Boxers & Briefs Podcast #24: Buying, selling, flipping: Inside the property market with Tapere Hewett Property investment has always been about more than just buying and selling houses. It’s about creating opportunities, building wealth, and designing a financial future that breaks free from conventional thinking. In New Zealand’s property market, successful property flipping requires a […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #23: The future of AI in marketing with Steve Ballantyne The conversation around artificial intelligence in marketing is drowning in hysteria and sensationalism. Yet beneath the noise lies a profound opportunity for businesses willing to look beyond the headlines and embrace AI as what it truly is: a revolutionary creative tool […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #22: Career pivots & advice for buying or selling a business with Helane Mead When we think about business transformation, we often overlook the human stories behind successful enterprises. Yet these narratives contain the most valuable insights for anyone contemplating their next professional move or considering buying or selling a business. […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #21: Creating a premium skincare brand, RAAIE, with Katey Mandy When Katey Ellen Mandy returned to New Zealand after 15 years building beauty brands across London, New York, and Los Angeles, she never imagined that her family’s rewilded dairy farm would become the inspiration for a revolutionary skincare brand. Yet standing […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #20: Building Resilience with Dale Clareburt When Dale Clareburt co-founded Weirdly in 2014, she made a declaration to her fellow founders: “I don’t mind what happens so long as I’m not the CEO and I don’t end up in this business on my own.” Six months later, she was the CEO. […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #19: Starting a social impact brand with Reca founder Myint Aung In an industry often criticised for its environmental impact and labour practices, Myint Aung is charting a different course. As the founder of reca, an Auckland-based ethical fashion brand, she has created a business model that prioritises positive social impact […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #18: Gaming for Good: Behind Geo AR with Melanie Langlotz Few entrepreneurs have had the vision and tenacity to persist with an idea that was initially dismissed as impossible. For Melanie Langlotz, founder and CEO of Geo AR Games, creating augmented reality experiences that encourage children to play outdoors required not […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #17: Leadership and Imposter Syndrome with Richard Conway Building a successful business requires more than technical expertise in the cutthroat digital marketing world. It demands vision, persistence, ethical practices, and genuine care for both clients and employees. Few exemplify these qualities better than Richard Conway, founder and CEO of Pure SEO, […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #16: The secret to sales success: Sales psychology with Bill James What if everything you’ve been taught about selling is keeping you from success? Bill James, the unconventional sales guru who specifically works with “people who don’t like selling but have to anyway,” reveals the counterintuitive psychology that turns hesitation into […]

Boxers & Briefs Podcast #15: Empowering Ownership: ESOP insights with Bruce Sheppard What if the most radical act in business isn’t about disruption, but connection? What if ownership could be the ultimate creative medium—the canvas on which we paint a completely different relationship between people and the companies they build? Bruce Sheppard, co-founder of Gilligan […]