Episode 6: An interview with Bill Smale, businessman, property developer and start-up investor.

Bill Smale is a very successful businessman whose family trust is featured highly on New Zealand’s rich list. In this interview he offers his insights into the journey to success and provides invaluable advice to help listeners in their personal journey. Episode 6.


Episode 6 – Sarah Colcord came up with the concept for a Facebook group during a Covid 19 lock-down in New Zealand, and it became a smash success. Within a few weeks, New Zealand Made Products had surpassed 500k members. Sarah has since changed her name to Chooice and launched a website where members may sell their wares.

How has Sarah handled her sudden celebrity? What does success mean to her? What factors does she believe will determine her future success? This interview answers all of these topics and more.

Sarah Colcord came up with the concept for a Facebook group during a Covid 19 lock-down in New Zealand, and it became a smash success. Within a few weeks, New Zealand Made Products had surpassed 500k members. Sarah has since changed her name to Chooice and launched a website where members may sell their wares.

How has Sarah handled her sudden celebrity? What does success mean to her? What factors does she believe will determine her future success? This interview answers all of these topics and more.

Bill Smale is a very successful businessman whose family trust is featured highly on New Zealand’s rich list. In this interview he offers his insights into the journey to success and provides invaluable advice to help listeners in their personal journey.

Bill has been involved in a variety of businesses across a number of industries and is a mentor and investor for a number of start-ups. His experience and knowledge is broad, yet he considers the keys to success to be common across industries.

It is clear that Bill has a keen understanding of what target markets need and has been able to take that knowledge to create successful businesses.

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