NBR Podcasts

Local ticketing platform takes on global giants - Flicket

Welcome to NBR small business series. In this episode Flicket co-founder and CEO Ben Calvert speaks with Fiona Rotherham. Mount Maunganui-based ticketing and data analytics company Flicket is taking on the global giants in the industry by disrupting the traditional ticketing model. Calvert says the big international ticketing companies have traditionally retained control of the consumer experience and associated data, sometimes commercialising those assets themselves to other parties. To find out more visit The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

 

Entrepreneur Series - Limaps CEO Axton Pitt - July 21 2022

Litmaps CEO & co-founder Axton Pitt speaks with Fiona Rotherham. Litmap co-founders Axton Pitt, Digl Dixon and Kyle Webster know first-hand as students the frustration with the available tools and equipment that scientists use to navigate academic literature. Webster has been quoted saying while part-way through his PhD in molecular biology he was trying to find a way to move his field forward and “having a novel contribution to research literature was part of what was necessary – I was looking for the tools to help me but everything available seemed kind of rubbish at the time.” The three friends put their heads together and set up Litmaps in late 2020 which has built a new search engine to navigate science. Recorded July 20 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

Your Business - Roanne Jacobson - July 18 2022

Saben founder Roanne Jacobson speaks with Kate McVicar. Turning 20 years old is a big milestone for a person. By then you can vote, drink, and even go to the casino. Reaching 20 years is also a big milestone in the business world as, generally, companies have faced some challenges and figured out what does and doesn’t work. Saben founder and designer Roanne Jacobson remembers sitting at her grandmother’s feet, helping her pick out accessories for the day and admiring the time and effort she spent putting herself together each morning. Recorded July 4 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

Entrepreneur Series - Duncan Greive - July 14 2022

The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath. Duncan Greive started online news site The Spinoff aged 35, and went on to co-found marketing agency Daylight and production company Hexwork. Greive spotted a gap in the media market and filled it, but the past eight years haven’t been easy. The Spinoff has operated a membership programme for three years that relies on donations from its readers to keep it free for all. Greive spoke to NBR about how he’s tackled entrepreneurship and what to do when the chips are down. Recorded July 4 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

Your Business - Laurence Alexander - July 11 2022

Rubber Monkey co-founder & CEO Laurence Alexander speaks with Dita De Boni. Wellington prides itself on being home to the country’s movie-making industry, but it is also home to an ambitious e-commerce platform selling tens of thousands of products to anyone making filmed content – from the big budget film maker to the bedroom-based TikTok-er. Rubber Monkey, established in the capital about 10 years ago, in 2014 opened a second store in Auckland, and is now conducting a capital raise on Snowball Effect to storm the Australian market with what it believes to be a one-of-a-kind business offering.

Entrepreneur Series - Kiri Dell - July 7 2022

Nuka co-founder Dr Kiri Dell speaks with Will Mace. Dr Kiri Dell is using her position at the nexus of the academic and business worlds to further the goals of her Ngāti Porou iwi and forge a path for the commercialisation of research for all Māori.

The business she recently co-founded, Nuka, puts her academic research across business, science, politics, and psychology into practice by commercialising extracts from the kānuka tree, which is abundant in her home region of Tai Rāwhiti on the East Coast of Te Ika-a-Māui.

Recorded June 27 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

Your Business - NAM D - July 4 2022

NAM D owner Nikki Chung speaks with Jonathan Mitchell. Nikki Chung is owner-operator of NAM D – meaning ‘food to go’. Her specialty is the traditional bánh mì sandwich. With a nod to the French influence in Vietnamese cuisine, she sources local ingredients where she can, including from Randwick Meats in Lower Hutt and bread from Pandoro bakery, to craft the authentic short baguette needed. Chung estimates she sells about 80 to 100 bánh mì daily in winter through her five shops, doubling that in summer.  Recorded July 1 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

Your Business -Almighty Beverages - June 27 2022

Almighty Beverages Co-Founder & Managing Director Ben Lenart speaks with Dita De Boni. Ben Lenart is stoked that as a New Zealand owned and operated business, Almighty is the first caffeinated water made and sold here. Lenart and his partners found trying to do something scalable with fresh organic juice was harder than first thought, and the site was eventually shut. The juices, however, remained and were folded into the original business. “We learnt some hugely useful lessons – for a start, what to juice and what not to juice in a practical sense,” Lenart says. Recorded June 15 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

PurePods - Stephanie Hassall - June 20 2022

Self-described inventor spies window of opportunity - Small Business Series: PurePods poised for aggressive expansion plan. Ryan, founder of luxurious accommodation company PurePods, doesn’t consider himself much of a businessman. He likes to start things up and then get other people to manage and run things, but he saw a gap in the market and an inconsistency between New Zealand’s pure image and what accommodation was on offer. Listen to the full podcast or watch the full video www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions

Ep 33 - Reveal Founder & CEO Sam Wiffen

Reveal Founder & CEO Sam Wiffen speaks with Will Mace. He describes the paradigm of an entrepreneur as being a Labrador with 100 balls. Reveal recently attracted investment from prop-tech incubator EGX, established in 2021 by Australian managed property fund EG. The incubator holds a portfolio investment of A$100 million in three companies, including a 50% investment in Reveal (Wiffen holds the other 50% after buying some other early investors out). Recorded June 8 2022. The authority in NZ business news since 1970 www.nbr.co.nz/subscriptions