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Pep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Money, honey!It's officially our last Pep Talk of the year! We're rounding out the season with a quick Pep Talk all about... Money honey. This chat covers a few tips and tricks from Grace, all about planning, goal setting, and house-buying.
Plus we've included some stellar thoughts from Christine, who runs the @itsnosecretnz podcast and works at index fund manager Kernel Wealth. Soak up Christine's notes on growing your wealth and reaching financial freedom (and what that even means!).
Thanks for being part of the Pep Talk gang in 2021 and coming along for another year of weird old...2021-12-1422 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Money, honey!It's officially our last Pep Talk of the year! We're rounding out the season with a quick Pep Talk all about... Money honey. This chat covers a few tips and tricks from Grace, all about planning, goal setting, and house-buying.
Plus we've included some stellar thoughts from Christine, who runs the @itsnosecretnz podcast and works at index fund manager Kernel Wealth. Soak up Christine's notes on growing your wealth and reaching financial freedom (and what that even means!).
Thanks for being part of the Pep Talk gang in 2021 and coming along for another year of weird old...2021-12-1422 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Your CareerIt's the second to last Pep Talk of the season (and the year!), so dig in folks!
This time we're hitting up a quick Pep Talk all about career. Given the average adult spends 90,000 hours working in their lifetime, she's a pretty big topic guys! That's a third of your life, so you may as well be doing something you enjoy.
I've hooked ya up with some expert advice from the wonderful Samantha Gadd, founder of HR agency Humankind, and yes of course there'll be the usual little bit of advice and personal experience from Grace as...2021-12-0617 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Your CareerIt's the second to last Pep Talk of the season (and the year!), so dig in folks!
This time we're hitting up a quick Pep Talk all about career. Given the average adult spends 90,000 hours working in their lifetime, she's a pretty big topic guys! That's a third of your life, so you may as well be doing something you enjoy.
I've hooked ya up with some expert advice from the wonderful Samantha Gadd, founder of HR agency Humankind, and yes of course there'll be the usual little bit of advice and personal experience from Grace as...2021-12-0617 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Health & WellnessIt's Pep Talk time! This time we're getting a Pep Talk on a pretty major topic in life – health and wellness.
This quick Pep Talk is perfect to give you the boost you need on looking after your health and wellbeing, from physical health, nutrition and exercise to mental health, stress and sleep.
But best of all, it's all about balance - listening to your body and your self and finding the best version of wellness for you personally.
As well as a few tips from me, this episode features a top notch chat with Sarah Pe...2021-11-2425 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Finding Your WhyFor this brand new Pep Talk, I've joined forces with Xero to take a deep dive into a topic that's a bit of a reoccurring theme on Pep Talk – finding and knowing your “why”.
This applies in all areas of life, but especially in business. As we know, business can be satisfying, rewarding and fun, but it can also be hard! When we get bogged down in the day-to-day grind and admin and long hours, it can be hard to remember why we started in the first place.
Today's new episode digs into what gets in the way of...2021-11-0742 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... HobbiesThis time on Pep Talk we're talking all things hobbies and finding time for a little joy. Science tells us that having activities in your life that you enjoy doing for fun is a really important element of mental health and good emotional well-being.
But in reality, it's really hard to actually do these things. Just surviving as an adult (especially right now!) is really hard! It's hard to imagine also living a fulfilled and happy life around that sometimes.
So even though we know this is something we'd like to do more of, and maybe have...2021-10-1821 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Body ImageWelcome to Season 2 of Pep Talk! We're branching out a little bit, going back to the dictionary definition of Pep Talk – "a short speech intended to encourage someone to feel more courageous, enthusiastic and positive".
Each time, we dive into a new area of life, business or career – something that we could all do with a little Pep Talk on. It's be informative, practical, and most of all a little bit inspiring.
For episode 2, we're exploring the weird old world of Body Image. It's a goodie!
This quick 20min pod is packed full of the background to m...2021-10-0622 minPep Talk With GraceSo you need a little Pep Talk on... Imposter SyndromeWelcome to Season 2 of Pep Talk! But brace yourself, we're branching out a little bit, going a little bigger, back to the dictionary definition of Pep Talk – a short speech intended to encourage someone to feel more courageous, enthusiastic and positive.
Each time we dive into a new area of life, business or career – something that we could all do with a little Pep Talk on. It's be informative, practical, and most of all a little bit inspiring.
For episode 1, we're diving into Imposter Syndrome. Since that's the number one thing that stops most people trying something new...2021-09-2723 minPep Talk With Grace[Bonus Episode] So you need a little Pep Talk on... Lockdown WellnessWelcome to a very special bonus episode of Pep Talk. Since we're back in lockdown - back where Pep Talk all began, it seemed like serendipitous timing to bring you a special bonus episode, which covers something that's on everyone's minds right now – Lockdown Wellness.
Since I'm not sure watching copious amounts of Bachelor in Paradise *necessarily* qualifies me to talk about this, I've bought in the experts on this one...
Today we're chatting with Greta File. Not only is Greta one of my oldest and dearest friends, but she's also a trained doctor who has a special interest in me...2021-08-3138 minPep Talk With GraceAn Update from Grace // Episode 49Take a listen to this quick 10min episode for a bit of an update from Grace on what's next for Pep Talk...
@peptalknz2021-05-0408 minPep Talk With GraceAn Update from Grace // Episode 49Take a listen to this quick 10min episode for a bit of an update from Grace on what's next for Pep Talk...
@peptalknz2021-05-0408 minPep Talk With GraceThunderpants // Episode 48I swear I'm not biased (OK maybe a little bit!), but today we have another wonderful Wairarapa based business to share the story of, which happens to be where I live....
Get ready for the very fun story of Thunderpants, direct from co-founder and co-owner Josie. The Thunderpants gang make kick ass undies - they are made from organic Fair Trade Cotton, New Zealand made (by hand!), and best of all - designed so they won't go up ya bum!
Quite often we hear from new businesses on Pep Talk, so I'm excited to share this story...2021-04-2748 minPep Talk With GraceThunderpants // Episode 48I swear I'm not biased (OK maybe a little bit!), but today we have another wonderful Wairarapa based business to share the story of, which happens to be where I live....
Get ready for the very fun story of Thunderpants, direct from co-founder and co-owner Josie. The Thunderpants gang make kick ass undies - they are made from organic Fair Trade Cotton, New Zealand made (by hand!), and best of all - designed so they won't go up ya bum!
Quite often we hear from new businesses on Pep Talk, so I'm excited to share this story...2021-04-2748 minPep Talk With GraceJOIY // EPISODE 47Well you guys know how excited to get when we hear about businesses around chocolate, but today we're hearing about another topic that's close to my heart... wine!
Today's guest Cath founded JOIY wine, along with her winemaker husband Chris, from Martinborough, just 10 mins down the road from where I live, with world domination in mind from the get go.
Their unique 'wine in a can' creation successfully disrupted the wine industry, and introduced the joy of wine to a new generation. They really led the 'wine in can' movement, proving it's just as good as regular...2021-04-1348 minPep Talk With GraceJOIY // EPISODE 47Well you guys know how excited to get when we hear about businesses around chocolate, but today we're hearing about another topic that's close to my heart... wine!
Today's guest Cath founded JOIY wine, along with her winemaker husband Chris, from Martinborough, just 10 mins down the road from where I live, with world domination in mind from the get go.
Their unique 'wine in a can' creation successfully disrupted the wine industry, and introduced the joy of wine to a new generation. They really led the 'wine in can' movement, proving it's just as good as regular...2021-04-1348 minPep Talk With GraceOne Percent Collective // Episode 46This week we're hearing all about One Percent Collective, which is a really cool New Zealand founded platform that makes it super easy to give (you guessed it!) 1% of your income to charity.
Pat, who we're talking to today, found his way to One Percent Collective (like a lot of us do!) the roundabout way, via work in photography, design, music and magazines. He was living in Burma, managing a charity at the time, and saw first hand the difference that small amounts of money can completely change people's lives who are going through a hard time.
...2021-03-3050 minPep Talk With GraceOne Percent Collective // Episode 46This week we're hearing all about One Percent Collective, which is a really cool New Zealand founded platform that makes it super easy to give (you guessed it!) 1% of your income to charity.
Pat, who we're talking to today, found his way to One Percent Collective (like a lot of us do!) the roundabout way, via work in photography, design, music and magazines. He was living in Burma, managing a charity at the time, and saw first hand the difference that small amounts of money can completely change people's lives who are going through a hard time.
...2021-03-3050 minPep Talk With GraceThe Chocolate Bar // Episode 45This week we're diving back into one of my favourite topics – CHOCOLATE! Today you'll be hearing the story of The Chocolate Bar, from founder Luke.
Just shy of six years ago, Luke was working in hospo, having arrived in Wellington from the UK, and – in a tale that will sound familiar to a lot of us – found himself searching for his “thing”.
After tasting fellow Pep Talk alumni Wellington Chocolate Factory's then new product, Luke followed his instinct and new passion for craft chocolate, and barely a month later found himself launching The Chocolate Bar - an online cho...2021-03-1643 minPep Talk With GraceThe Chocolate Bar // Episode 45This week we're diving back into one of my favourite topics – CHOCOLATE! Today you'll be hearing the story of The Chocolate Bar, from founder Luke.
Just shy of six years ago, Luke was working in hospo, having arrived in Wellington from the UK, and – in a tale that will sound familiar to a lot of us – found himself searching for his “thing”.
After tasting fellow Pep Talk alumni Wellington Chocolate Factory's then new product, Luke followed his instinct and new passion for craft chocolate, and barely a month later found himself launching The Chocolate Bar - an online cho...2021-03-1643 minPep Talk With GraceFleur Wickes // Episode 44I am incredibly excited and honoured to welcome today's guest onto Pep Talk. Of course I love all our guests and would never pick favourites, but today's story is one I feel a special connection to – today we're chatting with Fleur Wickes, an artist who's work I have in pride of place in my kitchen.
As you'll hear during the episode, I (not so eloquently!) try to pin down exactly what I find so special about Fleur's work, but I think it's just her belief that the magic of life is in the small moments and the tiny de...2021-03-0251 minPep Talk With GraceFleur Wickes // Episode 44I am incredibly excited and honoured to welcome today's guest onto Pep Talk. Of course I love all our guests and would never pick favourites, but today's story is one I feel a special connection to – today we're chatting with Fleur Wickes, an artist who's work I have in pride of place in my kitchen.
As you'll hear during the episode, I (not so eloquently!) try to pin down exactly what I find so special about Fleur's work, but I think it's just her belief that the magic of life is in the small moments and the tiny de...2021-03-0251 minPep Talk With GraceKester Black // Episode 43Welcome to the first Pep Talk of 2021! After a solid break and a few dreamy holidays, I'm very ready to get stuck back into chatting and hearing the amazing stories behind some of our favourite local businesses. I have some exciting plans in the works for Pep Talk this year and I'm so glad you're along for the ride.
Today we're straight into it for 2021 with Anna Ross, founder of vegan and cruelty free cosmetics brand, Kester Black. Probably best known for their rainbow of nail polishes in simple and stylish bottles, but like many of the stories we hear...2021-02-1650 minPep Talk With GraceKester Black // Episode 43Welcome to the first Pep Talk of 2021! After a solid break and a few dreamy holidays, I'm very ready to get stuck back into chatting and hearing the amazing stories behind some of our favourite local businesses. I have some exciting plans in the works for Pep Talk this year and I'm so glad you're along for the ride.
Today we're straight into it for 2021 with Anna Ross, founder of vegan and cruelty free cosmetics brand, Kester Black. Probably best known for their rainbow of nail polishes in simple and stylish bottles, but like many of the stories we hear...2021-02-1650 min
OneUp ProjectEp 62 - From Corporate to Cupcakes and now a Podcast! w/ Grace Kreft from PepTalkI love a story of a gal leaving corporate to do her own thing! ⚡️⠀Tomorrow’s podcast does just that with marketing, cupcake and podcast extraordinaire Grace Kreft!⠀Grace left her job as a lawyer to begin her own bakery & cakery where she gained so much experience in an environment completely different to what she was used to. When you study something for years and leave to follow dreams it can be one roller coaster of a decision!⠀Grace gave law a good crack but saw her strengths being best used somewhere else! These stories of p...2021-01-2039 minPep Talk With GraceMade of Tomorrow // Episode 42Here we are – our final episode of 2020! Today we have the MOST perfect way to round out the year – chatting with Matt co-founder of Made of Tomorrow.
You'll most likely know these guys from their iconic diaries, which not only look beautiful, but are made from recycled coffee cups (and entirely made right here in New Zealand). Made of Tomorrow also have an amazing range of homewares – all minimal and functional objects, carefully designed and manufactured from high quality materials in New Zealand.
Matt runs Made of Tomorrow with his partner Dan, from their base in Papamoa, where...2020-12-1351 minPep Talk With GraceMade of Tomorrow // Episode 42Here we are – our final episode of 2020! Today we have the MOST perfect way to round out the year – chatting with Matt co-founder of Made of Tomorrow.
You'll most likely know these guys from their iconic diaries, which not only look beautiful, but are made from recycled coffee cups (and entirely made right here in New Zealand). Made of Tomorrow also have an amazing range of homewares – all minimal and functional objects, carefully designed and manufactured from high quality materials in New Zealand.
Matt runs Made of Tomorrow with his partner Dan, from their base in Papamoa, where...2020-12-1351 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 8 // FinancesIf you talk to lot of self employed people, or people thinking about starting a business, more often than not the one key area they are feeling unsure of are the finances – tracking income and expenses, paying tax, when do you have to pay GST, and those surprise ACC invoices that always show up out of the blue.
So of course for one of our Topic Chats I had to get a bit finance-y. If I'm honest, it's probably my least favourite area of business and - as today's guest himself says - it's totally not sexy. But it's...2020-12-0645 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 8 // FinancesIf you talk to lot of self employed people, or people thinking about starting a business, more often than not the one key area they are feeling unsure of are the finances – tracking income and expenses, paying tax, when do you have to pay GST, and those surprise ACC invoices that always show up out of the blue.
So of course for one of our Topic Chats I had to get a bit finance-y. If I'm honest, it's probably my least favourite area of business and - as today's guest himself says - it's totally not sexy. But it's...2020-12-0645 minPep Talk With GraceOneUp x Pep Talk // Episode 40This week we're mixing things up a bit! I've joined forces with Sarah from The OneUp Project Podcast.
OneUp is all about Financial Literacy & Self Development - each week Sarah covers topics and welcomes guests to chat about all those things we weren't taught but should've been! Think KiwiSaver, saving, shares, home ownership, insurance, mindset, investing, and all that jazz. Money stuff could be a bit yawn, but Sarah brings the fun and makes sure all this heavy info is presented in a digestible and entertaining way.
Sarah kicked off OneUp a few months before Pep Talk...2020-12-011h 09Pep Talk With GraceOneUp x Pep Talk // Episode 40This week we're mixing things up a bit! I've joined forces with Sarah from The OneUp Project Podcast.
OneUp is all about Financial Literacy & Self Development - each week Sarah covers topics and welcomes guests to chat about all those things we weren't taught but should've been! Think KiwiSaver, saving, shares, home ownership, insurance, mindset, investing, and all that jazz. Money stuff could be a bit yawn, but Sarah brings the fun and makes sure all this heavy info is presented in a digestible and entertaining way.
Sarah kicked off OneUp a few months before Pep Talk...2020-12-011h 09Pep Talk With GraceTaken Care Of // Episode 39Today's Pep Talk guest Olivia had always been mad about gifting, loving to shower her friends and family with specially curated gifts from a super young age. It's totally her love language!
Three or so years ago, she was lucky to score an internship at Spotify in Sydney at the end of her business degree, and she obviously blew them away as an intern, because they offered her a full time role in the team... Which she turned down!
That's right, she returned home to New Zealand, driven by a desire to create a role for herself...2020-11-2246 minPep Talk With GraceTaken Care Of // Episode 39Today's Pep Talk guest Olivia had always been mad about gifting, loving to shower her friends and family with specially curated gifts from a super young age. It's totally her love language!
Three or so years ago, she was lucky to score an internship at Spotify in Sydney at the end of her business degree, and she obviously blew them away as an intern, because they offered her a full time role in the team... Which she turned down!
That's right, she returned home to New Zealand, driven by a desire to create a role for herself...2020-11-2246 minPep Talk With GraceWundaire // Episode 38Seven years ago, while living in Auckland, Felicity was on the hunt for pots to keep her house plants in and couldn't quite find what she was after, so signed up for a 10 week pottery course to learn how to make her own.
Fast forward to today and what started as a hobby has turned into a full time gig, and Felicity (with her brand 'Wundaire') has become one of the best known and sought after ceramists and creative folk in the country.
I'm lucky to call Felicity a friend (we both live in Greytown in the Wa...2020-11-1550 minPep Talk With GraceWundaire // Episode 38Seven years ago, while living in Auckland, Felicity was on the hunt for pots to keep her house plants in and couldn't quite find what she was after, so signed up for a 10 week pottery course to learn how to make her own.
Fast forward to today and what started as a hobby has turned into a full time gig, and Felicity (with her brand 'Wundaire') has become one of the best known and sought after ceramists and creative folk in the country.
I'm lucky to call Felicity a friend (we both live in Greytown in the Wa...2020-11-1550 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 7 // Digital MarketingDigital Marketing can be a daunting area for small business, something you know you need to be on top of but it feels like there's too much to learn to even get started. But as everything moves more and more online - from shopping, to learning, to health, to work (and even more so in a post-Covid world) it's something you can't afford to ignore! So when I was picking topics for my Topic Chats, which cover a series of topics that are handy for folks starting a business or project, I knew we had to cover digital marketing...2020-11-0842 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 7 // Digital MarketingDigital Marketing can be a daunting area for small business, something you know you need to be on top of but it feels like there's too much to learn to even get started. But as everything moves more and more online - from shopping, to learning, to health, to work (and even more so in a post-Covid world) it's something you can't afford to ignore! So when I was picking topics for my Topic Chats, which cover a series of topics that are handy for folks starting a business or project, I knew we had to cover digital marketing...2020-11-0842 minPep Talk With GraceEthique // Episode 36It's fairly common these days to see businesses built on sustainability and social values, but today's guest takes things to the next level – aiming to be the most sustainable brand in the world. I doubt you'll be surprised when I tell you who we're chatting with... Brianne West from Ethique.
In an absolute dream 'light bulb' moment Brianne (a science student at the time), noticed her conditioner was 95% water. When you think about the fact that you have water in your bathroom already, seems pretty crazy. So much unnecessary plastic and packaging!
And so Ethique was born, ma...2020-11-0141 minPep Talk With GraceEthique // Episode 36It's fairly common these days to see businesses built on sustainability and social values, but today's guest takes things to the next level – aiming to be the most sustainable brand in the world. I doubt you'll be surprised when I tell you who we're chatting with... Brianne West from Ethique.
In an absolute dream 'light bulb' moment Brianne (a science student at the time), noticed her conditioner was 95% water. When you think about the fact that you have water in your bathroom already, seems pretty crazy. So much unnecessary plastic and packaging!
And so Ethique was born, ma...2020-11-0141 minPep Talk With GracePetite Eats // Episode 35You've no doubt heard the phrase that so many businesses are born from a personal need for something that you can't find on the market. That is especially for today's guest – Emily from Petite Eats.
After Emily had her first baby George, she wanted to feed him healthy, whole, organic food, which she made herself at home. But when she wanted to feed him out and about (which if you've had kids will know is always a minefield!) there was only the supermarket pouch options, which she found didn't quite fit the bill for what she wanted to fe...2020-10-1847 minPep Talk With GracePetite Eats // Episode 35You've no doubt heard the phrase that so many businesses are born from a personal need for something that you can't find on the market. That is especially for today's guest – Emily from Petite Eats.
After Emily had her first baby George, she wanted to feed him healthy, whole, organic food, which she made herself at home. But when she wanted to feed him out and about (which if you've had kids will know is always a minefield!) there was only the supermarket pouch options, which she found didn't quite fit the bill for what she wanted to fe...2020-10-1847 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 6 // Branding with Fran DragerYou'd be forgiven for thinking this week's episode is another 'solo pod' but no, I do have a guest joining me, we just sound pretty similar because... this week's guest is my sister Fran!
Fran has a background in marketing and graphic design, which has led her (via roles some awesome marketing roles in NZ businesses) to launch her own boutique creative and branding agency, Designfetti.
Nowadays as well as working as a creative account manager at a media agency, she also runs Designfetti, as well as raising her two amazing kiddies, well maybe I'm biased because...2020-10-1145 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 6 // Branding with Fran DragerYou'd be forgiven for thinking this week's episode is another 'solo pod' but no, I do have a guest joining me, we just sound pretty similar because... this week's guest is my sister Fran!
Fran has a background in marketing and graphic design, which has led her (via roles some awesome marketing roles in NZ businesses) to launch her own boutique creative and branding agency, Designfetti.
Nowadays as well as working as a creative account manager at a media agency, she also runs Designfetti, as well as raising her two amazing kiddies, well maybe I'm biased because...2020-10-1145 minPep Talk With GraceDignity // Episode 33When Miranda and her flatmate Jacinta applied for a summer holiday business accelerator program after uni, little did they know they'd end up creating a kickass social enterprise that's working hard to tackle period poverty across New Zealand.
Their 'Buy 1 Give 1' scheme for pads, tampons, cups and undies sees corporate across the country (like ANZ, Flick Electric, Xero and TradeMe) provide free period products to staff while at the same time donating tons of products to schools and organisations in need. They've recently added an individual gifting programme too, and also work hard alongside government to educate...2020-10-0444 minPep Talk With GraceDignity // Episode 33When Miranda and her flatmate Jacinta applied for a summer holiday business accelerator program after uni, little did they know they'd end up creating a kickass social enterprise that's working hard to tackle period poverty across New Zealand.
Their 'Buy 1 Give 1' scheme for pads, tampons, cups and undies sees corporate across the country (like ANZ, Flick Electric, Xero and TradeMe) provide free period products to staff while at the same time donating tons of products to schools and organisations in need. They've recently added an individual gifting programme too, and also work hard alongside government to educate...2020-10-0444 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 5 // Growing Your BusinessWelcome to another 'Topic Chat' on Pep Talk today - my series of shorter eps covering helpful topics for some one starting or growing their business or project. So far on my chats we've covered all things starting out, so today I thought we'd take the next step and dive into talking about growth and taking the next steps.
I’m not talking big massive growth like how do you become the next My Food Bag overnight (although of course that can be in the big picture plan!), I’m more talking the journey you go on in business to move...2020-09-2737 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 5 // Growing Your BusinessWelcome to another 'Topic Chat' on Pep Talk today - my series of shorter eps covering helpful topics for some one starting or growing their business or project. So far on my chats we've covered all things starting out, so today I thought we'd take the next step and dive into talking about growth and taking the next steps.
I’m not talking big massive growth like how do you become the next My Food Bag overnight (although of course that can be in the big picture plan!), I’m more talking the journey you go on in business to move...2020-09-2737 minPep Talk With GraceAll Good // Episode 31If you caught my Instagram stories a while back, you might have gathered by now I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with Oat Milk and can talk for days about how good it is!! I discovered it when my little girl Demi had a dairy intolerance as a baby, and haven't looked back since.
So safe to say I jumped at the chance to have All Good on the podcast – All Good are all about being... well good! Good for growers, good for the land, good for you. They search the world for the best Fairtrade bananas, mangos, and now oa...2020-09-2047 minPep Talk With GraceAll Good // Episode 31If you caught my Instagram stories a while back, you might have gathered by now I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with Oat Milk and can talk for days about how good it is!! I discovered it when my little girl Demi had a dairy intolerance as a baby, and haven't looked back since.
So safe to say I jumped at the chance to have All Good on the podcast – All Good are all about being... well good! Good for growers, good for the land, good for you. They search the world for the best Fairtrade bananas, mangos, and now oa...2020-09-2047 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 4 // Balance with Alliv SamsonToday we're covering something that I feel like comes up in pretty much every chat I have with an entrepreneur, someone considering starting a business, or in a career context... balance!
This is a huge and very personal topic, at the end of the day a lot of it comes down to each individual as a person, but it's still super interesting to hear everyone's personal take on finding balance.
To give us her take on things, today we have Alliv on Pep Talk, co-founder of Kami, an ed-tech start-up.
Kami means paper in Japanese, and (in a very basic...2020-09-1338 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 4 // Balance with Alliv SamsonToday we're covering something that I feel like comes up in pretty much every chat I have with an entrepreneur, someone considering starting a business, or in a career context... balance!
This is a huge and very personal topic, at the end of the day a lot of it comes down to each individual as a person, but it's still super interesting to hear everyone's personal take on finding balance.
To give us her take on things, today we have Alliv on Pep Talk, co-founder of Kami, an ed-tech start-up.
Kami means paper in Japanese, and (in a very basic...2020-09-1338 minPep Talk With GraceAngel Delivery // Episode 29You know those times when a friend or family member has had a baby, or moved house, or is going through some tough times – the first thing you always think of is to drop them a meal to help ease the load. But what if your friend lives in a different city or even country to you? Well that's where today's guest comes in...
Angel Delivery sends freshly made gourmet meal care packages all over the country, arriving chilled on the doorstep - providing help, love and comfort just when it's needed the most.
Today I'm chatting with Rebecca Cass, fo...2020-09-0646 minPep Talk With GraceAngel Delivery // Episode 29You know those times when a friend or family member has had a baby, or moved house, or is going through some tough times – the first thing you always think of is to drop them a meal to help ease the load. But what if your friend lives in a different city or even country to you? Well that's where today's guest comes in...
Angel Delivery sends freshly made gourmet meal care packages all over the country, arriving chilled on the doorstep - providing help, love and comfort just when it's needed the most.
Today I'm chatting with Rebecca Cass, fo...2020-09-0646 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 3 // How to StartKicking off today our third Topic Chat - a series of shorter more specific episodes, with deep dives into topics that will be handy for people starting or running a business or a project.
Today we're diving into all about How to Start. You might remember my first Topic Chat was all about Overcoming Starting Paralysis, which was about those roadblocks to getting on the way, whereas today's episode is more about those solid actionable steps you need to take to launch your business or project.
We'll cover reserach, budgeting, forcasting, tax, legal structures and (the fun stuff!) brand, marketing...2020-08-3039 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 3 // How to StartKicking off today our third Topic Chat - a series of shorter more specific episodes, with deep dives into topics that will be handy for people starting or running a business or a project.
Today we're diving into all about How to Start. You might remember my first Topic Chat was all about Overcoming Starting Paralysis, which was about those roadblocks to getting on the way, whereas today's episode is more about those solid actionable steps you need to take to launch your business or project.
We'll cover reserach, budgeting, forcasting, tax, legal structures and (the fun stuff!) brand, marketing...2020-08-3039 minPep Talk With GraceCitizen // Episode 27Every now and than a business pops up that I'm just super intrigued to hear the story behind and how it all works. Today's guest, Don from Citizen, is one of those times! Along with three business partners – a chef, a brewer, and a baker – Don is taking the circular business model to the next level.
Citizen was inspired by the fact that every year around the world we waste 1/3 of the food we produce, which is pretty scary when you think about it. So Don and the team decided to do something about it - Citizen makes new...2020-08-2336 minPep Talk With GraceCitizen // Episode 27Every now and than a business pops up that I'm just super intrigued to hear the story behind and how it all works. Today's guest, Don from Citizen, is one of those times! Along with three business partners – a chef, a brewer, and a baker – Don is taking the circular business model to the next level.
Citizen was inspired by the fact that every year around the world we waste 1/3 of the food we produce, which is pretty scary when you think about it. So Don and the team decided to do something about it - Citizen makes new...2020-08-2336 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 2 // Crowd Funding with Lucy RevillFor my second 'Topic Chat' today I've bought in reinforcements! To hear all about the world of crowd-funding, I'm welcoming special guest expert - Lucy Revill of The Residents.
Wellington writer, blogger and influencer, Lucy is currently crowd-funding to self-publish her first book on PledgeMe. The Residents: Made in Wellington is a beautiful design-led coffee table book with inspiring stories about people who have been shaped by the creative, enterprising city of Wellington. She smashed through her goal of raising $22,000 in just 13 hours!! Now she's moved onto her stretch-goals, and is almost there already (with a week...2020-08-1635 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 2 // Crowd Funding with Lucy RevillFor my second 'Topic Chat' today I've bought in reinforcements! To hear all about the world of crowd-funding, I'm welcoming special guest expert - Lucy Revill of The Residents.
Wellington writer, blogger and influencer, Lucy is currently crowd-funding to self-publish her first book on PledgeMe. The Residents: Made in Wellington is a beautiful design-led coffee table book with inspiring stories about people who have been shaped by the creative, enterprising city of Wellington. She smashed through her goal of raising $22,000 in just 13 hours!! Now she's moved onto her stretch-goals, and is almost there already (with a week...2020-08-1635 minPep Talk With GraceCartel Food Co. // Episode 25I don't know about you but sometimes I really don't feel like cooking dinner, after a big day or with a whiney 3 year old at my feet. But freezer food has a bit of a bad rep, it's usually nothing gourmet and we all know how bad freezer-burn can be.
Enter today's guests – Melissa and Jason from Cartel Food Co. With a love of Mexican food from a childhood living in Southern California, these high school sweethearts started Cartel Food Co 5 years ago, to bring their foodie passion to the frozen food aisle.
Since their beginnings personally hand-rolling 12000 burritos from thei...2020-08-0947 minPep Talk With GraceCartel Food Co. // Episode 25I don't know about you but sometimes I really don't feel like cooking dinner, after a big day or with a whiney 3 year old at my feet. But freezer food has a bit of a bad rep, it's usually nothing gourmet and we all know how bad freezer-burn can be.
Enter today's guests – Melissa and Jason from Cartel Food Co. With a love of Mexican food from a childhood living in Southern California, these high school sweethearts started Cartel Food Co 5 years ago, to bring their foodie passion to the frozen food aisle.
Since their beginnings personally hand-rolling 12000 burritos from thei...2020-08-0947 minPep Talk With GracePass It On Cookbook // Episode 24Welcome to the most delicious and colourful episode of Pep Talk! Today I have the absolute pleasure of talking to Shobha and Keryn – the mother/daughter team behind the beautiful Pass It On cookbook.
It had always been Mum Shobha's dream to write a family cookbook full of their traditional family recipes, to curate and hold safe all their family's wisdom - to pass it on, so to speak, to the younger generations.
When daughter Keryn offered to help bring her Mum's dream to life, little did they know by self-publishing a cookbook they were es...2020-08-0247 minPep Talk With GracePass It On Cookbook // Episode 24Welcome to the most delicious and colourful episode of Pep Talk! Today I have the absolute pleasure of talking to Shobha and Keryn – the mother/daughter team behind the beautiful Pass It On cookbook.
It had always been Mum Shobha's dream to write a family cookbook full of their traditional family recipes, to curate and hold safe all their family's wisdom - to pass it on, so to speak, to the younger generations.
When daughter Keryn offered to help bring her Mum's dream to life, little did they know by self-publishing a cookbook they were es...2020-08-0247 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 1 // Overcoming Starting ParalysisThis week's episode is a little different! Along the way while recording my amazing chats with guests on Pep Talk I've noticed a few reoccurring themes – issues, niggles and stumbling blocks that are common to a lot of businesses, and just people doing stuff in general.
So I've decided to bring in a few 'special topics' to my Pep Talk chats. Don't worry I'll still interweave these with the amazing businesses and people I interview, but will also throw in along the way a shorter 'special topic' kinda chat – with either me (if it's something I know about) or bring in a...2020-07-2627 minPep Talk With GraceTopic Chat 1 // Overcoming Starting ParalysisThis week's episode is a little different! Along the way while recording my amazing chats with guests on Pep Talk I've noticed a few reoccurring themes – issues, niggles and stumbling blocks that are common to a lot of businesses, and just people doing stuff in general.
So I've decided to bring in a few 'special topics' to my Pep Talk chats. Don't worry I'll still interweave these with the amazing businesses and people I interview, but will also throw in along the way a shorter 'special topic' kinda chat – with either me (if it's something I know about) or bring in a...2020-07-2627 minPep Talk With GraceRaglan Food Co // Episode 22When Tesh and her fiancé Seb moved to Raglan eight or so years ago to live a self-proclaimed hippy lifestyle, they never imagined they'd end up running the biggest non-dairy yoghurt business in New Zealand.
After looking for a non-dairy alternative to fuel their love of yoghurt (because dairy has started flaring up Seb's allergies), Tesh started making coconut yoghurt in a small pot in her kitchen. When she made a big batch and had a few spare bottles she popped them on the Raglan Community Facebook page and straight away had a waiting list of locals keen to get i...2020-07-1953 minPep Talk With GraceRaglan Food Co // Episode 22When Tesh and her fiancé Seb moved to Raglan eight or so years ago to live a self-proclaimed hippy lifestyle, they never imagined they'd end up running the biggest non-dairy yoghurt business in New Zealand.
After looking for a non-dairy alternative to fuel their love of yoghurt (because dairy has started flaring up Seb's allergies), Tesh started making coconut yoghurt in a small pot in her kitchen. When she made a big batch and had a few spare bottles she popped them on the Raglan Community Facebook page and straight away had a waiting list of locals keen to get i...2020-07-1953 minPep Talk With GraceLittle Annie Pop-ins // Episode 21If you've welcomed a little bubba into the world, today's guest will most likely need no introduction. And if you haven't, let's be honest you've probably seen your friends and family's Pop-in pictures appear on your Facebook feed - and been wondering what that little white chair has to do with everything?!
Well today we're going to find out all about it - as my guest is the wonderful and talented Anna, photographer, founder and CEO of Little Annie Pop-in Portraits. Since starting out photographing weddings and families after studying photography (and a brief stint of law – like the best of...2020-07-1247 minPep Talk With GraceLittle Annie Pop-ins // Episode 21If you've welcomed a little bubba into the world, today's guest will most likely need no introduction. And if you haven't, let's be honest you've probably seen your friends and family's Pop-in pictures appear on your Facebook feed - and been wondering what that little white chair has to do with everything?!
Well today we're going to find out all about it - as my guest is the wonderful and talented Anna, photographer, founder and CEO of Little Annie Pop-in Portraits. Since starting out photographing weddings and families after studying photography (and a brief stint of law – like the best of...2020-07-1247 minPep Talk With GraceKaitahi // Episode 20I don't know about you but I'm a BIG fan of a smoothie for breakfast (except right now where porridge is winning out on these cold winter days). But on days when I eat breakfast at work or on the go with the 3-year-old – it's often not super practical to transport a pre-mixed smoothie (or the whole blender!).
That's where these clever people at Kaitahi come in. They've packed all the smoothie goodness into drops, which are flash frozen – then you just add water and shake and your fresh smoothie is ready to roll. Genius!
Even better, the Kaitahi smoothie drop...2020-07-0544 minPep Talk With GraceKaitahi // Episode 20I don't know about you but I'm a BIG fan of a smoothie for breakfast (except right now where porridge is winning out on these cold winter days). But on days when I eat breakfast at work or on the go with the 3-year-old – it's often not super practical to transport a pre-mixed smoothie (or the whole blender!).
That's where these clever people at Kaitahi come in. They've packed all the smoothie goodness into drops, which are flash frozen – then you just add water and shake and your fresh smoothie is ready to roll. Genius!
Even better, the Kaitahi smoothie drop...2020-07-0544 minPep Talk With GraceZeenya // Episode 19If you've ever bumped into me outside of work-mode, you'll know I pretty much live in activewear and leggings. And rarely plain black too - I'm all about the colour and prints. So needless to say, I'm very excited to hear the story behind today's business - Zeenya Clothing, makers of New Zealand's happiest activewear!
When Chloe and her new work friend Sarah headed to Brazil for a wedding they were just blown away by the colourful culture they found, and decided on their return to start their own New Zealand business creating colourful activewear for Kiwi women – despite having no...2020-06-2841 minPep Talk With GraceZeenya // Episode 19If you've ever bumped into me outside of work-mode, you'll know I pretty much live in activewear and leggings. And rarely plain black too - I'm all about the colour and prints. So needless to say, I'm very excited to hear the story behind today's business - Zeenya Clothing, makers of New Zealand's happiest activewear!
When Chloe and her new work friend Sarah headed to Brazil for a wedding they were just blown away by the colourful culture they found, and decided on their return to start their own New Zealand business creating colourful activewear for Kiwi women – despite having no...2020-06-2841 minPep Talk With GraceCoffee Supreme // Episode 18When we were choosing which coffee to pair with our cakes when we first opened Sweet Bakery in Wellington, it was kinda a no-brainer. Coffee Supreme has been around since 1993 and is one of the best known and most enjoyed coffee brands in New Zealand – and more and more around the world as well.
Hard to believe but that makes Coffee Supreme a whopping 27 years old – and when you factor in that the business was born from the ashes of a failed coffee company, and that 50% of small businesses fail within the first 5 years of their life – you'll see what we mea...2020-06-2149 minPep Talk With GraceCoffee Supreme // Episode 18When we were choosing which coffee to pair with our cakes when we first opened Sweet Bakery in Wellington, it was kinda a no-brainer. Coffee Supreme has been around since 1993 and is one of the best known and most enjoyed coffee brands in New Zealand – and more and more around the world as well.
Hard to believe but that makes Coffee Supreme a whopping 27 years old – and when you factor in that the business was born from the ashes of a failed coffee company, and that 50% of small businesses fail within the first 5 years of their life – you'll see what we mea...2020-06-2149 minPep Talk With GraceHatch // Episode 17So as you might know, if you've spied my Instagram stories this week, I've recently been exploring investing in shares and learning a bit more about sharemarkets - it's always been on my "to do" list, but I haven't quite set aside the time to really dig in yet. And so that's where this week's guest comes into things – Kristen co-founded Hatch along with her business partner Natalie, launching just 15 months ago.
Hatch is an online platform that allows you to invest into the US sharemarkets, all online and super easy from your couch or even your phone. These guys ar...2020-06-1451 minPep Talk With GraceHatch // Episode 17So as you might know, if you've spied my Instagram stories this week, I've recently been exploring investing in shares and learning a bit more about sharemarkets - it's always been on my "to do" list, but I haven't quite set aside the time to really dig in yet. And so that's where this week's guest comes into things – Kristen co-founded Hatch along with her business partner Natalie, launching just 15 months ago.
Hatch is an online platform that allows you to invest into the US sharemarkets, all online and super easy from your couch or even your phone. These guys ar...2020-06-1451 minPep Talk With GraceTwig & Arrow // Episode 16It's a beautiful moment when a passion and a career come together, and that's exactly what my guests today, Mindy and Gretta from Twig & Arrow, have created. I feel very lucky to have got to know Mindy and her amazing family during my time at Sweet Bakery - as wedding industry comrades - and I'm really excited to introduce you guys to them today too.
This beautiful duo aren't exactly your typical florists, they are botanical stylists, creating the most stunning bouquets, installations, and downright pieces of art from flowers and greenery.Their style is modern and lush, with a...2020-06-0751 minPep Talk With GraceTwig & Arrow // Episode 16It's a beautiful moment when a passion and a career come together, and that's exactly what my guests today, Mindy and Gretta from Twig & Arrow, have created. I feel very lucky to have got to know Mindy and her amazing family during my time at Sweet Bakery - as wedding industry comrades - and I'm really excited to introduce you guys to them today too.
This beautiful duo aren't exactly your typical florists, they are botanical stylists, creating the most stunning bouquets, installations, and downright pieces of art from flowers and greenery.Their style is modern and lush, with a...2020-06-0751 minPep Talk With GraceSweet Bakery // Episode 15So call me crazy, but today's guest is... me! That's right, a few people have suggested along the way that, since I founded Sweet Bakery & Cakery here in Wellington, it might be cool for me to have a bit of a chat on one episode about my own journey starting a bakery business.
I started Sweet Bakery back in 2014, fresh back off the plane from my OE in London, where I worked and trained at the most amazing cupcake bakery - Crumbs & Doilies. I kicked off with a stall at the Underground Market on Wellington's Waterfront, and selling cakes online...2020-05-3142 minPep Talk With GraceSweet Bakery // Episode 15So call me crazy, but today's guest is... me! That's right, a few people have suggested along the way that, since I founded Sweet Bakery & Cakery here in Wellington, it might be cool for me to have a bit of a chat on one episode about my own journey starting a bakery business.
I started Sweet Bakery back in 2014, fresh back off the plane from my OE in London, where I worked and trained at the most amazing cupcake bakery - Crumbs & Doilies. I kicked off with a stall at the Underground Market on Wellington's Waterfront, and selling cakes online...2020-05-3142 minPep Talk With GraceMevo // Episode 14After delving into the world of micro-mobility hearing all about e-scooters a few weeks ago, I was very intrigued to complete the picture and hear a bit more about Mevo– the car share service.
Erik, along with his business partner Finn and a team of significant backers from Audi NZ to Z Energy, started Australasia's first free-floating car-sharing service. You reserve a car on the app, unlock it with your phone, and drive for as long as you need it for (so much more flexible than a traditional car hire service). Best of all when you're done you can park it...2020-05-2448 minPep Talk With GraceMevo // Episode 14After delving into the world of micro-mobility hearing all about e-scooters a few weeks ago, I was very intrigued to complete the picture and hear a bit more about Mevo– the car share service.
Erik, along with his business partner Finn and a team of significant backers from Audi NZ to Z Energy, started Australasia's first free-floating car-sharing service. You reserve a car on the app, unlock it with your phone, and drive for as long as you need it for (so much more flexible than a traditional car hire service). Best of all when you're done you can park it...2020-05-2448 minPep Talk With GraceWellington Chocolate Factory // Episode 13Needless to say, having founded a business literally called "Sweet", I have a major sweet tooth! So I've been itching to have a chat with Gabe – co-founder of Wellington Chocolate Factory.
Wellington Chocolate Factory are New Zealand's first Certified Organic, bean-to-bar chocolate makers. Their tablets of chocolate are all very much hand-crafted and truly artisanal – I've been to the factory many times and can assure you when they say they are hand-made, they really are!
If you visit their factory on Eva Street in the heart of Wellington, you can see the whole team in action, it's wide open – and YES it...2020-05-2051 minPep Talk With GraceSmartass & Innocent Packaging // Episode 12If there's one product hat maybe hadn't been disrupted, I feel like it could be toilet paper. Like those rolls haven't changed much over the years! And that's where the idea to chat with today's guest came from.
Fraser is the General Manager of Innocent Packaging and Smartass. These guys make both toilet paper and amazing food packaging products from plants.
Turning things like bagasse, a waste product from sugar production (that would normally be burnt-off) into useful products - this is the ideal win win solution. And it's full circle – not only does the production of the product cause le...2020-05-1749 minPep Talk With GraceFlamingo Scooters // Episode 11I'm sure if you've been in Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch pre-lockdown, you'll have noticed the hot pink electronic scooters dotted around the city – Flamingo Scooters.
These are the only NZ owned and operated option for e-scooters on our streets – going up against worldwide giants like Uber. And even more amazing is that Flamingo was started by two 21 year old guys from Wellington, Jacksen Love and Nick Hyland.
If you're a business geek like me, when you see a business pop-up like this one, you have so many questions about how it all works behind the scenes and how on earth you...2020-05-1349 minPep Talk With GraceAgain Again // Episode 10Remember all those times you went for a coffee but forgot your reusable cup? Well Again Again - founded by my guest today Nada and her business partner Melissa - is the ideal way to stop you from having to use as single use cup that ends up in the landfill.
Again Again is a takeaway coffee cup service – the customer pays a $3 deposit when they use their first cup, then they can either return the cup and get their deposit back, or they can swap the cup for another one next time.
Why do we need this? Well scarily, I...2020-05-1052 minPep Talk With GraceFix & Fogg // Episode 9I think the real test of a true peanut butter fan is when you eat it straight from the jar with a spoon, and I am proud to put my hand up! So needless to say I've been a big Fix & Fogg fan for a long time - since back in my Sweet days, I met Roman as a fellow ex-lawyer turned food business owner, when we were both starting out.
I'm not sure if this is even necessary as Fix & Fogg has become pretty much a household name in New Zealand now, but just in case you're not sure – Fi...2020-05-0654 minPep Talk With GraceMove It Mama // Episode 8This chat today is going to be such a great way to kick off the week – I'm so glad it's coming out on a Monday – because today I'm chatting with Lisa from Move It Mama and Move It at Home.
Just a couple of years ago after having her fourth baby (!!), Lisa started doing workouts at home to get her mojo and strength back.
After other parents started asking her what her secret was, she shared her workouts online via Facebook Live, and from there this thing has just spread like wildfire throughout the country - with nearly 5000 people (not just...2020-05-0355 minPep Talk With GraceThe Caker // Episode 7Today's guest is another one that is a little bit close to home – this time, because Jordan from The Caker runs a cake business, something I'm pretty familiar with from my previous life at Sweet Bakery & Cakery.
The Caker is an Auckland-based bakery, which started when founder Jordan started a cake blog when she was just 21. I know a lot of people will be really interested to hear how you take your blog to the next level, and beyond – as Jordan has done so successfully.
The Caker cakes are definitely not typical - using Belgian Couverture chocolate, fruit, and ground almo...2020-04-2948 minPep Talk With GraceIndigo & Iris // Episode 6This latest ep sees me chatting with Hannah, the CEO of Indigo and Iris.
Indigo and Iris is a make-up brand, but as it calls itself – a make-up brand that gives a damn! That's because 50% of the profits of their products go to charity. And that's not just a marketing ploy – the business started when founder Bonnie saw the Fred Hollows Foundation's amazing work in Vanuatu, and has since gone on to cure over 300 people's eyesight in the Pacific, all from sales of their first product – the Levitate Mascara.
Hannah and Bonnie have a lot of exciting plans in the works...2020-04-2658 minPep Talk With GraceThe Hello Cup // Episode 5It's always blown by mind that so many millions of people in the world have periods and yet it's still a bit of a taboo subject, which is why I'm so excited to welcome Robyn from The Hello Cup onto the show today.
Not only are Robyn and her business partner (and former nurse) Mary creating NZ designed and made menstrual cups, they are also opening up the conversation and normalizing period chat, and working hard on accessibility of period products and period poverty.
45 billion tampons and pads end up in the land fill each year, whereas on the flip...2020-04-2249 minPep Talk With GraceSix Barrel Soda Co. // Episode 4Kick off your week with a little PEP TALK - Episode 4 is out now! Listen in on Grace's chat with Joe, co-founder of Six Barrel Soda Co.
Six Barrel Soda Co. is a Wellington independent soda company, making syrups and bottled sodas in weird and wonderful flavours. Having clocked being the market leader in craft soda in New Zealand, Joe and the team are now looking overseas, starting to bring the Six Barrel brand to life in Australia, the USA, and Hong Kong, with more to come.
So you might have noticed this week's guest is a little unusual...2020-04-1948 minPep Talk With GraceSix Barrel Soda Co. // Episode 4Kick off your week with a little PEP TALK - Episode 4 is out now! Listen in on Grace's chat with Joe, co-founder of Six Barrel Soda Co.
Six Barrel Soda Co. is a Wellington independent soda company, making syrups and bottled sodas in weird and wonderful flavours. Having clocked being the market leader in craft soda in New Zealand, Joe and the team are now looking overseas, starting to bring the Six Barrel brand to life in Australia, the USA, and Hong Kong, with more to come.
So you might have noticed this week's guest is a little unusual...2020-04-1948 minPep Talk With GraceReal Rad Food // Episode 3Today I was very lucky to get half an hour or so to jump on the phone with Hannah, the founder and CEO of Real Rad Food. Hannah, who actually has a degree in georgraphy and education, came into the business world somewhat by accident – maybe the best of us do!! While studying and working at a cafe, Hannah started sharing her adventures in raw food on Instagram and quickly built up a loyal tribe of fans around the world.
And now only three short years later, Hannah's business Real Rad Food supplies over 60 cafes around New Zealand and delivers di...2020-04-1647 minPep Talk With GraceLoxy's // Episode 2So excited to bring you Episode 2 of the Pep Talk Podcast - chatting to Kate from Loxy's.
Loxy's is a hair salon in Auckland, but not just a regular hair salon - Kate and her team specialise in premium ethically sourced hair extensions, applied using a unique technique with no gluing or braiding, so they blend seamlessly – no awkward Britney Spears moments here! On top of that, their salons are just beautiful works of art – such gorgeous spaces – and her team are so lovely and kind, you can't help but feel like part of the Loxy's family.
What you probably can't te...2020-04-1342 minPep Talk With GraceShut Up & Dance // Episode 1This week we're kicking off with Shut Up and Dance // Episode 1!
A Wellington dance company like no other, where you learn routines from music videos and movies, with dimmed lights, loud music, no mirrors and lots of LOLs.
Hear about how Abby, Lesa and Clair met in Wellington and bought SU&D to life over drinks at Goldings Free Dive and dinner at Loretta.
Find out their plans for global domination, and how they're getting through the Lockdown one day at a time, taking their famous classes online for the first time (for free!).
Join Abby, Lesa and Clair to...2020-04-0747 minPep Talk With GraceShut Up & Dance // Episode 1This week we're kicking off with Shut Up and Dance // Episode 1!
A Wellington dance company like no other, where you learn routines from music videos and movies, with dimmed lights, loud music, no mirrors and lots of LOLs.
Hear about how Abby, Lesa and Clair met in Wellington and bought SU&D to life over drinks at Goldings Free Dive and dinner at Loretta.
Find out their plans for global domination, and how they're getting through the Lockdown one day at a time, taking their famous classes online for the first time (for free!).
Join Abby, Lesa and Clair to...2020-04-0747 minPep Talk With GracePep Talk // Pilot EpisodeOn this quick Pilot Episode of the brand new Pep Talk Podcast, we'll meet host Grace Kreft - find out why she's such a business geek and why she decided to start Pep Talk during the National Lockdown in April 2020.
Pep Talk is a space to celebrate and support our local New Zealand businesses during tough times due to Covid-19.
Hope you can come along for the ride!
Grace x2020-04-0705 minPep Talk With GracePep Talk // Pilot EpisodeOn this quick Pilot Episode of the brand new Pep Talk Podcast, we'll meet host Grace Kreft - find out why she's such a business geek and why she decided to start Pep Talk during the National Lockdown in April 2020.
Pep Talk is a space to celebrate and support our local New Zealand businesses during tough times due to Covid-19.
Hope you can come along for the ride!
Grace x2020-04-0705 min