Walking the walk after talking the talk - Martin Bell

Java Hi-Fi founder and CEO Martin Bell speaks with Fiona Rotherham. Martin Bell has been working for the Auckland University of Technology for the past decade, the past four as director of entrepreneurship and innovation. He and others at the university try to ensure students with a business idea get support if they want to do a startup while studying or also the chance to develop entrepreneurial thinking as a tool for whatever career they ultimately choose. No wonder then that Bell didn’t hesitate to follow his passion when setting up a startup while still working a full-time job at the university. The idea for his high-end audio company Java Hi-Fi was germinated while Bell was in his late teens and first heard a high-end audio system playing in a store. Recorded August 10 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions