Gavin de Steur - The (digital) human touch
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In the penultimate Viv hosted podcast she gets to go and talk with Gavin de Steur at Uneeq, well in fact she gets to talk to Gavin AND an online virtual human.
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Owen Evans - Nobody wants to buy your sh*t
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Owen, second of our 5th birthday re-visits, is the CTO at JRNY and was last on the show back in August 2014 and has a tonne of experience that he passes on, how to support people through redundancies, what startups need to focus upon, and how to look after oneself in the tough times.
Read MoreStephen Clarke - Accidentally surviving time
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Set yourself down, get a cup of tea, and take a journey through the world as seen through the incredible mind of Steff Clarke ... and YES, you will want to take some threads and continue them, so get in touch with him.
Read MoreRonja Gustafsson - Lifehacks in an App
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Ronja Gustafsson came over to New Zealand a year ago and started working as business development at Nowsnapp, a startup based all over the world but developed and delivered out of Kapiti.
We also talk Pirate Party from Ronja's Sweden and how it's hiding out in Miramar (who knew).
Read MoreWalt & Andrew (Voluntarily) - Industry in the classroom
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Andrew has been working in tech for a while including embedded systems, navigation tools, and at NZTA. Aaaaad at an NZTA-run hackathon that Andrew met Walter and then on to an actual Voluntarily hackathon before both joining the company.
Read MoreDon Christie - The ultimate dilettante
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Don Christie has made New Zealand, and Wellington especially, his home and fights for everything open tech knowing it will help grow NZ into a world leader of how to 'do tech and data' for the benefit of all.
Read MoreDavid Shanks - Chief Censor (NZRise)
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Miki talks with the New Zealand Government's Chief Censor as he discusses the fallout from the Christchurch terrorist attack, the on-going challenges with a digital world, and how the Office of Film and Literature Classification can no longer rely on a steady income from porn DVDs
Read MoreCassandra Gray - Game-on. Making the leap to NZ
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Cassandra Gray, a relatively new lover of New Zealand, a relatively new gamer, and a relatively new Weta Workshop employee has a story of "following your dreams" AND making it happen.
Read MoreMartin Krafft - Online identity without blockchain theatre
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Martin Krafft has a yarn about online identification. why blockchain is NOT the answer (despite having made a bit of $ from cryptocurrencies ;), and how control should be with the individual at all times.
Read MoreKristen Lunman + Natalie Ferguson are obnoxiously happy
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There’s no more fun to had than watching Kristen and Natalie explain to Mike how his view of money is both typical for New Zealand and one that’s holding him back in his choices.
Read MoreRebecca Caroe - It does what it says on the tin
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There is so much to listen to, and we guarantee you'll become enamoured of Rebecca's infectious laugh and her great hints and tips.
Read MoreJim Boutcher - Gorilla Giving
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Jim Boutcher is mild mannered data nerd by day and by night came up with Givahoy - no more walking past the charity bucket shakers when you have no cash in your pockets.
We at Access Granted LOVED this concept and had to talk to JIm, and then we had to bring Jim and the #WellyTech charity, The Neonatal Trust together which we did.
Read MoreTony McDonald + John Weaver - Outsourcing The Stress
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Tony McDonald and John Weaver run through the many facets of their company - from offering transition to cloud services, full IT management, re-carpeting a business and providing full information security. We also talk beer and music!
Read MoreChristina Bellis + Catarina Gutierrez - Make Money & Do Good, Whaaaa?
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Christina Bellis and Catarina Gutierrez from Thankyou Payroll talked through how they see "social enterprise” in New Zealand, why it matters to them personally, and how they ended up in such an organisation.
Read MorePhilip Fierlinger - Put Your Head Down And Do It
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Philip Fierlinger has worked amongst the "gods of Silicon Valley".
A fascinating run through Philip's design life, from the early days in film, before his design love took over.. We discuss design, what it is, and why it's essential to your business, and how it has played such a pivotal role for Philip in such roles as co-founder of Xero.
Read MoreEdwina Mistry - Cultivating Diversity In Tech
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Edwina Mistry concentrates her efforts on ensuring tech, and the internal workings of tech, are available to all - from schools in South Auckland to girls shadowing those working in tech (as we say, "you can be what you can't see").
Read MoreBen Rose - Having A Chat(bot) About AI
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Ben Rose takes us through how nib are experimenting with Artificial Intelligence through the use of chatbots and machine learning to automatically answer clients questions.
Read MoreDean Johnson - Your Mess For Less
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Dean Johnson is an experienced consultant that has worked in many countries, mainly in the banking industry. As we cover all of the tech industry we were honoured to hear Dean's story AND to get to grips with his THREE tips for all people that work in tech, no matter at what level.
Read MoreDeborah Robb - Loving Life and Banking
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Deborah Robb is a powerhouse of positivity, joie de vivre, and seeing all things glass half full. Working in, and loving the world of banking we go on a journey from South Africa to New Zealand.
Read MoreJulie Treanor - Corporate to startup, it's all the same people challenges
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Julie Treanor has worked in "HR / leadership" (people focussed areas) at all levels of the corporate ladder but recently decided to stride out on her own and found herself in Wellington's startups world.
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