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Career Spark
by Kaleb Reid
Welcome to Career Spark! A New Zealand podcast that talks to people from some interesting and unique backgrounds. Want to see how they did it? Join us as we explore some fascinating New Zealanders making the most of their opportunities!
Episodes
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Logan Williams on combining science and entrepreneurship to solve the BIG issues
At 26, Logan has already created and sold four inventions whilst also being named as a Forbes 30 Under 30 and an AsiaNZ 25 to Watch. He’s also the director of technology and innovation at the NZ Merino Company where’s he’s dedicated to generating higher-value for farmers. This sees him lead a...
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Dan Henderson - Caring for sea turtles, penguins, rays and sharks
Some of my recent guests manage people and products, but today's guest, Dan Henderson, manages penguins, turtles, sharks, fish and rays. Today we speak to the General Manager of SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium. If you’ve ever wanted to know what goes into running an aquarium and caring for…
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Ben Forman - Secrets for success from a Forbes 30 Under 30
Ben is a creative guru, cofounding and growing Wrestler into one of New Zealand’s leading creative agencies. Having created global campaigns for Allbirds, Niantic and Education NZ, he’s established himself as the go-to creative genius for all creative mediums, and he’s got the titles to show it....
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Luke Campbell - Entrepreneurship and the story and success of Vxt
Luke is a young entrepreneurial dynamo, who, alongside his cofounder Lucy, created the company known as Vxt, a smart communications platform that helps automate repetitive tasks associated with calls, namely turning voicemails to text. On top of that, he’s also an advocate for volunteering…
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Jerome Faury - Secrets for scaling businesses | the Metaverse
Jerome has been labelled a Digital Assets Expert when he appeared on TV1’s Breakfast. He’s a Founder, an Investor, an Advisor and another believer in the Metaverse. He has 20+ years of experience with scaling companies and has strong experience around digital payments, healthcare and…
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Siân Simpson - Advice from an award-winning community builder
Award winning global businesswoman… founder… CEO… community builder… global citizen, there are many ways to describe Siân, and what I gave was just a few of them. She’s a leading community builder with plenty of experience and insight that we get into in this episode. She’s the winner of the 2017...
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Israel Whitley - Changing the construction industry one step at a time
Israel is the definition of hard work. He has an incredible story from university dropout to Managing Director and is changing the construction industry, looking to do things differently. He’s the Founder and Managing Director of Aotearoa Labour Hire and he’s received over 16,000 views on his…
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Clinton Farley - The key to the hospitality industry
2017 saw Clinton Farley awarded the Australian Hotel General Manager of the year. From his beginnings in New Zealand, he’s developed a wealth of knowledge and experience in the tourism and hospitality industry across Australia and New Zealand. For now, he’s exceeding expectations as the General...
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Renee Lee - The evolution of marketing and media
As an M&M Global 30 Under 30, Renee has plenty of knowledge in marketing and media. She’s the COO of re.stor and everblue, while also owning a consulting business - E & E Marketing. With 17 1st tier awards with 2 Cannes Lions, Renee helps shine some light on being successful within the marketing...
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Greg Smith - How to be a genuine leader, not just a boss
21 years ago, Greg wrote down that he aspired to be a CEO. Rather than create his own company, he worked hard, moving through the ranks to eventually become CEO of Icebreaker. He’s been in management longer than I’ve been born and we’ll get into the ins and outs of being a manger in today's...
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Kimberley Ramsay - From tax lawyer to cheerleading to a tech startup!
Today’s guest, Kimberley Ramsay, went from working as a tax lawyer to becoming one of the most recognisable faces in New Zealand cheerleading and also founding Vidzing, a platform to host, sell and stream content. In today’s episode, we talk about skills important to succeed in today's…
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Sam Johnson - Volunteering | How to form a (volunteer) army
Our guest today is Sam Johnson, who took his place in the headlines when he assembled the Student Volunteer Army following the Christchurch earthquakes. Through Facebook, he curated 11,000 volunteers to help with efforts to put the city back together. He’s had great success beyond the SVA and we...
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Lance Burdett - Crisis Negotiation | Coming back from depression
In this episode, we talk to Lance Burdett, a certified FBI negotiator, having spent an illustrious 22-year career as a detective inspector and a crisis negotiator for the New Zealand police. Today we talk about the flaws in the education system, what a career as a crisis negotiator looks like…
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Omer Hazer - The future of the internet
Today’s guest Omer started his career in New Zealand a little differently than you or I. At age 13, he came over from Turkey by himself to study and has a great amount of success with small businesses and start-ups. With a proven knowledge of the influencer space, e-commerce and NFTs, he knows…
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Tony McCombe - Aviation | From surfing the seas to flying the skies
Have you ever seen a movie where the protagonist needs to get somewhere fast and an ally says, “I know a guy”. Well, today's guest is that guy. Tony McCombe is a commercial pilot with 23 years of experience in the aviation industry. He now is now the CEO of DJets, a private jet hire and air…
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Stephen Drysdale - What a lawyer for a toy company looks like
Nearly every kid dreams of working at a toy company and today's guest Stephen is one of the limited few who does just this. He's the Head of Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property for Zuru Toys, Edge, Health and Tech and also the Head of Regulatory and Compliance. He’s been named as a...
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Kevin Biggar - Why most career advice is wrong | How to achieve greatly
Today's episode features Kevin Biggar. You may have seen him on TV, where he co-hosted First Crossings and Intrepid NZ, or perhaps you may have attended one of his motivational seminars or workshops, or you may know him from winning the trans-Atlantic rowing race or being the first Kiwi to trek...
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Phil Thomson - Solving Digital Crime | Auror | Law IS Creative
Phil Thomson isn’t patrolling the streets stopping crime, he’s working at solving it a different way, digitally. He’s a cofounder of Auror which aims to enable businesses and Police to prevent and reduce retail crime. With a background in Intellectual Property, he’s also been made a Life Member…
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Emily Blythe - Solving the Fog Issue | PyperVision | Entrepreneurial Beginnings
Today's guest is Emily Blythe, who is making waves on her mission to modernise the airport industry and solve a multi-billion dollar issue. She’s the Young Enterprise’s Innovator of the Year and CEO of Pyper Vision. In this episode, we talk about her entrepreneurial beginnings, the science behind...
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Grant Johnson - RocketSpark | Insights and Websites | Mental Health
Today we speak to Grant Johnson, the Founder and CEO of RocketSpark. From beginnings as an accountant to founding RocketSpark out of a student flat, he has quite the resume. His company now has thousands of customers from 27 different countries all while operating out of Cambridge. We talk about...
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Daniel Crothers - Blockchain & NFTs | Cannabis Media | VeVe
Today we have Daniel Crothers, an intuitive and future thinking entrepreneur, who has cofounded multiple companies in early web development, cannabis media, blockchain technologies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). We talk about his beginnings as an apprentice printer into co-founding his first...
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Career Spark Trailer
Want to learn about how some New Zealander icons, entrepreneurs and influencers got into their careers? Us too! At Career Spark, we're exploring many different people and how they developed their career. Join us, in exploring some interesting industries, companies and occupations, which…
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Duane Mutu - Esports | Saying Yes | LetsPlay.Live
Today, we have the face and co-founder of LetsPlay.Live, Australasia’s biggest and most iconic esports organisation. He’s an icon of esports everywhere and he’s not slowing down now. In this episode, we talk about the mentality of always saying yes, his secondary education and how he came to form...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Career Spark! A New Zealand podcast that talks to people from some interesting and unique backgrounds. Want to see how they did it? Join us as we explore some fascinating New Zealanders making the most of their opportunities!
HOSTED BY
Kaleb Reid
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Welcome to Career Spark! A New Zealand podcast that talks to people from some interesting and unique backgrounds. Want to see how they did it? Join us as we explore some fascinating New Zealanders making the most of their opportunities!
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