The Wellington Hustle Interview Project

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The Wellington Hustle Interview Project

Wellington entrepreneurs sharing their insights to help and inspire you. Hear their struggles and mistakes. See what fulfils and makes them proud. Learn how their visions have changed.

  1. 14/03/2023

    Interview 18: Michal McCracken

    Meet productivity and life coach, Michal McCracken from Space & Grace. Michal’s aim is to help women achieve their personal and professional goals with confidence. Michal also loves animals and her first business was a dog daycare. Michal’s next business moved her work online, supporting and teaching people to train their own dogs. However, overtime Michal noticed that it wasn’t just the pets who needed help. Their owners also needed support, and so, Michal pivoted into life coaching and Space & Grace was found. Now, let’s listen to this interview with Michal McCracken…

    27 min
  2. Interview 17: Dan Mikkelsen

    05/12/2021

    Interview 17: Dan Mikkelsen

    In this interview I talk with Dan Mikkelsen, the founder of Bicycle Junction Dan worked as an apprentice chef in Copenhagen during the late 90’s. It was in this city he discovered a love for the messenger biking and the cargo bike. After returning home and working in the industry as a chef, Dan was faced with a new problem to solve. How to ride his bike and transport his newborn child at the same time. Dan reached out to Christiania Bikes , a firm Denmark, to see if he could buy a bike and have it delivered to Wellington, New Zealand. They said, Yes, you can buy a bike, but, you have to buy four! And so, Bicycle Junction was born. Bicycle Junction is more than just a shop. It’s a community centred around helping people to ride bikes. Dan has combined is enthusiasm for bikes and his experience as a chef to create a bikery. What’s a bikery? I hear you say. Why it’s a place to hang out with like minded souls, breath bike, talk bike, eat and be merry. Now, let’s listen to this interview with Dan Mikkelsen…

    33 min
  3. Interview 16: Jenny Fearnley

    05/07/2021

    Interview 16: Jenny Fearnley

    Introducing Jenny Fearnley dsflsjlfjlajl; Now, let’s listen to this interview with Jenny Fearnley…

    37 min

  4. 31/01/2021

    Interview 15: Jennifer Young

    Introducing Jennifer Young Jen describes herself as a recovered-admitted-lawyer-turned-Workplace-Wellbeing-Specialist, Life & Resilience Coach, Facilitator, Mental Health Advocate, Youth Leadership Development Advisor and Writer. After university, Jennifer moved to Wellington and took up a role in Leadership Development. During this time, she struggled with the transition from study to work. This was compounded by the fact that her initial workplace had a bullying environment. Over time Jen vowed that she never wanted another person to have this same experience and Intentional Generations was created. Now, let’s listen to this interview with Jennifer Young…

    37 min
  5. Interview 14: James Bennie

    30/12/2020

    Interview 14: James Bennie

    Meet James Bennie... James is currently the Business Development Manager at WellingtonNZ, helping local businesses grow and Wellington prosper. Being an entrepreneur at heart with a passion for helping businesses, you’ll also find James’ insightful content on the Raw Mentor social media channels. Before WellingtonNZ, James helped create and sell two businesses. James took over the family business, a training company for New Zealand’s Hospitality industry. Today this business is known as HospoTrain. In 2017 James was recognised for his hard work by being presented a Felix Award for Outstanding Hospitality Professionals. James’ second business is a lifestyle clothing brand for those who love fishing. James and his co-founder, Felix Wenzel, felt that they needed a brand of clothing to wear that showed their passion for surfcast fishing. Billabong just wasn’t cutting it for them and Slacktide was born. With the intro over, lets enjoy this interview with James Bennie…

    31 min
  6. Interview 13: Melissa Gollan

    30/11/2020

    Interview 13: Melissa Gollan

    Meet Melissa Gollan... Mel is the sole founder of the world disrupting FinTech Startup, RIP Global. During her past career in sales, Mel learned to loathe expenses. Keeping track, sorting, submitting and looking for missing receipts turned into the pain point that made her think, ‘there must be a better way?’ RIP Global is a contactless payment and expensing system, boasting 100% compliance while enabling customers to never handle receipts again. Mel has successfully raised several rounds of funding from investors in New Zealand and the United States. She has big goals to take RIP Global world wide. Her US venture capital investors are certainly a great indication of RIP Global’s potential and Mel’s largest customer to date just happens to be the New Zealand Government.

    27 min
  7. Interview 12: Lotty Roberts

    31/10/2020

    Interview 12: Lotty Roberts

    Meet Lotty Roberts... Through her business, ‘Mind U’, Lotty helps both companies and individuals use mindfulness to navigate change. She also hosts The Vulnerability Effect podcast. Interviewing people, sharing their stories of vulnerability with the purpose of showing how vulnerability can be a point of strength and connection. Lotty is originally from Suffolk in the UK, but after 16 years, now calls Wellington home. Her past career focused on implementing transformation and leadership in the corporate world. In 2018 Lotty endured a spell of burn out, took some time off to think and ‘Mind U’ was created. Oh, yes, Lotty has also worked her way through the challenge of recovering from a double hip replacement.

    38 min
  8. Interview 11: Joel Bouzaid

    26/09/2020

    Interview 11: Joel Bouzaid

    Meet Joel Bouzaid... Joel is a facilitator of growth and student of hard conversations. He helps people see their possibility, remove their limiting beliefs and guides them to become empowered, confident leaders. Joel started his career as an International Operations Manager for Full On in Italy. Next, he Co-Founded a Health Facility with his brother. Now Joel is a keynote speaker and coaches culture development and leadership for large organisations across New Zealand.

    39 min
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