Business Is Boring

Think business is boring? This podcast proves it's anything but. Join Simon Pound as he talks to everyone from accidental entrepreneurs to industry leaders about their business journeys and what propelled them to where they are today. Made in partnership with Deel.

Why people leaders make great CEOs
Apr 28, 2025 – 55:22
How to build a community of 10,000 marketers
Apr 21, 2025 – 43:50
Creating an Extraordinary new category
Apr 14, 2025 – 49:42
A banking challenger emerges
Apr 7, 2025 – 53:31
From Aotea to the world: Tama Toki on energy, connection, and purpose
Dec 16, 2024 – 48:05
Creating Humanistic AI
Dec 9, 2024 – 43:57
Building smarter cities and ethical AI with Dr. Ayesha Khanna
Dec 2, 2024 – 46:01
How to get the best of AI today
Nov 25, 2024 – 47:27
Live from Spark Accelerate: Balancing innovation and efficiency for organisational success
Nov 18, 2024 – 55:49
How Karma Drinks earns its name in Sierra Leone
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:04:19
NZ tech’s favourite recruiter
Nov 4, 2024 – 55:55
25 years of Nature Baby
Oct 28, 2024 – 47:41
The old idea that could be the future for trades payments
Oct 21, 2024 – 45:13
The biggest opportunity for startups? People!
Oct 14, 2024 – 51:22
The Kiwi company making concrete change
Oct 7, 2024 – 41:34
A new agency for a new world
Sep 30, 2024 – 44:37
Innovating for the underserved accessibility market
Sep 23, 2024 – 48:34
How Re-Leased powers 350,000 tenancies around the world
Sep 16, 2024 – 40:04
Grinding away: how Megan Wyper went from employee to co-owner
Sep 9, 2024 – 39:15
How Anihana made it in America
Sep 2, 2024 – 33:12
Making period products more available through Ads on Pads
Aug 26, 2024 – 32:32
How bugs can save the world
Aug 19, 2024 – 47:57
The first approach to fitness training designed for women and the menstrual cycle
Aug 12, 2024 – 54:24
How Hnry helped Australasia never think about tax again
Aug 5, 2024 – 57:53
Has your workplace thought about menopause?
Jul 29, 2024 – 42:52
What happened with Ārepa
Jul 22, 2024 – 51:24
A billion is just the beginning
Jul 15, 2024 – 54:22
Changing boating for the better
Jul 8, 2024 – 47:48
Creating more Māori entrepreneurship pathways
Jul 1, 2024 – 01:05:10
What we can learn from Silicon Valley VC
Jun 24, 2024 – 42:04
How Taxi is getting the NZ economy moving
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:00:12
Listen Now: episode one of Juggernaut – I Love You, Mr Lange
Jun 17, 2024 – 56:59
The AI opportunity for Aotearoa
Jun 10, 2024 – 43:47
How the design lead of Slack is building the future of work
Jun 3, 2024 – 51:45
Future State: The maker of ‘That Sugar Film’ on the power of ideas to fight climate change
May 27, 2024 – 41:09
Future State: Lessons on the power of AI, from someone who helped build it
May 20, 2024 – 44:30
Future State: What does sustainability look like at IKEA scale?
May 13, 2024 – 47:56
Future State: Idea to Impact – understanding circular business
May 6, 2024 – 53:55
Introducing Behind the Story: If you love a dog, you must also love disposing of its sh*t
May 3, 2024 – 22:09
The new Aotearoa lead of Australasia’s biggest VC firm
Apr 22, 2024 – 01:01:46
Has the AR/VR moment arrived?
Apr 15, 2024 – 37:54
David Yu: 2023 EY entrepreneur of the year with Aotearoa’s fastest growing company
Apr 8, 2024 – 47:45
How Albert Cho went from IG influencer to Ponsonby restaurateur
Apr 1, 2024 – 52:54
Improving the food system, one wonky box at a time
Mar 25, 2024 – 43:23
The AI tools every business should already be using
Mar 18, 2024 – 53:46
Designing a te ao Māori agency
Mar 11, 2024 – 40:35
How to grow NZ Inc
Mar 4, 2024 – 53:37
Redefining the menstrual experience with Endosoothe
Feb 26, 2024 – 23:35
How Powrsuit is changing the face of leadership
Feb 19, 2024 – 35:57
The company making sustainable practice fashionable
Feb 12, 2024 – 45:05

Recent Reviews

keewee42

Good for business owners and employees

Just listened to the building great teams podcast and loved it. Think this would be a good regular podcast for an employee or job seeker that hopes to contribute more at work or climb the ladder, someone who wants to go into business on their own or someone in business already who needs inspiration. Sophisticated and in depth but also totally digestible for the newbie looking to up his game. Good insight into the history of NZ business, but applicable for people around the world.