Wanaka Podcast
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.
Episodes
44 episodes
Wanaka Podcast S07E07 Feat. Rachel Benton
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 n...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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38:14
Wanaka Podcast S05E05 Feat. James Hay
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. W...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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58:09
Wanaka Podcast S05E04 Feat. Kirsty Schmutsch
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:01:28
Wanaka Podcast S05E03 Feat. Bob Mclachlan
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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52:56
Wanaka Podcast S05E02 Feat. Evelyn Vallilee
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 sustenanc...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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57:26
Wanaka Podcast S05E01 Feat. Hamish Pepper
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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53:00
Wanaka Podcast S04E06 Feat. Alecia Hodgson
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 infl...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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39:17
Wanaka Podcast S04E05 Feat. Duncan Spear
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 bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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59:53
Wanaka Podcast S04E04 Feat. Alice Townsend
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 ha...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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41:21
Wanaka Podcast S04E03 Feat. Kate Le Brun
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, enthusiasti...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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42:04
Wanaka Podcast S04E02 Feat. Jin Ong
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 wi...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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56:33
Wanaka Podcast S04E01 Feat. Prairie Pritchett
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 Certifi...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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51:03
Wanaka Podcast S03E06 Feat. Leungo Lippe
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 li...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:10:12