Access Granted NZ AG Crew

That’s it folks - thanks for everything and goodbye.

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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/

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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 2018
https://accessgranted.nz/episodes/2018/10/4/sarah-bickerton-kindred-spirits

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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

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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

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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

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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/