{"id":3336,"date":"2023-07-03T15:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2023-07-03T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T03:03:12","slug":"janine-grainger-2023-hi-tech-inspiring-individual-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/janine-grainger-2023-hi-tech-inspiring-individual-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Janine Grainger &#8211; 2023 IBM Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitech.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NZ Hi-Tech Award<\/a> Winners episode, host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulspain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Spain<\/a> is joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janine-grainger-easycrypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Janine Grainger<\/a> Co-Founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/easycrypto.com\/nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easy Crypto<\/a> and this year\u2019s Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual of the year. Janine shares about the challenges faced by the crypto industry, her pride in the team and culture at Easy Crypto and what motivates and inspires her to continue to be a great leader and champion for the blockchain industry.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"app-button apple-button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/nz\/podcast\/nz-tech-podcast\/id421339518?mt=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/applepodcasts-badge.svg\" alt=\"Apple Podcasts\" width=\"140\" height=\"36\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/applepodcasts-badge.svg\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"app-button googlepodcasts-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4Q8yRD0pkxl2bqU2zFupeZ\">\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"app-button googlepodcasts-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9oV1k0UVhHXw==\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ls-is-cached lazyloaded alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/googlepodcasts-badge.svg\" alt=\"Googlepodcasts\" width=\"140\" height=\"36\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/googlepodcasts-badge.svg\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"app-button spotify-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4Q8yRD0pkxl2bqU2zFupeZ\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/spotify-badge.svg\" alt=\"Spotify\" width=\"140\" height=\"36\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/spotify-badge.svg\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"app-button rss-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rss.simplecast.com\/podcasts\/10753\/rss\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rss-badge.svg\" alt=\"RSS Feed\" width=\"140\" height=\"36\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nztechpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rss-badge.svg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/9b3c2c14-7abe-4b9c-bd5c-0f821a22cd56\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/paulspain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Spain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/one.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One NZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hp.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spark.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spark NZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2degrees.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2degrees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gorillatechnology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gorilla Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this special NZ Hi-Tech Award Winners episode, host Paul Spain is joined by Janine Grainger Co-Founder and CEO of Easy Crypto and this year\u2019s Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual of the year. 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