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Steven is a recruitment executive with an international career spanning Silicon Valley, Japan, and New Zealand. He has worked with major tech companies like Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Huawei, and even placed candidates who interviewed directly with Steve Jobs. After time in Japan teaching English and starting a family, he returned to New Zealand where he launched his own recruitment company while raising two young sons.
Steven is a recruitment executive with an international career spanning Silicon Valley, Japan, and New Zealand. He has worked with major tech companies like Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Huawei, and even placed candidates who interviewed directly with Steve Jobs. After time in Japan teaching English and starting a family, he returned to New Zealand where he launched his own recruitment company while raising two young sons.
Chris is the co-founder of SetSeed, a platform designed to create smarter websites without the heavy reliance on plugins. His entrepreneurial journey began in marketing, moved through graphic design training, and eventually into self-taught web development. After seeing a product from a previous company go global, Chris was inspired to build his own venture, teaming up with UK-based partner Ben Vallack to launch SetSeed.
Brent runs a fast-growing YouTube channel dedicated to educating New Zealanders about personal finance, covering saving, investing, and money management. With a finance degree and international experience, including two years at a Singapore-based family office, Brent brings both practical and global perspectives to his content.
Vinay is a former lawyer turned entrepreneur whose career collapsed after a Law Society complaint saw him struck off the legal roll in 2009. Coming from a prestigious legal family, he practiced law for 20 years before facing bankruptcy and personal ruin.
Tom Hern is a New Zealand film and television producer, writer, and director who began his career as a junior TV reporter at just 13. After leaving school at 15, he moved from acting into producing and went on to found Four Nights Film in 2010. He has since produced major projects including The Dark Horse and the TV series Madam starring Rachel Griffiths and Martin Henderson.
Jamie McKenzie is a UK-born video production business owner and creative director who has been operating in New Zealand for 22 years. After training in London and working on TV shows and documentaries, he moved to Auckland and founded his production company, targeting the early gap in business video content when the market was still dominated by VHS tapes and CD-ROMs.
Murphy O’Neill is the director of Adaptable Structures in Auckland, where he is developing what he claims is the world’s first “design for industrialization” construction system. With roots in his family’s construction business, he has spent the last 10 years self-funding this venture after being inspired by the urgent housing needs following the Christchurch earthquakes.
Naadia Jackson is an online marketing expert specializing in small business development. Starting her entrepreneurial journey at 19, she has built multiple businesses including database creation, event management through Wakahama Club, and currently runs marketing services for small businesses. She also serves as treasurer of Wakahama Club and is developing a new program called "Own Your Uniqueness," aimed at helping women over 40 start their own businesses.
Belinda Thomas is an executive coach and facilitator who works with leadership teams globally. A former competitive fly fisher who represented New Zealand internationally, she transitioned into coaching after experiencing its transformative power through her own mental strength sports coach. With a background in organizational psychology, she has built a leadership practice spanning over nine years, working with both individual clients and teams across multiple industries.
Leighton Wilson runs Ladder & Co, a performance-focused digital marketing agency based in New Zealand. After a decade in finance at ANZ working on database mining and wealth products, he transitioned through two marketing agencies before launching his own business in March 2020. Ladder & Co now helps SMEs achieve measurable growth through analytics-driven strategies.
Serdar Kabul is a Turkish-born business broker who moved to New Zealand in 2013. After starting two import businesses, he discovered his passion for selling businesses during his own exit process. This led him to join Link as a broker seven years ago, specialising in manufacturing, engineering, and import/export businesses.
Lisbeth Jacobs is CEO of Gallagher Animal Management, a Belgian engineer with a PhD who has built an international career spanning R&D, venture capital, and technology leadership. Her journey led her from Belgium to New Zealand via marriage, then to China where she headed R&D for a steel multinational, before returning to New Zealand in 2012.
Darren Wright is a chartered accountant turned entrepreneur who grew up on an orchard and parlayed his farming background into a successful business career. He's currently a managing partner at William Buck, an accounting firm with 100 employees, and serves as a director at an IT company with 40 staff members.
Daniel Walters is a seasoned technology leader turned consultant and CTO coach based in Auckland, New Zealand. His career journey began with aspirations in film and television before pivoting to technology, leading him through roles at companies like Hitwise (acquired by Experian) and Seek, where he served as CTO overseeing their JobsDB and Job Street acquisitions across Southeast Asia. After a decade in Malaysia, he relocated to New Zealand during the pandemic to be closer to family.
Steve Campbell, co-founder of a New Zealand–based youth development charity, has dedicated over 25 years to search and rescue, emergency management, and community service with YSAR. With a background spanning farming, policing, and regional council work, Steve’s driving force is altruism, legacy-building, and empowering the next generation.
Dr. Nick Edgar is the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Landcare Trust, with a PhD in freshwater ecology. Originally focused on scientific research studying aquatic ecosystems, he transitioned to applied environmental work, leading a team of coordinators across New Zealand who collaborate with farmers, landowners, and rural communities to improve waterway health through practical conservation efforts.
Will is a recruitment professional and business partner at The Pond Recruitment, who recently completed a transformative three‑month executive coaching course. After experiencing a failed business venture in 2008–2009, Will spent years working for others before buying into an established recruitment company, gaining “skin in the game.”
Nawaz is a General Partner at GD1, a New Zealand‑based venture capital firm managing a $150 million Fund III investing in local tech businesses, alongside a smaller crypto‑focused fund with a global mandate. Nawaz oversees the crypto fund, having transitioned from angel investing after navigating New Zealand’s traditionally crypto‑skeptical venture capital landscape.
Lloyd is a senior partner at RSM, one of New Zealand’s largest international accounting practices with 19 partners and 180 staff nationwide. With over 35 years in the industry, Lloyd specialises in business succession planning and exit strategies, helping SME owners prepare for retirement using tools like B‑Star evaluation software.
Juan is a Venezuelan‑born entrepreneur and leadership coach now based in New Zealand. With an MBA and a former career as an electronic engineer, he has built a diverse investment portfolio spanning property, angel investing, and cryptocurrency. As a coach, he works with both corporate leaders and emerging entrepreneurs, focusing on mindset and leadership development.
Gary is a seasoned entrepreneur and recruitment industry veteran who built his wealth through calculated risks and relationship‑driven strategies. Starting from humble beginnings without university education, he launched his first insurance business at 21 using his final paycheck, later scaling and successfully selling the company. After relocating to New Zealand in 2015, Gary co‑founded a boutique recruitment firm specialising in banking, financial services, and insurance.
Brett is a serial entrepreneur who views entrepreneurship not as what he does, but as who he is. Coming from modest beginnings without significant family wealth, Brett has built a career around identifying market gaps and creating value through private capital allocation across multiple ventures and industries.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie welcomes back Anthony Sage! Anthony is a New Zealand‑based financial adviser specialising in lending and mortgages, with growing expertise in KiwiSaver and investments. Half American and half Kiwi, Anthony recently earned his Brazilian Jiu‑Jitsu black belt and became a father five weeks ago.
Adam is the founder of Tītoki Landcare, a specialist ecological restoration company restoring forests and wetlands across Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, and soon Wellington. He also founded Kāmahi Foundation, a not‑for‑profit where profits are reinvested into nature conservation. With a background as a consultant ecologist, Adam saw gaps in the restoration industry and decided to take full accountability for delivering long‑term environmental outcomes.
Tracey is a leadership and team coach, consultant, and facilitator who helps organisations create healthy and productive teams. Originally from South Africa, she moved to New Zealand 10 years ago and transitioned from corporate work to entrepreneurship to find flexibility as a parent while building a purpose‑driven career.
Rachael is an experienced people leader known for her work in organisational culture and leadership. She has held senior roles at Xero, BNZ Digital, Cogo, and HainesAttract, and now serves as People Director at Emerging Engines, where she supports scaling businesses with tailored people and culture strategies.
Fiona is the founder of Sorted Out, a bookkeeping and business consultancy service that blends financial clarity with mindset coaching. With a background in corporate recruitment, entrepreneurship, and training under Tony Robbins and Chloe Madanes, Fiona supports small business owners in managing both their finances and their personal growth.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Agne Nash! Agne is a seasoned technology executive with extensive experience as a CIO and CTO across industries including telecommunications, professional sports, insurance, government, and major corporations like IBM. Known for translating complex technical concepts into accessible language, Agne has built her career on adaptability and systems thinking.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Wade Jackson! Wade is a high‑performance coach and founder of the Covert Theatre in Ponsonby, Auckland, which he operates as a charitable trust. With over 30 years of experience in improvised comedy, Wade has built a career that bridges performance art and corporate development.
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In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Wendy Yang! Wendy is the founder of Recruitme New Zealand, bringing a diverse career background that spans early childhood education, hospitality ownership, and now recruitment. Her journey from teacher to restaurant owner to recruiter reflects a consistent passion for developing talent and helping people grow professionally and personally.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Sam Raines! Sam is the founder of The Web Guys, a digital marketing agency he launched in 2013 at the age of 22. After leaving school at 14 to pursue DJing and working in various sales roles, Sam recognised a gap in the emerging digital marketing space and started his own agency.
Ray is the founder and director of Protech Solutions, an integrated security solutions business specialising in physical security and commercial cleaning services. With extensive experience in Australia’s facility services industry, Ray returned to New Zealand in late 2023 to launch his self‑funded startup, which now employs around 50 guards primarily operating in the Bay of Plenty region.
Richard is a health and wellness professional who transitioned from retail management in the UK to becoming a personal trainer and health coach in New Zealand. He now runs his own gym and specialises in corporate wellness programs that help organisations improve employee health and productivity.
Tim is the founder of NetPotential and the newly launched GrowthSprut. With over two decades of experience in web development, Tim shares his journey from building custom-coded websites to creating scalable, AI-powered digital marketing systems focused on automation, lead generation, and delivering real results.
Andy is the founder of Predictive Performance, a consultancy helping businesses optimise recruitment, team performance, and staff retention using behavioural profiling tools. With over 30 years in HR, Andy discovered the power of tools like the Predictive Index while working in the UK—where he famously reduced vacancies from 350 to zero and turnover from 20% to single digits in just six months.
Robbie is the CEO of Icehouse Ventures, a leading New Zealand venture capital firm that has invested over $530 million into more than 350 early-stage companies. Originally from North Carolina, Robbie moved to New Zealand in 2008 and began his journey in VC by working for free—proving his value and building a career from the ground up over 17 years.
Mike is the founder of Point16, a growth consultancy that has evolved into a multi-faceted investment and advisory firm. What began as a solo consultancy now spans business strategy, private equity through the Sustainable Lifestyle Fund, and early-stage venture capital via the New Zealand Fintech Fund in partnership with Icehouse Ventures.
Richard is a seasoned entrepreneur and founder of Budgee, a modern financial planning tool built to replace clunky spreadsheets and help businesses model cashflow with operational clarity. His journey began in academia, where he and his peers set out to commercialise their postgraduate research—eventually leading to the creation of ecoPortal, a health and safety platform now used by major enterprises across New Zealand.
Marcos is an SEO expert and digital strategist originally from Argentina, now based in New Zealand, who helps businesses climb Google rankings through thoughtful, trust-focused SEO. With a background in web development and an early fascination with Google’s algorithms, Marcos has built a successful SEO consulting business while raising a young family and embracing entrepreneurship.
Will is the co-founder and operator of Orchid, a New Zealand-based software development agency focused on bespoke systems for businesses and start-ups. After beginning his career as a freelancer, Will acquired Orchid from its original founders and has grown the team from 2 to over 10 staff.
Karl is a freelance digital marketer, business advisor, and lifelong entrepreneur currently living as a digital nomad in Fiji. Originally from the UK, Karl has built and sold multiple businesses across industries—from property maintenance and training companies to a successful marketing agency—before relocating to New Zealand in 2021.
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Steve is a seasoned sales consultant with nearly 30 years of experience working across the tech sector. After decades in corporate sales roles, he transitioned into fractional leadership—helping businesses implement robust sales processes and strategy without the need for a full-time head of sales.
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Keaton is a partner at McDonald Vague, one of New Zealand’s leading insolvency firms. With over 15 years of experience—including time as an official assignee managing bankruptcies—Keaton brings a grounded, inside view of what really happens when businesses go under, and how they can sometimes be turned around.
TK is a Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Epic Sourcing, a supply chain business operating across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. After arriving in New Zealand just six years ago, TK has grown his company to a 15-person team with global reach and operations recently expanding into Vietnam.
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Paul is the Chief Operating Officer at Meredith Connell, with a 30-year career in professional services that spans PwC, KPMG, and major law and engineering firms. Originally from Newcastle in the UK, Paul now calls New Zealand home and brings a unique mix of sales-driven growth experience and values-led leadership.
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Dave is an entrepreneurial leader and the CEO of CarbonClick, a climate tech company focused on high-quality carbon offsetting. With a career spanning aviation, business turnarounds, and social enterprise, Dave brings a uniquely practical perspective to building and deploying wealth.
Richard is a British entrepreneur who spent nine years in Brazil before relocating to New Zealand with his Kiwi wife and two sons. His international career spans renewable energy projects, oil and gas, and executive search. He now works with Voluntas, a firm dedicated to elevating founders and reimagining business impact.
Will is a partner at Meredith Connell, where he specialises in fraud, civil recovery, and white-collar crime. With more than a decade of legal experience, he shares his unconventional path through the legal profession—starting in regulatory and criminal prosecution before moving into complex financial misconduct cases.
Jono is a young entrepreneur and the founder of Lloyd-West Tax & Advisory, as well as co-owner of a catering supplies business. Now based on the Gold Coast, he manages both ventures remotely in New Zealand. Jono’s journey began with side hustles at university and has since evolved into building two profitable companies before the age of 30.
Anil is the Executive Director of eMental Health International Collaborative (eMHIC), a global organisation dedicated to improving access to mental health support through digital innovation. With a background in counselling, family therapy, and psychology, Anil has spent more than two decades working to bridge the gap between need and access in mental healthcare.
Andrea is Executive Director at Primary ITO, the vocational training arm of Te Pūkenga focused on the primary industries. With more than 30 years of experience across education, governance, and hands-on farming, Andrea brings a unique perspective to the future of New Zealand’s food and fibre sector.
Sarah is the founder of Anadyne IQ, an AI consultancy that helps businesses adopt artificial intelligence in ways that deliver real-world outcomes. With a PhD in mechanical engineering from Caltech and a background in high-level data science leadership, she brings a unique mix of technical depth and strategic thinking to the conversation.
Emily is an organisational psychologist who transitioned from traditional consultancy firms to running her own practice five years ago. She specialises in helping businesses tackle strategic challenges related to hiring, retention, leadership development, and organisational change. Emily is also the co-founder of Stones, a leadership development platform built for modern leaders in small to medium enterprises.
Greg is a partner at Pivot & Pace, a strategic consulting firm that helps medium-sized New Zealand businesses navigate growth, succession, and long-term value creation. With 20 years of military service and six operational tours, including in Afghanistan, Greg blends leadership experience with commercial strategy in what he calls a “pracademic” approach.
Gertjan is a Belgian academic and former market analyst who recently joined the University of Auckland. With a career spanning both academia and industry, he brings expertise in behavioural finance, financial education, and alternative investments. His work bridges the gap between theory and practice, drawing on extensive market analysis experience and in-depth research into asset classes like wine.
Tina is the founder of The Attention Agency, a New Zealand-based B2B marketing firm helping businesses grow through strategy, creativity, and consistency. Originally from Hawke's Bay, Tina moved 41 times by the age of 41 and has built her career from the ground up—starting as a “dog’s body” at Remix magazine before becoming editor and, later, launching her own agency.
Nathan is the co-founder of Backbone Marketing, a creative-led, performance-driven agency he runs alongside his wife and business partner Lucy. Together they’ve built a business that prioritises both commercial results for clients and long-term wealth creation for themselves. Nathan shares his entrepreneurial journey from selling at farmers’ markets at 15 to growing a social media start-up into a highly profitable agency.
Natasa is a Serbian entrepreneur who moved to New Zealand six years ago with her daughter to create a more stable, opportunity-rich future. After running a successful accounting agency in Serbia for 20 years, she made the bold decision to start fresh in a new country.
Jeremy is a partner at MinterEllisonRuddWatts, one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, and is widely recognised as an expert in financial services, fintech, funds, and crypto law. His career has spanned traditional commercial law and offshore finance in Guernsey and the Cayman Islands, as well as emerging frontiers like blockchain and digital assets.
Susan is the Director of the Freedom Wellbeing Institute and the New Zealand Curriculum Design Institute. Since 2008, she has focused on preventative wellbeing, helping people feel better every day instead of waiting for crisis points. Her work promotes “universal wellbeing,” a framework built around six interconnected dimensions: social, physical (including financial), intellectual, cultural, emotional, and spiritual.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Miriam Chancellor! Miriam is the founder of Naked Audience, a public speaking and presentation coaching consultancy helping high-performing professionals overcome communication barriers. A former president of Auckland Toastmasters, she has spent the last five years coaching executives through one-on-one sessions, corporate workshops, and masterclasses—recently expanding her business to Sydney.
Andrew is an electrical and electronic engineer turned entrepreneur whose career spans medical devices, robotics, and software. After early roles at companies like Fisher & Paykel Technologies, Andrew launched a robotics start-up that didn’t succeed, returned to corporate life, and is now building his second venture, Casary—a tax automation platform for property investors—alongside his wife, a tax accountant.
Marc is a Chartered Accountant and Financial Advisor who co-founded Bullot & Rankine alongside his wife, Greta. After nearly two decades in senior corporate roles at Coopers & Lybrand, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Westpac, Marc was made redundant just before COVID—a pivotal moment that led him to acquire a book of accounting clients and build a financial advisory firm from the ground up.
Sameer is a seasoned business leader who moved from India to New Zealand 30 years ago. After completing his MBA at Sydney University, he led a refrigeration company as CEO for two decades, expanding it from 15 staff across five locations to over 300 employees operating in New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, and India. He currently serves as Chairman of Bank of India New Zealand and mentors young entrepreneurs while managing a diverse investment portfolio.
James is the CEO of Ag First, a primary industry advisory firm with 12 regional offices across New Zealand. He has led the company for 22 years, starting by building the Waikato branch from the ground up before becoming CEO of the entire organisation. James has deep expertise in agricultural consulting and business development.
Dave is a father of three based in Auckland with a diverse background in law, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. He has played key roles in scaling tech companies such as 90 Seconds, which raised Series A funding from Sequoia Capital, and Cover Genius, a unicorn company. After losing his home in Cyclone Gabriel, Dave relocated from Hawke’s Bay to Auckland, where he currently leads revenue and growth at Extraordinary, a payments technology company.
Brett spent 47 years in the retail industry, rising from apprentice butcher to General Manager of Store Operations at Woolworths Supermarkets. In this conversation, he shares how he rewrote his future through discipline, planning, and mindset. Growing up in a dysfunctional home in South Auckland, Brett learned to rely on hard work and purpose to drive personal growth. Now retired from corporate life, he now runs My Purpose Ltd!
Marie is the founder and managing director of Team Recruitment, a specialist firm placing white-collar professionals in New Zealand’s freight, logistics, and supply chain sectors. With over 30 years in the recruitment industry, Marie brings deep experience and hard-won insight into what it takes to build and sustain a service business through economic cycles.
Starting as a freelancer frustrated by corporate limits, AB built a team of over 20 developers serving global clients. In this episode, AB shares his journey from freelancing to entrepreneurship, the challenges of scaling a service-based business, and lessons from his family’s business in India that shaped his diversified investment approach, including property, SaaS, and manufacturing.
Mark Bregman is an American venture capitalist who has been investing in New Zealand start-ups since 2018. After a long career at IBM, including time in Japan, he transitioned to Silicon Valley and eventually launched his own fund with a focus on New Zealand's tech ecosystem.
Jacqui Ansin is the founder of Lily & Louis, a boutique PR agency known for bold, creative campaigns and long-standing media relationships. After a decade leading Publicis Mojo’s PR division, Jacqui launched her own agency 18 years ago—naming it after her dogs and taking a leap by investing in a premium office space from day one.
In this episode, Michelle shares how early business setbacks almost stopped her, until stories of resilience—like Walt Disney’s—reignited her drive. She reflects on her time running workshops with Kikki.k, and how the challenges of 2020—including Kikki.k’s closure and her husband’s redundancy—pushed her to build a new venture: Dreamers Collective.
In this episode of Ways to Wealth, Charlie Meaden speaks with Tamara Liebman, a business lawyer dedicated to helping small businesses and not-for-profits thrive. After starting in litigation, Tamara shifted her focus to proactive, practical legal support—especially for digital-first and e-commerce ventures.
James is the founder of Previously Unavailable, a creative consultancy and venture studio based in Auckland. From high school dropout to award-winning ad exec and start-up co-founder, James has built a career around creativity, innovation, and long-term thinking. In this episode, James and Charlie discuss building “forever companies”, businesses designed for lasting impact rather than fast exits.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie sits down with Kate Martin, the founder of Let’s Market, a digital marketing agency helping small to medium businesses grow through practical and performance-driven marketing strategies. Charlie and Kate also dive into alternative wealth-building paths, like buying undervalued New Zealand businesses and challenging the national obsession with property investment.
Matt shares insights on living sustainably while working within existing systems, building separate structures including a family yurt, and developing their business Kaingaroa Plant Lady. The discussion touches on family relationships, Māori cultural influences, and Matt's vision for community living inspired by his grandfather's dreams.
Nicole has focussed her passion and energy to drive culture and leadership in all the businesses she touches. Nicole is currently focussed on the business she co-founded called ‘ColourHR’, a Human Resources Organisation that Analyses, identifies and resolves the key issues faced by small and medium NZ businesses to start businesses to scale successfully!
James is a Top 10 Google Publisher in New Zealand and currently has over $100,000,000 of directly attributable sales value and over 10 million users reached through creating 200 international websites over the past 15 years. He also has had an incredibly large impact on the businesses he has worked with, utilising his amazing attitude and skills to give everyday individuals the tools they need to realise their potential.
Dave founded Flow Marketing in 2016 with the sole focus of building his marketing agency, with a vision to be NZ’s strongest digital lead generation agency for high-ticket services. Flow Marketing has now grown to 15 highly skilled and ambitious digital marketers who've also received numerous awards and affiliations, enforcing their track record of creating outstanding marketing material that goes above and beyond expectations.
This week on the Ways to Wealth Podcast, we’re joined by Cameron Russell. Cameron’s story has been one of the greatest tales of resilience so far, from starting his early career as an entrepreneur, Sky Sports e-sports broadcaster, and team manager, finding his community and enjoying his life in the industry he loves.
Igor is an accomplished and proven leader in the New Zealand tech industry. With a track record of co-founding successful technology companies, he has demonstrated his expertise in developing innovative technological solutions that resulted in multiple internationally successful products. Besides his impressive business track record, Igor has also helped thousands of companies implement technology and has held many posts in various IT industry bodies.
Richard has the strong belief that everyone should have equal access to the education that will help people become an entrepreneur if they choose that path and has been guiding and informing the work he has been doing, building businesses for 25 years, and more recently his work in media, education and advocacy in the entrepreneur and startup space! Richard is currently operating ‘Founder Media Group’, which runs the ‘Start-up NZ Entrepreneurs Programme’ and the ‘NZ Entrepreneur Magazine’.
With over 2 decades of experience in a broad range of sectors and domains, Reg’s career has led to him mastering providing his detail-oriented approach for strategic direction, continuous growth and innovative change within companies. His experience at leadership, senior executive, board roles and consultancy enable his ability to understand and deliver solutions to organisations so they can run more effectively and efficiently.
This week on the Ways to Wealth Podcast, we’re joined by Ahmed Almukhtar! Ahmed has been forging his path to wealth since 2009, starting his career developing businesses, and working in the marketing and advertising industry, before transferring his skills to the world of entrepreneurship. He’s now using his skills as the Founder and Managing Director of the Luminary Group, Co-founder of Silky Otter Cinemas, Director at BREWD HAWT and an Advisor at CONICAL.
Kim has been working in the Tech industry for over 25 years, with roles ranging from Legal, to Governance, with a focus on Developing and executing strategies, managing complex multi-party programmes, governance, dispute resolution and transformation. Kim has a focus on serving on boards and trusts within the not for profit and public sectors, bringing her passion for work and professionalism to uplift all the companies that she touches.
Ralph’s path to wealth has been consistently guided by the thought of knowing what you are doing is helping others while being persistent and ethical throughout, which has brought great success to his career and formed his notion that wealth isn’t about monetary possessions, but about how his family and community are doing. Ralph is currently using his experience and knowledge as the Practice Lead for Infrastructure and Cloud Services at Crew Technology Recruitment, one of only a few recruitmen
Jeremy is an experienced and knowledgeable business owner and start-up founder, successfully launching and bringing his businesses into success through his knowledge of the startup ecosystem and serious business acumen. Learn all about the successes, hardships and experiences that Jeremy has learnt along his journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Erin is an innovative, effective and result-focussed executive with copious experience in technology and financial services, change management, organizational design and leading complex multi-disciplinary initiatives and programs. Erin has been working for the last two decades in company defining roles like the the VP and Head of legal at State Street Australia and the Senior Director of Global Product & Engineering at Paypal
Sam is currently Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Autowhale, a bespoke web3 trading infrastructure platform, designed for digital asset funds. Where they provide seamless & fast portfolio management and execution tools, alongside low to mid frequency trading strategies, all in one simple solution. Saving funds save up to 2 years in development time, and reducing infrastructure costs by up to 60% compared with traditional vendors.
Combining her experience in the business world, with a strong passion for the planet, Jessie launched ‘Good Grub’ in 2021, which combines a love of food and branding that consistently delivers on-trend sustainable innovation that meets real consumer needs. ‘Good Grub’ is a business with a focus on emissions and sustainability, with the mission to create low carbon sustainably produced protein to nourish animals and the planet.
Sameer shares his amazing ability to analyse and be objective with his investment decisions, built from years of experience, tune-in as he shares key information from his experience, from his successes, setbacks, failures and challenges that he has steadfastly moved through, and how it has shaped his view on what being wealthy truly means.
This week on the Ways to Wealth Podcast, we’re talking about the new and exciting Employee Financial Wellbeing Program! Charlie and his team have been working hard at researching and analysing the impacts that a lack of financial wellbeing has in the life of employees.
In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, we’re joined by Sarah Hutchins, Founder of Orsini Fine Jewellery. Using the expertise of iconic Italian master Jewellers, combined with years of experience and relationships with heritage artisans has helped Sarah grow Orsini into the stand-out boutique that it is today!
In this episode of Ways to Wealth, we’re thrilled to welcome Guy Day, the Managing Director of Potentia, New Zealand’s leading independently owned tech recruitment company. With over 12 years of industry expertise, Guy isn’t just a celebrated recruitment leader; he’s also the RCSA Recruitment Leader of the Year for 2024, a title that underscores his impact on the industry.
Starting his career as an Esports professional, founding his own jewellery company! Using the proceeds from his first company, to retrain and make change, founding his first true start-up, ‘Uproar.gg’. After achieving a successful exit, Charlie delved deep into the world of investing, which showed him the pain-points of the industry that so many others are experiencing every day! Leading to him to co-founding and leading eccuity!
Auriga is an ‘innovation catalyser’, and a ‘people first leader’, with more than two decades of experience in technology leadership from many varying industries like online education, film, robotics, aviation, finance, and more!
Royden is part of a rare and valued profession and is one only 350 certified financial advisors in New Zealand! Through learning, giving advice, and sharing his knowledge for over two decades, he has helped to build peoples financial literacy, and give them help on their own financial journeys! Building on his amazing financial knowledge for so long has led to Royden building a groundbreaking financial modelling and analysis platform called ‘Planolitix’.
In this episode, we’re joined by the extremely successful and intelligent Jason Holdsworth, Who after closing the chapter of his life, achieving a great exit on a start-up he founded over 18 years, is embarking on a new chapter, dedicated to establishing a purpose driven collective, focussed on empowering entrepreneurs and professionals to achieve their life-long goals through the founding of the ‘Voluntas Group’.
In our eleventh episode, we’re doing something exciting! Introducing and letting you learn more about our host Helena Singh! Helena has been fulfilling her goal of supporting others to learn new skills and techniques to take care of their health and wellness through her holistic approach. Helena has been in the health-coaching game, using her amazing abilities as an empath for the good of others.
We’re joined by Neville Pinto, a start-up saviour with copious experience across the healthcare, government, banking and telecommunication industries. Currently acting as a project director for the Manukau Health Park expansion programme. Neville is a natural born leader, with copious years of financial expertise. Driving him forwards on his journey to wealth.
