Wanaka Podcast

This week on the Wanaka Podcast Jess talks with Alice Townsend. Alice is a long-time local business women who owns Alice Hair hairdressing salon and You and I clothing store. She is spirited, ambitious and non-nonsense; she has to be because she has 1 husband, 5 kids and 2 businesses! Alice is entrepreneurial and brave, bold and fun, and she has been since she was 12 years old. She describes herself as supercharged; she is focused on her goals, driven and she gets after it, just like her Dad!  Alice’s passion is clothing design and family, and she has built a life, albeit quite busy, around all of this fun. Alice is small in stature and big in inspiration! Enjoy this story about her life in business. 

This week on the Wanaka Podcast Jess talks with Alice Townsend. Alice is a long-time local business women who owns Alice Hair hairdressing salon and You and I clothing store. She is spirited, ambitious and non-nonsense; she has to be because she has 1 husband, 5 kids and 2 businesses! Alice is entrepreneurial and brave, bold and fun, and she has been since she was 12 years old. She describes herself as supercharged; she is focused on her goals, driven and she gets after it, just like her Dad!  Alice’s passion is clothing design and family, and she has built a life, albeit quite busy, around all of this fun. Alice is small in stature and big in inspiration! Enjoy this story about her life in business. 

Kate runs Fresh Cleaning Wanaka, a cleaning business right here in Wanaka. Kate and her team handle domestic cleaning, builders’ clean-ups, commercial cleaning and everything in between. She has a reputation for being a hard worker, enthusiastic and a very good cleaner! In her other business, Salsa Wanaka, Kate teaches salsa dancing and fills her own cup up. Kate has business in her DNA. She gathered business skills from the beginning via her family’s business. She also did ballroom dancing as a youngster, gained a degree in Economics and French and her early work involved teaching Zumba. Kate is energised, fun and focused on finding satisfaction in her work and making a difference in people’s lives through cleaning. Enjoy this fun and upbeat chat with Jess and Kate.

Kate runs Fresh Cleaning Wanaka, a cleaning business right here in Wanaka. Kate and her team handle domestic cleaning, builders’ clean-ups, commercial cleaning and everything in between. She has a reputation for being a hard worker, enthusiastic and a very good cleaner! In her other business, Salsa Wanaka, Kate teaches salsa dancing and fills her own cup up. Kate has business in her DNA. She gathered business skills from the beginning via her family’s business. She also did ballroom dancing as a youngster, gained a degree in Economics and French and her early work involved teaching Zumba. Kate is energised, fun and focused on finding satisfaction in her work and making a difference in people’s lives through cleaning. Enjoy this fun and upbeat chat with Jess and Kate.

Jin is the founder of MetaMed Clinic. She is an intuitive therapist with 13 years’ experience as an Osteopath, Herbalist, Western Medical Acupuncturist and Psychosomatic Therapist. Jin’s mission for her clinic is to connect on a deeper level with her clients and teach preventative mindsets, motions and psychosomatics as they relate to health. She has built a business of 12 practitioners and has stepped into a new personal role as a coaching practitioner. She treats ailments and disease states that may be physical manifestations of suppressed emotions, dysfunction or trauma. This business is called The Art of Listening to Your Body. Jin herself has three coaches in her life: a Business Coach, a Life Coach and an online Business Coach. In her own life she stops every 3 months to clean up paperwork, and reassess her goals and trajectory. Her path is both intuitive and deliberate. Jin and Jess explore what this work involves and they chat through some great examples to help us understand the practice. We hope you enjoy this varied and interesting chat.

Jin is the founder of MetaMed Clinic. She is an intuitive therapist with 13 years’ experience as an Osteopath, Herbalist, Western Medical Acupuncturist and Psychosomatic Therapist. Jin’s mission for her clinic is to connect on a deeper level with her clients and teach preventative mindsets, motions and psychosomatics as they relate to health. She has built a business of 12 practitioners and has stepped into a new personal role as a coaching practitioner. She treats ailments and disease states that may be physical manifestations of suppressed emotions, dysfunction or trauma. This business is called The Art of Listening to Your Body. Jin herself has three coaches in her life: a Business Coach, a Life Coach and an online Business Coach. In her own life she stops every 3 months to clean up paperwork, and reassess her goals and trajectory. Her path is both intuitive and deliberate. Jin and Jess explore what this work involves and they chat through some great examples to help us understand the practice. We hope you enjoy this varied and interesting chat.

Jess Eastwood kicks off Season 4 talking to Prairie Pritchett. Prairie runs The Body Garage, a stunning yoga and Pilates studio on Gordon Road, Wanaka. Prairie is a Certified Massage Therapist, Pilates Instructor and 200HR Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher. She teaches movement and bodywork through a yoga and Pilates mash-up. The studio brings together a community, gathering a tribe of teachers and students in a wonderful space. Prairie tells us about growing a business and a baby at the same time. Jess and Prairie talk about the hustle of developing a business and the challenge of balancing leadership, friendship, motherhood and the bottom line. Enjoy this story about Prairie’s life from LA to Central and the adventure of business in Wanaka.

Jess Eastwood kicks off Season 4 talking to Prairie Pritchett. Prairie runs The Body Garage, a stunning yoga and Pilates studio on Gordon Road, Wanaka. Prairie is a Certified Massage Therapist, Pilates Instructor and 200HR Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher. She teaches movement and bodywork through a yoga and Pilates mash-up. The studio brings together a community, gathering a tribe of teachers and students in a wonderful space. Prairie tells us about growing a business and a baby at the same time. Jess and Prairie talk about the hustle of developing a business and the challenge of balancing leadership, friendship, motherhood and the bottom line. Enjoy this story about Prairie’s life from LA to Central and the adventure of business in Wanaka.

Jo Lynch and Leungo Lippe chat in Episode 6! Leungo is the owner of Lipski and Sons, right here in Wanaka. You may recognise his name from his previous Wanaka food projects BoaBoa and Botswana Butchery. In this episode Leungo talks about his life before Wanaka, from being born in Botswana, to a transient school life, training in Switzerland, and working as a chef in London and New York. This discussion provides a little behind-the-scenes insight into the cut-throat hospitality industry, kitchen dramas and the high-tension game of climbing the restaurant ladder. We hear about how Leungo and his wife ended up in Wanaka, his approach to business, and his new project, Lipski and Sons. You will love listening to Leungo’s story; it’s an inspiration!

Jo Lynch and Leungo Lippe chat in Episode 6! Leungo is the owner of Lipski and Sons, right here in Wanaka. You may recognise his name from his previous Wanaka food projects BoaBoa and Botswana Butchery. In this episode Leungo talks about his life before Wanaka, from being born in Botswana, to a transient school life, training in Switzerland, and working as a chef in London and New York. This discussion provides a little behind-the-scenes insight into the cut-throat hospitality industry, kitchen dramas and the high-tension game of climbing the restaurant ladder. We hear about how Leungo and his wife ended up in Wanaka, his approach to business, and his new project, Lipski and Sons. You will love listening to Leungo’s story; it’s an inspiration!