Notes From The Executive
By Mina Amso
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Notes From The Executive is NZ's no-BS business & entrepreneurship podcast for Auckland owners running established companies - $1M-$10M revenue, 5-50 staff - who want to grow faster, protect their margin, and build something worth selling.
Hosted by Mina Amso (Podcaster + Founder), every episode has real NZ founders sharing the numbers, decisions & hard lessons. Topics: cash flow, scaling, hiring, business value & exiting high.
Tired of generic advice? This is the show. 🔎 NZ business | Auckland entrepreneur | scale a business NZ | NZ podcast
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What's Actually Destroying NZ Companies? The Undertaker Speaks Out
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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How to Sell When the NZ Economy Is This Bad (Sales Expert's Recession Playbook)
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Why New Zealand Is Going Broke: 3 Top Economists Explain Why (Plus a Social Scientist)
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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'Should I Sell My Company?' Could This Be The Worst Time to Sell Your NZ Business?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Bernard Hickey: The NZ Housing Game Is Over (It's Not Coming Back)
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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The 5 Small Business Habits Killing NZ Margins
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May 26, 2026 |
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Forget AI Tools: Why Most NZ Business Owners Are Burning Cash
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May 19, 2026 |
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How NZ Founders Reposition to Win Their Best Clients Back
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May 12, 2026 |
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Is KiwiSaver Broken: What NZ Employers Aren't Being Told
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May 06, 2026 |
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ASB Chief Economist: Forget Rate Cuts, NZ Mortgage Pain Is Just Starting
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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War Just Killed NZ's Recovery: What Business Owners Do Now - Top Economist
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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How This Kiwi CEO Built 31 Clinics in 3 Years on $90/Month
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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How A Kiwi Mum Turned a Painful Everyday Problem Into a Globally Scalable Business
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Terrifying AI Predictions Explained: Warns New Zealanders Take Action
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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‘Down The Drain’ - The Truth Behind Building a Multimillion-Dollar Pharmacy Business in New Zealand
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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BE Magnetic With Anyone (2 Things) - Miriam Chancellor - Public Speaking Coach
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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How to Build a Brand That Survives a $2M Media Attack
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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4-Day Work Week: The NZ Founder Who Made His Competitors Irrelevant
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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How Jackie Smith Built 75 Clinics & Scaled a Franchise Brand
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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NZ Business Outlook: Why Simon Bridges Is Cautiously Optimistic
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Social Scientist: What New Zealand Will Look Like in 2040 (If We Continue With THIS)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Could Buying A House Make You Poorer in New Zealand?
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Property Investor: How I Make Millions With My Property Investment Business
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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How to Scale Your Business: 4 NZ Leaders’ Hard Truths
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Why You Are Tired, "Boring" & Burnt Out (Energy Masterclass) with Kiwi Lisa O'Neill:
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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The AI Workforce Revolution: What's Actually Possible Now
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Expert Predicts: 3 Trends That Double Revenue in 2026
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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'Work-Life Balance' is a Scam (And How to Actually Avoid Burnout)
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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NZ Business Reality Check: Why New Zealand Entrepreneurs Must Go Bigger In 2026
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Top NZ Entrepreneurs: 3 Big Mistakes Kiwis Should Avoid When Starting a Business in 2026
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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How To Be Resilient: The "This Is Only A Season" Mindset
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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0 to 2000 Clients With a Home Decluttering Business [HERE'S HOW]
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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How to Make Money From A JetSki Business In New Zealand [Step-by-step Strategy]
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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How She Built An App With 10,000 Users in 21 Days (Exact Strategy)
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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$1.5M Debt. I Didn’t Break.
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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3 Costly Marketing Myths NZ Owners Still Believe
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Homeless to Knighted ENTREPRENEUR: The MINDSET That Reinvented My Life | Sir Ray Avery
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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How to Monetise Your Podcast: Lessons From 1300 Episodes to Six Figures
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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How to Research Customers Who Lie About Money (The Framework Behind a $1B Platform)
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Getting Canva to $42B Valuation To Hunting Next Six New Zealand Unicorns Startups by 2030
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Is It Too Late to Learn AI at 45? What Changed in 5 Weeks (What it means for YOU)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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5 Things That Made My Podcast Top 10 on Apple (In A Year)
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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The TRUTH About "Perfect" Work-Life Balance
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Lean Startup Mistakes That Destroy You Early On
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Easy Crypto: The $4 Billion Fintech Success Story
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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How ChatGPT & AI Is Changing Shopping Forever!
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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"How I Change 95 Percent of My DNA With THIS" (To Get Glowing Skin)
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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"How I Built A Company Worth Millions Without College!" w/Marisa Fong
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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'This Was Meant To Be A Secret' [Hint: It's Not What You Think] | w/ Scott Wilson
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Top Futurist: Why AI Is Bigger Than the Internet
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Why You Need AI Skills (Even If You're Not in Tech)! w/Justin Flitter
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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This IS WHY You're Feeling Unappreciated! w/ Lisa O’Neill
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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From a Tiny Room to Supplying Every Hospital in NZ!
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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This Isn’t What You Signed Up For… Why You Will Burn Out Before Scaling (and HOW to FIX it)
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Ex-Finance Exec Spills Banks' Untold Stories | Sam Stubbs
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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"What I would do differently” Valuable Lessons from Entrepreneurs Who’ve Actually Built Something
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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The $3.2 Billion Veterinary AI Secret No One Told You
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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5 Brutal Mistakes Successful People Had To Make (So You Don’t Have Yo)
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May 18, 2025 |
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Turn 25 Connections Into 3000 Leads – The Networking Blueprint Kiwi Founders Swear By
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May 15, 2025 |
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Sales & Growth TRICKS: How to SELL When No One Knows Your Name
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May 04, 2025 |
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Why Most Businesses Fail Before They Start (and How to Make Sure Yours Doesn't)
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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“I built a $20K product… with a $9 website” (Warning: Marketers Don't Want You To Know This)
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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From 17-Year-Old Intern to CEO: Lloyd Budd's Bayleys Auckland Journey
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Employment Law NZ: Shocking Workplace Truths & How to Protect Yourself
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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How to Start and Scale a Business in New Zealand [With Profit]
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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"The $1.2 million mistake that taught me everything"
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Expert: "Loneliness raises early death risk by 29%, equal to smoking 15 cigarettes daily."
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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The Exit Pro: How to Master Timing in Business For Growth
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Google Search Future: Is Artificial Intelligence the End of SEO?
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Tony Falkenstein ONZM: The Kiwi Who Built 50+ Businesses & Transformed 38¢ Shares into Over $12
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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How This Ex-Nurse Entrepreneur Built a Six-Figure Health Marketing Startup (in Under 2 Years!)
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Top Sales Expert Dishes Out Sales Secrets For Free
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Presenteeism Is Silently Killing Your Company's Productivity
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Stop SABOTAGING Your Brain And Do THIS like a High-Performing Executive: The Tomatis Method
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Could This Franchise Make You Rich? Coffee News Franchise Pro Spills Beans!
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Why Oprah Loved His Work—Now Murray Thom Reveals His Simple Entrepreneur Secrets
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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How to Build Resilience and Leadership Skills (For Young Women) | Vicki Tyler
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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I Asked a Top Property Manager: Will Your Next Home Be a ‘Lifetime Rental’? (Her Answer Shocked Me)
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Top Job Branding Expert Shares Surprising Job Search Strategy "Don't Rush To Find a Job"
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Highlight Moments With Ashish Saxena | FORGET Everything You KNOW About Leadership (It's surprising)
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Sales Expert: 5 SECRETS To Closing A Deal | Top Sales Professional Bill James
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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I SCALED a Husband-and-Wife BUSINESS from a Spare Bedroom To a $20M+ Franchise EMPIRE | Networking + Property Entrepreneur Mark Trafford
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Outsmart Hackers: The Power of AI in Cybersecurity and AI Impersonations | Igor Portugal
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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How to Hire TOP TALENT: 5 SECRETS HR Pros WON'T Tell You [Secrets To Hiring Process Success]
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Why it's easy to run a business in New Zealand [Hidden Challenges Immigrant Entrepreneurs Overcome]
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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The SURPRISING Truth About TRAINING Your Brain For Success [Using This Method]
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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The Unseen BILLION DOLLAR Drain on Productivity | Health Coach Richard Ellis
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Calls for Tighter Regulation in NZ's Unregulated Property Management Sector | Vertigro’s Megan Lamont
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Retire RICHER THAN Your Boss (Personal Finance SECRETS) with Naveed Balouch
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Your Dream Job Awaits: Here are 5 Secrets To Building A POWERFUL Personal Brand
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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FORGET Everything You KNOW About Leadership | Ashish Saxena
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Business Advisor REVEALS 5 Proven Strategies to RECESSION-PROOF Your Cash Flow
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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The Producer of Oprah's Favourite Thing: 'WHAT I Learned Leaving School at 15'? | Murray Thom
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Franchise Expert: How To Build a One-Day-A-Week Franchise! Rudy Kokx
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Your CHEAT SHEET Overcoming Analysis Paralysis and TAKING ACTION in your life - Maximum Institute's and Dad of Two Jason Heale | S7: Ep.6
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Father's Day Special: Navigating Fatherhood, Decision-Making, and Life's Balancing Act with Tim Wilson | S7: Ep. 5
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Purposeful Pursuit with Amy Chan: How to Overcome Career Dis-satisfaction | S7: Ep. 4
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Full-time, First-time | With Amy Chan | S7: E3
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Freedom? It's University time: Tips for surviving (and thriving) in your first year | With Amy Chan | S7: E2
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Unlocking Your Career Potential: Our journey and advice for school leavers making study decisions, with Amy Chan - Season 7 Premiere- Ep1
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Season Finale - The Popular Lebanese Food Vlogger Anthony Rahayel | S6: E12
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Moving to New Zealand and Babylon Community Centre | Kiwi Iraqi Chair Johnny Burjony, S6: E11
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Kiwi Iraqi Fady Ghanima on Moving to NZ, Popularity Contests, Girls and Marriage | S6: E10
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Surviving a Terminal Brain Cancer Diagnosis - Kiwi-Iraqi father Waseem Hermiz | S6: E9
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Why She Made New Zealand Her Home | Dr Maha Haddad | Wife, Mother and Specialist Doctor | S6:E8
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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From Iraq to weddings and flowers to business Iraqi florist Fadia Tomas’s Story | S6:E2
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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What it’s it like leaving her home country, Iraq, and moving to NZ - Lawyer Mina Rassam. S6:E3 P1
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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The steps Mina Rassam made to choose her career path. |S6: E5 part 2
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Becoming 'Kiwiraqi' - This is Dr Rita Kettoola on Being a Kiwi | S6:E7
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Around The World with NO Planes | Torbjørn 'Thor' Pedersen - S3 E4
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Nearly Dying in the Atlantic Ocean| Traveller Thor Pedersen | S6:E4 P1
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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SEASON SIX IS HERE! From Iraq to New Zealand | Scientist and Counsellor Maysoon Rassam | S6:E1
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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S5: E10 Dusting Off The Ashes - Volunteering Abroad Pre & Post Pandemic - Part Two
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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S5: E9 Dusting Off The Ashes - A Kiwi's Experience of Tonga's volcanic Eruption - Part One
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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S5: E8 Part Two - How He Dealt with Emotional Pain | Hudson Byblow
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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S5: E6 How He Dealt with Emotional Pain | Part One - Hudson Byblow
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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S5: E5 The Mountain of Consistency With Shannon And Andy
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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S5: E5: What Endometriosis Feels Like. Kiwi Mum Shares Painful Journey to Diagnosis
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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S5: E4 From Illiteracy at 23 to Dreaming about Publishing books at 26
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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S5E3: "It doesn't happen over night" - Self-Esteem
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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S5: E2 "I don't think I've reached MY FULL POTENTIAL Just Yet" Romwell Ramos
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Season Five Trailer
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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S2: E1 How a Pharmacist Finds Self-Awareness
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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S4: E14 Last Episode of 2021 with Andy Rolston
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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S04: E13 Season Four Summary (& It's Christmas!)
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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S04: E12 You Need Reflection To Grow
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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S4: E11 What's Your Why?
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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S4: E10 Overcoming Personal Growth Obstacles
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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S4: E9 Being Intentional with Andy Rolston
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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S4: E8 Your Personal Growth Plan
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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S4: E7 What Level of Leadership Are You At?
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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S4: E6 DJ Production duo Sweet Mix Kids
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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S4: E5 Leading In Crisis with Andy Rolston
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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S4: E4 Building Influence With Andy Rolston
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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S4: E3 The Dreams that led to his priesthood, with Fr Thom Park
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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S4: E2 Kiwi Olympian Andrea Anacan
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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S4: E1 Andy Rolston on Leadership
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Sep 23, 2021 |