Episodes

In this podcast, I am joined with Sarah Lochhed-MacMillan, the general manager of Geneva Capital, a subsidiary of Geneva Finance. Sarah talked about the pros and cons of invoice financing and how you can use it to accelerate growth in your business. Sarah also shares her top 3 tips for businesses, which are simple but effective.

Dan Williams is a Certified EOS® Implementer and has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry. He is the former CEO of Australian MSP and certified Great Place to Work, Powernet. In this episode, Dan shares with me his journey to exit and how it's important to elevate those around you in order to really let go!

David Serville is a driven entrepreneur with expertise in the franchising and service sectors. In this episode, David talks with me and takes us through his journey from that small business loan to a 'not so overnight success' group of companies that now employs 100s of staff. He shares with us how he learned from Amway, why he decided he had to learn about numbers, his relationship with his 3 wives, 5 kids and 4 grandchildren and how he avoids going down the rabbit hole. David also shares his top 3 tips on how you can maintain clarity and focus.

Hi this is Debra, the host of the Better Business Better Life Podcast. Thanks so much for listening in. I’ve really enjoyed chatting to our guests & asking them about their journeys – I hope you have too. You may have noticed that we’ve been off-air for a few weeks. Don’t worry – we’re not going anywhere – we just took some time out to secure some new guests & fix up the sound issues you may have experienced in the last 2 episodes. The great news is we’ve started recording again & we...

Nick and Jeni Clift are the owners and Directors of DWM Solutions, now merged with Milan Industries Group. They have been working together in their own businesses for close to 25 years. Nick is Director of MIG, and holds the role of Visionary. Jeni is Head of People and Culture at MIG. She also has a consultancy business, Tenassia, working with her clients as an EOS Implementer and providing Business and Leadership Coaching. In this podcast, Nick and Jeni will talk to us about how you get to work together and still stay married.

Maurice Dubey is the Executive Director of Q4 Associates, the digital workforce specialists. In this episode, we talked about doing what you love, with people you love and how to secure new customers you want to work with as well as the tools that you actually use to help people uncover what they love doing.

Seth Gleeson is born from a desire to work in a more client-centric and solutions-driven environment, the business leverages Seth’s 25+ years of retail and commercial fit-out experience to run a business focused on great people and great service. Seth Gleeson and Datum Projects have been making life easy for brands, consultants, and contractors alike. In this episode we talked about reducing stress and overwhelm.

In this episode with Suzi McAlpine we discussed the launch of her new book - "Beyond Burnout - a New Zealand Guide. How to spot it, stop it and stamp it out." Suzi McAlpine is a Leadership Development Specialist and author of award-winning leadership blog, The Leader’s Digest. In this podcast, she shares some insights, actionable tools and practical tips for Leaders and businesses of all sizes.

Dave Rouse is a Kiwi born entrepreneur, who grew up between the bush in the Waitakeres, and working on an organic farm in his teenage years. Dave was a founding trustee of Sea Cleaners Trust, but has since channeled all his focus into CarbonClick. In this episode, Dave shares how to create better profit through better business.

Verity Craft is an entrepreneur, writer, consultant, speaker (and musical theatre nerd!) based in Auckland, New Zealand. Together with founder Christina Wedgwood, she’s built content agency Intelligent Ink into the experts on thought leadership content in New Zealand. In this podcast, Verity talks about how you can use thought leadership to become a true authority. She gives examples of what to do and what not to do, as well as tips for how you start on your better-thinking journey.

Grant Difford runs the vert successful Waking Giants Business. The business describes how it helps as "We work alongside you to develop purposeful strategy that enables you to make it happen." In this episode, learn how Grant now views business and why he believes that having a better business and not a bigger business leads to better profit.

In this episode, Richard Macdonald shares how he manages to keep ideas fresh, simplify the business and still travels the world, despite Covid. He has pioneered bottled water sales in NZ, designed and launched Virgin Kiwi, Crew and Edge brands of mineral water. He also relaunched the Alexanders brand. His passion is sustainability and to achieve this he mandates simplicity and just in time.

In this episode, I am joined by Tony Falkenstein who will be sharing his experiences with the Topic of ‘Managing the People Issues’. Tony was born in Auckland, and has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. He is a serial entrepreneur, who has started over 50 companies. In this episode, we'll learn from Tony why sometimes you have to let people go - how to do it easily and fairly.

In this episode, Warner Cowin describes himself as a business development pro, social outcomes champion, Maori Entrepreneur, Veteran and Engineer. Warner was a late bloomer as an Entrepreneur - spending his early years in the air force, in corporate life (such as Downer and Metronet rail) and travelling the world. In this episode we cover creating space for your personal and professional life, even when they intrinsically entwined; having boundaries, even when your work is your passion; Learning to Let Go by surrounding yourself with the right people, systems and processes; making time for your loved ones and 3 top tips for creating 'Happy Wife, Happy Life'.

This podcast is about me wanting to help other established business owners, who may be feeling some pain - you know the stress, the overwhelm, the people issues, the money issues & that feeling of not being able to let go - that can often come with owning a business & that have such a major impact on your life.

What does better business, better life mean? You've heard the saying happy wife, happy life. This not only applies to marriage but also to business leaders. We go into business looking for more freedom, money and happiness. But before too long you find yourself working long hours, stressed, overwhelmed and feeling like your business has a grip on you. From the outside things look good - you've got the car, house, wife, kids, bach and toys but how often do you get freedom to do what you tru...