Jason Paris on One NZ’s Partnership with Elon Musk & SpaceX, Warriors vs. Referees & Fatherhood
Episode Description
For the past 6 years Jason Paris has been the CEO of Vodafone and One NZ.
I’ve followed Jason on Linkdn for years so thought he would be a great podcast guest to deconstruct his professional and personal success and try to understand what makes him tick.
This is a small part of the Jason Paris story.
His upbringing in Southland, being raised by a solo mum after being deserted by his father. And the siblings he recently discovered at a tangi.
His career greatest hits…and misses including a balls-up he made at McDonalds that meant over 1 million tray mats had to be thrown out.
We discuss his leadership style, personal growth, and valuable life lessons learned along the way.
His involvement with the new Christchurch stadium, Elon Musk and the Starlink partnership, why he recently banned a customer for life and it wouldn’t be a complete podcast if we didn’t talk about THAT tweet he wrote about the NRL bunker ref after a couple of wines.
I loved spending this time with Jason. He is an incredibly inspiring and motivating guy to be around with great energy. I hope you guys like it to.
0:00 Who is Jason Paris 3:00 Career greatest hits & greatest shits 6:30 Childhood and family 44:45 Life after high school 53:45 Maintaining a positive relationship with customers 1:03:15 The rebrand to OneNZ 1:07:45 Partnership with Space X and The Warriors 1:27:00 Future after OneNZ 1:31:00 McDonalds incident at the Sevens 1:34:35 Final questions
Brief Summary
Jason Paris discusses his career, family values, and One New Zealand's rebranding and technology partnerships.
Key points
- Career Highlights of Jason Paris. Jason reflects on his significant career achievements, including major industry transitions.
- Discovering Family at a Funeral. Jason shares the surprising revelation of five half-brothers at his father's funeral.
- Forgiveness and Reflection. A heartfelt discussion about forgiveness and the impact of parental relationships.
- Celebrating a Partner's Success. A proud moment as he shares his wife's achievements in writing and law.
- Navigating Parenting Challenges. The speaker shares insights on communication struggles with their children and the importance of good values.
- Impostor Syndrome in Leadership. The speaker opens up about experiencing impostor syndrome despite their success.
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Episode highlights
- Career Highlights of Jason ParisJason reflects on his significant career achievements, including major industry transitions.“It’s not a bad CV for a kid from Southland.”2:18Dec 10, 2024
- Discovering Family at a FuneralJason shares the surprising revelation of five half-brothers at his father's funeral.“I found out I had five half brothers I didn’t know existed.”13:40Dec 10, 2024
- Forgiveness and ReflectionA heartfelt discussion about forgiveness and the impact of parental relationships.“I do forgive him because there's nothing to forgive.”23:37Dec 10, 2024
- Celebrating a Partner's SuccessA proud moment as he shares his wife's achievements in writing and law.“I'm really proud of her; she's done a phenomenal job.”36:06Dec 10, 2024
- Navigating Parenting ChallengesThe speaker shares insights on communication struggles with their children and the importance of good values.“All I care about is the effort; the outcome will be what it will be.”41:24Dec 10, 2024
- Impostor Syndrome in LeadershipThe speaker opens up about experiencing impostor syndrome despite their success.“I still go, how the hell did someone like me get here?”52:21Dec 10, 2024
- Being a Visible CEOThe speaker emphasizes the importance of being accessible and responsive to customers.“It’s a calculated investment because I know I’ve talked to thousands of our customers.”57:45Dec 10, 2024
- Unacceptable BehaviorA retail staff member faces violence from a frustrated customer, leading to serious consequences.“This is not good enough, it's unacceptable.”1:02:09Dec 10, 2024
