Episode 108 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Sarah McGuinness, Founder and CEO of Revolutionaries of Wellbeing (ROW). ROW is on a mission to unleash human potential. They create wellbeing-centred workplaces that put people first and unlock performance.

The down-to-earth and vulnerable conversation with Sarah provides a deep dive into sometimes overlooked topics such as burn out, workplace wellbeing, lived experience, leadership and developing a strong work culture.

This podcast unpacks;

And lots more!

“People support what they help create. Take your people on the journey” - Sarah McGuinness

Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Episode 107 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Priya Dahya, Junior Marketing Specialist at The Icehouse, is with Jessica Chan, Job Manager and Sama Bartley, Client Experience Manager, at Frank – who are based in The Icehouse Coworking Space. Frank are commercially-focussed and personable accountants, supporting business owners to achieve their financial goals. They support business owners on their journey, empowering them to articulate and achieve their goals, positively impacting their lives, their teams, their customers, and the wider community.

The conversation covers;

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Episode 106 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Bex Tacon, Owner Operator Programme 2021 Alumni, Founder and Owner of Planit Events and Planit Staff. They are an innovative Hawke’s Bay owned and operated event management company, also now operating in Gisborne. They offer event planning and management services for events of all sizes and styles – business, corporate, conferences, weddings, parties and more.

Bex was a breath of fresh air – a talented and onto it business owner with a passion for excellent events and marking those special moments.

The conversation covers;

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Podcast Series - https://info.theicehouse.co.nz/podcast

Episode 105 of The Icehouse podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Michael McLachlan. Michael is the Marketing Manager at The Icehouse. He has been at The Icehouse for three years after a career in film and TV, owning and operating multiple businesses, working in a tech company, travelling and owning his own gym. His passion for creative and analytical thinking, storytelling and self-development makes for an interesting conversation diving deeper into his Marketing mindset.

Michael unpacks the formative decisions he made which led him to his role, misconceptions of Marketing, what SME Marketing Managers can do to set their strategy up for a win, what excites him about the future of The Icehouse, and much more.

Michael has also been on The Icehouse’s Leadership Development Programme which helped him discover his work purpose and what makes him tick.

Have a listen to part one of this two part conversation and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Episode 104 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Kurt Sandtmann, Owner Manager Programme 42 and Owner Manager Exchange Alumni. Kurt is the Managing Director of TRACTA, a communications agency that lives and breathes agribusiness. Based in Hawke’s Bay, their depth of understanding in the sector, and their ability to engage with customers is proven and unmatched.

The conversation with Kurt unpacks;

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Podcast Series - https://info.theicehouse.co.nz/podcast

We are also on Spotify, listen here - https://open.spotify.com/show/1aZIsMpzEAAJ06IIiotDLh

Episode 103 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Hamish White, Owner Manager Programme 29 Alumni and Owner of NOW New Zealand, Broadband with a helping hand. NOW is a proud challenger in the telco industry on a mission to bring the possibilities of their customers digital worlds to life. They believe in pushing boundaries because every customer deserves more.

Hamish has a passion for business, supporting the local Hawke’s Bay and national community, seeing his team empowered and growing a healthy business with a strong culture.

The conversation with Hamish unpacks:

We also had a laugh and chat about NOW’s recent feel good TV advert which captures their purpose and culture well. You can watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVxr9c860Is

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Episode 102 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Priya Dahya, is with Aaron Hume-Merry, Operations Manager at Urban Solutions. Urban Solutions is an Auckland based engineering project management consultancy, which offers a refreshing, responsive and compelling approach by assembling complete project teams to investigate, design, consult, consent and manage the construction of transformative infrastructure projects. They are also a resident in The Icehouse’s coworking space in Auckland’s Parnell office.

This conversation unpacks;

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Podcast Series - https://info.theicehouse.co.nz/podcast

We are also on Spotify, listen here - https://open.spotify.com/show/1aZIsMpzEAAJ06IIiotDLh

Episode 101 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart, is with Diane Stanbra, Business Owner of Picnic Box and now Rescued. Rescued is on a mission to lead New Zealand to a zero-food-waste-to-landfill-future. They partner with growers, manufacturers, retailers and charitable food redistributors to help solve their surplus food challenges.

This conversation unpacks;

And lots more!

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Welcome to Episode 100 of The Icehouse podcast!

In May 2020, we set out to release a podcast episode a week, sharing the stories of The Icehouse alumni, business owners and leaders of SMEs in New Zealand, their challenges, wins, learnings and highlighting the grit and resilience of our community – to inspire others and showcase The Icehouse alumni businesses.

Two years on, we have released 100 episodes - 100 stories from our community! As well as 100 episodes, The Icehouse celebrated their 21st birthday in August, 21 years of championing owners and leaders in New Zealand.

To mark the two milestones, Liz Wotherspoon and Bryar Stewart sit down for a conversation and unpack;

Sharing our communities' stories is an important way to champion our owners and leaders, highlight untold wins, challenges, misconceptions, break barriers and stereotypes, communicate the good work they do in their communities and for the New Zealand economy.

It’s been an effective way to engage our community and help them engage theirs. If you are an Icehouse Alumni and want to share your story, get in touch with the team! We are looking forward to continuing sharing podcast episodes with our community each week.

Contact us at [email protected]

Podcast Series - https://info.theicehouse.co.nz/podcast

We are also on Spotify, listen here - https://open.spotify.com/show/1aZIsMpzEAAJ06IIiotDLh

Episode 99 of The Icehouse Podcast, hosted by Bryar Stewart is with Ed Wilson, Leadership Development Programme 47 alumni and Sawmill Manager at Northpine. Northpine supplies high quality structural pine timber to the public nationwide. Based in Waipu, Northland, they are a significant employer in a tight knit community.

The conversation with Ed unpacks:

Have a listen and let us know what you think! Any questions? Contact us at [email protected]