NPSP Behind the Businesses Podcast Series: Recent Episodes
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters takes listeners behind the scenes with businesses within the Council area. From the iconic to the lesser known, we give businesses the chance to tell their story via a casual chat with Nick Keukenmeester, Managing Director of Heartland Wines (local NPSP business).
Magill Road is known as a destination strip, featuring a variety of businesses. This podcast takes you behind the scenes of one of Adelaide’s longest operating furnishing and upholstery businesses, hear the story of perseverance of one of the most well know Lebanese cafes and understand the philosophy behind a marketing and branding agency and how they could help you.
Featuring:
- John Murray – McConnell’s Furnishings & Upholstery
- Abs Mehio – SAHA
- Steve Osborn – Identity Marketing
The Parade is Adelaide’s premier mainstreet and these businesses contribute significantly to the look and feel of the Precinct. This podcast shines a light on what it is like to run a family restaurant for over 40 years, how best to look after your animals and all the tips and tricks for ensuring you have a comfortable time on your next expedition.
Featuring:
- Gabriella Cavuoto – European Café
- Dr Derek McNair – The Parade Norwood Veterinary Clinic
- Darren Johnson – Exurbia
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is home to approximately 7,000 businesses. This podcast showcases some of the more unique businesses, including a family run confectionery manufacturer, a bouldering and climbing expert and a Pilates instructor who makes all clients feel welcome. All of these businesses offer something different to the community and we find out what that is.
Featuring:
- Joe Quinzi - Quinzi’s Confectionery
- Owen May – Beyond Bouldering
- Lauren Sebastiani – Studio Spring
Throughout our lives we will all need some sort of support. This podcast takes you behind the scenes with a Real Estate agent who does things differently, a lawyer who prioritises understanding the client and a Structural Integration Practitioner who holistically analyses your body. Furthermore, watch and find out how all 3 incorporate their pet dogs into their offices.
Featuring:
- Jackie Bayly – Bayly Real Estate
- Adrian Bambrick – Bambrick Legal
- Sophia Breust – Muscle Sense
When starting a business, things aren’t always smooth. This podcast takes you back to the beginning of both Stonecrop and ORTC Clothing Co and how they came about and how they have come to be where they are today. Both businesses have created a brand that is so well known locally, nationally and internationally in some respects.
Featuring:
- Keta Grishaj – Stonecrop
- Will Swale – ORTC Clothing Co
The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced people to pivot and change their lifestyles and exercising habits.
This podcast focuses on the people behind the businesses who have been game changers in their industry and because of their forward thinking ways, have adapted to situations which have presented. Whether it is a gym that is inclusive of all people or a physio who uses a holistic approach to identify problems, these people are making an impact.
In our lives we are sure to pay a visit to a hairdresser and physio. Both of these professions place importance on building relationships and connections with their customers and clients.
This podcast takes you behind the scenes of a local hairdresser and physio business to understand the value they place on the people and community they engage with.
Featuring:
- Ida Tirimacco - Orbe Hair & Beauty
- Amir Sela - Core Health Physiotherapy & Pilates
Want to know what attracts businesses to the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters? Well watch and listen to hear about what these new NPSP businesses have been up to, and why they have chosen to locate within our City.
Learn about the need for sustainable fashion, the importance of cycling and the resurgence of vinyl records.
Featuring:
- Lou Clarke - Soal Sister
- Sam Neeft - Treadly Bike Shop
- Wolfgang Schiblhut - Wolfies Records
You may know them, you may not, but either way these are the hidden treasures you need to get out and explore in the City.
This podcast will give you an insight into the crazy designs on the beer cans from Little Bang Brewing, the health benefits of the Goodies & Grains magnesium bath salts and the inspiration for the glasswork produced by Irishman turned Norwood resident, Eamonn Vereker.
Featuring:
- Ryan Davidson - Little Bang Brewing
- Emilia Pirone - Goodies & Grains
- Eamonn Vereker - Eamonn Vereker Glass
You will know these iconic businesses which are located on The Parade but do you know the people behind them? This podcast will take you behind the scenes with the mastermind of Argo Café, the designer who has dressed the likes of Dannii Minogue and the man leading people into the world of dance.
Featuring:
- Daniel Milky - Argo on The Parade
- Cristina Tridente - Couture+Love+Madness
- Nick Hays - Australian Dance Theatre and The Odeon