Kiwis in Business

Today we’re joined by the founders of One Day Video – Matt and Jacob, brothers and entrepreneurs who are taking the video production industry on with their quirky, funny and informative videos. Creativity and innovation are the secrets to success for these two guys and they haven’t let the challenges of Covid stop them from continuing to grow the business – they quickly evolved to offer an animated video package, on top of their other engaging videos. Now, with their father and sister working on the team, they are well on their way to making One Day Video a household name! This is our last episode for 2021 and a great way to round off the year, so let’s find out more! https://www.onedayvideo.co.nz/

In today’s interview we’re talking all things sweet with Jamie Prouting from The Cake Eating Co. The Canterbury-based business owner is sharing her story of how she grew her business through word of mouth in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. In 11 years, she’s built her business making cakes, desserts and other mouth-watering treats for locals and those in the wider Christchurch community. The mum-of-one runs the business with her husband, and has learnt many lessons in running the company and she’s here today to share her journey to running a successful business, which stems back to a childhood dream of hers. https://www.thecakeeatingco.co.nz/

Welcome to this week’s episode of Kiwis in Business. Today we’re joined by Dean Fountain, founder of Rhayne, New Zealand’s leading supplier of sustainable horopito, kumarahou and kawakawa as a culinary ingredient. The ingredients are sustainable and wildcrafted and sourced from the Horopito area. Known for their natural healing qualities, kawakawa and horopito are popular ingredients used for a range of Rhayne products for everyday household use – from food seasoning and condiments to tea, and are also used to supply the hospitality industry in NZ. He’s here to talk about this family-run business and the challenges and high-points he’s had along the way! https://www.rhayne.co.nz/    

Planning what to cook each night of the week can be a hassle – but it doesn’t have to be! That’s the message from MenuAid, a food technology platform that is solving the what’s for dinner dilemma in a new, exciting and innovative way. It provides weekly recipe inspiration, editable shopping lists and flexible shopping options. Today, we’re joined by MenuAid co-founder Elise Hilliam, who after travelling the world for a year with her partner Toby, joined forces with Toby to set up this business. Toby and Elise have partnered with celebrity chefs Brett McGregor and Helen Jackson to create recipes each week. Elise studied nutrition at university and has always loved cooking and the community that food creates and loves bringing Kiwis delicious, easy meals that are good for them each week. In this episode we hear more about this startup’s journey and the big ambitions they have to take it global. https://www.menuaid.co.nz/

Listen in as Hawkes Bay based business-owner Matthew Bennett joins co-host Phil to chat about Nibblish. Nibblish is the baked fruit business Matthew established in 2018 after discovering a scarcity of delicious, healthy, preservative and chemical free snacks to give his daughter Imogen, who suffers from food intolerances.   Nibblish has a huge focus on sustainability and is committed to making positive change here in New Zealand and in other communities around the world. Matthew talks to us about the sacrifices he’s made in starting this business and the journey of building it to the success it is today. For more info visit https://nibblish.co.nz/  

Today we’re joined by Jason Herriman, co-owner of a series of popular sporting events in New Zealand - Beach Series, The People’s Triathlon and the Ocean Swim Series. He also MCs numerous events around the country and is here today to talk about his event ownership journey, the challenges of running events in a pandemic, and what he’d so differently if he could start all over again! For more info visit https://www.beachseries.co.nz/

Today we're joined by two ladies making waves in the beauty and personal care industry – PR expert Jade Hart, co-founder of Everblue and global marketing expert Renee Lee – COO of Everblue. Jade came up with the idea for Everblue to address an all too familiar problem; natural hair and body products were expensive, hard to find and usually didn’t perform as well as their chemically packed alternatives. On a personal level Jade was driven to find products that were natural, to support her on her fertility journey.   The result was haircare and body wash products that are made from clean, non-toxic ingredients without compromising on quality or performance – something supermarkets have been quick to snap up. These talented ladies are here today to talk about their business journey, and the marketing strategy behind creating their successful brand which is fast on its way to becoming a household name. For more info visit: https://www.weareeverblue.com/

Today we’re joined by Wellingtonian Fliss Roberts, a millennial who is passionate about technology and sustainability. PlantMe was established three years ago and was driven out of Fliss' desire to make sustainability more accessible for everyone. She wanted to devise a system where everyone can take part and make meaningful action in climate change and be rewarded for that. PlantMe’s platform is free to use and they also offer a subscription service to help you get started and keep going on your vegetable garden growing journey, as well as a digital growing guide. In this interview she gives some environmentally-friendly growing techniques, tells how she was inspired to start this business by a six year old and her plans to take this business global. For more information visit plantme.io

Today I’m joined by Jordan Barron, co-owner at Exerfly – a New Zealand designed and NZ made exercise solution, developed using the popular concept of flywheel training. Rooted in science and backed by real results, Exerfly is used by some of the best athletes and sports teams across the globe. Exerfly has been used by NZ Olympians, the All Blacks, Joseph Parker the Crusaders and other elite athletes overseas, as well as physios coaches and gyms. Jordan is here to let us into the world of flywheel training and give tips for Kiwis in business, or those of you keen to start your own business! For more information visit: www.exerflysport.com

On today’s show we have the very special guest Trudy Northcott who is here to talk to us about biohacking and let us into some secrets for anti-ageing and give insights into how to get the best out of our bodies.   Having had her own health challenges, Trudy has overcome them and now works as a NZ leader in biohacking and a biohacking coach, in addition to running her own business Trust By Trudy – a health supplement business she founded 2.5 years ago. The Auckland-based mother is here to chat to us about all things health!  For more info visit https://trustbytrudy.com/