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No 8 Wire

by Johanna van Aalst

Business people holding it together through tough times. Their stories.

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Episodes

  1. Reuben Davidson on being more than an observer and making a political stand

    Its 2020 and in times of turmoil we are often faced with the question of what's really important to us. Some make the leap of change while others hunker down and grip onto their life rafts. Reuben expanded his vision and decided to go really big with his purpose by entering politics. He has been...

  2. Mat Peters, on losing $30 million, bankruptcy and finding purpose.

    This is the extraordinary story of Auckland developer Mat Peters. Drop out University student to big time property developer, Lamborghini owner, parenthood, then bankruptcy. Losing $30 million and everything he owned in the GFC. This is Mats inspiring story on humility, rebuilding and finding...

  3. The power of passion & commitment & doing what's necessary to outsmart a covid slowdown.

    Introducing Emma Mettrick from our busiest and favourite restaurant 27 Steps. She and Paul have worked hard to build this amazing and very successful restaurant. Set in a heritage building it is a favourite amongst locals and features in all the travel guides as a 'must eat here'. Then Covid came...

  4. SuperHero, Mike Hart turns waste into fuel on an industrial scale. Goodbye landfills forever! Hello zero-harm-superfuel !

    Mike Hart CEO of Sierra Energy has cleverly added new technology to old mechanisms and created a blast furnace burning at twice the heat of a volcano, creating Hydrogen that we can use to fly aeroplanes, run cars & power plants. Within generations we can see the complete elimination of new and...

  5. There's a positive wind-change happening in the Forestry industry in New Zealand as it becomes our second largest export earner.

    A conversation with Prue Younger the CEO of the NZ Forest Industry Contractors Association of NZ. We talk about addressing mental health during Covid Lockdown, creating a powerful industry collective, a little on women in forestry and her thoughts on the future of the industry. It was a pleasure…

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  6. How to recover your Hospitality Business in a time of crisis. What Johnny learnt from surviving the earthquake .

    This is a story with equal amounts of inspiration and education. I talk to Johnny Moore from Smash Palace, the busy and popular outdoor bar in central Christchurch New Zealand. Johnny and Family owned a very popular live venue and bar in central Christchurch which was destroyed in the 2011...

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Business people holding it together through tough times. Their stories.

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Johanna van Aalst

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Business people holding it together through tough times. Their stories.

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