VIDEO GALLERY.
Manaaki Live | Will Barker | Mint Innovation
Today we are joined by the Founder and CEO of Mint Innovation, Will Barker, who shares with us what it is like to be in a bit of ‘hole’ in the wage subsidy scheme. As “inventors of stuff” Mint aims to get through, and has some support from heavy hitters, but in Will’s own words “its going to require all sorts of different mechanisms” As we’ve found on our own Manaaki journey, not all small businesses are the same, particularly in the Tech Sector and Mint Innovation would appreciate a rule change to get them through.
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Manaaki Live | Sir John Kirwan | KNZM MBE – Mentemia
Sir John, All Blacks and rugby legend, is also known as the face of mental wellbeing and depression.org in this country. With tech entrepreneur Adam Clark and a team of medical professionals, he developed the app Mentemia – which means ‘my mind’ in Italian – which he says is like “having a personalised mental health coach in your pocket”. Sir John joins a number of initiatives who are offering their services for free in response to Covid19, providing access to Mentemia free of charge until October this year – and we are excited to talk to him about why this is so important for us all right now!
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Manaaki Live | Nick Mowbray | Co Founder Zuru
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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Manaaki Live | Tim McLeod | CEO Eat Local
CE of Eat Local, Tim McLeod’s resume isn’t something you’d instantly pick as “hospo”.
He has worked in the Government, Chartered Accountancy and Professional Service Industries – across organisations including Ernst Young, Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand and the IRD, enabling a design led approach to innovation and supporting the needs of small business.
Then he became one of the rare breed of people who started a business during lockdown!
Eat Local as a result of seeing the challenges for small business and in particular hospo businesses, and we talk to him about Level 3, partnering with other small businesses and being future focused.
Manaaki Live | Sven Hansen | The Resilience Institute
Dr Sven Hansen is the founder of The Resilience Institute. From a medical family, Sven travelled widely and completed two years in the army before completing medicine. His passion for sport and flow took him into sports medicine and a personal practice in resilience.
When our own business mode of operation has been taken out of hands, we ask Dr Hansen how small business owners, and in fact all of us, can best navigate this time. What is this “resilience” every one talks about and how do we get it? And what does he mean by Courage, Creativity and Connection?
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Manaaki Live | Kate Berry | Managing Director | HUFFER
The HUFFER brand probably needs very little introduction, as this iconic streetwear label has been around for over 20 years.
It is known for its style and innovation, and behind the scenes Managing Director Kate Berry has done an amazing job of scaling the business over the last 7 years.
In the dramatically changing retail environment, Kate has quickly made difficult decisions and built online sales, and we talk to her about her experiences, seeking advice for other retailers.
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Manaaki Live | Ariana Paul | Ngāpuhi | Ngāti Maniapoto | Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Driven by a passion to serve whānau M��ori and communities across education, social services and health sectors, Ariana shares some of her experiences of being a Māori wāhine business owner.
Ariana and her husband, Tama Potaka live Ōrākei with their 3 tamariki. They have been through personal challenges during the rāhui / lockdown period including the passing away of Ariana’s Dad and the poor health of Tama’s Dad, however their wairua and mindset remains positive and healthy and stay focused on ensuring their whānau connectivity remains intact.
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Manaaki Live | Lisa King | Eat My Lunch
Though schools are shut due to Covid-19, families are still in need, and in response Eat My Lunch has had to completely revamp the way it operates, including the original funding model which was previously dependent on corporate catering. Join us as we talk to Lisa about fast decision making, pivoting a business, and the pressure but also opportunity that comes with being an essential service SME.
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Manaaki Live | John Olsen | Business Coach and Advisor
With over 20 years working in Change, People & Culture / HR, John Olsen has provided some incredible insights for SMEs on the manaaki.io over the last couple of weeks. John speaks with us today about “being ready for change” – what businesses can do to prepare, how businesses can ready themselves and their people (and the important conversations to have), how to implement change and how to keep steady in a time of uncertainty.
Given John’s technology industry background, we’ll also look at some of the advice he has already provided that can help SMEs adapt their digital offerings to respond to trade or import/expert restrictions.
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