In this special series of The SME Stream Podcast, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe steps inside some of Aotearoa’s most loved small and medium businesses - exploring their culture, their stories, and how coffee helps bring people and ideas together.

In this episode, Wilhelmina catches up with Nespresso's very own New Zealand Market Director; Andrew Bowring to discuss the journey of Nespresso coffee from its origin to why it's become such a morning, social ritual both at home and in the office, as an opportunity to strengthening workplace engagement and human connection in a post-COVID culture and environment.

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In this special series of The SME Stream Podcast, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe steps inside some of Aotearoa’s most loved small and medium businesses - exploring their culture, their stories, and how coffee helps bring people and ideas together.

In this episode, Wilhelmina catches up with Dan Mclaughlin; the co-founder and managing director of Scapegrace to explore Scapegrace’s journey of growth and expansion that took them to being one of New Zealand's most recognisable premium spirits brands, and how coffee can strengthen workplace culture and connection, acting as an icebreaker, and the role it has in building success in a business.

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In this special series of The SME Stream Podcast, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe steps inside some of Aotearoa’s most loved small and medium businesses - exploring their culture, their stories, and how coffee helps bring people and ideas together.

In this episode, Wilhelmina catches up with Portia Lawrence and Gavin Hunt to chat how coffee plays an important role in Signature Homes’ culture, creating informal moments for people to connect, share ideas, and strengthen relationships across the business. These everyday interactions reflect the company’s family-focused, people-first approach, where collaboration, continuous improvement, and a sense of belonging are central to how they work.

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In this special series of The SME Stream Podcast, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe steps inside some of Aotearoa’s most loved small and medium businesses - exploring their culture, their stories, and how coffee helps bring people and ideas together.

In this episode, Wilhelmina catches up with Co-Founder Nicola Taylor to talk about how the coffee machine has become the modern equivalent of the office water cooler. A space where informal conversations happen, new ideas emerge and creativity flourishes outside of traditional meetings.

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In this special series of The SME Stream Podcast, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe steps inside some of Aotearoa’s most loved small and medium businesses - exploring their culture, their stories, and how coffee helps bring people and ideas together.

In this episode, Wilhelmina catches up with Greig Brebner & Todd Graydon to explore the journey behind their globally recognised brand, Blunt. From building a product that redefines a daily essential to navigating the challenges of Covid and what came after.

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In this special series of The SME Stream Podcast, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe steps inside some of Aotearoa’s most loved small and medium businesses - exploring their culture, their stories, and how coffee helps bring people and ideas together.

In this episode, Wilhelmina catches up with Toni and Christina Sills to chat about the growth, change and culture of their recognisable brand and what it's like to work with family.

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It’s hard enough to chase a scientific breakthrough.

But as New Zealand company Ārepa found out it's even harder and more expenisve to defend your breakthroughs time and time again.

Ārepa was founded in 2017 and the so called “brain drink” company was growing at a rapid pace when at the end of 2023, they hit a massive speed bump.

That's when the Ministry for Primary Industries and an Auckland University scientist came out and said the company hadn’tactually proven better brain function at all.

Ārepa found itself in the headlines, but for all the wrong reasons.

The company's co-founder and co-chief executive Angus Brown told their story with Kerre Woodham on the latest episode of Bosses Unfiltered.

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NOTE: This interview was recorded on June 4th 2025.

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New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million people. Some of it we consume and some some we export.

But a staggering 30% of the food we make or grow goes to waste.

Fruit and vegetables need to look a certain way to make it onto supermarket shelves – or they get tossed.

Angus Simms and his partner Katie Jackson wanted to tackle that problem - so they started Wonky Box three years ago.

This is the subscription food box full of wonky fruit and veg that’s delivered to your door.

Their business has grown way bigger and faster than they ever thought, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing along the way.

Angus joined Kerre Woodham in the latest episode of Bosses Unfiltered to share his story.

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