Face masks. Should we all be wearing them? Experts and world leaders can’t seem to agree. But the real question is, with Chinese factories working overtime and a global shortage of supplies: where would we get them from? The answer is Lanaco. This Kiwi company is now producing over 1 million face masks a month using wool from South Island high-country sheep. And CEO Nick Davenport will be chatting to us about why homegrown industries need greater investment, the importance of having capacity to scale, and so much more.

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In this episode of Manaaki Live Pat MacFie talks with the man behind the muscles, NSNZ Boss Shane Hunter – CEO of Nutrition systems, NZ Founder of Grisby Fitness and Co Host of NZ Boss podcast

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In this episode of Manaaki Live Pat MacFie talks to the amazing Wahine behind Hine Collection, Miria Flavell. “What inspired this brand for me was being quite ‘over’ seeing the same type of body images all over social media. Activewear & Fashion Label Accounts were a huge place for that. So I became really passionate about the idea of creating an active wear clothing line that catered to women of all shapes and sizes. My mission was to help make ALL women feel AMAZING, CONFIDENT and COMFORTABLE in our activewear” – Miria Flavell, Owner of Hine Collection

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When Nick was 18, he and his brother Mat decided to turn what was then a hobby into a proper business. They had both cut short any plans to finish university and moved to China, which wasn’t a glamorous start by any means, but something must have been promising as their sister Anna joined them roughly a year later – and they are now one of the most successful entrepreneurial stories in this country. In a time when the ability to move, respond and adapt to an ever shifting environment is critical, we talk to Nick about the importance of innovation.

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If you’d asked Sarah in Feb/March what United Machinists was all about, she would have said something along the lines of ‘The Machine Shop of the (rapidly evolving, rather sketchy, terrifying, disruptive’) Future’.
Join us to speak with Sarah, who has an incredibly unique take on how lockdown has affected her role as CE, how advisory has been critical to their business, and how they’re turning some free production time into new work.

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Join us for part two of our interview with CE of United Machinists, Sarah Ramsay.

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