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LPL CEO Duane Mutu (Image: Tina Tiller)

Business is Boring: The esports empire at the base of the Sky Tower

Duane Mutu, founder and CEO of LetsPlay.Live, joins Business is Boring to talk about growing the local esports industry, and how it's only just getting started.
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By Simon Pound | 18th February, 2021
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Business is Boring: How do you become CEO of one of NZ’s biggest insurers?

Business is Boring: How do you become CEO of one of NZ’s biggest insurers?

You don't become CEO of a large insurance company overnight – but for some in business, it will happen. Blair Turnbull tells Business is Boring how he got there.
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By Simon Pound | 11th February, 2021
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Business is Boring: How The Good Registry is helping give better gifts

Business is Boring: How The Good Registry is helping give better gifts

What is The Good Registry, and how does it differ from giving someone a goat or a chicken for Christmas?
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By Simon Pound | 4th February, 2021
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Business is Boring: The New Zealander helping drive TikTok’s massive growth

Business is Boring: The New Zealander helping drive TikTok’s massive growth

It's one of the biggest brands in the world right now, and Hongi Luo is at the helm of some of its biggest music and cultural activations.
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By Simon Pound | 28th January, 2021
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Business is Boring: How All Good is once again changing the banana game

Business is Boring: How All Good is once again changing the banana game

For Simon Coley and All Good, bringing fair trade bananas to New Zealand supermarkets is just the beginning.
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By Simon Pound | 21st January, 2021
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Stacy Gregg (Image: Tina Tiller)

The bestselling NZ author behind Mystic, TVNZ’s latest teen series

Summer reissue: In this episode, Simon Pound talks with Pony Club Secrets author Stacy Gregg about the business of children's books.
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By Simon Pound | 14th January, 2021
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The NZ company striving to make sheep milk a thing

The NZ company striving to make sheep milk a thing

Summer reissue: This week on Business is Boring, host Simon Pound talks to Scottie Chapman from Spring Sheep Milk Co.
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By Simon Pound | 7th January, 2021
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The whānau-owned business exporting some of Aotearoa’s best produce

The whānau-owned business exporting some of Aotearoa’s best produce

Summer reissue: This week on Business is Boring, host Simon Pound talks to Rachel Taulelei, CEO of Kono.
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By Simon Pound | 31st December, 2020
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Tony Alexander

Business is Boring: The chief economist who made himself redundant and started a newsletter

In a year in which a lot of commentators have come a cropper, Tony Alexander's measured, data-driven newsletter has been invaluable.
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By Simon Pound | 24th December, 2020
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Sam Wong

Business is Boring: The Australian venture capitalist with $60m for backing NZ companies

What's one of the biggest venture capital operators in Australia got in store for its New Zealand office?
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By Simon Pound | 17th December, 2020
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Business is Boring: The New Zealand company using VR to counter seasickness

Business is Boring: The New Zealand company using VR to counter seasickness

Are you part of the 25% of people who suffer from seasickness? See-LEVEL might have found the solution – virtual reality.
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By Simon Pound | 11th December, 2020
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Michal Garvey, founder and CEO of Foodprint

How Foodprint is helping reduce food waste by bringing the bargains

What happens to all the food a cafe doesn't sell in a day? This app lets users snap it up at a mouthwatering discount.
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By Simon Pound | 3rd December, 2020
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How tech start-up IMAGR plans to eliminate checkout queues

How tech start-up IMAGR plans to eliminate checkout queues

In this week's episode, host Simon Pound is joined by William Chomley, founder and CEO of IMAGR.
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By Simon Pound | 26th November, 2020
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AF Drinks’ Lisa King

How AF Drinks is helping lift the non-alcoholic beverage game

This week, host Simon Pound is joined by Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King to talk about her new venture, AF Drinks.
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By Simon Pound | 19th November, 2020
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Nada Piatek, co-founder and MD of Again Again

How Again Again is making takeaway coffee better for the environment

This week, host Simon Pound is joined by Nada Piatek, co-founder and managing director of Again Again.
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By Simon Pound | 12th November, 2020
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Morgan Donoghue (Photo: Supplied)

How Auckland’s Karangahape Road became an international music software hub

Industry leaders InMusic, Serato and Melodics all have offices in central Auckland – and Morgan Donoghue has a connection to all of them.
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By Simon Pound | 5th November, 2020
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Fuel50 is changing HR software to fit the new ways we work

Fuel50 is changing HR software to fit the new ways we work

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. This week host Simon Pound is joined by Jo Mills, co-founder of Fuel50.
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By Simon Pound | 29th October, 2020
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CTO Jordan Thoms and COO Alliv Samson (Photo: Supplied)

How Kami is improving digital learning for millions worldwide

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. This week's guests are Hengjie Wang and Alliv Samson, co-founders of Kami.
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By Simon Pound | 22nd October, 2020
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Chef Josh Emett (Photo: Amanda Vela)

Masterchef’s Josh Emett on opening a restaurant of his own

The Michelin-starred Masterchef judge tells Simon Pound what it was like working for Gordon Ramsay, and what inspired him to open two new restaurants – in 2020, of all years.
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By Simon Pound | 15th October, 2020
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Photo: Jackie Meiring

How to launch a print magazine in the time of coronavirus

Simon Farrell-Green, editor of Here magazine, talks to Business is Boring host Simon Pound how he started the title after the closure of Bauer Media earlier this year.
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By Simon Pound | 1st October, 2020
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