Episodes

David Serville is a driven entrepreneur with expertise in the franchising and service sectors. In this episode, David talks with me and takes us through his journey from that small business loan to a 'not so overnight success' group of companies that now employs 100s of staff. He shares with us ho…

Hi this is Debra, the host of the Better Business Better Life Podcast. Thanks so much for listening in. I’ve really enjoyed chatting to our guests & asking them about their journeys – I hope you have too. You may have noticed...

Nick and Jeni Clift are the owners and Directors of DWM Solutions, now merged with Milan Industries Group. They have been working together in their own businesses for close to 25 years. Nick is Director of MIG, and holds the role of Visionary. Jeni is Head of People and Culture at MIG. She also has…

Maurice Dubey is the Executive Director of Q4 Associates, the digital workforce specialists. In this episode, we talked about doing what you love, with people you love and how to secure new customers you want to work with as well as the tools that you actually use to help people uncover what they …

Seth Gleeson is born from a desire to work in a more client-centric and solutions-driven environment, the business leverages Seth’s 25+ years of retail and commercial fit-out experience to run a business focused on great people and great service. Seth Gleeson and Datum Projects have been making lif…

In this episode with Suzi McAlpine we discussed the launch of her new book - "Beyond Burnout - a New Zealand Guide. How to spot it, stop it and stamp it out." Suzi McAlpine is a Leadership Development Specialist and author of award-winning leadership blog, The Leader’s Digest. In this podcast, she …

Dave Rouse is a Kiwi born entrepreneur, who grew up between the bush in the Waitakeres, and working on an organic farm in his teenage years. Dave was a founding trustee of Sea Cleaners Trust, but has since channeled all his focus into CarbonClick. In this episode, Dave shares how to create better p…

Verity Craft is an entrepreneur, writer, consultant, speaker (and musical theatre nerd!) based in Auckland, New Zealand. Together with founder Christina Wedgwood, she’s built content agency Intelligent Ink into the experts on thought leadership content in New Zealand. In this podcast, Verity talks …

Grant Difford runs the vert successful Waking Giants Business. The business describes how it helps as "We work alongside you to develop purposeful strategy that enables you to make it happen." In this episode, learn how Grant now views business and why he believes that having a better business and …

In this episode, Richard Macdonald shares how he manages to keep ideas fresh, simplify the business and still travels the world, despite Covid. He has pioneered bottled water sales in NZ, designed and launched Virgin Kiwi, Crew and Edge brands of mineral water. He also relaunched the Alexanders bra…

In this episode, I am joined by Tony Falkenstein who will be sharing his experiences with the Topic of ‘Managing the People Issues’. Tony was born in Auckland, and has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. He is a serial entrepreneur, who has started over 50 companies. In this epi…

In this episode, Warner Cowin describes himself as a business development pro, social outcomes champion, Maori Entrepreneur, Veteran and Engineer. Warner was a late bloomer as an Entrepreneur - spending his early years in the air force, in corporate life (such as Downer and Metronet rail) and trave…

This podcast is about me wanting to help other established business owners, who may be feeling some pain - you know the stress, the overwhelm, the people issues, the money issues & that feeling of not being able to let go - that can often come with owning a business & that have such a major impact …

What does better business, better life mean? You've heard the saying happy wife, happy life. This not only applies to marriage but also to business leaders. We go into business looking for more freedom, money and happiness. B...