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10/09/2026

This conversation with AJ Tills - Uber's first NZ employee - is one of our best podcasts yet! He talks about the challenges of launching Uber into Auckland back when drivers around the world were protesting the service.

Building trust, confidence and simply educating a market on something so new. . . AJ has many lessons for others looking to launch their own products into a new market.

Have a listen!

Podcast Episode · CRUNCH · September 10 · 49m

08/09/2026

We’re a FINALIST!

In the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards in the Community Contribution category.

HMC applied in relation to the impact we are making in the lives of vulnerable people here in NZ and around the world through our contribution of 100% of our profits to All Good Ventures.

Wish us luck! Awards ceremony 6 November.

27/08/2026

We have been helping Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty to tell their story for many years now, which is an absolute privilege.

On Tuesday, Natalie spent the morning at Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge with the Waikato Times, where Cancer Care Navigator Janelle Rawiri talked about the work she does every day supporting people through a cancer journey. The resulting story is in today’s Waikato Times – very fittingly, on Daffodil Day.

Demand for Cancer Society services are at an all-time high, with one in three Kiwis now likely to received a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime.

A prolonged cost-of-living crisis also continues to put pressure on the support networks Kiwis have traditionally relied on when cancer strikes.

The Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty relies heavily on the money raised through Daffodil Day to keep its services available. including cancer care navigation, transport, accommodation and practical support for people and whānau across our region.

So if you see a collector today, please give generously. Or make a donation online at www.daffodilday.org.nz

As a charity, they are reliant on our generosity to ensure nobody in our community has to face cancer alone.

Read the full story on the Waikato Times website: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/361068147/bloomin-good-weather-daffodil-da

23/08/2026

Looks of relief after making it out of the podcast hot seat! 🎙️😅

But it was a great conversation.

Where do you even begin when you’re trying to grow a service that many of the people who need it don’t realise is for them?

That was the challenge at the heart of the Private Wealth campaign we’ve been working on with Grayson Clements.

Heather and Emma sat down with Andrew Clements and Kristy Miller to talk about why this wasn’t simply a marketing or sales challenge, the role communications has played in educating audiences and changing perceptions, and — most importantly — what that has meant for the business.

Coming soon on HMC’s CRUNCH podcast 🎧

21/08/2026

We've helped change over 375,000 lives around the world - AND GROWING!

The All Good Ventures team took the time to walk us through an annual update of activities and impact. We also 'met' the next 4 entrepreneurs that the charity will be helping this year to build for-profit, for-purpose businesses.

HMC donates 100% of our profits to the charity and for every $3 invested, we change 2 more lives. Now that is what we call PurposePR!

19/08/2026

Heather shares a great insight about how a leadership change announcement has the opportunity to be used as a moment to build trust and credibility in your brand, your people and your products. Take a look!

19/08/2026

Podcast loading!

Natalie and Heather had a great morning with AJ Tills talking about his experience being the first Uber employee in NZ and leading their NZ launch back in 2014. In short: it was quite the ride!

AJ shared some great stories and insights we can't wait for you to hear. Watch this space for the episode launch coming soon.

14/08/2026

Very proud of Emma on our team who was a guest on Sorted's Money Month webinar this week, talking about "what happens financially when life doesn't go to plan." She's Worth It is her own educational platform she's using to share with and empower other women. Give her a follow!

Earlier this week, I joined Willie Leota from and Angela Smart from for a Money Month webinar about something I know firsthand: what happens financially when life doesn't go to plan.

I shared some of my own experience of starting again, rebuilding my financial confidence and the lessons I've learnt along the way.

One of the biggest?

Money doesn't solve every problem, but it gives you options.

Having your own income, savings and financial knowledge can give you choices when life changes unexpectedly — and for women in unsafe relationships, those choices can sometimes be life-changing.

This isn't a how-to session. It's an honest, judgement-free conversation about financial shocks, resilience, recovery and the reality of starting again.

If you missed us live, you can now watch the full recording here 👇

https://sorted.org.nz/videos/when-things-dont-go-to-plan-real-stories-of-financial-shocks-and-recovery/

30/07/2026

A huge CONGRATS to our team member Hariet Waffenschmidt. She became a NZ citizen today! 🇳🇿🥝

Waikato District Council Mayor Aksel Bech looks especially happy about the news! 😜

15/07/2026

It seems like we've turned a corner - Kiwis are all slopped out and returning to content written by actual journalists. Check out Natalie's hot takes on what this all means.

https://www.wearehmc.co.nz/blog/post/165105/slop-is-out-good-journalism-is-inching-its-way-back/