Podcast appearances and mentions of cecilia robinson

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty chat to one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most successful entrepreneurs, Cecilia Robinson. Cecilia shares her remarkable journey, from her beginnings in Sweden to founding AuPairLink, My Food Bag, and her latest venture, Tend—a digital-first healthcare provider. Named 2024 Innovator of the Year, Cecilia is also a mother of three and is leading the charge with her advocacy for a smartphone-free childhood. Alongside sharing her insights as an entrepreneur and leader, Cecilia talks about how she intertwines her life in business with her personal life and how her experiences as a mother of three shape her views on technology, parenting, relationships and business. Cecilia shares her challenges of balancing work and family life, highlighting the importance of integration over the elusive concept of balance. She also speaks passionately about the mental health crisis linked to social media and smartphones, advocating for legislative changes to protect younger generations and her commitment to a smartphone-free childhood. Cecilia is a powerhouse with a deep sense of purpose. She's come to accept that forging new paths and leading the charge doesn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with likability. With raw honesty, Cecilia shares both the personal and professional sides of being a modern-day leader passionate about delivering a healthier future for New Zealanders. Follow Cecilia on Instagram @ceciliarobinsontend and @robinsonduonz. Check out @tendnz for digital-first healthcare innovation. The group mentioned in the episode advocating for delaying smartphones and social media for kids' mental health is @unpluggedrebels_nz. If you enjoy this episode of Untidy, please support the show by subscribing in your podcast app and tapping the ‘+ follow' button. That way, you'll never miss an episode. Help us to keep building this supportive community – subscribe, share an episode with a mate, and chuck us a 5-star review. Thank you for listening and supporting our independent production! You're the best! Untidy is made for you – the people right at the heart of this steaming hot mess we call parenthood! Follow the show and DM us on Instagram @untidypodcast or email hello@untidypodcast.com. Your stories and ideas to help us shape the show! Find us online at Untidy podcast. Find Matilda at @matootles and get your copy of The Feel Good Guide. Find Hannah at @hannahedavison and her My Big Moments children's books at @mybigmoments. Enter code UNTIDY at checkout for 10% off your order.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Leaders Getting Coffee, our guest is Theresa Gattung. Former CEO of Telecom NZ, co-founder of My Food Bag, and Chair of Global Women. Theresa's story is unique. A chance meeting led to her joining Telecom, where at the age of just 37, she became that company's youngest ever CEO and the first woman to lead a NZX listed company. She talks about the importance of a strong leadership team, what she looks for in building a team, and the decision to sell one of Telecom's biggest assets. It might seem difficult to follow a corporate career like that, but Theresa became an entrepreneur and alongside Nadia Lim and Cecilia Robinson, she was one of the drivers behind the launch and rapid success of My Food Bag. She talks openly about managing in that high paced environment and has plenty of great lessons for young people with big aspirations. Theresa speaks with refreshing honesty about the highs and lows of her career, and the things that drove her to become a passionate advocate for women and a lifelong supporter of women in the workplace. And as always, we wrap up the podcast by asking Theresa what she would do if she was Prime Minister for a day?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our third edition of the Leaders Getting Coffee podcast, our guest is Cecilia Robinson. She is a serial entrepreneur, from Au Pair Link to My Food Bag, and now her latest venture Tend Health, she continues to challenge the status quo and how we deliver services to customers. A combination of enthusiasm and logic prevails in her conversation and her aspirations for the country. And she offers a very simple solution for our crisis ridden health system. Join Bruce Cotterill and his guest Cecilia Robinson in episode 3 of Leaders Getting Coffee.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We Need To Talk Balance  In this episode, Toni talks to entrepreneur Cecilia Robinson.  Cecilia has started several well-known companies, including My Food Bag and the online doctor service Tend.  She shares how prioritising certain aspects of your life can help juggle a very full calendar – especially when there are kids involved.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I chat to one of New Zealand's most impressive women about what drives her, finding balance and how she ruthlessly prioritizes

I chat to one of New Zealand's most impressive women about what drives her, finding balance and how she ruthlessly prioritizes

You know by now I'm not one to join aboard the cancel culture train when someone says something deemed out of line, but I think that businessman Simon Henry would be wise to apologise for what he said about Nadia Lim.I'm saying this not because I've taken offence at it, but because he's wrong and because he risks wearing personal and business damage unless here he kills this off as a media story as soon as possible.Just in case you haven't heard this, what he said during an interview with NBR was this: “I can tell you, and you can quote me, when you've got Nadia Lim, when you've got a little bit of Eurasian fluff in the middle of your prospectus with a blouse unbuttoned showing some cleavage, and that's what it takes to sell your scrip, then you know you're in trouble.”If you read the context of the article, he was trying to compare his business' recent IPO with My Food Bag's recent IPO.His IPO did really well. Shares that were worth AUD $1 at float are now worth near AUD $3.80.My Food Bag's IPO did not do as well. Shares that were worth $1.85 at float fell immediately, never recovered, and are now worth less than half of that at 89 cents.Simon Henry accuses My Food Bag of attracting investors by selling on Nadia Lim's appeal.If he is trying to suggest that there are naïve mum and dad investors out there who invest in shares because they recognise the brand and they like the brand and they like the person associated with the brand rather than because they actually understand the fundamentals of the business, than he's right. That does happen.That happens a lot lately, especially in the Sharesies age.But he's wrong to suggest that it's got anything to do with Nadia's cleavage and ethnicity and sensuality. There's not even that any cleavage in the photo that he's talking about and there's certainly nothing in that top to unbutton.Now there's every chance that Simon Henry could weather this storm.He's obviously great at the core part of his job. One equity analyst told media that Henry's one of the best CEO's he's met. DGL's share value is pretty much largely unchanged since the story printed.But already a KiwiSaver fund has added his business to the list of businesses it will not invest in anymore.Commentators are universally outraged by what he said and My Food Bag co-founder Cecilia Robinson is pressuring his board to take action and pressuring investors to reconsider whether this lines up with their principles.Now he can decide whether he wants this to carry on or not.If I was him, I would just rip the bandage off, stem any possible damage by simply getting it over and done with and saying that he's sorry.

There's a bit of uproar over some comments by an NZ business leader... CEO of DGL group Simon Henry.  Henry was interviewed by the NBR and was disparaging about My Food Bag's IPO last year when he said this: "I can tell you, and you can quote me, when you've got Nadia Lim, when you've got a little bit of Eurasian fluff in the middle of your prospectus with a blouse unbuttoned showing some cleavage, and that's what it takes to sell your script, then you know you're in trouble." Cecilia Robinson, co-founder of My Food Bag, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE 

Cecilia Robinson is a serial entrepreneur and one of this country's most successful businesswomen.  She has founded three hugely successful businesses – Au Pair Link, healthcare start-up Tend, and perhaps what's she best known for – My Food Bag.  Among her accolades, she's won the Supreme Woman of Influence Award, the Business Enterprise Award, and was inducted into The New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs.She was Simon Barnett and James Daniels' guest for this weeks Six and a Song. LISTEN ABOVE

My Food Bag plans to sell up to 185 million shares in an initial public offer that values the meal kit company at just under $450m.The company has filed its product disclosure statement and says it aims to list on the NZX and ASX on March 5.The shares will be priced at $1.85 each, implying a post initial public offering market capitalisation of $449 million.Up to $342m will be raised under the IPO. The offer includes 155.3m existing shares (64.1 per cent of the company) and 29.6m new shares.Money aised will be used to repay bank debt and pay transaction costs. Existing shareholders, including funds controlled by private equity firm Waterman Capital, will retain at least 23.7 per cent ownership of My Food Bag after the offer.Companies Office records show the Waterman Fund 3LP owns 70 per cent of the company having invested in October 2016.Co-founders Cecilia Robinson and her husband James own 10.8 per cent, as does Theresa Gattung. Interests associated with Nadia Lim own 5.4 per cent.My Food Bag says more than 10,000 customers and team members have registered to receive a priority allocation in the IPO. Australian investors were also targeted.Fund managers Milford Funds, Harbour Asset Management and Investment Services Group have committed to bid for holdings of at least 5 per cent of the company.My Food Bag chairman Tony Carter said new funds raised would provide the business with flexibility to pursue its growth strategy."Our growth will be underpinned by continued leadership in the meal kit market and expanding our food-based offerings to align to consumer trends," Carter said.In the past financial year, My Food Bag made a profit of $8.2m and revenue of $153.3m.In the 2021 financial year ending March 31, it expects to have turned over $189.5m and receive a net profit of $800,000. Its profit forecast for FY22 is $20.1m.The offer price implies an earnings ratio of 22.4 times its forecast 2022 financial year earnings and a gross dividend yield of 5 per cent.Henry Chung, director of investment banking and head of equity capital markets at Jarden - the arranger and joint lead manager of the offer, said: "My Food Bag, the first IPO of 2021, is already under way in the year's first quarter. It's our view this is a clear sign of general confidence, and what is set to be one of the busiest years on the market in some time."Board member Chris Marshall, founder of Waterman Capital, said the investment company was pleased to be involved in the next chapter of the company."When we invested in 2016, we saw a successful business that was well positioned to continue to grow its core offering and had the potential to leverage its platform to expand more broadly within the food and grocery sector."The business is extremely innovative and customer centric, which is an exciting combination. In addition, the online food delivery sector is the beneficiary of some very favourable long-term macro trends."In its product disclosure statement, My Food Bag cites German-based global meal kit delivery company HelloFresh and local player Woop as its biggest competition.It said it expected more competition to enter the market, and that it may have to discount its products or invest in new product development and marketing to retain or win market share.My Food Bag says it has delivered over 85 million meals to more than 300,000 households since it started in 2013.Key numbers and dates• Up to 185 million shares on offer to public• My Food Bag valued at $449 million post IPO• Up to $342m will be raised under IPO• Offer expected to open on February 19• My Food Bag plans to list on NZX and ASX on March 5

Digital healthcare start-up Tend has raised $15 million through a closed capital funding round to finance the next stage of its growth.The 3-month-old company, which conducts most of its patient doctors appointments virtually, is looking to acquire a string of medical clinics using the fresh capital, the NZ Herald reports. Tend founder and co-chief executive Cecilia Robinson said the funds were raised by the original four company founders - herself and husband James Robinson, Theresa Gattung and Dr Lee Mathias, along with new director and shareholder Marko Bogoievski - the chief executive of NZX-listed infrastructure investments firm Infratil.Each have put in the same valuation of capital.Bogoievski, who has taken a 13 percent stake in the company, brings 30 years of corporate and technology experience to the board.He told Heather du Plessis-Allan that in Tend he sees a group of people that are trying to address on of the countries biggest challenges, which is primary health care. "It's a combination of digital healthcare with physical support and services throughout the country that will redefine healthcare."It's not just about an online alternative. It's combining that with a use of data and better services that should change the way people think about healthcare."LISTEN ABOVE

There are calls to close the border, after Northland's community case of covid was detected yesterday.The 56 year old woman has the more infectious South African strain of the virus, caught in managed isolation in Auckland's Pullman Hotel.My Food Bag founder Cecilia Robinson, told Heather Du Plessis-Allan New Zealand needs time to evaluate after the new case.She says we should close the border for 4 to 8 weeks."It would be sensible to close the border and give ourselves time to asses the situation we are now facing."LISTEN ABOVE 

Founders of a "ground-breaking" new app launching in Auckland today are promising to put New Zealand on the map for providing the best healthcare in the world.It comes after reports of a looming healthcare crisis with nearly half of the country's GPs expected to retire in the next eight years. Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit New Zealand, there have also been multiple reports from health experts saying people are too scared to visit see a doctor.The new digitally-led medical service dubbed Tend, coined from the word 'attention' - to patients and families, hopes to combat that burden by offering virtual and in-clinic consults, immediate access to medical notes, e-perceptions and follow up messaging with qualified doctors.It's the brainchild of Cecilia and James Robinson, the founders of My Food Bag, alongside top public health doctor Mataroria Lyndon and Pushpay's Josh Robb.For the last 18 months the team have developing a service they believe could be the best in the world.Lyndon, Tend's clinical director, said it was more than just video calling, it's the beginning of a transformation in the way primary health care services are delivered in Aotearoa."For too long, primary health care has been designed to work around the health system and not always what works best for patients. This has prevented too many people and whanau from being able to access healthcare when they needed to," Lyndon said.He said this service, which they hope to eventually roll out nationally, would benefit all New Zealanders, especially Maori and Pacifika communities who overall face more barriers to see a GP. It will be available in Te Reo.From today patients can choose a GP or nurse that suits their needs and who they feel they would be most likely to connect with, Lyndon said.There is currently a team of 12 doctors and nurses to choose from but it's hoped that number will expand as the service grows.The company's co-CEO Cecilia Robinson said as a parent she had experienced the frustrating long waits at a GP clinic first hand, and it was part of the reason for developing the app."We want it to be like an uber experience, where you book and pay via the app."Enrolled patients would get their first appointment and repeat prescriptions for free.Community Service Card holders who are enrolled with the service would be seen for $13. For causal patients it would cost $49. Casual repeat prescriptions are charged at only $19.Following registration, users would be able to book a digital appointment with a GP of their choice between 7am – 9pm Monday - Friday, or 8.30am – 4.30pm on the weekend.While many medical needs would be available through virtual consult patients would still need to book in-clinic appointments at Tend's Kingsland clinic for some services.That's something they will be able to do with the touch of a button.Robinson said the app will help combat the looming healthcare crisis because it would allow patients from parts of the country without doctors to have access, and also attract retired medical professionals to re-enter the workforce because they can work from home.The app will also save patients time because they will be waiting at home, rather than in a clinic."As a country, we know we can do better. With advances in technology, we shouldn't be expecting people to have to take time off work, travel across town and sit in a waiting room worried about getting sick for a routine medical appointment," she said."We are going to continue working so hard to make New Zealanders the healthiest people in the world."Text by Emma Russell, NZ Herald

Within the next few days, our level four lockdown could drop to level three, which will mean a welcome return to work for some of us.But the impact of our lockdown will be serious for many businesses.Cecilia and James Robinson, the entrepreneurs behind Au Pair Link and My Food Bag are offering businesses the chance to have a session with them as mentors.Cecilia Robinson says advice they give is unique to the business and its situation.She adds New Zealand has taken the right approach acting quickly and swiftly."We've seen a lot of countries go ahead of us and there's been a bit of a blueprint in what's happened overseas in countries like Sweden, Italy, the UK and the US."

A group of young people who will be meeting Prince Charles today have been brushing up on their royal etiquette.The Prince and his wife Camilla are in the country for a week-long tour.Later today, Prince Charles will be attending a meeting of the Prince's Trust, which helps young people start businesses and get into work.Trust board member Cecilia Robinson told Kate Hawkesby the team has been receiving etiquette training.She says there is also a lot of researching that goes on because there are a lot of guidelines."It's a wonderful opportunity for them to meet someone they wouldn't normally be exposed to."LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE

Tag along on an exciting episode about female leadership and a good dose of girl power with Cecilia Robinson, Co-founder of My Food bag, the company that has influenced a whole country to eat differently by delivering food with yummy recipes straight to your doorstep!

John Cowan interviews Cecilia Robinson, entrepreneur and found of My Food Bag. 

If you're looking at companies in the last few years that have made a real impact in the local entrepreneur and general scene, you can't go past My Food Bag. Pulling an idea in from overseas and making it work here in tiny, weird New Zealand was a passion for Cecilia and James Robinson. The idea was weekly delivered food parcels that contained everything a family needed to make meals for the week. They got Nadia Lim on board as a brand ambassador and next thing you know they're making $100 million in revenue.But it can't have been that easy. In this conversation Simon talks to Cecilia about making the move from their earlier company Au Pair Link, approaching Theresa Gattung to sit on the board, creating a well regarded customer service operation and living on Weetbix during the hard times. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The implementation of NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard), looks a little bit different, depending upon which State you happen to be in. Cecilia Robinson, an Education Specialist with Region 4, discusses how NIMAS is being implemented in Texas. If you’d like to learn more about what NIMAS is and where it stands today, please […]