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Business Is Boring

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The Spinoff

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.

#395

How free meal planning is changing food research

What started as a way to escape meal planning admin has turned into a powerful tool shapin... more

18 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:26

18 Aug 2025

#394

The billion-dollar company that's just getting started

From starting Crimson Education as a teenager to leading a company operating at a $300 mil... more

11 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:20

11 Aug 2025

#393

From Aotearoa to the world: how Wai Mānuka is going global

What started as a conversation between three friends in Whakatāne became a new category in... more

05 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:26

05 Aug 2025

#392

The AI tool that turns conversations into action

What if your meetings, interviews, or coaching sessions could turn themselves into structu... more

28 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:18

28 Jul 2025

#391

Rowan Simpson on the right way to be wrong

Rowan Simpson has helped shape some of Aotearoa’s most iconic startups - from Trade Me and... more

21 Jul 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:21

21 Jul 2025

#390

How AF Drinks is leading their space in the US

AF Drinks is the fast-growing alcohol-free beverage brand from Aotearoa that is rapidly ex... more

14 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:52

14 Jul 2025

#389

How Polymath is reimagining maths class

What if maths class looked more like Roblox than a workbook? In this episode, Sophie Silve... more

07 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:38

07 Jul 2025

#388

Ben Forman & Kat Lintott - From Wrestler to What’s Next

Kat Lintott and Ben Forman helped build Wrestler into one of Aotearoa’s most forward-think... more

30 Jun 2025

54 MINS

54:18

30 Jun 2025

#387

How Pals became Pals

Pals is the pastel-coloured RTD that somehow made ready-to-drink drinks cool for the first... more

23 Jun 2025

43 MINS

43:05

23 Jun 2025

#386

How timber innovation can protect old growth forests

When you think of premium feature timber for cladding, decking or façades, your mind likel... more

16 Jun 2025

51 MINS

51:26

16 Jun 2025

#385

The virtual CFOs with very real results

You’ve probably come across Oxygen Advisors if you’ve spent any time around Aotearoa’s sta... more

09 Jun 2025

52 MINS

52:03

09 Jun 2025

#384

The compostable cling wrap winning big in the US

In a world drowning in plastic waste, Jon Reed of Compostic is pioneering a revolutionary ... more

02 Jun 2025

48 MINS

48:41

02 Jun 2025

#383

Changing the face of investment

Finance, investment and better money habits have traditionally been areas mainly staffed b... more

26 May 2025

43 MINS

43:24

26 May 2025

#382

Why great operators can make for great venture capitalists

Venture capital is one of the most prominent types of capital out there. But it isn’t nece... more

19 May 2025

50 MINS

50:36

19 May 2025

#381

How Keep the Change changes lives

Being good with money is not easy. The whole credit, consumer, and hedonistic world are bu... more

12 May 2025

44 MINS

44:29