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Why Busy Tradies Run Out of Cash | Luke Kemeys Live at Konnect 2026 (opens the original)
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You’re doing the work, sending invoices and showing a profit. So why is there no cash in the bank? Recorded live at Konnect 2026 in Auckland, Alex sits down with Luke Kemeys from Keep the Change and Next Advisory to talk about what separates trade businesses that are growing from those that are just staying busy. Luke gets into gross profit and margins, the difference between profit and cash flow, chasing unpaid invoices, taking deposits and why waiting for the phone to ring is a risky sales str
How Lead Head Turned Lost Pencils and Viral Reels Into a Global Kiwi Brand (opens the original)
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Lead Head began with one very tradie problem: every time Troy took off his earmuffs, his pencil fell on the ground. A few beers, some rough prototypes and nine months of testing later, the original Lead Head hat was born. Troy and Nic join Alex to unpack how they turned that simple idea into a global Kiwi lifestyle brand. They talk about selling the early hats at the pub, creating raw Instagram content, refusing to pay influencers and unexpectedly taking off in Japan. The boys also get into arti
How Three Generations Built a Kiwi Property Empire | Shana Hopper (opens the original)
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How does a family go from running the Arkles Bay post office to creating Pauanui and some of New Zealand’s most iconic waterfront communities?Shana Hopper-McCully from Hopper Developments joins Alex at Marsden Cove to share the remarkable story of the Hopper family and the responsibility of carrying a 70-year Kiwi property legacy into its next generation.This episode came about after Alex mentioned Hoppertunity Knocks, the story of Shana’s great-grandmother Edith Hopper, during an earlier episod
Why NZ Health and Safety Is Broken | Vanessa Crafts Cuts Through the Bullshit (opens the original)
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Vanessa Crafts has earned a reputation as the badass of New Zealand health and safety.She’s asking the uncomfortable questions, challenging pointless box-ticking and pushing for practical reform that actually makes sense to the people doing the work.Vanessa joins Alex to unpack why too many health and safety systems are built for audits rather than humans, how major contractors are creating mountains of meaningless paperwork, and what needs to change if New Zealand genuinely wants better safety
Should You Buy a House in NZ in 2026? | Mortgage Insider Wayne Henry (opens the original)
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Is buying a house in New Zealand still worth it in 2026?In this episode of The Puzzle Factory, Alex sits down with Wayne Henry, founder of Wayne Henry Mortgages and a mortgage adviser with more than 25 years of experience in the finance industry.Together, they tackle one of the biggest questions facing Kiwis right now:Should you buy a house, invest elsewhere, or rethink the Kiwi dream altogether?Wayne shares his honest views on where the New Zealand property market is heading, what banks are rea
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