How do you rebound from difficulties in your business? Setbacks, health struggles, financial fiascos. It’s a matter of “when,” not “if” you’ll be thrown some obstacles on your business journey. 🚧 And when that moment arrives, resilience is the difference between success and failure. Cultivating the capability to rebound from difficulties is not just beneficial. It's vital for making your mark. But it doesn’t make it pleasant or easy. Petina Tieman [www.completebs.com.au] knows a thing or two ...
May 12
56 min
Ever woke up in the morning and the idea of having to show up for your business fills you with dread? Zero energy, zero inspiration, zero passion. 😩 The realisation that the creeping sense of “meh” isn’t just fatigue, but a sign you are completely running out of steam isn’t a fun one. It forces you to face a tough question. What to do when you lose passion for your business? I experienced it. So did Wyndi Tagi, an award-winning entrepreneur. In this episode, we explore actionable lesson...
Apr 14
1 hr 9 min
Is it actually a good idea to turn your personal challenges into a business opportunity… or is that just a romantic story we tell ourselves? 🤔 It’s a question that comes up regularly in my coaching business. During my recent kōrero with Miah Faumuina, founder of Dulve, it was the perfect time to address it. In her mid-20s Miah was dealing with hormone and gut health issues, and when she started reading the ingredient labels on the plant-based milks she was drinking, she realised many of them ...
Mar 11
1 hr
This podcast episode is a bit special. 💛 Granted, it’s just me; no guest. But it’s also special in another way. Unlike what the title may suggest; it’s not a retrospective “here’s what I learned” piece followed by “and this is what you should do”. Instead, it’s a thinking-out-loud, meaning-making moment while I’m still in the thick of figuring it all out. No frameworks, no lessons, no tidy bows. Just me, in the middle of the messy-ness that comes with a transition phase. I’m no longer the per...
Feb 10
34 min
Discover how to evolve from manager to leader, trust your team, and build a business that thrives without burning you out. Real insights on the podcast with Justine Parsons. How to Know If You Are a Manager or Leader in Your Business? 🌴 🤔 When you finally take a break, are you frantically checking emails by the pool, putting out fires left, right and centre? Or are you genuinely switching off? Your answer matters because it says a lot about where you sit on the manager to leader transition. F...
Jan 13
56 min
Looking for ways to get more client referrals and grow your business without spending on ads? It’s possible! In this episode, Sonaya Williams shares proven strategies to build predictable referrals without paid ads, using simple relationship-based systems that actually work. It’s myth buster time! “You need ads, funnels, and a big social media presence to scale your business. Referrals, on the other hand, are random. You can’t control them.” At least, that’s the story. But what if I told you ...
Dec 9, 2025
1 hr 3 min
Tania Niwa shows how to move between cultures without losing your identity. Through listening, storytelling, grounding, and authentic leadership, she bridges worlds while staying deeply connected to her Māori roots. This is her story. 💛 Moving between cultures can feel like dancing on a tightrope: sometimes fun and thrilling, sometimes straight out wobbly and unsettling. My new guest had to learn the importance of holding fast to your roots, even as you stretch into new spaces and come out st...
Nov 11, 2025
1 hr 6 min
Pounamu Skelton’s story is one of vision, resilience, and legacy. He uri o Taranaki Maunga, Te Atiawa, Taranaki Tuturu, and Ngāti Ruanui, Pounamu lives on her papakāinga in Onaero, a place her whānau have named Te Rau Orongo “the multiple ways to heal ourselves.” For more than 24 years, she carried a dream: to live organically and sustainably, close to her tūrangawaewae. Today, that dream has taken shape on five acres of fertile whenua, where every decision is guided by connection to whakapap...
Oct 7, 2025
1 hr 11 min
This episode follows the real-life adventure of Charlotte and Natalie, co-founders of Pompom Events & Marketing 🎉. Dive into their journey as partners in business, full of ups, downs, and lots of laughs, to discover practical lessons on the do’s and don’ts of a business partnership. 🚀 Charlotte and Natalie never set out to become business partners. It “just happened”. Meant to be, I call it. Eight years ago, their story started with kids' birthday parties and school drop-off encounters. O...
Sep 9, 2025
1 hr 5 min
Twenty something Ella Sargent from Manawa Māori and Multi Agency explains how Gen Z entrepreneurs are doing things differently and what we can learn from them. There’s a new kind of entrepreneur on the rise: one who doesn’t wait for permission, doesn’t follow the old rules, and isn’t afraid to experiment. They’re bold, values-driven, and unapologetically online. That’s Gen Z. And Ella Sargent is a shining example of what Gen Z entrepreneurship can look like in Aotearoa. At just 20-something, ...
Aug 12, 2025
55 min
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