Someone sent me this blog a while ago on looking for opportunities in the market. I found it interesting so I wanted to share it in full for you to read now, and then I'll add my 2c at the end: A typical startup journey is to create one product
Motivation coming at ya
Leadership, culture and teamwork tips from Spark CEO, Jolie Hodson
Zac: It's very exciting for me to continue my chat with Jolie Hodson, CEO of Spark (see the first part HERE ). She’s the CEO of one of the biggest companies in New Zealand, so we're very lucky to have her with us today. We are going to chat through
Spark CEO Jolie Hodson on innovation, succeeding in business and her biggest career lessons
Zac: It's very exciting for me to have a chat to Jolie Hodson, CEO of Spark. Jolie and I used to work together many moons ago in our first job back at Deloitte’s, back in 1992. She left Deloitte’s at the end of 2000 and she’s now the CEO of Spark,
Gems from our clever clients around coping with Covid
One of the best things about being a part of Business Changing family is being a part of the brains trust — so many clever people from all kinds of sectors that we get to lean on and learn from, both personally and professionally. We asked some of
Small business confidence on rise despite expected downturn ahead
Zac spoke to NZ Herald reporter Aimee Shaw about how — in his experience — small businesses are feeling about the future and how confident they are that this "money merry-go-round" will continue beyond Christmas… Read the article on the Herald
Zac talks to Westpac CFO about tips and advice for SMEs
During lockdown, Zac caught up with Westpac’s CFO — Ian Hankin — on their podcast to help NZ businesses, called Back to Business. The theme of the talk was “Getting off on the right foot” and subjects included growing market share, advice re
Q&A with Mainfreight’s Don Braid
We were lucky enough to have a really incredible chat with Mainfreight CEO Don Braid about what he has learnt as the CEO of Mainfreight. Mainfreight is the fourth largest company in NZ, doing over $3 billion in sales and over $300 million in EBITDA,
How to spot a business idea
The best business people look at what is happening in the world and then see what related opportunity might stem from that, which they can capitalise on. It's a great habit to get into: taking the time to look hard and thoughtfully at events or