Category Archives: Enterprise

Geoff Marsland – the havana journey

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 There is no denying the incredible influence  has had on making Wellington the coffee culture strong hold, as well as spring loading and inspiring many other cafe businesses around the country. This year  has achieved a massive milestone, leading the nations coffee revolution for 25 years. So to celebrate, founder and partner Geoff Marsland is about to launch a new book, telling the original Havana story. In this interview Geoff talks about his serendipitous journey from fish to fashion to coffee, what those early caffeine fueled days in Wellington were like and what might be next for the Godfather of coffee.

http://www.havana.co.nz/

Silvia Zuur – on learning and leading

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Silvia Zuur is one of those Wellington women we’re sure to be seeing a lot more of, as she already has quite a few nominations under her belt including being a finalist in the Women of Influence Awards 2013. As a board member of , she is passionate about supporting other social entrepreneurs to get social enterprises off the ground. And this is all on top of being the founder and CEO of her own social enterprise, , an online community platform that connects people that have things to teach with people who want to learn.

In this interview we find out what motivates this young woman in her relentless quest for learning new things, and her passion of wanting us to learn too. We also get a few tips on keeping chickens.

PS. listeners there is an awesome song by “the Clean” in the middle of this interview that you can fast forward if you are time poor, but if you are not, please take some time to enjoy.

http://chalkle.com/learn

http://www.enspiral.com/

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/20151351/nicanor-perlas,-solidarity-economics

 

Gabe Davidson and Rochelle Harrison – the wellington chocolate voyage

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Yes, that IS Gabe Davidson from the , in the middle of that shot. But where is he and who is he with? Well Gabe and Rochelle Harrison of the WCF are creating an even more wicked chapter in their exciting tale of how to keep making the best chocolate. Now they see an opportunity in sourcing their cocoa beans from as local as possible by supporting PNG cocoa legend – James Rutana ( lovely guy on the left). James helped build Bougainville’s cocoa industry, only to see it get destroyed by war and neglect. But he is committed to rebuilding it and Gabe and Rochelle want to help him. And through this vision they could be on the cusp of creating a massive healthy industry for the Pacific and a new phase of the bean to bar chocolate we are growing to love. And we can all help.

To stay up to date and find out how you can be on that boat follow this http://thewellingtonchocolatevoyage.wordpress.com/

Manuela – flowers supreme and sixteen

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One of Wellington’s favourite florist’s  has been creating a beautiful touch of nature for us at meaningful moments for 16 years this week. So in this interview we talk to owner, the lovely Manuela, about growing up on a flower farm, the challenges that face our local flower growers and what she loves about her 16 years of being on Cuba St.

P.S. Flowers Manuela was also voted Wellington’s Best Florist by Capital Magazine ( well  when they were the newspaper) Readers for 7 or 8 years in a row, this just shows what a wonderful crew of super florists they are.

http://www.flowersmanuela.co.nz/

Juli Hunter, Fi Clements and Teresa Scott – designers talk eco fashion

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photo (2) , of and Teresa Scott general manger of  Christchurch are all Fashion labels showing at , New Zealand’s Eco Fashion week, which kicks off in Lower Hutt today. In this live interview they discuss why as designers they are so committed to the Eco Fashion Movement, how their labels are working to overcome some of the big issues of the fashion industry.

A few references from the interview:

Marianne Elliot – Living under Fire

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Not only is  the smiling face that greets you upon entry to Welly’s most fun restaurant , she is the author of  a book of memoirs about her time as a human rights lawyer in war torn Afghanistan, a Yoga Guide, and she is about take on a new role as change maker with .

Part 1 – Before she hits the ground with this next project, I wanted to ask her about her life and death experiences in Afghanistan, how she got through this time and why she came back to Wellington.

 

Part 2 –  chats about the effects of the organic tequila at her restaurant LaBocaLoca, her new role at ActionStation and some wonderful insights into what she thinks is important right now, especially for women in our community.

Helen Kirlew Smith – your urban dream broker

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Please meet Helen Kirlew -Smith. She is your local urban dream broker from the . What is an urban dream broker I hear you muttering?

Well if you are anyone with ideas – artists, designers, community groups, social entrepreneurs or fledgling businesses – Helen will explain all and how she can help YOU, to interact with the city in exciting new ways.

Helen will also be telling us why she loves her crazy job and how she has seen first hand the positive changes this concept is having and can have on our city. Don’t be shy now, propose away. She really wants to hear from you.