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Going circular: why the ‘buy, use, discard’ economy is past its expiry date

The biggest roadblock for businesses looking to go circular? Getting out of old habits.
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By Simon Pound | 9th December, 2022
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With access to the right tools, businesses are becoming more sustainable

The Sustainable Business Network has taken sustainable business practice from the fringes to front and centre.
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By Simon Pound | 19th October, 2022
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From fertilisers to soft drinks: The wonderful world of algae innovation

Paeroa company AgriSea is using algae to pioneer solutions to everything from polluted waterways to chemical-heavy fertilisers.
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By Simon Pound | 19th September, 2022
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How a ‘Fitbit for cows’ could change farming

Could a solar-powered collar for cows be our next big agritech business?
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By Simon Pound | 18th August, 2022
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How Girls Get Off is empowering women’s sexual wellbeing

Meet the women on a mission to normalise female pleasure.
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By Simon Pound | 20th July, 2022
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Girls That Invest is changing the face of investing by empowering financial literacy

Co-founder Simran Kaur tells Business is Boring why she's passionate about getting more wāhine into investing.
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By Simon Pound | 24th May, 2022
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Reimagining the future of fishing in New Zealand

NewFish is combining a love of kaimoana with a passion for sustainability to create innovative seafood that doesn't harm the planet.
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By Simon Pound | 2nd May, 2022
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Brooke Roberts, co-CEO and co-founder of Sharesies (Design: Tina Tiller)

How Sharesies took over New Zealand’s online investing market

Five years after it launched, 10% of New Zealanders now use Sharesies.
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By Simon Pound | 28th March, 2022
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A podcast on the highs and lows of entrepreneurship makes its welcome return

Host Simon Pound tells the Business is Boring story so far and shares his hopes for its future.
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By Simon Pound | 22nd March, 2022
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Business is Boring: The exciting arrival of Boring oat milk

Business is Boring: The exciting arrival of Boring oat milk

What does it take to get a New Zealand made oat milk onto our shelves?
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By Simon Pound | 30th September, 2021
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Business is Boring: The electrician behind 20% of NZ’s new solar installations

Business is Boring: The electrician behind 20% of NZ’s new solar installations

Lightforce's Luke Nutting joins Simon Pound to talk about helping New Zealand catch up with the rest of the world on solar power.
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By Simon Pound | 23rd September, 2021
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Business is Boring: The former Apple leader helping New Zealand companies go global

Business is Boring: The former Apple leader helping New Zealand companies go global

Simon Pound talks to Vignesh Kumar, a partner in venture capital fund Global from Day 1, about helping local companies scale for global success. 
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By Simon Pound | 16th September, 2021
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Business is Boring: How Ockham is helping change the housing conversation

Business is Boring: How Ockham is helping change the housing conversation

Ockham Residential co-founder Mark Todd joins Simon Pound for a chat about our broken property system, and what his company is doing about it.
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By Simon Pound | 9th September, 2021
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Business is Boring: The New Zealand startup changing batteries for the better

Business is Boring: The New Zealand startup changing batteries for the better

Podcast | Simon Pound talks to Dr Shalini Divya, co-founder of TasmanIon, about working on a new generation of more recyclable, sustainable and equitable batteries.
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By Simon Pound | 2nd September, 2021
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Business is Boring: The local label pioneering carbon positive fashion

Business is Boring: The local label pioneering carbon positive fashion

Maggie Marilyn designer and founder Maggie Hewitt tells Simon Pound about her mission to create a climate-friendly and accessible clothing brand. 
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By Simon Pound | 26th August, 2021
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Business is Boring: Employee experience and why it’s so important

Business is Boring: Employee experience and why it’s so important

Podcast | Simon Pound talks to Samantha Gadd about how HR is changing, and why she's starting the Employee Experience Design School.
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By Simon Pound | 12th August, 2021
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Business is Boring: What Theresa Gattung is doing to support women in entrepreneurship

Business is Boring: What Theresa Gattung is doing to support women in entrepreneurship

Podcast | The New Zealand business leader tells Simon Pound why she's funding the Theresa Gattung Chair of Women in Entrepreneurship and why we need to start taking burnout in business more seriously.
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By Simon Pound | 5th August, 2021
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Lance Hodges and Jodie Imam of Tractor Ventures

Business is Boring: How Tractor Ventures gives startups a new way to raise capital

Podcast | Jodie Imam and Lance Hodges of Tractor Ventures join Simon Pound to talk about the growing startup industry and how they’re helping fund it.
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By Simon Pound | 29th July, 2021
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Melanie Spencer, co-CEO of Socialites

Business is Boring: How Socialites stays on top of the social media game

On this week's episode of Business is Boring, Simon Pound talks to Melanie Spencer, co-CEO of social media agency Socialites.
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By Simon Pound | 22nd July, 2021
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Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck

Business is Boring: Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck on joining the space club

Podcast | From Fisher & Paykel apprentice to launching rockets into space, Peter Beck's journey has been wildly unlikely at almost every step.
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By Simon Pound | 15th July, 2021
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