Access Granted NZ

That’s it folks - thanks for everything and goodbye.--------We were a New Zealand podcast (2014 - 2019) sharing behind the scenes of Kiwi tech, media, and startups - https://accessgranted.nz/It was hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, and Vivian Chandra

Here it is, the final Access Granted interview and it gives us enormous pleasure that we have managed to ensure our very first ever guest , Victoria MacLennan long time friend and supporter of the show, bookends this AG run (June 2014 episode 3, Victoria MacLennan - Our First Ever Interview: https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2015/8/31/ep-3).We simply ask, “So what’s been keeping you happy since 2014” and boy-oh-boy do we get an answer to fill the airwaves, you can get a sense of how Vic’s life has grown into something quite spectacular by having a quick look at the links below - so many. Enjoy the ever amazing Victoria MacLennan.- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/victoriamaclennan- https://twitter.com/optimalhq- https://medium.com/@victoria.maclennan- https://optimalbi.com/tell-me-more/victoria-maclennan/- https://nzrise.org.nz/about-us/- https://codeclub.nz/page/our-people- https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/economic-development/digital-economy/ministerial-advisory-group/- https://www.digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/our-people- https://www.facebook.com/ElectricGardenNZ/- https://www.digitalskillsforum.nz/the-forum/about/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others - https://accessgranted.nz/

A discussion with Sarah Bickerton* about how we seem to focus on the commercial world led us to having a cracking chat with Dr Karl Löfgren who is Associate Professor at the Victoria University (of Wellington!) School of Government.We asked about the speed of change within government, the hurdles to government adopting new technology, and why it seems that many give the New Zealand government (small 'g') such a hard time. This was a conversation we, especially Mike, could've continued well into the small hours.- https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/sog/about/staff/karl-lofgren- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/karl-lofgren-5741a639* Sarah was a guest on the podcast back in October 2018https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/10/4/sarah-bickerton-kindred-spirits------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others - https://accessgranted.nz/

Shiffy Nayar is leaving a legacy and she’s not afraid if you’d like to do the same.Chatting with Shiffy we discover her More Than Rubies initiative that has awoken from it’s slumber - get involved:"... a movement for young women empowering them to make healthy and informed decisions by equipping them with the practical skills they need to achieve their dreams."During her day job Shiffy is a senior manager at Tensing focusing her talents upon the crazy and wild world of "transformation" be that companies, teams, or people. Oh yeah, Shiffy is a people person but don't you dare think that's a set of "soft skills"!- https://morethanrubies.org/- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/shiffylal- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fulfillment-new-beginnings-shiffy-lal- http://uncomfortableisok.libsyn.com/episode-007-taking-the-crumbs-of-intelligence-from-every-interaction-shiffy-lal-from-making-a-difference-skills------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others - https://accessgranted.nz/

The fifth of our birthday re-visits ("where are they now") has Mike and Dave catching up to discuss what has happened in the 3 years since our June 2016, "Brute force your way to success" episode.How does Dave see the New Zealand startup/ investment 'scene', what's he been working on since 2016, and what would he love you to hear based upon his ever evolving experience - if there's one thing to hear, this is it, scroll to the end.- https://dave.moskovitz.co.nz/- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/davemoskovitz- https://twitter.com/davemosk- https://thinktank.co.nz/- https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2016/6/10/ep-91-brute-force-your-way-to-success-with-dave-moskovitz------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Share and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

Tamara Buckland has experience to share and, as it all comes together, she is now teaching others how to ensure they too look after themselves and their teams.With a discussion about diversity, wellness, and sustainability of teams within all types of teams, not just tech, we have someone that walks the walk as New Zealand evolves it's maturity away from the Silicon Valley view of what it is to be a startup.Evolve with Tarama!- https://www.tamarabuckland.co.nz/- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/tamarabuckland- https://twitter.com/ladygalaxynz- https://coliberate.co.nz/about-us/tamara-buckland/- https://www.sharesies.nz/about------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Share and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

Today Viv ends her time with Access Granted by chatting with Chris McDowall. Chris and Viv first met at Kiwifoo earlier this year when he showed us a sneak peek of his latest project. If you haven’t seen the “We Are Here” book yet, check out the link below, it is beautiful and amazing.Chris first got into maps playing Dungeons And Dragons and learning about geography at university and he hasn’t looked back since.- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mcdowall-6057b427/- https://www.masseypress.ac.nz/books/we-are-here/- https://twitter.com/fogonwaterAnd so, we all say goodbye to Viv as she says goodbye to you:"Well, thanks for listening once again, and this time, I’m going to say Heoi anō tāku mō nāianei, that is all for now. You probably already know, Mike, Raj and myself are wrapping this up and this is my last official stint with the crew. It’s been awesome talking to you across the internet, and if you ever bump into me, please come say hi. Ngā mihi nui me te ngā manaakitanga… thank you so much and best wishes"♥------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Share and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

In the penultimate Viv hosted podcast she gets to go and talk with Gavin de Steur at Uneeq, well in fact she gets to talk to Gavin AND an online virtual human.Gavin, originally from South Africa, is interested in bringing back the emotional human-to-human connection and with UneeQ (formerly Faceme), started here in NZ, he has that opportunity. Uneeq has recently expanded out to Asia, Australia, Europe, and the USA which bring with it a challenging growth path because of the many different communication styles.- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-de-steur/- https://digitalhumans.com/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. Share and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

As Access Granted moves towards the end it is our good fortune to have started the wonderful "where are they now" series to celebrate our 5th birthday year. With Ben Kepes we not only catch-up on how the past 4.5 years have treated him since we last chatted in May 2015 on his "In the cloud" episode but also share some of his insights gained on the way.Listen to the end, Ben has some gorgeous advice and insights to all taking their own "startup" journey.- http://www.diversity.net.nz/- https://twitter.com/benkepes- https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkepes- https://www.instagram.com/benkepes/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

Kristen Lunman and Natalie Ferguson were last on the show just under a year ago and this the third of our 5th birthday celebration, and they are still “obnoxiously happy”. Of course Natalie is taking her third step into the AG limelight after being an early guest back in July 2014.We find out what has changed, a lot with Hatch, what still makes them happy and where it’s all heading … catch up with 2 close show friends and amazing women in tech.- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/kristen-lunman-32b3175- https://twitter.com/KristenLunman- https://twitter.com/natfergster- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/natalieferguson- https://www.hatchinvest.nz/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/

As part of our 5th birthday Owen Evans turned the tables on Mike, Raj, and Viv and interviewed us.Of course with AG now closing down at the end of 2019 the sense of optimism about the future can been seen as unfounded.We would still like to have this published - a moment in time.

Sam had only 30 minutes with us as he rushed from work for quick chat about the Wellington Gaming community at our latest lair, Hashigo Zake, before skootling up to a tournament.Listen as Mike asks what a game is.Wonder as Raj and Sam get nostalgic about games.Be intrigued as Sam explains how the esports community is growing.Wonder as they all hear about how much $ is in gaming.Question as Mike asks Sam, "Come on, esports isn't sport, it's gaming?"- https://www.rangaguyproductions.com/- Discord: That Ranga Guy#1214- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-m-140185179/- https://twitter.com/That_Ranga_Guy- https://www.wellingtonesports.com/- https://discordapp.com/invite/Mf73YXx=========================== #WELLYTECH 2019 - tickets on sale ===========================FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER, 3:30PM - 8PM | TSB ARENA (WELLINGTON)Join the end of year celebration for the entire Wellington tech tribeFrom startups to corporates, from the Minister up to those that actually make the computers do what they do. Let's get together, celebrate 2019 and look forward to 2020.The #WellyTech festival will feature music, live podcasts, awards, quiz, and more - as well as stalls and stands with activities to get amongst. It's a great opportunity to connect with others in the tech industry in a celebratory atmosphere.https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Ed Strafford is a thinker, a big thinker with an amazing brain that can see the future of education within New Zealand. He is also a person that connects those that do with the intention of bringing about deep and meaningful collaborations.We find out from Ed how he ended up in a tech role, what his current favourite project is, and where it's all leading with the future of Aotearoa education?Finding out what the last 10 years taught Ed about working in government is also a grand topic we delve into ... what do you think he's got views upon?- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/ed-strafford-b4293bb- https://twitter.com/EdNZ=========================== #WELLYTECH 2019 - tickets on sale ===========================FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER, 3:30PM - 8PM | TSB ARENA (WELLINGTON)Join the end of year celebration for the entire Wellington tech tribeFrom startups to corporates, from the Minister up to those that actually make the computers do what they do. Let's get together, celebrate 2019 and look forward to 2020.The #WellyTech festival will feature music, live podcasts, awards, quiz, and more - as well as stalls and stands with activities to get amongst. It's a great opportunity to connect with others in the tech industry in a celebratory atmosphere.https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Meeting at the 2019 TechFugeesNZ hackathon Mike recognised two very clever, passionate, and dedicated wahine in Charlie and Samar ... and they got on like a house on fire.Samar is currently an Azure Digital Transformation Specialist at Microsoft but really she would say that she is all about, "Empowering organisations to digitally transform their business with Microsoft Azure". Charlie is the Product Manager of Search at Trade Me and Advisor Member of InternetNZ's .NZ Policy Panel.Both Charlie and Samar would say they are way more than titles and you need to listen to get to know the real them in this episode that ranges from "What even is tech?", through to, "How to support those that work in tech" Samar and Charlie have complimentary, but not always agreeing views, on how the New Zealand tech industry can "be better".Charlie:- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/charliegavey- https://twitter.com/charliegavey- http://charlie.nz/Samar:- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/samaralrayyes- https://twitter.com/samaralrayyes------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

A small and boutique collection for the Wellington System Error discussion - thanks to all that came and gave their views on the following 3 topics:- What are your views on the Hippocratic Licence?https://github.com/ContributorCovenant/hippocratic-license- What's the one thing (emotional, physical, etc) that the #WellyTech 2019 event can bring?- What do we think about the Christchurch Call and where it's at?If you have anything to add, do you disagree with what was said - get involved!Next session will be #WellyTech 2019 event - FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER, 3:30pm-8pm at the TSB Arena, tickets go on sale very very soon - https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

The episode in which Hīria decides to have a Whare Hauora rest ... only for a month, and only because she needs to focus upon earning $ to get a production run done. We wish Hīria all the best for the next few weeks and we'll be re-joining her sometime in November to catch-up on where's she's got to.Hugs, all the AG crew, x------------------------------------------------------The Whare Hauora update is brought to you by Hīria Te Rangi and Access Granted NZ.All the episodes: https://www.accessgranted.nz/whare-hauora/ Get all the Whare Hauora updates:- http://www.wharehauora.nz/ - https://www.facebook.com/wharehauora/ - https://twitter.com/WhareHauora Access Granted takes you behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Owen Evans, second of our 5th birthday re-visits, is the CTO at JRNY and was last on the show back in August 2014, "Owen Evans - Data Lake", a true pioneer!Back in 2014 Owen had co-founded a company named Hoist from which he learned heaps (see the show title). He has since been at senior roles at 8i, and Zapier, a board adviser for other startups, and co-hosted the successful Web Developers Conference NZ (WDCNZ) which is back!Owen has a tonne of experience he passes on, how to support people through redundancies, what startups need to focus upon, and how to look after oneself in the tough times.- https://twitter.com/buildmaster- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/owenmevans- http://www.wdcnz.com/- https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2015/8/31/ep-14-the-data-lake-with-owen-evans------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

Last week the world went on strike to protest the inaction from the power structures of society with regard to the current climate emergency and today New Zealand is showing their determination to be heard.So what can we, a podcast do?We have an audience, and so we are publishing the audio of Greta Thunberg’s emotional and, to some, confrontational speech at last Friday’s UN Climate Summit with the hope that it will inspire each and every one us into more direct and noticeable action.Good luck to all those who participate in the nation-wide strikes, and here’s to all of us, together making the world a place we want to live in.SIGN: https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/climate-declaration-from-the-youth-of-aotearoa-2SUPPORT: https://www.schoolstrike4climatenz.comREAD: https://thespinoff.co.nz/tag/climate-strike/RESEARCH: https://www.google.com/search?q=nz+climate+strikeSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders Monday, Sep. 23, for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop climate change. "You have stolen my childhood and my dreams with your empty words," Thunberg said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. "You're failing us, but young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say we will never forgive you," she added. Thunberg traveled to the U.S. by sailboat last month so she could appear at the summit. She and other youth activists led international climate strikes on Friday in an attempt to garner awareness ahead of the UN's meeting of political and business leaders.------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTech

Jordan Carter, first of our 5th birthday re-visits, is the Chief Executive at InternetNZ and was last on the show back in October 2017, "Jordan Carter – The plan is not to have a plan".Since then he's got a 'new' job, restructured the organisation, and been a part of the Prime Minister's "Christchurch Call" in reaction to the terrorist shootings earlier this year.Jordan has a LOT to catch us up on so listen in and then get along to Nethui 2019 at Wellington's Te Papa to continue the conversations ...- https://mobile.twitter.com/jordantcarter- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/jordan-carter-ba988a4- https://2019.nethui.nz/- https://mobile.twitter.com/InternetNZ/status/1175508766676201472- https://internetnz.nz/blog/checking-christchurch-call- https://internetnz.nz/------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/

There's nothing simple about Stephen Clarke, he is a mind on legs with a wealth of experience from the records / archival world with a focus on standards (published we'll have you know).Set yourself down, get a cup of tea, and take a journey through the world as seen through the incredible mind of Steff Clarke ... and YES, you will want to take some threads and continue them, so get in touch with him.- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/steffclarke- https://twitter.com/steffclarke------------------------------------------------------Behind the scenes of tech, media, and startups, hosted by Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Vivian Chandra, and others. See you at #WellyTechShare, Follow and Like us on:- https://twitter.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://facebook.com/AccessGrantedNZ - https://linkedin.com/company/access-granted-podcast - https://nstagram.com/accessgrantednz/ Subscribe to the show:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/subscribe/#WellyTech news and events- https://wellytech.accessgranted.nz/- https://www.meetup.com/WellyTech/- https://mobile.twitter.com/wellytechnz Buy the AG merch:- https://www.accessgranted.nz/shop/