I Never Met My Father- Andre-Paul Stokes

NZ Business Owners

Podcast guest Andre-Paul Stokes: https://mainz-ltd.com/

Chapters

00:00 Family Dynamics and Unknown Biological Father

04:41 Feeling Like an Outsider

06:23 School Experience

09:02 Coming to Terms with the Past

09:52 Journey to Self-Acceptance

12:20 Building a Family and Leaving a Legacy

19:12 Resistance to Change in Farming Practices

22:14 Traumatic Realities of Farming

24:40 Deer Farming and Rustling

25:46 The Antler Business

26:28 The Process of Harvesting Antlers

27:00 The Demand for Antlers

27:12 The Dangers of Deer

28:11 Handling Deer

29:21 Adventurous Times

31:13 Changes in Safety and Political Correctness

32:39 Changes in Car Safety

34:10 Finding a New Calling

36:09 Starting a Business

36:59 Cold Calling for Clients

37:58 Developing the Ability to Cold Call

42:12 Helping Clients with Budgeting and Insurance

44:56 Consumerism and Branding

49:02 The Importance of Doing Numbers

52:14 The Influence of Others

52:52 Reflection on Life and Work