Ben Presling joins ShedLifeNZ for a Christmas Special that feels like a catch up with an old mate. Jason and Ben go back to high school, so this episode covers a lot, from cars, drifting and the NZ car scene, to the early years when you are just figuring life out and doing things you probably would not post online today.

There are plenty of laughs, but it is also a real look at how those early experiences shape who you become. Ben also talks about leaving school in sixth form, working at Mobil, doing door to door sales under Jason before heading to Japan, and what he saw over there, including a side of car culture most people only hear about.

This episode features Coach Shaun George, founder of Never Surrender Boxing, part of Team George Promotions, and the coach who has been in Francis “The Punisher” Waitai’s corner through his amateur and pro career.

Shaun shares real insight into coaching, discipline, building a gym culture, and the ups and downs that come with life in and out of boxing, plus plenty of funny stories from the fight game and life in general.

David Baker from Rapid QS joins ShedLifeNZ for a conversation that gets straight into the numbers behind building in New Zealand.

David has built a following by breaking down council projects and back costing them to show what they really cost, and why pricing and accountability matter. In this episode, he sits down with Jason to talk about how he started making content, what he has learned from digging into public projects, and what most people misunderstand about construction costs and QS work.

They also get into David’s personal story from childhood to adulthood, the period where he got into debt, how he worked his way out of it, and what building Rapid QS has taught him about discipline, consistency, and doing things properly over the long term.