Tall Stories
Tall Stories: Tales from the Built Environment is a podcast by the Building Institute Aotearoa where we hear people’s career journeys in the build environment. Our guests come from across the construction industry in New Zealand - they share their stories, backgrounds and advice.
Episodes

Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Join host, Daiman Otto, as he delves into the career journeys of both Dave Strachan, Director at Strachan Group Architects, and Joanna Jack, Registered Architect at Stratchan Group Architects.

Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Join host, Daiman Otto, as he delves into the career journeys of both Jo Duggan, CEO at Facilities Management Association, and Nicholas Botha, Project Manager at Kalmar Construction.

Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Join host, Tommy Honey, as he delves into the career journeys of both Pamela Bell, NZIOB CEO, and Ged Finch, Entrepeneur and Founder of X-frame. Both studied Architecture but have found their own journeys to be anything but linear.

Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Join host, Tommy Honey, as he delves into the career journeys of both Pamela Bell, NZIOB CEO, and Ged Finch, Entrepeneur and Founder of X-frame. Both studied Architecture but have found their own journeys to be anything but linear.

Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Join host Ralph Titmuss, as he talks with Nick and Ben about their study, careers and time spent at LT McGuiness - Ben and Nick were the GIB Supreme Award Winners at the 2019 NZ Building Industry Awards.

Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Join host Ralph Titmuss, as he talks with Nick and Ben about their study, careers and time spent at LT McGuiness - Ben and Nick were the GIB Supreme Award Winners at the 2019 NZ Building Industry Awards.

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Join host, Jess Dermody, as she delves into the career Journey of Farran Inglis - Project Manager extraordinaire from RCP. From small town Motueka to studying Building Science in Wellington, to delivering large scale projects in Christchurch.

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Tommy Honey chats with Bella Franks and Louise Wotton about how they approach big life and career decisions, the changing work and office environment and how they have both found success and plenty of room for growth in working for large companies.
Louise talks about her work in the digital space and with design automation and closer to home her renovation of a 1960’s house in Wellington.
Bella goes into the highs and lows of her time working and living in New York and highlights the importance of asking questions and staying curious.

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Tommy Honey chats with Bella Franks and Louise Wotton about how they approach big life and career decisions, the changing work and office environment and how they have both found success and plenty of room for growth in working for large companies.
Louise talks about her work in the digital space and with design automation and closer to home her renovation of a 1960’s house in Wellington.
Bella goes into the highs and lows of her time working and living in New York and highlights the importance of asking questions and staying curious.

Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
This podcast explores the story of how First Light Studio was formed, and the ins and outs of creating a lasting business within the NZ Construction Industry.