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Powered by the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship, The Launch Pod brings together emerging student founders, serial entrepreneurs, and industry experts to share their stories, tips, and advice for your entrepreneurial journey.

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  1. Ep 6 - Monique Lau - Endosoothe

    1 DAY AGO

    Ep 6 - Monique Lau - Endosoothe

    Monique Lau is a UC Chemical Formulation Masters student with the UC Product Design School and founder of Endosoothe. Monique founded Endosoothe based on her own painful experiences of suffering from endometriosis during her teens and early twenties. This provided Monique with the passion and drive to support women around the world with a range of natural products and educational support to alleviate the pain and stigma experienced by over 10% of all women. Monique has been on a rollercoaster ride since forming Endosoothe and was the 2023 Momentum Student Entrepreneur of the Year. Having recently returned from the US Angel Capital Association summit in Ohio, Monique talks to us about her journey, launching Endosoothe, burnout, and her tips for emerging entrepreneurs.

    39 min
  2. Ep 5 - Max Donaldson - GREENKIWI BIO-ACTIVES

    15 SEPT

    Ep 5 - Max Donaldson - GREENKIWI BIO-ACTIVES

    Max Donaldson is the founder of GREENKIWI BIO-ACTIVES, a B2B ingredients supplier that provides bio-active ingredients made from primary sector waste streams, including olive leaf. Supplying to a range of functional food, beverage, and natural health brands across New Zealand. Born out of Max's experience of growing up on his family farm in the Far North and involvement in The Lion Foundations Young Enterprise Scheme. Max, is one of UCE's student entrepreneurs in residence. A driven founder with a passion for New Zealand's food, fibre, and agri-tech sector.

    42 min
  3. Ep 4 - Adrian Palmer - Addington Coffee Co-op | Common Good Coffee | Joy

    8 SEPT

    Ep 4 - Adrian Palmer - Addington Coffee Co-op | Common Good Coffee | Joy

    In this episode, we talk to Adrian Palmer about his journey from drummer of Zed through to co-founding a range of purpose-led businesses that are sparking impact in the world including Addington Coffee Co-op, Common Good Coffee, and Joyya.

    49 min
  4. Ep 3 - Alli Kennedy - Sharenanigans

    1 SEPT

    Ep 3 - Alli Kennedy - Sharenanigans

    Alli Kennedy is a serial young founder, with long-standing involvement with both UCE, and the Lion Foundation's Young Enterprise Scheme. We talk with Alli as she gets ready to launch her new board game Sharenanigans which makes building investment and financial literacy fun for the whole family. Alli shares with us her journey, her plethora of ventures since her early teens, and why she believes it's important to open up more conversations surrounding the importance of investing.

    1h 4m
  5. Ep 2 - Emma Arvidson & Renee Tauwhare - Teiny

    1 SEPT

    Ep 2 - Emma Arvidson & Renee Tauwhare - Teiny

    In this episode we sit down with Emma Arvidson and Renee Tauwhare, best friends since early childhood and the co-founders of Teiny. Teiny is an emerging oat milk powder company that is seeking to bridge the gap between the nutritional qualities of dairy milk, alongside the sustainability of oat milk. With enhanced nutritional qualities, an amazing taste, and minimal packaging, Teiny are on a fast-tracked trajectory to disrupt the plant-based milk market and will be launching to supermarkets late 2024. Emma is a Chemical Formulation - Product Design School Masters student and Renee recently came to UC after quitting her interior design job and starting to study Commerce, all in a bid to support Emma with the launch of Teiny. Emma and Renee share their journey so far, their tips of emerging founders, and how they manage to remain best friends while co-founding a venture together.

    44 min
  6. Ep 1 - Ben Kepes - Cactus Outdoor & Albion Clothing

    1 SEPT

    Ep 1 - Ben Kepes - Cactus Outdoor & Albion Clothing

    Ben Kepes is the co-founder of Cactus Outdoor and the owner of Albion Clothing. As a keen outdoor enthusiast, Ben shares with us his journey surrounding the formation of Cactus Outdoor, being on of the few remaining NZ made clothing manufacturers in Aotearoa, and his hopes for the next generation.

    50 min

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    The Launch Pod Intro

    Introducing the Launch Pod

    1 min

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