Podcasts about pledgeme

Anna Guenther is the Founder of PledgeMe, New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding platform, which has pledged over $75 million for Kiwi businesses and projects. What started as a master's thesis turned into a mission to change the way people fund what they care about. Anna's journey is one of resilience, from moving to New Zealand after losing her mum, navigating burnout, and returning to lead PledgeMe with fresh purpose. Now, she's on a mission to make funding more accessible, empowering women, regional businesses, and social enterprises to scale and grow. Hope you enjoy this episode, remember, we have a new episode dropping every Wednesday morning! Please remember to hit subscribe if you're enjoying the content. A must-listen for anyone who's ever had a big idea and wondered, “How do I make this happen?” Big thanks to our partners Moana Road and Kaboose Media, go check them out! Moana Road – https://moanaroad.co.nz/ Kaboose Media – https://www.kaboosemedia.co.nz/ Beyond the Surface Insta – https://www.instagram.com/beyond_the_surfacenz/ Beyond the Surface YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@beyondthesurfacenz Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZArq1WSsV1pMID1dkHbBL?si=ae3f007dd7794cde Noa Woolloff Insta – https://www.instagram.com/noawoolloff/  

Amber Craig is from a small Wairarapa hapū who have recently purchased back some of their ancestorial land and are now running a PledgeMe to help with placing buildings on that land. Amber joins us to talk about where they are at. See the full story on The Hui here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw_ZIFB75qo ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Anna Craig is from a small Wairarapa hapū who have recently purchased back some of their ancestorial land and are now running a PledgeMe to help with placing buildings on that land. Anna joins us to talk about where they are at. See the full story on The Hui here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw_ZIFB75qo Associate Minister of Justice, Nicole McKee, hasn't consulted the Police Association as part of her reform of the Firearms Registry. Documents also show McKee suggested removing police advice that she should consult with more non-gun owners. Don Brash joined Matthew Tukaki on Waatea to talk about the Hobson's pledge advertorial the NZ Herald carried last week. The disability sector is being hit with cuts and disabled NZer and their advocates are worried about what this will mean for the recipients of funding and services ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

One in 4 Kiwis identify as having a disability, and many find it difficult to communicate their preferences and choices to their supporters. Social enterprise Volition is developing a new app dedicated to making things easier and has launched a public fundraising campaign through PledgeMe. Erika Butters is the founder of Volition and joins Mark.

Red Paterson set off on a solo kayak circumnavigation, even after many told her it would be "impossible." Instead of listening to the naysayers, Red decided she would find out for herself whether the 5800km sea kayak journey around New Zealand was actually impossible or not. She shares about her strong determination, right from getting the idea, gaining sea kayaking skills, right until completing the journey non-stop for 432 days. Red learnt many lessons along the way and talks about taking it day-by-day. She shares advice that can be applied to any outdoor expedition and to everyday life. Last Chance: KEA Outdoors is a kiwi brand on a mission to build innovative, versatile and reliable outdoor gear for the every-day adventurer. This May, KEA Outdoors is offering you a unique opportunity to invest in the brand through an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Pledgeme. Invest from $1,000 and get a 20% Off Lifetime Discount Access: bit.ly/44m62kl Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can't wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :) Follow Red on Instagram: instagram.com/redznzjourney/ Get Red's Book: Finding Solo Read the Blog: www.abigailhannah.nz Follow Abigail on Instagram: instagram.com/abigailhannnah/ Follow Abigail on TikTok: tiktok.com/@abigailhannnah/

Two-time canoe slalom Olympian, Mike Dawson, spent a lot of time outdoors as a child and has a deep love for whitewater. While kayaking expeditions are within his comfort zone, Mike takes on a new challenge, journeying to the South Pole on a fifty day ski expedition inspired by Messner's 1989 epic Antarctic crossing. We discuss the logistics of a journey in such harsh conditions, operating camera gear, pulling a "too heavy" sled, and eventually reaching the South Pole base. Mike reflects on how this experience forced him to slow down and the challenges he experienced returning to normal life. Last chance: KEA Outdoors is a kiwi brand on a mission to build innovative, versatile and reliable outdoor gear for the every-day adventurer. This May, KEA Outdoors is offering you a unique opportunity to invest in the brand through an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Pledgeme. Invest from $1,000 and get a 20% Off Lifetime Discount Access: bit.ly/44m62kl Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can't wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :) Follow Mike on Instagram: instagram.com/mrmikedawson/ Watch the documentary at the NZ Mountain Film Festival 2024 Read the Blog: www.abigailhannah.nz Follow Abigail on Instagram: instagram.com/abigailhannnah/ Follow Abigail on TikTok: tiktok.com/@abigailhannnah/

Barbie Sharma is multi-passionate and loves spending her weekends exploring local gems. Based in Auckland, we talk about some of the natural attractions that are often overlooked in surrounding regions. One of Barbie's most memorable trips was a birthday getaway to Waikawau Tunnel Beach, where they had the beach to themselves and saw, "the best sunset I've seen on the North Island." Barbie shares practical tips for others that work a 9-5, advice for planning where to go next and spills the secrets on some of her favourite locations, including the Forgotten Highway. During lockdown, Barbie started to share content from her past trips and soon discovered this motivated and inspired other people's travels. Now she continues to share hidden gems, upcoming events and more on Instagram to help kiwis and international visitors plan their next trip! KEA Outdoors is a kiwi brand on a mission to build innovative, versatile and reliable outdoor gear for the every-day adventurer. This May, KEA Outdoors is offering you a unique opportunity to invest in the brand through an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Pledgeme. Invest from $1,000 and get a 20% Off Lifetime Discount Access: bit.ly/44m62kl Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can't wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :) Follow Barbie on Instagram: instagram.com/barbiesharmarj/ Read the Blog: www.abigailhannah.nz Follow Abigail on Instagram: instagram.com/abigailhannnah/ Follow Abigail on TikTok: tiktok.com/@abigailhannnah/

Jack Laurent has travelled over 600,000 km in his Land Cruiser Prado, saying he has explored every corner of New Zealand. Based in Taranaki, his favourite places to travel are the Far North and "anywhere" in the South Island. Jack shares about a mission up the Godley Valley and Havelock Valley in the central South Island. He shares about their unique experience, likely being the first people ever to kayak across the glacial lake. Despite meticulous planning, the weather took a turn for the worst in the Havelock Valley. The crew woke up to a magical snow dump overnight, but rain made the rivers impassable and there were some difficult decision to be made. Jack is also a co-founder of Roam Vehicle Outfitters, born from the desire to share his passion for exploring this beautiful country with like-minded individuals. He shares advice for people wanting to start out and acknowledges that everyone has different needs, "money is best spent on petrol or diesel in the tank, just go out there and explore". KEA Outdoors is a kiwi brand on a mission to build innovative, versatile and reliable outdoor gear for the every-day adventurer. This May, KEA Outdoors is offering you a unique opportunity to invest in the brand through an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Pledgeme. Invest from $1,000 and get a 20% Off Lifetime Discount Access: bit.ly/44m62kl Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can't wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :) Follow Jack on Instagram: instagram.com/roamwithjack_/ Follow Roam Vehicle Outfitters on Instagram: instagram.com/roamoutfittersnz/ Follow Will on Instagram: instagram.com/will.scown/Roam Vehicle Outfitters Read the Blog: www.abigailhannah.nz Follow Abigail on Instagram: instagram.com/abigailhannnah/ Follow Abigail on TikTok: tiktok.com/@abigailhannnah/

Matt Butler says he was born with an innate desire to fish, although his family wasn't outdoorsy. He started fishing in local Waikato rivers at age twelve and it took Matt three years to catch his first fish. After moving to Wanaka to pursue his passion for fly-fishing, he decided to spend his 20s doing what he loved. Matt would spend a few months each year as a fly fishing guide, then travel around the world and fish for the rest of the year. In 2020, that season of life came to an abrupt halt and Matt pivoted into starting an outdoor brand, KEA Outdoors, launching off a kickstarter campaign. He shares about his business journey and the unique investment opportunity currently open to the public. KEA Outdoors is a kiwi brand on a mission to build innovative, versatile and reliable outdoor gear for the every-day adventurer. This May, KEA Outdoors is offering you a unique opportunity to invest in the brand through an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Pledgeme. Invest from $1,000 and get a 20% Off Lifetime Discount Access: bit.ly/44m62kl Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can't wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :) Follow Matt on Instagram: instagram.com/traveltruly/ Follow KEA Outdoors on Instagram: instagram.com/keaoutdoors/ keaoutdoors.com Read the Blog: www.abigailhannah.nz Follow Abigail on Instagram: instagram.com/abigailhannnah/ Follow Abigail on TikTok: tiktok.com/@abigailhannnah/

In this episode, hear from Elisha Watson, founder of Coralus Venture Nisa, in a conversation with Development Guide MJ Ryan. Nisa was founded by Elisha in 2017, and up until July 2023, Nisa had provided employment to 29 women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. In December 2022, Elisha put Nisa up for sale and in June 2023, they announced they were closing. "In the final 5 weeks of business, it became really clear that Nisa's loyal customers valued the products that Nisa's staff made in their Wellington workshop.This response inspired Production Manager Pam Lowe to make a last-ditch effort to save Nisa; the jobs Nisa provides; and to keep making the clothing you love into the future.Together with other members of the Nisa team, a new plan emerged, and a hugely successful PledgeMe campaign launched. After funding their campaign goal in the first 24 hours, they ended the campaign with double the original goal. This made it possible for Nisa to re-start, re-stock and begin to create new employment opportunities to women from refugee and migrant backgrounds." They also discuss: Elisha's vision behind starting Nisa, which was to create job opportunities for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. How Nisa grew and expanded its product range to include bras, socks, bathing suits, and activewear. Elisha's next steps and the pathway to selling the business. The community's overwhelming support, which led to allowing the business to continue operating. Nisa's new team members, including those from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Elisha's advice for entrepreneurs and learnings from her journey. Connect with Elisha Watson on LinkedIn, and learn more about Nisa on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about Coralus and join our community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Teespa's PledgeMe campaign: pledgeme.co.nz/projects/7683-help-tia-launch-teespa-s-first-product-revitalising-teeth-serum

"As a designer, those are the responsibilities that you need to take on board. We've got a world where we've only got finite resources. We can't just keep on making more and more and more, it's just costing the planet far too much." In this episode, hear from Liz Mitchell, founder of Coralus Venture The Wool Revolution. Liz joins Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss her background as a fashion designer with over 25 years of experience, challenges with the wool supply chain in New Zealand, and the environmental impact of the fast fashion industry. They also discuss: Liz's connection with wool and its value, which led her to explore local wool production. Experimenting with different processes like hand-spun yarn, weaving, and needle felting to create textiles and products. The breakdown of supply chains during COVID which made local production more appealing. Liz's PledgeMe crowdfunding campaign. The circular economy aspect of wool, highlighting its sustainability, including creating living fleeces and biodegradable products. Connect with Liz Mitchell and The Wool Revolution on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. ⁠Learn more about Coralus and join our community⁠⁠.

DescriptionKyle chats with Council of Trade Unions Director of Policy and Economist Craig Renney about economic narratives during this election year, how to talk about economics from the left, the importance of engaging with people and why focusing on outcomes for workers is so important.We're in the FINAL 24HR of our PledgeMe so get on board if you're keen to help out!AND jump in and help to Triple the Vote!This episode's co-hosts:Kyle, CraigTimestamps0:00 Introductions1:24 National Attacking Economic Analysts 4:39 Grappling With a Left Leaning Economic Public View6:37 Getting a Palatable Progressive Economic Message Out8:37 The Wage Growth Disparity11:07 The Myth of Inflation14:10 Recessions & What We Want Out of the Economy18:14 What's Stopping the Conversation20:25 How Did the Technical Recession Develop23:10 How These Issues Happen and What We Can Do28:09 Making a Strong Economy29:10 What's NextIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

DescriptionKyle and Mark discuss an incredible variety of topics around political and governance institutions in Aotearoa with Deb Te Kawa including performance targets, engagement with the public and how neoliberalism has impacted public management.Remember to get involved with the Triple the Vote campaign!And we're in the last few days of our PledgeMe!This episode's co-hosts:Kyle, Mark, DebTimestamps0:00 Introductions4:13 Act Re-Introducing Performance Management10:56 People's Perception of Government Services14:14 A Crash Course on the BPS17:14 Understanding Performance27:12 Making the Public Understand Policy Process29:50 Concepts of Governance 40:32 Research on Vaccination Uptake46:08 Engagement and Regulation With the Systems52:45 The Language Around Performance and Services55:35 Neoliberalism in Public Management01:5:40 A Closing Story From DebIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

DescriptionWe discuss trans-rights organising against transphobes in Auckland, what it means to protest and the importance of creating space for trans people and experiences. Less importantly we also cover the election debates this week with a brief foray into the new economic numbers.Only one week to go on PledgeMe so it's your last chance to help us reach our goal!This episode's co-hosts:Philip, Kyle, Finlay, AngelaTimestamps0:00 Introductions2:24 the optics of protesting 41:27 the hope for trans spaces in the coming election43:38 Political debates1:01:35 The recession and economyIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

DescriptionWe discuss the week that was in current political events, Posie Parker has cancelled her trip to NZ but the far-right is still organising, the ACT party are continuing to engage in extreme rhetoric amid a lack of real pressure on right-wing parties. ACT and National both continue to release radical rightwing policies that are both incoherent and ripped straight from the UK.We're halfway to our PledgeMe contribute to help us reach our goal!This episode's co-hosts:Kyle, Lai, MarkTimestamps0:00 Introductions2:19 Posie Parker Cancels trip5:59 Far-right arrests8:31 ACT are at it again31:34 Lack of National Media Pressure39:01 New ACT and National PoliciesIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

Alice Shopland is a pioneer in the dairy-free cheese space in Aotearoa. Her company, Angel Food, has been at the forefront of distributing vegan cheeses since the early 2000s. With her products stocked in 350 stores and a range that includes animal-free sour cream, cheeses, and feta, they now have their sights set on expansion into Australia. Alice joins Simon to chat about her journey and their current equity crowdfund through PledgeMe to fund the big push over the ditch. You can check out Angel Food's PledgeMe campaign here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that more than 16 million tubes of toothpaste enter New Zealand landfills every year? Solid Oral Care are out to change the impact we make when we brush. Founder Laura Nixon talks with Simon about their kaupapa, expanding from a garage operation, and how they're using PledgeMe to fund it. Support Solid Oral Care's PledgeMe capaign here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca looks at a win for the so-called meme-stock apes. Last year GameStop, a retailer selling games, became the subject of a ferocious battle between retail investors and against professional investors/fund managers. While we haven't heard as much about gamestop and memestocks this year, the fallout continues, with one of the hedge funds most impacted by GameStop's surge in value telling investors it's shutting down. Rebecca also talks to Kathryn about New Zealand's crowdfunding platform Pledgeme.

Nada co-founded Again Again and in this interview we find out all about the reusable coffee cup sharing system.  We start by hearing about her journey of entrepreneurship as this is the third business venture she had been involved in.  We end up talking about working in ski resorts, working as a physiotherapist, starting a clothing label and lots of reflection on reuse and waste.  If you enjoy this check out some of the other interviews at www.theseeds.nz  Website: https://www.againagain.co/ PledgeMe site: https://pledgeme.co.nz/investments/425-again-again Email: nada@againagain.co  

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand. This week he’s joined by Nada Piatek, co-founder and MD of Again Again.Every year, New Zealanders throw out 300 million takeaway coffee cups. Even the ones that are compostable, most often aren’t composted – only one in 400 compostable coffee cups make it to the compost, in fact.Many people have Keep Cups, but not everyone always has their Keep Cup on them at all times. And then there aren’t many choices. But one New Zealand company is out to change that.Again Again offers a service where users can pay $3 to borrow a reusable stainless steel cup with a lid. Bring it back, and you will get your $3 back, with the cafe washing it for future use. It saves cafes money on takeaway cups, and it reduces waste. So far it’s helped remove 840,000 cups from the waste stream each year, and it’s only just getting started.Again Again began in Wellington, has 160 plus cafes around the country in the program, and is now looking to expand their impact and mission. They’re currently equity crowdfunding through PledgeMe – where they’re looking to raise at least $300k to help them expand to tackle other takeaway waste problems, including an exciting new project with Garage Project around their flagons.The company co-founder and MD, Nada Piatek joined us by Zoom, for a chat about how 20 years of entrepreneurship and sustainability initiatives led to this concept, the raise and the goals of the company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An incredible milestone today for a Kiwi company that's crowdfunding its effort to make the world's first biobead Covid vaccine.This is the Covid vaccine corporation  - or CVC - and their campaign on Pledgeme has got off to a dream start today.Dr Claire McGowan is the CEO of Pledgeme, and she is tonight's guest on Bosses Rebuilding.LISTEN ABOVE

Over the past year New Zealand companies have successfully raised $36 million in capital from just two online funding platforms. In this episode of NZTE's Investment Fix podcast we talk to PledgeMe cofounder Anna Guenther and Snowball's director of capital Bill O'Boyle about how to harness the power of your crowd and get funded. 

Wellington blogger Lucy Revill is crowd funding to publish a book about the city she loves and some of its dynamic and interesting residents. She founded the blog The Residents five years ago featuring interviews and photographs of Wellingtonians, some celebrities, others not so well known but just as interesting. She gained thousands of followers on social media, then decided to pull together some of them in a book celebrating the Capital. After being knocked back by publishers, she started PledgeMe page and raised her initial goal of $ 22 thousand in 13 hours.

Updated to fix audio issues.   They say cats have nine lives.  Breccan tells us about 10 cities, 10 schools and 10 lives.   Underneath his bland title of CEO of a software services company is a young man with an unconventional upbringing and a company determined to deliver “do good” tech-focussed on ethics, fairness and sustainability.  Kind of like a technology refillery.  PledgeMe anyone?     Prepare to be impressed and entertained, as Rumi was when he met Breccan for the first time just a few weeks ago. https://www.linkedin.com/in/breccan/  

Sacha is a multiplatinum selling singer, songwriter and musician who has also founded SOLE Music Academy.  In this interview we talk about her life story, her love of music, the role her Grandfather played in her singing, competing in Jazz competitions from a young age and why she thinks music is so important.  We also talk about the origins of SOLE Music Academy, what it is aimed at doing by empowering young people in their music careers and the plans for the future.   I really enjoyed this conversation and know you will too.  Please check out the website for SOLE Music Academy which has a link to the PledgeMe campaign currently running. https://www.solemusicacademy.co.nz PledgeMe: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/6347-new-music-hub-for-christchurch Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0T39WRpIykwV2LJhmO6mj8?si=C2gqeuW3R6-nM6sY6ap-ew Profile and bio: https://www.solemusicacademy.co.nz/about-testimonial-2 Full song which had an excerpt sung in interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jy1Tt1gHlI&feature=youtu.be For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz      

A Canterbury farmer and entrepreneur is hoping to transform the dairy industry in New Zealand and around the world.Happy Cow Milk is raising funds for a "milk factory in a box" through PledgeMe.The new device will allow on-farm pasteurisation and cooling and direct transport from the farm to cafes and retailers.Founder Glen Herud told Tim Dower the aim is to farm and distribute milk ethically and sustainably.He says a different dairy model is needed, so young people can start farming with five to 50 cows and make a good living.LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand. This week he talks to Jade Tang-Taylor and Anna Guenther from Cheese Cartel.This week on the podcast we have something a bit different: our first returning guests. It's very cool to have someone come back to the podcast on a second mission, and today that's happening twice.Two people from two different previous podcasts have created a kind of entrepreneur supergroup.Cheese Cartel was the outcome of a bunch of friends who know how make things happen coming together for a higher purpose (cheese).A self-described slow startup, Cheese Cartel is an antidote to the kind of businesses that are out to take over the world at any and all costs. Instead, it is a cool meditation on growing a company with the best people possible to get the best results.Two of the Cheese Cartel’s five (and a half) founders join Business is Boring today, Jade Tang-Taylor - who was on the podcast previously as a co-founder of Curative and now consults to bring design for social impact and diversity to projects large and small and Anna Guenther, founder and chief bubble blower at PledgeMe.Listen to the chat to learn about their philosophy, how they launched a successful cheese service business and the journey of making a business with friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I first heard speak at a TED talk in Wellington back in 2012. She introduced the idea that crowdfunding was going to change the world and, as I’d never heard of crowdfunding, I was intrigued as to how she was going to do this. Anna was then, and still is, a powerhouse of energy and passion to do what she thinks is right. We often don’t agree and that's cool (well for me anyway!), but I have immense respect for her.   She was one of Collective Intelligence’s first recipients and used this opportunity to great effect, her team helping her mould  into the success it is today. Anna’s wine choice is on standby for her to enjoy with us when she’s next back across the ditch from her base in Brisbane.

Hiria is here! More on her journey, speaking at TEDxWelligton and the Zero Carbon Challenge PledgeMe campaign: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/6226-manawa-smart-home-sensor-kit-for-community-organisations---Whare Hauora has created Manawa: a smart home sensor kit and platform that measures the temperature and humidity of rooms in homes and tells you if your home is making your whānau sick.We built Manawa specifically for whānau, so they gain insights into their health and wellbeing, via notifications and a dashboard.Our Vision is an Aotearoa where your home doesn't make you sick. But for a lot of families, knowing that your home is making you sick and having the resources to upgrade your home or access health services or even purchasing a Manawa kit are near on impossible.So Whare Hauora is running a Pledgeme campaign specifically for Community organisations that help families with housing upgrades like insulation installations or health services like respiratory illness prevention.------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the episodes: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted takes you behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

A bubbly and busy Hiria let's us know that the product is ready to go, she's prepping for some talks and is focusing her last week in the Zero Carbon Challenge on the PledgeMe campaign to get 200 kits to organisations.btw: product pricing is very hard :)Hiria has also published a stack of updates as LinkedIn videos, go check them outAnd finally, as Hiria hear's others are now able to "pitch" the product she is looking for a co-founder by asking around and gonna go 50/50.- TEDxWellington: https://www.tedxwellington.com/- LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/hiriaterangi------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the episodes: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted takes you behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Anna Guenther is the founder of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe. She joined Angus on an audio version of the podcast and shared some of her journey including: Why Anna chose "Chief Bubbleblower" as her title. How Anna got the idea for PledgeMe and her failure on Audacious How PledgeMe responded when their transaction provider shut them down with no notice The commonalities of successful crowdfunding campaigns - "The three C's" The common mistakes and misconceptions of crowdfunding Campaigns PledgeMe have rejected The fastest campaigns raised on PledgeMe Why crowdfunding works best for companies that are already going Launching a cheese delivery company Aligning values when forming a team Her secret peer-learning entrepreneur group Why social enterprise is the future

Tough times call for tough decisions by tough people and if there's one thing you've learnt through the past episodes it's that Hiria Te Rangi is one tough woman.Covering the product (all fine), distribution (schools getting it, PledgeMe peeps you're all good), it comes down to the business (setting up the right structure) and that ever present demon of all businesses, cash flow.Whilst "Winter is coming" for some in the form of TV shows we here at Access Granted NZ are going to do much more when NZ winter arrives. On June 22nd we will be kicking off a major campaign to help Whare Hauroa raise the money it needs to ensure every New Zealander, no matter who they are and what socioeconomic band they land in, has the information to have a warm and healthy home. WATCH THIS SPACE!In the meantime check out Hiria and with the school sensors that she'll be installing in Windley school over the holidays. [Thank you! to Alan Brennan from Monkeytronics for being the Whare Hauora technology partner and Thinxtra Loïc Barancourt for supplying the connection.]https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/update-where-whare-hauora-sensors-now-hiria-te-rangi/------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Moved to local Wellington cult beer bar, Hashiho Zake, to find out from Hiria that the PledgeMe products are being tested, that getting $ for social investment in New Zealand is hard, what "social investment" actually is is not mandated in NZ, and that the boys may have a plan to get $100,000 ... watch this space.------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Last year a medicinal cannabis producer called Hikurangi Cannabis Company came out of seemingly nowhere and broke the internet, crashing PledgeMe’s servers as it became the fastest local company to crowdfund into the millions - doing 2 million odd in less than ten minutes. But as with most overnight successes it was on the back of years of work. It’s a long journey to change an illegal activity well connected with an area to a legal one. Locals from the Ruatoria area and around Ngati Porou and the East Coast, of which Hikurangi is a significant Maunga to local Iwi, were given first dibs, and invested ahead of the public raise. And the company, that inked deals overseas that could stretch into the hundreds of millions has gained first low THC and very recently higher THC trial and growth rights. And this is while not compromising on trying to create access and jobs for people that have fallen foul of the prohibition laws. While other companies have gone out with a very medical company type branded approach, Hikurangi proudly showed their dreadlocked and rasta hatted workers. This is about honesty, integrity and most importantly actually following through, the 20 plus local jobs and big milestones hit have Hikurangi as a leader in the industry, a founding member of the industry council and a beacon to many companies looking to take a community-led approach to the legal cannabis industry, To talk the journey, where we are and where we go from here, founder CEO Manu Caddie joins us now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As careers go Anna Guenther is not doing half bad, with stints working for the New Zealand Government, MIT and a Masters in Entrepreneurship with a focus on crowdfunding. Anna is currently co-founder and Chief Bubble Blower of PledgeMe, New Zealand's first crowdfunding platform.Over five years PledgeMe has had over $15 million pledged and over 1,100 creative, community and entrepreneurial campaigns - ranging from food forests through to a craft brewers. In order to continue to grow in New Zealand, launch in Australia and focus on making equity crowdfunding equitable, PledgeMe are equity crowdfunding equity crowdfunding (again). If you want to join Anna and the PledgeMe team for this journey, please head over to their campaign page.I hope you enjoy this episode. So, leave a comment and subscribe today.Stay awesome and share the loveEli SmitFounder + HostGroundbreakingpodcast.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PledgeMe project is kicking in, a few weeks to go so please please support this amazing charity - simply go to the project page, "Sensors that tell you when your home is making you sick". As the project runs questions come in and Hiria and team have answered a lot of them in a video (on the project plage and linked below).Hiria has been hitting the media with TV, newspaper, and radio slots abound especially after the first of the workshops at Strathmore in Wellington. Monday (6th Aug) Hiria is in Auckland to talk to all you corporates to garner even more support - she'll do interpretive dance on the Queen's Street pedestrian crossing if that's what it takes!- https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5701-whare-sensors-that-tell-you-when-your-home-is-making-you-sick- https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/videos/1476597585819091/- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=12101270&ref=twitter------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/Buy the AG merch:https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Listen about the PledgeMe project ... and then GO PLEDGE: https://pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5701-sensors-that-tell-you-when-your-home-is-making-you-sickWe need your help to take the next step and run trials in key communities, so we’re asking you to pledge to buy a kit, and for each kit you buy we’ll give one to a family in need. Each kit comes with 4 sensors, a gateway and a free app that helps you measure the health of your home.We believe every home in New Zealand should have sensors, and that they should be government funded for our most vulnerable communities - just like the flu jab. But until we can make that a reality, we need our community to help us reach those who need us the most.Join our mission We want an Aotearoa where our homes don’t make us us sick. We want every home to have a sensor kit within the next 5 years.By pledging your support, you’ll help empower communities to understand how their homes can affect their health.You’ll also help us gather secure, non-personal data that helps paint a picture of what’s needed in New Zealand building standards.https://pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5701-sensors-that-tell-you-when-your-home-is-making-you-sick------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/Buy the AG merch:https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Welcome to the 50th episode!  Marcelle Lunam is the founder and project lead for Tūmanako Wellness Centre.  Marcelle has worked in film as a director and we discuss the influence her Grandfather had on her as a child learning to appreciate light, paintings and film.  We also discuss her career and work with the innovative Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney as well as being a creative who has been the international Creative Director of Mambo and Creative Director of zSpace in Sydney.  We then discuss Tūmanako Wellness Centre and the unique plans to take the best of what is done overseas and improve on it here - what is it, what the plans for the future are and how it might change life for people.  Website: www.tumanakowellness.com Pledgeme campaign: http://pldg.me/tumanako https://www.facebook.com/tumanakowellnesscentre/ Our PILLARS - are found under "What we do - our mission & pillars"  here: https://www.tumanakowellness.com/what-we-do/ This is the 50th interview so is one of dozens of stories - to listen to others go to www.seeds.libsyn.com    

Hiria Te Rangi's weekly Whare Hauora catch up and she discusses the partnerships the charity is making, especially getting the sensors nationwide.Hiria also discusses and sharing of data with such organisations as Powershop which will help their residents work out how effective their homes are at keeping the warmth in.20th JULY: PledgeMe campaign goes live - get prepared to support the team in their mission! https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/If you're approached by the Whare Hauora team approach your business for donations then please DO IT!And finally, watch this space as Hiria, Amber, and Brenda return from their Board Strategy Retreat weekend with news of what's next with Whare Hauora.------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hiria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the updates: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted is the leading New Zealand tech, media, & startup podcast hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, and others. Hosts of #TechweekTV and #WellyTechAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/Buy the AG merch:https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Together with Brenda Wallace and Amber Craig, Hiria Te Rangi have created Whare Hauora with one mission and one mission only, "An Aotearoa, where your home, does not make you sick."It started a few years ago and we are proud to be sharing Hiria's own story just as Whare Hauora launches into two key pilots, and gears up for a public release of their sensors via a PledgeMe campaign: http://www.wharehauora.nz/preorder-1/Start-ups are hard, actually making a difference is tough, and doing it with open and transparent principles could mean it was a step too far - but not with Hiria and the team, they are determined and Whare Hauora *is* going to help bring health to all Kiwis.Get involved - http://www.wharehauora.nz/get-involved-1/- http://www.wharehauora.nz/- https://twitter.com/WhareHauora- https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/- https://twitter.com/N3rdyByN4ture- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/hiriaterangiBrenda Wallace 2015 episode (and now we know what the secret project was): https://www.accessgranted.nz/episodes/2015/11/19/ep-76with-brenda-wallaceAmber Craig 2015 episode:https://www.accessgranted.nz/episodes/2015/8/31/ep-41-patreon-amber-craig------------------------------------------------------Access Granted podcast featuring Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, and others sharing the NZ people from tech, social media, startups and upstartsAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nz Follow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast Subscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/Buy the merch:https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Recently I spoke with Anna Guenther, CEO and chief bubble blower of PledgeMe, a New Zealand based crowdfunding platform “helping Kiwis fund the things they care about”. I'd been wanting to chat with Anna for quite a while, her name was on the “potential awesome podcast guests” list that I keep for myself. I'd been reluctant about reaching out as I'd heard she was super busy and had thought, “Why would a CEO give up their time to chat with me if I'm just reaching out to them cold?” Thankfully one day I managed the courage to reach out to ask if she'd be interested in coming on the show. The reply I received back the next day was awesome “Ha! I'm pretty used to being uncomfortable! I could catch up early next week if you'd like?” We caught up down at Creative HQ in Wellington and sat down to find out a bit more about each other over a cup of peppermint tea before the meeting room we were going to chat in freed up. I don't know what I'd felt so uncomfortable about as we discussed favourite podcasts, why we liked them and why we didn't, as well as what we were going to try at “Wellington on a Plate”. When we got stuck into the podcast conversation we talked a bit about Anna's background, her accent belies the fact she is from Dunedin. Then we got into the origin story of PledgeMe, it's an interesting story and you can listen to it here. But as you know it's the uncomfortable stuff around it that I find interesting. Anna discussed heaps of great ideas, but these ones are popping up for me at the moment with where I am at. “That felt like the validation point where we could really start telling people about it” There came a time in the development of PledgeMe that Anna and her co-founder were convinced that this was something that could really work. The idea was validated in their minds and they could really start to push it. It's a tipping point that I'm sure a lot of us face when we come up with an interesting idea. I know it was when I started up podcasting. I had all sorts of thoughts going through my head; Who is going to want to talk with me on the show? Who is going to want to listen to me? Do I have the technical skills to pull this off? Do I have enough interesting things to talk about to pull this off? The easiest things to measure were, if I could get people to come and have a conversation with me, and how many people were downloading the episodes. For some reason I set myself the target of getting 10 people to speak with me before putting out any episodes. I figured that if I could convince 10 people that I might be interesting to chat with, then I could probably go on convincing people. Looking back, I've put out over 70 episodes to date and have spoken with over 60 guests. I'd also set myself the target of trying to get 50 downloads for each episode, I have no idea why I chose that as my validation number (although I do have a big family, so maybe I thought that if I had that many at least someone that wasn't related to me was probably listening). The first few episodes hit that number quickly and all of the others have surpassed it, some by quite a significant amount. Hitting these validation targets is important as it helps with our confidence levels and keeps us engaged and the momentum going on our ideas. The challenging thing is where this validation target lies? Set it too close and it may be an idea that you keep pushing towards that you should let go. Set it too far away and if you don't hit it early then you might find yourself getting disheartened and drifting away from a great idea. I don't have any earthshattering advice about this, instead focus on a target that is a decent challenge for you to hit, but still well below where you want to end up “There is healthy stress which makes you think differently and push harder” We talk about stress often, and I don't know about you but for me the word often brings up negative connotations. The concept of stress is often frame in a way that it is bad to experience. This isn't always the case as having some stress is often a good thing when we are working towards something. Think about a deadline of something you have been working on, this deadline creates a sense of stress around time for us. Being in this state of stress will often increase my effectiveness and my creativity. It forces me to focus my energy and concentration on the topic at hand, getting the job done. Having this pressure on me often forces me to come up with slightly different ways of doing things to the way that I would normally just plod through a task, sometimes this new way increases my efficiency or output in the future. If I didn't have this stress on myself then I find my concentration wandering off and getting distracted with a whole lot of sparkly things. As a bit of a test I've set myself a time deadline to write this post by to see if I can train my focus by putting myself under some stress. It seems to be working so far. I'm perceiving this stress as a beneficial stress for me. I know it's not damaging and I can use it for my advantage to get something productive done. The problem is when I don't manage my stress levels well. This healthy stress that use to my advantage, called Eustress, can turn into distress. The stress is the same in this instance, I have a deadline coming up. However my response to it differs. I perceive the stress as negative, that it is problematic to me. When I do this I find myself getting flustered, my ability to perform drops away and I get distracted easily. My ability to manage my stress levels depends on a lot of things, what I've been eating, how well I've slept, what else is going on in my life, if I've moved my body recently. But the largest influence on how I manage is my perception of the stress as either positive or negative. If I can ship my perspective so that this stress is a positive thing for me, then I can harness it to improve my performance. It's not good to be under stress all the time, even if it is the healthy kind. It's important to have time when not stressed to relax, but also to reflect and take away learnings about how I handled the situation and what I might do differently next time. Each time I am under stress it's an opportunity to train myself to get better at dealing with it. “We should be having robust conversations about everything, diversity of perspective is so important” BOOM! Not so long ago it was thought everything that was known was all that there was. How things have changed, the earth is no longer flat, the sun does not revolve around the earth, and women are capable of making at least as informed choice about who to vote for as men are. I used to be very guilty of adhering to just one perspective. In my early to mid-twenties I was stuck in a very fixed mindset and thought that the way I was doing things was the way I was supposed to be doing things. It didn't serve me well, and I ended up being a pretty boring, unhealthy person, some may even argue a bit of a dickhead! Over the years since then, my perspective has gradually changed. It's changed through conversations, whether this being through having robust discussions with people, or listening to differing viewpoints. This is the way the world has changed over time, through having these discussions. The things I mentioned before have all been proven, but when the concept was first floated they hadn't been and it was only though robust conversation that the world was convinced. Now I try my best to jump into robust discussion about topics. I may not always change my perspective as a result of having these discussions, but at least I'm at a point now where I recognise the importance of taking the time to listen and engage. Listen to the full episode here.   PledgeMe Anna Twitter Host: Chris Desmond UIOK Instagram UIOK Facebook Twitter   Support the show on Patreon

Josh Forde (@JoshForde) co-founder of Rabid Technologies the tech company behind many of New Zealand's online companies such as PledgeMe. Raj and Josh talk a little about what they do but focus more on where they are taking the company, the challenges within (re)focusing a fairly well established company. Josh explains how they have grown out of their Enspiral roots and are now looking at supporting "social good" using the skills and experiences they have at their fingertips.They also discuss the growth of Rabid, it's future and how to expand outside of New Zealand - everyone wants to do this so listen and learn as to how Rabid are tackling this particular challenge.------------------------------------------------------Access Granted podcast featuring Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Pascale Hyboud-Peron, Vaughan Rowsell and others sharing the NZ people from tech, social media, startups and upstartsAll our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Anna is a vivacious, fun and the perfect guest to kick off Executive Stories for 2018. She has experience in events, finance, project management and startups and has completed her Masters in Entrepreneurship through the University of Otago where she wrote her thesis all about crowdfunding and her startup, PledgeMe Her official title is PledgeMe's 'chief bubble blower.' Anna is clever and energetic. She knows what’s going on in the world and business and keeps her finger on the pulse in the face of changing technology. In this interview we decided to have a little bit of fun chatting about Anna’s biggest f*ck ups. Yes, there’s some expletives that could be beeped out but I decided to run with it in its raw form – maybe skip this episode if this might not be your thing.  But do tune in if you want front row seats as we discuss some of Anna’s biggest mistakes, what she learnt from them and how we can learn from our mistakes as well. We also delve into the world of crowd-sourced fund raising and its benefits. There is certainly a little tongue and cheek to Anna’s personality but when we delve a little deeper into the conversation you see she is a super smart business woman who takes a very honest and open approach to life and business - and was willing to share her f*ck ups for us all to learn from. I hope you like it!

Anna Guenther of PledgeMe discusses the world of crowdfunding, sharing insights and advice for entrepreneurs looking to raise investment funds, whilst making a positive impact on the world.

The Executive Menstruator and Creative Menstruator of the new social enterprise Wā Collective came on B-Sides to talk about ending period poverty, and being okay with using a menstrual cup! Olie Body and Marie Larking join Laura and Perrine in the studio. Visit http://wacollective.org.nz/ to learn more, and keep an eye out for their PledgeMe campaign in the coming days.

We have had Anna on many times talking about the amazing campaigns that are on Pledgeme.co.nz This time we actually talk about PledgeMe itself and its amazing growth path and some very interesting news. *Cough* Australia.Women in Tech - its a thing, its a thing people are talking about. Anna shares some cool insights.Note, this episode contains many pop culture references from the 90’s.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Today I chat with Anna Guenther the Chief Bubble blower from PledgeMe. PledgeMe is a crowdfunding platform which helps Kiwi's fund the things they care about. They have run over 1000 successful campaigns and helped raise over $15 million dollars. We chat through the origin story of PledgeMe and Anna's story in getting to the point. Other topics we cover are: + Naievity in the beginning of projects and how it is important + Finding validation points + Shifting the goalposts when you need to + The difference between good and bad stress and managing both + Changing the landscape of crowdfunding + Why crowdfunding isn't dumb money + Dealing with internet trolls + The importance of diversity of perspective + Why we should have robust conversations about everything + Why people are both the best and worst things   Guest: Anna Guenther PledgeMe Anna Twitter Host: Chris Desmond UIOK Instagram UIOK Facebook Twitter   Support the show on Patreon

Listen again to the lovely two super-humans; Jenny and Kareena, from The Misprint Co.! The Misprint Co. make good-looking notebooks out of your waste paper. Their recent emergence as finalists in the Wellington Low Carbon Challenge 2016 means they're currently closing in on a PledgeMe campaign to expand their business and do even more good things for Aotearoa. Their ultimate mission is to help New Zealand close-loop our waste streams.

We chat with aurynn shaw (@aurynn / http://eiara.nz/), part 2 of a chat we had months ago – The Default Human - as the team talk about devops in organisations, the cultural as well as the technical aspects, and how change can occur – for the right reasons. aurynn shares a story of how Devs can have a “we're better than you” mentality much like sports rivalry which isn’t important and then introduces us to “Engineers disease” – which is a conversation for another podcast.Anna (@where_is_anna) from PledgeMe is also back to give us an update on the amazing things happening on the site.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

This week I have Stephen Grant-Jones in the studio to talk about the relaunch of the www.GreenplanetFM.com website & the merging with www.Ourplanet.org into a dynamic, far-reaching local to global web presence.   GreenplanetFM is upping it game, it’s jumping its codes to a whole new platform by extending its outreach to as many people as we can who we share breath with. In doing this, it is merging with Tim’s flagship website Ourplanet.org - which first went up on the world wide web as one of the pioneers of html coding and art work - 20 years ago in 1996. When first put up it collected a number of awards for both content and aesthetics as well as gleaning hundreds of hits a week every year, whilst sitting ‘in suspense’ waiting to be truly activated - well, this time to accelerate our expansion is now!   Stephen Grant-Jones started building websites many years ago after being inspired by an interview he heard by David Bowie and was the person who took the GreenplanetFM audios and turned them into podcasts in 2008 with the streaming of the show via our website and iTunes. What he has learnt during his tenure running a web design agency is an understanding of the different areas of digital marketing and how all the disparate threads can be joined together and optimised, this includes how websites are built incorporating SEO (search engine optimisation), writing copy, email marketing, video, social media, analytics and paid advertising. They all interlink together, into a complete strategy. In this interview he talks about building a “strong web” and providing value first, educating, inspiring and entertaining, making sure that a website has many interlinking parts with other parts of the web, which is what we’re doing with the relaunch of the two websites into one. Stephen explains how we’ve built the website using ‘Agile’ and ‘Scrum’ methodology to build the site in ‘Sprints’ or increments. We talk about the direction that the new site is taking, going ‘mobile-friendly’, some of the functionality to expect and how you can help and be a part of the unfolding platform we’re creating. By leveraging social media feeds (Facebook and Twitter for example) to draw people’s attention to our website, we can educate, inspire and entertain them with webinars, localised video, podcasts, blogs and news, plus articles - from unique planetary movers and shakers and others on the leading edge of positive change. Also, every week GreenplanetFM will be on air - broadcasting from Auckland’s sky tower so that anyone who is intuitive to empowering and inspiring their life, can tune into 104.6FM from 8-9am every Thursday.   We’ve spent over a year on this project so far, with having to organise and coordinate getting 330+ one-hour podcasts from one server to another, and making sure we pay attention to detail to make sure we don’t lose any data and our place in the search engines. Not to mention the actual design and development of the new website platform, all the specialised coding and building of ‘Web Apps’ that we’ve had to create. As GreenplanetFM is a voluntary radio program and I don’t have any ‘products’ as such, we’ve had to ‘bootstrap’ or fund it ourselves with our own time, energy and money, so it’s taken some time to pull all the threads together. We’re down to the last final push to get the site launched and have decided to do some crowdfunding to get it over the line. Stephen and I will be holding a Webinar (or online presentation) to take you on a journey through what we’re creating and why. You can sign up for it here; www.ourplanet.org/webinar. We’ve setup a page on PledgeMe http://pldg.me/ourplanet where we’re not just wanting to accept donations, we have some ‘rewards’ that people can choose from. Join us as we release the first details and the launch date of the new version of our website, ourplanet.org Stephen has just completed 6 digital marketing courses that cover Website Funnel Conversion, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Marketing and Paid Traffic Mastery. He is about to complete the Testing & Optimisation and Data & Analytics courses. He can be contacted through his LinkedIn profile; https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephengrantjones

She calls herself Chief Bubble Blower, but PledgeMe's young CEO now runs a very serious business indeed. She talks about how it all started in Dunedin and how PledgeMe now funds companies as well as arts and charity projects. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZ_Business, Facebook.com/NZBusinessPodcast and the official website http://NZBusinessPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Johanna Bennett, Anna Guenther Running time: 0:43:57

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rise of the 'chatbots'; also the local crowdfunding platform PledgeMe moves into peer-to-peer lending. And in the latest development in the complex and rapidly evolving video streaming on demand market, Spark says it will keep giving away Lightbox free to all home broadband customers.

Nick Williamson (@mashmatix), for the last 20 years, has forged his career working at the intersection of Planning, Surveying, Law, and Spatial Science. Much of that time has been spent in and around local government, although he spends a lot of time talking to ‘ordinary people’ working to bring disruption, creativity and community to many projects (eg, Kamo Place Race (TEDxChristchurch talk) and Place As A Service with Te Karanga).We also welcome back Anna Guenther (@where_is_anna), CEO from PledgeMe, for an update on what crowd funding campaigns are happening at the moment.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

This week we catch up with Matt Cobham (@CobhamMatt) from SiteSorted where we talk startups, tech, the R9 Accelerator programme and a whole lot more. We also catch up with Anna from PledgeMe too.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

This week we have a brief catch up with Anna from PledgeMe about the latest pledges and we get to know Cameron Mehlhopt (@CameronMehlhopt) from StarNow and learn about being a tech firm in the talent space, work in film and television industry.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Mike sits back and enjoy an interview as this was Raj flying solo again talking with Jackson James Wood (@_jjw_) and his media work with PledgeMe and being a co-founder of Ora Safety and Health.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

Mike sits back and enjoy an interview as this was Raj flying solo again talking with Jackson James Wood (@_jjw_) and his media work with PledgeMe and being a co-founder of Ora Safety and Health.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/

We start with a new monthly catchup with Anna CEO of PledgeMe who runs through a few tech/media items before a fascinating conversation with Sandy Mamoli & Brenda Leeuwenberg discussing their Nomad8 / agile story.------------------------------------------------------We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch!Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen.All our past shows are on our websitehttps://www.accessgranted.nzFollow and Like us on:https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZhttps://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcastSubscribe to the show however you want:https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/