Think business is boring? This podcast proves it's anything but. Join Simon Pound as he talks to everyone from accidental entrepreneurs to industry leaders about their business journeys and what propelled them to where they are today. Made in partnership with Deel.
How free meal planning is changing food research
47 mins; August 18, 2025
The billion-dollar company that's just getting started
49 mins; August 11, 2025
From Aotearoa to the world: how Wai MÄnuka is going global
27 mins; August 05, 2025
The AI tool that turns conversations into action
56 mins; July 28, 2025
Rowan Simpson on the right way to be wrong
64 hours 21 mins; July 21, 2025
How AF Drinks is leading their space in the US
44 mins; July 14, 2025
How Polymath is reimagining maths class
38 mins; July 07, 2025
Ben Forman & Kat Lintott - From Wrestler to Whatās Next
56 mins; June 30, 2025
How Pals became Pals
45 mins; June 23, 2025
How timber innovation can protect old growth forests
53 mins; June 16, 2025
The virtual CFOs with very real results
54 mins; June 09, 2025
The compostable cling wrap winning big in the US
50 mins; June 02, 2025
Changing the face of investment
45 mins; May 26, 2025
Why great operators can make for great venture capitalists
52 mins; May 19, 2025
How Keep the Change changes lives
46 mins; May 12, 2025
Doing better at business by doing better
51 mins; May 05, 2025
Why people leaders make great CEOs
55 mins; April 28, 2025
How to build a community of 10,000 marketers
46 mins; April 21, 2025
Creating an Extraordinary new category
49 mins; April 14, 2025
A banking challenger emerges
53 mins; April 07, 2025
From Aotea to the world: Tama Toki on energy, connection, and purpose
48 mins; December 16, 2024
Creating Humanistic AI
43 mins; December 09, 2024
Building smarter cities and ethical AI with Dr. Ayesha Khanna
46 mins; December 02, 2024
How to get the best of AI today
47 mins; November 25, 2024
Live from Spark Accelerate: Balancing innovation and efficiency for organisational success
55 mins; November 18, 2024
How Karma Drinks earns its name in Sierra Leone
64 hours 19 mins; November 11, 2024
NZ techās favourite recruiter
55 mins; November 04, 2024
25 years of Nature Baby
47 mins; October 28, 2024
The old idea that could be the future for trades payments
45 mins; October 21, 2024
The biggest opportunity for startups? People!
51 mins; October 14, 2024
The Kiwi company making concrete change
41 mins; October 07, 2024
A new agency for a new world
44 mins; September 30, 2024
Innovating for the underserved accessibility market
48 mins; September 23, 2024
How Re-Leased powers 350,000 tenancies around the world
40 mins; September 16, 2024
Grinding away: how Megan Wyper went from employee to co-owner
39 mins; September 09, 2024
How Anihana made it in America
33 mins; September 02, 2024
Making period products more available through Ads on Pads
32 mins; August 26, 2024
How bugs can save the world
47 mins; August 19, 2024
The first approach to fitness training designed for women and the menstrual cycle
54 mins; August 12, 2024
How Hnry helped Australasia never think about tax again
57 mins; August 05, 2024
Has your workplace thought about menopause?
42 mins; July 29, 2024
What happened with Ärepa
51 mins; July 22, 2024
A billion is just the beginning
54 mins; July 15, 2024
Changing boating for the better
47 mins; July 08, 2024
Creating more MÄori entrepreneurship pathways
65 hours 10 mins; July 01, 2024
What we can learn from Silicon Valley VC
42 mins; June 24, 2024
How Taxi is getting the NZ economy moving
60 hours 12 mins; June 17, 2024
Listen Now: episode one of Juggernaut ā I Love You, Mr Lange
56 mins; June 16, 2024
The AI opportunity for Aotearoa
43 mins; June 10, 2024
How the design lead of Slack is building the future of work
51 mins; June 03, 2024
Future State: The maker of āThat Sugar Filmā on the power of ideas to fight climate change
41 mins; May 27, 2024
Future State: Lessons on the power of AI, from someone who helped build it
44 mins; May 20, 2024
Future State: What does sustainability look like at IKEA scale?
47 mins; May 13, 2024
Future State: Idea to Impact ā understanding circular business
53 mins; May 06, 2024
Introducing Behind the Story: If you love a dog, you must also love disposing of its sh*t
22 mins; May 03, 2024
The new Aotearoa lead of Australasiaās biggest VC firm
61 hours 46 mins; April 22, 2024
Has the AR/VR moment arrived?
37 mins; April 15, 2024
David Yu: 2023 EY entrepreneur of the year with Aotearoaās fastest growing company
47 mins; April 08, 2024
How Albert Cho went from IG influencer to Ponsonby restaurateur
52 mins; April 01, 2024
Improving the food system, one wonky box at a time
43 mins; March 25, 2024
The AI tools every business should already be using
53 mins; March 18, 2024
Designing a te ao MÄori agency
40 mins; March 11, 2024
How to grow NZ Inc
53 mins; March 04, 2024
Redefining the menstrual experience with Endosoothe
23 mins; February 26, 2024
How Powrsuit is changing the face of leadership
35 mins; February 19, 2024
The company making sustainable practice fashionable
45 mins; February 12, 2024
Setting the right sustainability strategy for your business
52 mins; February 05, 2024
The VC firm that raised like a founder
44 mins; January 29, 2024
The solvable problem affecting up to one in three women
37 mins; January 22, 2024
The legend behind Aotearoa's favourite brands
42 mins; January 15, 2024
Summer reissue: Meet the brain behind Xero and Upstock
69 hours 9 mins; January 08, 2024
Summer reissue: Fixing your finances with the MÄori Millionaire
32 mins; January 01, 2024
Summer reissue: The app making it easier to share your Dosh
44 mins; December 25, 2023
The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2023
43 mins; December 18, 2023
Goldie wants to help you own your own slice of luxury
44 mins; December 11, 2023
Why Unyoked thinks we should disconnect
30 mins; December 04, 2023
How can you change the world at scale?
43 mins; November 27, 2023
Meet one of the Champions of the Earth
40 mins; November 20, 2023
Critical's solution to plastic-packed landfills
44 mins; November 06, 2023
The zero-alcohol beer hero
49 mins; October 30, 2023
Reimagining customer testing with Stickybeak
47 mins; October 23, 2023
How Ministry of Awesome gives hope to start-ups
43 mins; October 16, 2023
OpenStar's nuclear solution to solve clean energy
56 mins; October 09, 2023
Squirrel Mortgages is revolutionising the mortgage broker
51 mins; October 02, 2023
Anna Mowbray is creating Tinder for finding jobs
53 mins; September 25, 2023
Slice is bringing home ownership back within reach
40 mins; September 18, 2023
Mark Adams from Vice on how brands can reinvent themselves
58 mins; September 11, 2023
How Almighty grew into an international success
39 mins; September 04, 2023
How Frankie manages property management
40 mins; August 28, 2023
How Indigital is decolonising digital spaces
30 mins; August 21, 2023
OnBoard: Improving diversity in startup boards
49 mins; August 14, 2023
Kate Sylvester is celebrating 30 years in fashion
49 mins; August 07, 2023
Woolchemy's answer to plastic-filled nappies
47 mins; July 31, 2023
Meet the team behind the 2022 NZ House of the Year
39 mins; July 24, 2023
What the past tells us about the future of AI
52 mins; July 17, 2023
Derek Handley's new non-bank bank for aspiring homeowners
45 mins; July 10, 2023
Meet the brain behind Xero and Upstock
68 hours 36 mins; July 03, 2023
Angel Food is bringing vegan cheese to the mainstream
