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Between Two Beers PodcastSteve Gets a Reality Check: The Truth About Being a CEO (Accidental Business Owners #20)Hey team, welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners.The premise of the show is that last year Seamus and I became fulltime business owners. We left our 9-5s to go all in on the podcast - and the other businesses we built off the back of it – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.Last year we also started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a B2B guest, and quickly realized she was the perfect foil to he...2025-04-3040 min
Between Two Beers Podcast“How Do We Stop Seamus Leaving?” - Confronting our Blind Spots & Business Fears (Accidental Business Owners #19)Hey team, welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners.The premise of the show is that last year Seamus and I became fulltime business owners. We left our 9-5s to go all in on the podcast - and the other businesses we built off the back of it – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.Last year we also started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a B2B guest, and quickly realized she was the perfect foil to he...2025-04-1649 min
Between Two Beers PodcastThe Danger of “Being Too Busy” in Business - Steve’s 1:1 with Di Foster (Accidental Business Owners #18)Hey team, welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners.This is a show we ran last year on our Business channel – and this year we’re bringing it into our main feed.The premise of the show is that last year Seamus and I became fulltime business owners. We left our 9-5s to go all in on the podcast – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.Last year we also started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a B...2025-04-0235 min
Between Two Beers PodcastThe 10,000 Days Project - Seamus 1:1 with Di Foster (Accidental Business Owners #17)Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners presented by Icehouse.The premise of the show is that last year we left their 9 to 5s to go all in on the podcast – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.Last year we also started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a B2B guest, and quickly realized she was the perfect foil to help us work through all the highs and lows of running a business.This episode is...2025-03-1928 min
Between Two Beers PodcastHow it Feels to Make a Financial Breakthrough (Accidental Business Owners #16)Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners presented by The Icehouse.In this episode we talk about financial breakthroughs, unreasonable goals, and how it feels to turn a side hustle into a full-time job.The Icehouse is a community for kiwis wanting to take their business to the next level. Their practical programmes, one-on-one business coaching and short workshops are designed specifically for people who own and manage their businesses, and the leaders they back to get things done. It's challenging, it's supportive and it's all about growing smarter and faster. 2025-03-0539 min
Between Two Beers PodcastHow Do We Actually Achieve Our 2025 Goals? (Accidental Business Owners #14)We’ve got big goals for 2025… But how do we actually achieve them?Business coach Di Foster puts our feet to the fire yet again, in this week’s new episode of Accidental Business Owners! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-0539 min
Between Two Beers Podcast“I’m Calling You Out!” - Business Coach Di Foster Give Us a Brutal Reality Check (Accidental Business Owners #13)Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners.This is a show we ran last year on our Business in Between channel – but this year we’re bringing it onto our main feed.The premise of the show is that last year Steve and Seamus became fulltime business owners. We left our 9-5s to go all in on Between Two Beers – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.Last year we started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a g...2025-01-2234 min
Between Two Beers PodcastBest of 2024: Entertainment & BusinessHappy Holidays!It's compilation time on Between Two Beers, and in the first of a two-part series - we've chopped up some of the best bits from all of our entertainment and business episodes from 2024.In this episode you'll hear from Tim Brown, Jesse Mulligan, Mark Stafford, Kanoa Lloyd, Sir Ian Taylor, Karen O'Leary, Matt Heath, Shane Bradley, Jehan Casinader, Di Foster, Brooke Howard-Smith, Jason Gunn, Jamie Pennell, Bree Tomasel and Zion Armstrong.It's quite a list!We recorded 45 new episodes in 2024, so this is just a small sample of some...2024-12-222h 20
Business in BetweenWe’re Shutting Down Our Podcast: The End of ‘Business in Between’This week on Accidental Business Owners we talk about one of the hardest decisions we've made so far in business – which just happens to be shutting this channel down. 2024 has been such a massive year for Seamus, Di and I – and a few weeks ago we had a pretty intense end-of-year strategic advisory session. It got pretty real, pretty fast – and what we all realized was that we'd taken on too much – and in order to create a sustainable future - needed to find ways of cutting back. Or as Di would say, we needed to go sl...2024-12-1728 min
Business in BetweenChris Moorman: How I Won $42 Million Playing PokerThis is something a bit different. We're talking about the business of poker. Our guest Chris Moorman is one of the most successful poker players of all time. He has won over $42 million dollars playing cards and is widely considered to be the best online tournament player ever, but he's also crossed over successfully into live tournaments – winning over $1 million on three separate occasions. At one point, Moorman was also one of the biggest 'backers' in the online poker scene, and tells the incredible story of how some amateur money-management and sloppy decision-making co...2024-12-101h 22
Between Two Beers PodcastLive Couple’s Therapy Session, How to Avoid Taking Business Personally & EOY Goal Setting - Accidental Business Owners #10Hey team - we've got a special midweek delivery here for you...This is the 10th episode in the Accidental Business Owners series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start to follow.In this one, our business coach Di Foster takes us through some couple's therapy!We talk about end of year goal setting, how to not take business personally and Seamus and Steve explore each other’s strengths and weaknesses.Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...2024-12-0442 min
Business in BetweenChiefs Rugby CEO: Super Rugby is “Better Than Ever”, How to Stop Losing Local Talent & Think GloballyWelcome to Business in Between our podcast channel, that features long-form chats with some of NZ's most interesting business minds. This week we hear from Simon Graafhuis who is the CEO of the Chiefs Rugby Club about the business of sport. Before taking the top job, Simon was a Board Member at the Chiefs and spent 18 months as the Interim Chair. All while he was also holding down the role of the Chief Financial Officer at Gallagher Group, where he had spent 14 years building his corporate knowledge after previous finance roles within the...2024-12-031h 27
Business in BetweenMarc Ellis: The Story of Charlie’s Orange Juice, Selling for $129 Million & Money Not Buying HappinessMarc Ellis was always a dream guest for us, and he delivered the goods in our original episode recorded back in early 2023! It’s been our most popular episode to date and if you listen back to the conversation in its entirety you’ll understand why. His unpredictable brand of hijinks and gags came to life after years out of the spotlight, and his infectious personality rubbed off on us both. But behind the laughs and wild stories is an incredibly driven, successful, thoughtful guy. Marc said that his life can be v...2024-11-2617 min
Business in BetweenLessons We’ve Learned from 5 Years of Between Two Beers - Accidental Business Owners #11Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last five years. This is the 11th episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start. In this one, we reflect on our fifth birthday and the best lessons learned from five years as podcasters. There's still an exciting opportunity available to sponsor this show. If this interests you, please get in touch. Lastly...2024-11-1934 min
Between Two Beers PodcastEx-England Rugby Captain on Surviving Cancer & Foster Care, Working with All Blacks - Paula GeorgePaula George – or Georgie as she’s commonly known – has a story that will blow you away. She has lived the most remarkable life – with the most inspiring mindset – and she’s our favourite type of guest, a humble legend. Georgie is a very private person – and her story, till now, has largely gone untold. Her life started on the back foot in Wales. Georgie wasn’t just the only person of colour in her village, but also her family. She was abandoned by her mother, forced into foster care and experienced a childhood filled of prejudice and...2024-11-172h 07
Business in BetweenThe Business of Rhythm & Vines with Co-Founder, Hamish Pinkham - Highs, Lows & Chaos in GisborneHamish Pinkham is the co-founder and director of Rhythm and Vines and Endeavour Live - NZ's friendliest promoter of live events. When we recorded this Between Two Beers episode in 2023, we were in the process of transitioning into a business, so to hear insights on how Hamish and two of his flatmates from the University of Otago had turned their idea of a party for their friends at a Gisborne vineyard into New Zealand's premier live music festival was inspiring. R&N turned 21 last year and it is now a part of the events portfolio t...2024-11-121h 04
Business in BetweenLive Couple’s Therapy Session, How to Avoid Taking Business Personally & EOY Goal Setting - Accidental Business Owners #10Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last five years. This is the 10th episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start. In this one, our business coach Di Foster takes us through some couple's therapy! We talk about end of year goal setting, how to not take business personally and Seamus and Steve explore each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Ther...2024-11-0543 min
Business in BetweenWhy Cassie Roma HATES Emails, Meetings & Staying in the Same Job for More than 2 YearsThis week on Business in Between we hear from Cassie Roma. The American-born kiwi is an award-winning global thought leader in creative ideation, media, brand strategy, digital innovation, and executive leadership. She's also an author, brand ambassador, storyteller, broadcaster, emcee, and keynote speaker. For over 20 years Cassie held high-flying marketing roles at big-name businesses including Air New Zealand, ANZ Bank, The Warehouse Group, Mighty River Power and NZME (New Zealand’s leading newspaper, radio, and digital media corporation). After leaving the corporate world, Cassie became a household name thanks to her ap...2024-10-291h 27
Business in BetweenOptimism vs. Reality - Has 2024 Been a Success or a Failure? Accidental Business Owners #9Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last five years. This is the ninth episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start. In this one, we're talking about building the Between Two Beers empire. We talk about what success means to us, what the plans are for the business next year - and for the next five, what’s holding us back - and...2024-10-2230 min
Business in BetweenTim Brown on Navigating the Highs & Lows of All Birds - Business Lessons with All White Turned EntrepreneurTim Brown had been a dream guest for us since we started the Between Two Beers podcast in 2019 – and he didn’t disappoint when we recorded with him at the end of 2023. This is one of our favourite episodes and we left this original recording feeling incredibly inspired. Tim was a professional footballer who played 112 times for the Wellington Phoenix and earned 30 caps for the All Whites. But at the same time, he was forming an idea for a woollen, environmentally friendly, sustainable shoe. That idea became Allbirds, and nine years afte...2024-10-151h 06
Business in BetweenHow We Made Money From Our Podcast: Lifting the Lid on ‘Between Two Beers’ - Accidental Business Owners #8Welcome to episode 8 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners.It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last five years.This is the eighth episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start.In this one, we're talking money.One of our long-time listeners messaged us asking us if we could talk about what the financial change has looked like across the different chapters in our podcast business. So we did.2024-10-0831 min
Business in BetweenThe Kiwi Fitness App Making $80 Million Per Year - Adam El-Agez on ‘The Conqueror Challenges’Welcome to the latest episode of Business in Between... it's our new series, on our new podcast channel, that features long-form chats with NZ's most interesting business minds. This week we hear the incredible story of how a Kiwi entrepreneur turned an idea for a fitness goal setting app into a global business with customers in over 150 countries and revenue exceeding $80 million a year. It’s the story of Adam El-Agez and his app called The Conqueror. Adam started his fitness goal setting app in 2012 after 10 years of being an entrepreneur with limited su...2024-10-011h 45
Business in BetweenHow Do We Stay Best Friends? Our Biggest Business Challenge: Accidental Business Owners #7Welcome to episode 7 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. This is the seventh episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start. In this episode we talk about the struggle of managing friendship and business, and the tools we use to try to bring some balance to our lives. There's still an exciting opportunity available to sponsor this show. If this intere...2024-09-2431 min
The SME StreamWhat Price Are You Willing to Pay for Success? Accidental Business Owners #5Welcome to episode 5 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. This is the fifth episode in the series, but they are all standalone – so you don’t have to go back to the start and follow along. My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage. In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turn...2024-09-2226 min
The SME StreamWhy Didn't We Start a Business Sooner? Overcoming Mental Blocks and Barriers - Accidental Business Owners #4Welcome to episode 4 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners.It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months.This is the fourth episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start.My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage.In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime j...2024-09-2230 min
The SME StreamStruggling to Balance Family & Business… What Do We Really Want Accidental BusinWelcome to episode 3 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners.My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage.In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime job – and along with the podcast we’ve also started two side businesses.One is B2B Speakers – which brings the guests you hear on Between Two Beers to your live event as MCs or Speakers, and the other is called Reflections where our storyteller...2024-09-2228 min
The SME StreamSharpening Your Axe How to Recognise Your Genius Zone & Make a Start - AccidentaWelcome to episode 2 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage. In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime job – and along with the podcast we’ve also started two side businesses. One is B2B Speakers – which brings the guests you hear...2024-09-2228 min
Business in BetweenBusiness Lessons With Steve Dunstan... How Huffer Became an Iconic NZ BrandWelcome to the latest episode of Business in Between... it's our new series, on our new podcast channel, that features long-form chats with NZ's most interesting business minds. This week we're dipping back into our Between Two Beers archives and getting business lessons from Steve Dunstan. Steve is the co-founder of Huffer, one of New Zealand’s most loved fashion brands. He started the company as a 21-year-old and over 20 years grew it into a multi-faceted business with stores across New Zealand and in Australia. Since recording this episode back in 2023 Steve has ta...2024-09-171h 13
Business in BetweenChristopher Luxon Wants to Come on Between Two Beers… We Made a Tough Decision: Accidental Business Owners #6Welcome to episode 6 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. This is the sixth episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start. In this episode we talk about receiving an email from the Prime Minister's Office, asking if we'd have Christopher Luxon on our Between Two Beers Podcast. It got us thinking long and hard about who we are, as a bran...2024-09-1027 min
Business in BetweenWhat Price Are You Willing to Pay for Success? Accidental Business Owners #5Welcome to episode 5 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. This is the fifth episode in the series, but they are all standalone – so you don’t have to go back to the start and follow along. My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage. In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turn...2024-09-0326 min
Business in BetweenWhy Didn't We Start a Business Sooner? Overcoming Mental Blocks and Barriers - Accidental Business Owners #4Welcome to episode 4 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners.It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months.This is the fourth episode in the series, but they all stand alone – so you don’t have to go back to the start.My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage.In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime j...2024-08-2731 minBusiness in BetweenBusiness Lessons with Matt Stark… Hamilton Property Mogul’s Big Plans for the TronWelcome to the first new episode of Business in Between... it's our new series, on our new podcast channel, that features long-form chats with NZ's most interesting business minds. This week we're getting business lessons from Matt Stark. For those outside of Hamilton, Matt could be described as a super successful business buyer, builder, investor and leader. For those inside of Hamilton - Matt Stark is the guy transforming the city. With his team at Stark property he's built, innovated and designed many of Kirkiroa's most impressive developments. He's responsible for...2024-08-201h 15
Between Two Beers PodcastStruggling to Balance Family & Business… What Do We Really Want? Accidental Business Owners #3Hey team - we've got a special midweek delivery here for you...it's episode three of our new show Accidental Business Owners.It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships - and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months.In each episode we're joined by our business and mindset coach Di Foster where we pick apart and interrogate all the most interesting and insightful parts of turning a podcast into a full-time business. In episode three Seamus opens up on what he really wants and Steve gets emotional talking about his st...2024-08-1428 min
Business in BetweenStruggling to Balance Family & Business… What Do We Really Want? Accidental Business Owners #3Welcome to episode 3 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners.My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage.In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime job – and along with the podcast we’ve also started two side businesses.One is B2B Speakers – which brings the guests you hear on Between Two Beers to your live event as MCs or Speakers, and the other is called Reflections where our storyteller...2024-08-1328 min
Business in BetweenSharpening Your Axe: How to Recognise Your Genius Zone & Make a Start - Accidental Business Owners #2Welcome to episode 2 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners. It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months. My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage. In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime job – and along with the podcast we’ve also started two side businesses. One is B2B Speakers – which brings the guests you hear...2024-08-0628 min
Between Two Beers PodcastWhat’s an Accidental Business Owner? Introducing our new Podcast Series with Di FosterWe have a new show! And you can find it by searching 'Business in Between' in your podcast app.It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months.My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage.In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime job – and along with the podcast we’ve also started two side businesses.One is...2024-07-3001 min
Business in BetweenWhat is an Accidental Business Owner? Di Foster Unpacks our Biggest Weaknesses & Pitfalls: Episode #1Welcome to episode 1 of our new show: Accidental Business Owners.It's a podcast about business, life, mindset, relationships and the inside story of a pretty wild last 12 months.My name is Steve Holloway and alongside my best mate Seamus Marten, we started a podcast called Between Two Beers nearly five years ago in my Hamilton garage.In quite a surreal series of events, it’s turned into our fulltime job – and along with the podcast we’ve also started two side businesses.One is B2B Speakers – which brings the guests you hear o...2024-07-3033 min
Between Two Beers PodcastWe Hit 3 Million Downloads! Seamus Joins the Business & New Podcast with Di FosterSteve and Seamus celebrate their three millionth download and reflect on their first year, they discuss their new podcast series called Accidental Business Owners, discuss recent episodes with Rachel Hunter and Simon Porter and recap all the action in Between Two Bets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-07-1031 min
Between Two Beers PodcastNZ’s #1 Sports Agent, Simon Porter on Issues with Rugby & Cricket, Auckland FC & More!On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Simon Porter. Simon is the CEO of New Zealand’s biggest sporting agency, Halo Sport. His company represents many of NZ’s biggest stars, from Scott Robertson, Ian Foster, Beauden Barrett and Dan Carter to Dame Valerie Adams, Suzie Bates, Gemma McCaw and Willie Apiata. Simon has been working in either sports law or the sporting industry since 1999 and became the boss at Halo Sport in 2017. His network is unrivalled having brokered contracts for his clients in every professional market within the...2024-06-301h 48
Between Two Beers PodcastWe Did the AM Double - Kevin Milne & Mediawatch, Live Podcast Next Friday! Hambassadors #26They boys play some clips from their recent interviews on Newstalk ZB and Radio NZ, reflect on recent episodes with Di Foster and Brooke Howard Smith, reveal how they spent three days in Rototura and answer listeners' questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-2632 min