In an era of disposable stuff, Joe Carter and the team at Ironclad are well and truly going against the grain. Backing their cast-iron cookware with a 100 year guarantee, their driving force is the philosophy that to leave something behind you need a product that will last and a planet to leave it in. Disrupting an industry responsible for millions of Teflon pans and harmful chemicals being sent to landfill every year – Joe is a true rebel with a cause.

Barkers’ Change Makers are those like-minded individuals who won’t accept the status quo, who ask more questions, who look beyond the norm towards fresh, unearthed ways of seeing and doing things – and that we can all learn from. Enter Dallas Abel: Project Manager of The Kai Ika Project, a non-profit initiative that recovers previously unwanted fish parts and sees that they’re redistributed to local communities.

Earlier this month we stopped by the Triumph and Disaster store to check in with their founder Dion Nash, a local legend and friend to Barkers. Knowing that one man’s 9-5 is completely different to another’s – we were excited to hear about what a day in the life of Dion holds, as well as getting a little more well-acquainted so that we can introduce you to the man behind your favourite grooming products.

Barkers’ Change Makers are those like-minded individuals who won’t accept the status quo, who ask more questions, who look beyond the norm towards fresh, unearthed ways of seeing and doing things – and that we can all learn from. Meet Kate and Joe from Ironclad: Proudly based in Aotearoa, the team at Ironclad Co. believe that to leave something behind, you need a product that will last, and a planet to leave it in.

Meet Change Maker Matt Fenn - With a goal of running over 1,000km for mental health, for Matt, running is a vehicle for bringing about change. 

What started as an idea and a way to raise awareness for mental health, has become a way of life for Change Maker, Matt Fenn. 

Matt has a ‘track record’ for some ambitious endurance challenges and this December is set to be his biggest yet. With a goal of running over 1,000km for mental health, for Matt, running is a vehicle for

Arepa is a New Zealand born company on a mission to provide the world with sustainable and naturally produced brain food. Hungry for an edge during the challenges of the 2021 lockdown, a bunch of us got into Ārepa products and were so impressed that we wanted to know more about the business and further understand the benefits of this brain food.

Although caffeine is a nootropic, your daily cup of joe doesn’t provide the essential ingredients to support brain function, and where caffeine fa