Between Two Beers Podcast

Dr Jo Brown is a low key legend, a Kiwi who has reached the top of her field on the global stage.

She has been the physiotherapist and performance coach for some of the biggest sports names on the planet, including Noah Lyles, Yohan Blake and Megan Tapper, NBA players, Professional football players, Australian Olympic teams and even the Jamaican bobsled team (Cool Runnings 2).

One thing that was ...

Hey team, welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners.

The premise of the show is that last year Seamus and I became fulltime business owners. We left our 9-5s to go all in on the podcast - and the other businesses we built off the back of it – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.

Last year we also started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a ...

Neil Wagner is one of New Zealand cricket’s best red ball bowlers of all time.

Only Sir Richard Hadlee has a better strike rate in tests among New Zealanders who have taken more than 100 wickets.

Wagner has relentlessly thumped his right boot into creases around the country for almost 17 years, having arrived from South Africa in 2008 and in this one we unpack his incredible journey.

We talk about why his break never came ...

Ali was one of NZ’s most high profile broadcasters and journalists for more than two decades and worked for One News, Breakfast, Fair Go, Seven Sharp, Radio Live, Close up and many more.

In this episode we talk about her rise to the top of NZ Media and all of the twists and turns along the way, getting made redundant five times and how she kept bouncing back, why her relationships became front page news of every media outlet, wo...

Hey team, welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners.

This is a show we ran last year on our Business channel – and this year we’re bringing it into our main feed.

The premise of the show is that last year Seamus and I became fulltime business owners. We left our 9-5s to go all in on the podcast – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.

Last year we also started working with a business...

Steve Williams is the greatest golf caddie of all time.

He's best known for his partnership with Tiger Woods where they won 13 majors together across 12 years.

But what's perhaps less well known, is his path to working Tigers bag.

In this episode we talk about being a 2 handicap at the age of 10, becoming Greg Norman's caddie at 17 and the remarkable career path of one of New Zealand's most successful sportspeople.

And of course, there...

Gordy Walker is arguably New Zealand’s best coach of all time. He’s certainly in the conversation. He’s won the Halberg Coach of the Year award six times and in 2021 was crowned the Halberg coach of the decade – and after listening to this you’ll understand why.

This was a really special episode. In the first half we learn about Gordy the athlete, his string of Coast-to-Coast wins, adventure races where he didn’t sleep for days,...

Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners presented by Icehouse.

The premise of the show is that last year we left their 9 to 5s to go all in on the podcast – and thought it would be interesting to document our journey.

Last year we also started working with a business and mindset coach Di Foster, who you might remember as a B2B guest, and quickly realized she was the perfect foil to help us work through all...

Darren Bazeley is the coach of the All Whites and has been one of the key figures in New Zealand Football across the last 15 years.

In this episode we hear the best stories from his 400+ games of professional football in England, what he learned from Graham Taylor and Anthony Hudson, what went wrong with the NZ Knights and what’s going right with Auckland FC, and we put some context around Chris Wood’s incredible season in Engla...

In the wake of the resignation of Greg Foran from Air NZ Steve and Seamus talk about the 'Between Two Beers Curse' and if Paddy Gower belongs in the conversation.

They also talk about how many haircuts Steve has left, how they get guests, answer questions from the audience, and reminisce on nights at The Outback Inn.

🔹 How cringe is Steve's voice note to Lorde?

🔹 What gift did Seamus surprise Steve with?

🔹 Who has a good Out...

This week on Between Two Beers we're re-releasing one of our favourite all time episodes with Dame Sarai Bareman which was recorded on the morning of the FIFA Women's World Cup semi-final in Auckland in August 2023.

Sarai is one of the most powerful and influential women in world sport and has been FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer since the role was first created in 2016.

Her mandate included doubling the sport's global ...

Welcome to the latest episode of Accidental Business Owners presented by The Icehouse.

In this episode we talk about financial breakthroughs, unreasonable goals, and how it feels to turn a side hustle into a full-time job.

The Icehouse is a community for kiwis wanting to take their business to the next level. Their practical programmes, one-on-one business coaching and short workshops are designed specifically for people who ...

Lance O’Sullivan is New Zealand racing royalty. A Hall of Fame jockey, who is the son of a Hall of Fame trainer.

Lance was born to racing and from his first race in 1980, wins and records fell to him as if by right. He was a champion jockey a record twelve times, had six wins in a day on five occasions, 62 Group One wins (including 10 in Australia) and from start to finish – rode nearly 2,500 winners.

In this episode we learn...

In this episode of Hambassadors, Steve and Seamus share behind-the-scenes stories from their night at The Halberg Awards—including presenting an award, unexpected moments with Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, and Valerie Adams, and Steve’s autocue blunder on stage.

They also react to the feedback from their Greg Foran episode, discuss what really goes on at New Zealand’s biggest sports awards, and bring their signature banter to anothe...

Sharyn Casey is one of New Zealand's best-known and most-loved broadcasters.

A few months ago, she pulled the curtain down on a near 20-year career at The Edge radio station - and this is her first interview since stepping away.

In this episode we talk about why she left and what’s next, her best and worst moments on air, that time she dropped a c-bomb on live TV, teenage gangster Sharyn from Timaru, panic attacks while ...

This week we both have a chat with Di individually! These chats are both pretty raw and there's a good dose of emotion sprinkled throughout.

First up is Steve who talks about his experience juggling a young family and running a business, and in the second half Seamus talks about his complicated relationship with being seen and finding his voice.

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Greg Foran is the CEO of Air New Zealand – and one of the country’s most successful businessmen.

Greg started his career as a shelf-stacker in a Hamilton supermarket. By the age of 20 he was a Woolworths manager and by 48 he was on track to be the next CEO of Woolworths Australia – but was overlooked for the top job.

He pivoted to America via China where he started working his way up the Walmart ladder and in 2014 became the ...