The Engine Business Podcast: Recent Episodes
Catherine Cooke
Welcome to 'The Engine' Business Podcast
Ready to power up your business results?
This podcast brought to you in association with Catherine Cooke, founder and Lead Business Advisor for the Engine features real stories from real kiwi business owners and entrepreneurs ready to share their wisdom.
The first part of Season 1 was taken from the TV series called 'The Engine Business Show, hosted by TV presenter Monique Bradley, and shares insights into the secrets of success for each business and how they've personally overcome obstacles and challenges. When it comes to running and growing a successful business, there are lots of moving parts to consider and that's where The Advisors at The Engine can help.
Are you an expert in all areas of your business?
Are you feeling alone in your journey?
Are you committed to growing your business?
By working with The Engine, you gain access to all the advice and support you need from a team that has built successful businesses many times over. Let’s grow your business.
The second part of the season has been created during lockdown here in New Zealand and is hosted by Catherine in the form of LinkedIn Live sessions.
Your first step is to listen to this podcast and get re-inspired about your own business first!
The Engine has all the moving parts you need to help you grow and support you on your business journey, so listen, learn and enjoy and when you're ready to take your business to the next level, REACH OUT!
https://theengine.biz/
LinkedIn Live: The Entrepreneurial Journey from a woman’s perspective and the importance of having a wing crew in business.
Catherine Cooke (née Sherwood), Leading Business Advisor and Founder of The Engine Limited and an expert in business entrepreneurship will be discussing:
The Entrepreneurial Journey from a woman’s perspective and the importance of having a wing crew in business.
Being an entrepreneur can sometimes feel like you are running solo with many hats. An important quality in an entrepreneurial business owner is to recognise the importance to delegate to elevate (without abdicating). To work at your strength and/or find that newfound freedom.
Joining Catherine is Jo Jensen, Founder of Strictly Savvy and award winner of “Young Business Person of the year” in 2015 at the Wellington Regional Business Excellent Awards.
Jo and Catherine will discuss:
- Their business journeys and the importance of how having a good wing crew is critical to business success;
- The challenges each have found in their business journey;
- The many hats of business and your worth;
- The benefit of having a Virtual Assistant – flexibility and cost savings as your business grows;
- Why working collaboratively has its benefits and what does collaboration mean;
- Top tips in managing your own workload and sanity.
#theengineltd #strictlysavvy #catherinecooke #jojensen #businessadvice #womaninbusiness
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LinkedIn Live: Thinking of selling your business – preparation for sale and life after your business
This pandemic has resulted in many businesses reaping great prices with the return of expats. However, is life after a business sale what one imagines especially if you haven’t factored in what that looks like?
While business sales are running hot and there is a shortage of businesses the timeframe to prepare for exit needs to be carefully considered. The old age saying timing is everything will depend on the groundwork you have done to get to the point of sale and the people you have surrounded yourself to reach this point.
Catherine Cooke (née Sherwood) – leading Business Advisor and Founder to The Engine Limited deals with business owners each week looking to exit. However when she looks under the bonnet of many of these businesses there is a good amount of groundwork not completed. Hear what she and Partner to Martelli McKegg, Andrew Skinner and Partner of Walker Wayland Auckland Limited, Kirit Lal have to share as invaluable pearls of wisdom in this LinkedIn Live.
#theengineltd #martellimckegg #walkerwayland
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LinkedIn Live: Navigating the path of HR & Health and Safety – best practice and legal advice
Navigating the path of HR & Health and Safety is extremely taxing for Employers and Employees right now – the levels might be changing but the Delta COVID sting is causing havoc in businesses.
Leading Business Advisor and Founder of The Engine, Catherine Cooke, is bringing back experts Lawyers Aimee Elia and Mathew Martin from Martelli McKegg and HR Specialist Lisa Mackay to discuss the on point issues impacting businesses right now and a reminder around best practice / legal advice. This is well worth your attendance with so much to work through and doing business is better when you know you have the right advice and support.
theengineltd #HR #businessadvice #healthandsafety #employment #legaladvice
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Retail Global - Brand Kiwi - How you can leverage being a home grown to go global
Catherine Cooke Founder and Director of The Engine discusses how you can be leveraging the New Zealand brand to take your home grown business global with Pete Ward and Monique Bradley from YourFix Communications.
New Zealand has grown in it’s own brand and reputation over the years and very significantly in recent months. When selling internationally there is even more competition and it becomes harder and more costly to attract your ideal client.
Clean and green New Zealand is highly desired in the international market so if you are looking to sell internationally, capitalising on the beauty, purity and quality that New Zealand is known for will give you an edge in the market.
However, everything is about building trust and mana with your brand.
Watch the full episode to find out how to be marketing yourself, to your ideal customer, and the importance of having a strategy in place before going international.
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LinkedIn Live: Build your business living succession plan and ensure business continuity
Catherine Cooke, Leading Business Advisor and Founder of The Engine and an expert in business entrepreneurship returns with Kirit Lal, Director Walker Wayland Auckland and Andrew Skinner, Partner Martelli McKegg to discuss:
Build your business living succession plan and ensure business continuity
These three discussed a few weeks back Succession Planning for your business and focused on the exit coupled with preparing for the exit. Great points were raised around knowing that plan for exit well in advance and even at the early stages of business set up.
What COVID-19 brought home was how unprepared businesses were for business interruption.
- Succession planning isn't rocket science, however most people don’t plan to fail – they fail to plan ….. the pitfalls of not planning a living business succession strategy;
- Is succession plan part of business continuity? Why succession planning is key to business continuity.
- What is succession planning in the business? What does a success story look like.
- Things sometimes don’t go to plan – COVID-19 is an example. Business Continuance Plans are essential for businesses and why it’s important to plan and test each part of that plan.
- When a partnership with multiple Directors goes sour and best practice advice for the start of the journey of business;
- Top tips in building that living business succession plan.
- Top tips in why having a BCP is key critical for business operations.
theengineltd #martellimckegg #walkerwaylandauckland #lawyers #accountants #businessadvice
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LinkedIn Live - How to take back control with CRM when events derail your business
Get excited for a Live with Bejoy, Director of Mello Technologies and Charles, Director of Colonial Hot Tubs.
Keeping an open line of communication with your customers is critical at the moment. Everyone is facing not just the usual business problems but emotional and mental health roadblocks as well. As business owners, being there for your customers means much more than sending emails about your latest products.
New Zealand is big on local and community. However, building a thriving community around your business does not happen by accident.
Tune in on Monday morning 10am to learn how you can utilise Customers Relationship Management systems (CRMs) like Zoho to build meaningful customer journeys and the opportunities available to your business.
catherinecook #theengineltd #mello #colonialhottubs
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The Engine Business TV Show Episode 7
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In this episode, Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Krystle Gardner from Clendons North Shore about 21st Century Lawyering, Bejoy Jose from Mello Technology discusses the importance of CRM systems and Alannah Stewert from Walker Wayland Chartered accountants discusses demystifying your business numbers. And of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip to help your business grow.
The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.
Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz
Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz
Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv
Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com
Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv
The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz
Clendons North Shore: https://www.clendons.co.nz/
Mello Technology: https://www.mello.co.nz/
Walker Wayland Auckland: https://wwauckland.co.nz/
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The Engine Business TV Show Episode 6
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In this episode, join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Dr Jarrod Haar from AUT and Charlotte Lockhart from 4 Day Week about the effects of workplace stress and what to do about it, we chat with Helen McDermott from Righteous Law on how she's fighting the good fight for her clients in court and of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip and her segment.
The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.
Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz
Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz
Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv
Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com
Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv
4 Day Week https://www.4dayweek.com/
Righteous Law: https://www.righteouslaw.com/en-au/home
The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz
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The Engine TV Show Episode 5
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Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews John and Fiona Harland from ERG Recruitment about 'finding the right fit', Darrell Smith from Landsmiths about how outdoor transformations add more than just curbside appeal, and Jean and Lou Redknapp from Insideout Cleaning about seizing new opportunities. And of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip.
The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.
Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz
Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz
Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv
Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com
Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv
The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz
ERG Recruitment https://www.ergnz.co.nz/
Landsmiths https://www.landsmiths.co.nz/
Insideout Cleaning https://www.insideoutcleaning.co.nz/
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The Engine Business Show Episode 4
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Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Grant Finer from Business Strategy NZ about the importance of networking, Helen Wright from Rhubarb cafe Dunedin about out of the box marketing ideas and of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip at the start and end of the show.
The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.
Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz
Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz
Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv
Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com
Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv
The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz
Rhubarb Cafe Dunedin https://rhubarb.nz
Business Strategy NZ https://businessstrategy.nz/
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The Engine Business Podcast - Episode 3
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Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Lindsay Fisher from Scottish Pacific about the benefits of debtor finance support for small businesses.
We chat with Rachael Thompson - The Smarter Mortgage Lady about how she helps people get into their own place to call HOME.
And finally we chat with John Harland from ERG Recruitment about the benefits he's seen for his business through strategic alliances and working with Scottish Pacific, then we finish up with Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip.
The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.
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The Engine Business Podcast Episode 2
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In episode 2 we start with some words of wisdom from Founder and Lead Business Advisor for The Engine, Catherine Cooke.
We chat with Judy Liu from Sunshine Food Manufacturing on what it takes to turn a secret family dumpling recipe into a nationally distributed product!
We discuss with Graham and Mary Little from Cube Living the importance of pivoting to meet a market need and how they are helping solve the housing crisis.
Then we hear from Michele Hawley from CocoCoast Coconut water and Kelly Young from 9Round Kick Box Fitness, Albany about how working with Catherine Cooke has helped their businesses grow!
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The Engine Business Podcast Episode 1
Ready to power up your business results?
In episode 1 we chat with Founder and Lead Business Advisor for The Engine, Catherine Cooke.
We discuss the importance of good old fashioned customer service with Charles George from Colonial Hottubs.
Then we discuss how you can do your best and delegate the rest with Jo Jensen from Strictly Savvy - New Zealand's largest Virtual Assistant Company!
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