Wanaka Podcast hosts conversations with Wanaka business owners. We talk to talented Wanaka people about business, motivation and mindset. Our guest speakers offer their insight into leadership, strategy and what they find unique about doing business in Wanaka. We are interested in exploring innovative ideas and clever thinking; we are seeking out knowledge and business philosophy to inspire and encourage other Wanaka business owners. We hope you enjoy the listen.
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Wanaka Podcast S07E07 Feat. Rachel Benton
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Rachel Benton is the busy lady behind The Green Room and Plant Collective. Alecia Hodgson sits down with Rach to talk about business. Rachel is ultra-organised so she can get flowers out on time, manage a young family, manage her team, and nail the administration behind the scenes. We hope you enjoy this interesting and varied interview, brought to…
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Wanaka Podcast S07E06 Feat. Dan Fountain
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Wanaka Podcast S07E05 Feat. Danielle Winstone
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Wanaka Podcast S07E04 Feat. Joe Murdie
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Wanaka Podcast S07E03 Feat. Sharyn Mathias
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Wanaka Podcast S07E02 Feat. Sarah Scott
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Wanaka Podcast S07E01 Feat. Chantelle Thurlow
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Wanaka Podcast S06E05 Feat. Mario Rodrigues
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Wanaka Podcast S06E04 Feat. Danny Fairley
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Wanaka Podcast S06E03 Feat. Vicky Hill
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Wanaka Podcast S06E02 Feat. Robert Glen
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Wanaka Podcast S06E01 Feat. Wayne Pretty
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Wanaka Podcast S05E06 Feat. Charlie Cochrane
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Wanaka Podcast S05E05 Feat. James Hay
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James Hay is an accidental brewer. James’ taste for beer developed from drinking wine in France to drinking cider at university, to drinking beer because he realised it could taste good. Like many of us, he came to Wanaka to chase snow. Working as a builder funded the start-up and the support from the boss helped him to start the beer business as w…
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Wanaka Podcast S05E04 Feat. Kirsty Schmutsch
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Along with her husband Matt, Kirsty owns and runs the Pembroke Patisserie. Duncan and Kirsty chat about her journey to Wanaka and building one of Wanaka’s tastiest businesses. Her passion stems from her Mum’s cooking and her life growing up on a sheep and beef farm. One of her first jobs was in the kitchen, peeling potatoes, and hospitality has bee…
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Wanaka Podcast S05E03 Feat. Bob Mclachlan
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Bob discovered white water kayaking at high school and the sport sparked a love of travel and paddling that has stayed with him for life. Big Hands Bob or Big Water Bob; no matter what you call him, Bob had big plans from a young age. He built a reputation pioneering kayak missions descending remote and difficult stretches of water and he has also …
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Wanaka Podcast S05E02 Feat. Evelyn Vallilee
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Evelyn Vallillee owns and runs the Dripping Bowl and Velo Café at Bike Glendhu. Her business ethos is all about whole food, local food, wholesome organics and good ingredients. Her food is adventurous and less conventional; focused on sustenance, free-range, flavourful, nutritional wholefood, and sneaking in the health benefits. Her food is approac…
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Wanaka Podcast S05E01 Feat. Hamish Pepper
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Duncan Good hosts his very first Wanaka Podcast episode interviewing Hamish Pepper. Hamish is a sailor who has represented NZ at the Star World Champs, four summer Olympics and the America’s Cup, just to name a few. He is competitive, strategic and ambitious. He is a tactician by nature and he brings this to business as well. Following a holiday, H…
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Wanaka Podcast S04E06 Feat. Alecia Hodgson
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Jess catches up with Alecia Hodgson from Silver Sixpence Skin Clinic. Alecia is passionate about skin health and skin care. She has carved out a business focused on beauty treatments as well as skin health. Alecia’s love of travel has been influential in her career decisions: work at ski resorts and on super yachts has shaped her delivery today in …
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Wanaka Podcast S04E05 Feat. Duncan Spear
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Jess sits down with Duncan Spear from Puzzling World. Duncan runs this iconic Wanaka business with his wife Heidi. He tells the story of Puzzling World and how the business was created in 1973 by his in-laws, Stuart and Jan Landsborough. The business is a Wanaka ‘must-do’. It’s fun for both adults and kids and it has enjoyed new domestic tourists o…
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Wanaka Podcast S04E04 Feat. Alice Townsend
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This week on the Wanaka Podcast Jess talks with Alice Townsend. Alice is a long-time local business women who owns Alice Hair hairdressing salon and You and I clothing store. She is spirited, ambitious and non-nonsense; she has to be because she has 1 husband, 5 kids and 2 businesses! Alice is entrepreneurial and brave, bold and fun, and she has be…
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Wanaka Podcast S04E03 Feat. Kate Le Brun
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Kate runs Fresh Cleaning Wanaka, a cleaning business right here in Wanaka. Kate and her team handle domestic cleaning, builders’ clean-ups, commercial cleaning and everything in between. She has a reputation for being a hard worker, enthusiastic and a very good cleaner! In her other business, Salsa Wanaka, Kate teaches salsa dancing and fills her o…
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Wanaka Podcast S04E02 Feat. Jin Ong
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Jin is the founder of MetaMed Clinic. She is an intuitive therapist with 13 years’ experience as an Osteopath, Herbalist, Western Medical Acupuncturist and Psychosomatic Therapist. Jin’s mission for her clinic is to connect on a deeper level with her clients and teach preventative mindsets, motions and psychosomatics as they relate to health. She h…
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Wanaka Podcast S04E01 Feat. Prairie Pritchett
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Jess Eastwood kicks off Season 4 talking to Prairie Pritchett. Prairie runs The Body Garage, a stunning yoga and Pilates studio on Gordon Road, Wanaka. Prairie is a Certified Massage Therapist, Pilates Instructor and 200HR Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher. She teaches movement and bodywork through a yoga and Pilates mash-up. The studio brings t…
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Wanaka Podcast S03E06 Feat. Leungo Lippe
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Jo Lynch and Leungo Lippe chat in Episode 6! Leungo is the owner of Lipski and Sons, right here in Wanaka. You may recognise his name from his previous Wanaka food projects BoaBoa and Botswana Butchery. In this episode Leungo talks about his life before Wanaka, from being born in Botswana, to a transient school life, training in Switzerland, and wo…
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Wanaka Podcast S03E05 Feat. Jamie Roy
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This is Jamie Roy! Jamie describes himself as a connector by nature and vocation. He shares with Jo Lynch his journey to find the perfect fit for his skillset and outlook in a professional space. Originally his work was in the online space, working in social media and helping businesses connect and build relationships online when social media were …
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Wanaka Podcast S03E05 Feat. Don Reid
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Jo Lynch sat down with Don Reid from The Yard - Central, Wanaka. Don tells us about life at The Yard, his approach to leadership, marketing and managing a team of young people. Don’s approach to business is based on logic, fun and being a good bugger. Listen in to hear how you too can master the art of happy staff and the 4-day work week! This rovi…
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Wanaka Podcast S03E03 Feat. Sam Lee
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Jo Lynch sits down with Sam Lee to chat about life as a pro-skier. This smart young man is athletic, creative and ambitious. They discuss his progression from a junior ski racer to a senior on the world stage as a professional freeskier on the Freeride World Tour. Sam talks about how he mastered the business of pro-skiing through sponsorship, ski i…
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Wanaka Podcast S03E02 Feat. Max Hall
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Max is an entrepreneurial, visual artist, who was born and raised in Wanaka. He describes the town as a unique ecosystem; the perfect breeding ground for good ideas, and a place for entrepreneurs to flourish. He talks about how his parents shaped his analytical and creative thinking and what this means for his commercial life as an artist. Max and …
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Wanaka Podcast S03E01 feat. Deb Inder
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Jo Lynch sits down with Dr Deb Inder to talk about her work in family law. Admitted to the Bar in 1998, Deb is a Barrister and Accredited Mediator. She regularly appears in the Family Court as a Court Appointed Lawyer for the Child, and on behalf of private and legal aid clients. Deb fills us in on her PhD in Law, her thesis topic being Children’s …
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Wanaka Podcast S02E07 Feat. Dr Andrew McLeod
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Welcome to the show Doc McLeod! He is a doctor, an Ironman and a local through and through. Andrew is a Director of Wanaka Medical Centre and has worked there since 1985. Early days as a doctor were spent in Breckenridge as a ski doctor, so Wanaka seemed like a good fit. Back in those days the town still had party lines and when people needed a doc…
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Wanaka Podcast S02E06 Feat. Ginny Rutledge
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Dougal sits down with Ginny Rutledge from Wanaka Physiotherapy. A “naughty schoolgirl” (her words, not ours), Gin came from a family of farmers and a medical practitioner. She followed in her mother’s footsteps and trained as a physio. Ginny has run a successful business here in Wanaka for 33 years; she began back in the eighties when this quiet li…
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Wanaka Podcast S02E05 feat. Duncan Good
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Dougal sits down with Duncan Good to talk about his path to being an owner of Ray White Wanaka, and how he rounds out life with sport, family and friends. Sport provided a solid footing for Duncan in business; he transferred skills and lessons learnt in leadership and mindset into his business life. Sound advice he received early on from All Blacks…
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Wanaka Podcast S02E04 feat. Sally Currie
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Sally Currie works for herself in every sense of the word. One of her jobs is centred around her husband Braden Currie (her husband), triathlete and multi-sport Ironman. Sally is Braden’s media and partnership manager, a role she created for herself in order to ensure Braden had every opportunity to focus on what he does best. In this honest discus…
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Wanaka Podcast S02E03 Feat. Rob Holt
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Rob Holt from See Crow Fly coffee tells his tale about moving from Ireland to New Zealand, and from head dishwasher to head barista. He has a love of fine things: beautiful pencils, beautiful views and beautiful coffee. Rob and his partner Rachel are two of Wanaka’s most experienced and recognisable baristas. It is likely Rob has served you up a fl…
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Wanaka Podcast S02E02 Feat. Jackie Boyd
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We are lucky to have had Jackie Boyd on the show! Jackie and Dougal discuss family, life in business, and open water swimming. Jackie jumped in the deep end in 2017, taking over full ownership of Penberthy Insurance and rebranding to beSure. With over 25 years’ experience, her name is synonymous with insurance in Wanaka. Dougal digs deep on family;…
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Wanaka Podcast S02E01 feat. Eddie Spearing
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Dougal Allan sits down with Eddie Spearing to talk about motorbikes, skateboards, snowboarding and music. The pair talk about serendipity, being in the right place at the right time and capitalising on a little bit of luck to shape up an epic life! Eddie is a mechanical design engineer by profession and this foundation unlocked an unlikely chain of…
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Wanaka Podcast S01E06 Feat. Nikki Potts of Health 2000
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Jess Eastwood speaks to Nikki Potts from Health 2000 and Fusion Natural Health Clinic. Nikki tells us about purchasing and owning a retail health store at 23 years old. She also talks about her private clinic working with her customers on nutrition, fertility, hormone and gut health. Her approach helps people understand what is going on in their bo…
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Wanaka Podcast S01E05 Feat. Lucas Parkinson
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Jess Eastwood talks to the passionate Lucas Parkinson from Ode Restaurant. Lucas takes us on his journey into the world of food, and offers an insight into the trials and tribulations of owning a restaurant. He talks about his mentors, the unique culture of the New Zealand food industry, and he lets us in on a few things he has learnt along the way…
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Wanaka Podcast S01E04 Feat. Emily Bugg of Good Roots
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Authenticity and Creativity – a recipe for a sweet success Our host Jess Eastwood spoke with Emily Bugg about life in business, life in Wanaka and the power of good food. Emily is the founder, creator and powerhouse behind Good Roots Feasting, the home of nourishing, raw, organic treats. Emily talks about her family’s journey to health and journey …
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Wanaka Podcast S01E03 Feat. Ben Logan of Logan Lore
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Ben Logan sits down with our host Jess Eastwood to talk about the evolution of his business. He talks about his deep dive into health, wellness and performance and his research into ancestral health. Ben explains the findings of his research into human evolution, and looking at when we were happiest and healthiest as humans and what we did to achie…
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Wanaka Podcast S01E02 Feat. Jo Mills of Rippon
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Jess Eastwood sits down to talk wine, family and business in Wanaka with Rippon vineyards’ Jo Mills. This stunning organic, biodynamic farm is rich with history, family and demonstrates a spirited connection to land. Jess and Jo discuss how to artfully balance business, life, kids and viticulture. This is an entertaining and interesting insight int…
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Wanaka Podcast S01E01 Feat. Chris Walsh of Base Streetware
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People, family and fun are at the heart of retail for Chris Walsh Our host Jess Eastwood sat down with Chris Walsh to talk shops. Chris is a passionate local retailer who puts values and people at the heart of everything. He talks about progress, taking care of employees and perils and rewards of growth. Chris is passionate about retail; he lives a…
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We talk to talented Wanaka people about business, motivation and what they find intriguing. Our guest speakers offer their insight into leadership, strategy and what they find unique about doing business in Wanaka. We deep dive into what makes these people tick. We are interested in exploring innovative ideas and clever thinking; we are seeking out…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/heavymetalwanaka/hmw_e3_s2_prefinal_final.mp3 Welcome to the Heavy Metal Wanaka Podcast, episode 3 (S3). In this episode I speak with NZ heavy stoner / desert rock band Hault. The full band is on the line, Mike, Sean & Grant, talking all about the band, their self titled EP (out now!) and more! https://www.facebook.com/hau…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/heavymetalwanaka/hmw_ep2_s2__Edit.mp3 Welcome to the Heavy Metal Wanaka Paodcast for Episode 2 on Season 2. This time I feature interviews Helmuth, vocalist for Austrian Blackened death metal band Bephergor, talking about their new album, “Totenritual”. Also, I have my talk with Nicolas Delestrade from French progressive m…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/heavymetalwanaka/hmw_novelists_podcast_version.mp3 Welcome to Heavy Metal Wanaka. Here I have my second interview from the Heavy Metal Wanaka Podcast Ep.2 S.2, with Nicolas Delestrade from young French Progressive Metal band, Novelists. Novelists second album, “Noir’ is our now. Please follow me on all of these:-…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/heavymetalwanaka/hmw_belphegor_podcast_version.mp3 Welcome to the Heavy Metal Wanaka Podcast Today we have the show notes for the lead interview of Heavy Metal Wanaka Podcast Ep.2 S2, with Helmuth from Austrian band Belphegor. The new Belphegor album, “Totenritual”, is out now via Nuclear Blast records. Please follow me on…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/heavymetalwanaka/hmw_S2E1_podcast_long_form_full.mp3 Welcome to the Heavy Metal Wanaka Podcast; the first episode for our second season!! Search ‘Wanaka’ in any podcast app on your phone (iOS or Android) to find us- at the moment, we’re the only show that comes up!! This episodes lead interview is with Doug ‘Prime’ from Bl…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/heavymetalwanaka/hmw_korpiklaani_throwback.mp3 Welcome to a throwback interview for Heavy Metal Wanaka. This time I revisit my chat with Jarkko- Bass player for one of my all time favourite folk metal bands, “Korpiklaani”, all the was from Finland. If I remember, the band were about to embark on a tour of NZ & Australia ba…
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