ Paul Spain - Linked in: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/paulspain Paul Spain - CEO, Business

Businesses are bought and sold all the time – and it’s set to increase in the years ahead. Aaron Toresen shares his story and that of Link, the business brokerage firm he’s built into an international leader. This is your chance to learn from Aaron’s story and hear insights in buying and selling businesses. NZ Business Podcast: https://www.nzbusinesspodcast.com (www.nzbusinesspodcast.com) Paul Spain: https://www.paulspain.com (www.paulspain.com) Gorilla Technology: https://www.gorillatechnology.com (www.gorillatechnology.com) Link: http://www.linkbusiness.co.nz (www.linkbusiness.co.nz)

In 2010 David Sutherland sold his firm Integral Technology for $64 million. Learn and be inspired as David shares about his journey in business and why he headed in a fresh direction with his ground breaking new labour of love - Whoa! Studios. www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Supported by: Gorilla Technology: www.gorillatechnology.com Process Street: www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Hosted by: Paul Spain www.paulspain.com

Mike Bennetts is the CEO of Z Energy – which he led through a rebrand from Shell NZ in 2011 and more recently the acquisition of Caltex. Hear the fascinating journey which saw him end up leading a part of BP with $40B in revenues before he returned to NZ. More: www.paulspain.com www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Sponsor: www.gorillatechnology.com

Leading a business that’s been disrupted by technology is no easy task, but Darren Linton, CEO at Yellow seems to really relish the task at hand and he leads the transformation of the company to make it relevant to New Zealand businesses again. www.nzbusinesspodcast.com Thanks to: Gorilla Technology: www.gorillatechnology.com Process Street: www.nzbusinesspodcast.com/process-street

Hear insights into building a business in the San Francisco Bay Area as Kiwi Founder/CEO Dr David Hughes shares his career story and that of his network technology firm Silver Peak Systems. This is unique chance to hear Paul Spain talk with David Hughes and gain insights from David's experiences both in his firm Silver Peak Systems, and working with other companies including hypergrowth startup Stratacom, giant Cisco Systems and Venture Capital firm Benchmark Capital. Not only did David Hughes raise some US$63-million in funding from leading Silicon Valley investors such as Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners he also established Silver Peak Systems as one of very few competitors to not only survive, but reach profitability within 5-6 years - with some individual clients generating in excess of US$10-million/each. David shares his own experiences with career decisions, hiring, pivoting, taking advantage of client feedback and how the concept of the self driving car also has relevance in the field of comput

Sir Graham Henry former head coach extraordinaire of the All blacks, spanning a 37 year career and now one of NZs most in demand speakers, straight talking and on the NZ Business Podcast, don’t miss it. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Find Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Sir Graeme Henry Running time: 0:45:03

Chris Heaslip (CEO, Pushpay) talks with Paul Spain about building a $500m business in 6-years. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Find Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Chris Heaslip Running time: 1:21:12

Mark Callander recovered from a near miss in his career thanks to being rejected for Teachers College and instead built an impressive career in telecommunications. Hear Mark as he joins Paul Spain to share from his leadership journey. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Find Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Mark Callander Running time: 0:45:03

In this episode Paul sits down Craig Donaldson, CEO of Kea New Zealand. Craig was previously a prominent figure in the global financial sector prior to returning NZ with his family in 2014. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Visit Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Craig Donaldson Running time: 0:48:42

An inspiring chat with Sian Simpson from "Kiwi Landing Pad" - a support space in San Francisco to equip Kiwi’s transitioning to the U.S to develop their businesses, land on their feet, learn the local etiquette and achieve their business dreams abroad. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Visit Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Sian Simpson Running time: 0:40:11

Linda Jenkinson was the second Kiwi ever to ever float a company on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Currently a director of Air New Zealand, today Linda shares her story and insights from her adventures as a business innovator. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Visit Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Linda Jenkinson Running time: 0:43:55

Murray Holdaway has over the last 21-years built Vista Group into a world leading global business with a market capitalisation well in excess of $400-million. Sit in on the discussion as Paul Spain talks with Murray and hears insights into his journey, his inspiration and the story of his two businesses. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Visit Paul Spain: www.paulspain.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Murray Holdaway (Vista Group) Running time: 0:43:59

Paul Spain talks with Sir Michael Hill and learns his real life story. In the Podcast, we hear the realities of Sir Michael’s younger years and gain insights into his incredible business success. Finally, we are offered a very specific tip to action. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Sir Michael Hill (Founder, Michael Hill Jeweller) Running time: 0:45:40

Michael Buckley (Managing Director, Accenture Interactive ANZ) shares his thoughts on customer experience. We hear insights from Michael’s background and his current thinking on what’s needed to deliver winning results in a highly competitive landscape. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Michael Buckley (Accenture Interactive) Running time: 0:41:34

Paul Spain talks with Matt Gould (Chief Strategy Officer, Arria NLG) about his story and that of his company which is bringing fresh smarts to interpretation of complex data in the form of Artificial Intelligence tech which generates natural language. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Matt Gould Running time: 0:51:40

Paul Spain talks with Brett O'Riley - CEO of Auckland Tourism, Events + Economic Development (ATEED). Brett share business tips and expertise - and his 20-year goal for Auckland to become a high-value innovation economy, developing strong and sustainable workforce opportunities for New Zealanders. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guest: Paul Spain, Brett O'Riley Running time: 0:34:51

Snowball Effect was one of the first equity crowd-funders in NZ. Co-founder Josh Daniell discussed how fast crowdfunding has changed and why it’s a good alternative to other ways of investing and sourcing funds - but is not a fit for everyone. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Jo Bennett, Josh Daniell (Snowball Efffect) Running time: 0:45:26

Steve O'Connor shares his experiences as CEO and founder at electricity retailer Flick Electric Co - along with lessons learnt on his business journey including as CEO of Wellington based startup hub Creative HQ and Founder at accelerator Lightning Lab. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Steve O'Connor Running time: 0:42:08

Richard Bejtilich (Chief Security Strategist, FireEye – Washington DC) joins Paul Spain during a visit to New Zealand to speak at the Cyber Security Summit 2016. He shares critical insights about cyber security for business leaders. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Richard Bejtilich (FireEye) Running time: 0:32:08