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 why Lance wakes up at 3.30am and why Damien McKenzie is often at his house, how he won the Japan Cup on Horlicks in 1989 in front of 140,000 people, his feelings on finishing second behind Bonecrusher in the ‘race of the century’, how his wife Bridgette turned the Red Barn into one of NZ’s best wedding venues, the state of the racing industry in NZ, animal welfare, family and so much more.

This was a ripper of a chat – and Lance was the perfect guest to take us behind the scenes of the racing world.

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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 another classic conversation.

🔹 What went wrong with the autocue?

🔹 What did Dan Carter & Richie McCaw say backstage?

🔹 How did their Greg Foran episode resonate with listeners?

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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 hosting Dancing with the Stars, Will Ferrell, Guy Williams, The Trainee Sexologist with Morgan Penn, and her journey to wellness through her Better Me (Hopefully) podcast.

Sharyn is a blast and this was such a fun chat filled with laughs and depth. She is a bucketful of energy in the best possible way.

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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 CEO of Walmart US.

As CEO of Walmart US – Greg had 1.5 million staff, 4,600 stores across the country and an annual GDP of 300 billion. This was a Kiwi running America’s biggest retailer.

Then in 2020, Greg left Walmart to move home to New Zealand and took the top job at Air New Zealand… just days before Covid-19 started grounding flights.

This was a fascinating chat – and we think you’ll quickly be able to see why Greg has had the career he’s had.

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Clayton McMillan is head coach of the Chiefs and widely respected as one of New Zealand’s very best rugby coaches.

In this episode we talk about Clayton’s unconventional upbringing, why he became a police officer, and why he left the force, his rugby career, his coaching career – and his path to the Chiefs job.

The second half of this one is packed full of world class coaching and leadership wisdom. We talk about what was happening behind the scenes at the Chiefs when he took over in 2021, his relationship with Warren Gatland, how Clayton built culture, and transformed the team in 12 months. We also discuss his All Blacks coaching aspirations, balance and family and the future of rugby.

This was a really cool and special chat. Clayton doesn’t do interviews like this; he’s a very private guy – and we felt incredibly privileged to share so much of his time and space.

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We’ve got big goals for 2025… But how do we actually achieve them?

Business coach Di Foster puts our feet to the fire yet again, in this week’s new episode of Accidental Business Owners!

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Joe Daymond is one of New Zealand’s best and funniest comedians who shot to fame during lockdown with his snackable social media vids.

He’s now an award-winning comedian, actor, director and producer who has sold out national tours across both New Zealand & Australia.

In this episode we talk about his fast rise through the NZ comedy scene, why he lived out of his car for months, becoming the youngest Kiwi comedian to sell-out Sky City Theatre – and why it may have happened too quickly, dealing with success, coping with criticism, performing with Theo Von and meeting Dave Chappelle, finding balance at home and what the future looks like.

Joe is hilarious, but he also has incredible depth. This conversation was a ripper, full of thoughtfulness and laughs.

Joe also looks a lot like Seamus – and as this one progresses you’ll see more and more about how eerily similar they are. Two beautiful men – it’s good stuff.

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Strap in for this one, because Dr. Alia Bojilova is one of the most impressive guests we’ve had on the show.

She moved to New Zealand from Bulgaria as a 17-year-old who didn’t speak a word of English but soon became the lead psychologist for the New Zealand SAS.

After leaving the military she embarked on a PhD, focusing on the concept of resilience and is now a world leader in the field, working with some of the biggest names, companies and athletes in the world.

In 2013, Alia was working as a United Nations military observer in Syria when she and two colleagues were kidnapped by rebel fighters, held at gunpoint and told they were going to be decapitated on camera.

In this chat Alia explains why she and her colleagues were held hostage, how they managed to negotiate their release using the skills she’d developed with the SAS.

Alia is also married to former guest Jamie Pennell – who you might remember from our episode last year – as the SAS solider who won NZ’s second highest military honor – the Gallantry Star.

This was such an epic chat, and Alia’s story, her insight and the way she holds herself – will blow you away.

We're also stoked to tell you about the business we've built. If you'd like to get one of our epic guests in to MC or Speak at your function or event, flick us a message by going to B2Bspeakers.co.nz.

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