Awen Guttenbeil on Between Two Beers: Pressure, Resilience and Doing the Right Thing When It Counts
Awen Guttenbeil, Managing Director at Passive Fire NZ, was recently featured as a guest on the Between Two Beers podcast.
In the episode, Awen speaks openly about the mental toll of recovery, the pressure of elite performance, and what it took to get his career back on track. He also reflects on life after professional sport, building a business career, leadership, fatherhood, and the importance of long-term thinking over short-term wins.
At Passive Fire NZ, we work in environments where pressure, accountability, and consequences are part of everyday decision-making. Passive fire protection requires planning ahead, attention to detail, and doing the right thing even when the work is unseen. Awen’s reflections on discipline, responsibility, and resilience closely mirror the mindset required in fire compliance, where outcomes matter most when it counts.
This conversation is a reminder that strong outcomes, whether in sport, business, or life safety, are built long before they are tested.
Watch to the full episode on the Between Two Beers podcast:
Awen Guttenbeil, Managing Director at Passive Fire NZ, was recently featured as a guest on the Between Two Beers podcast.
In the episode, Awen speaks openly about the mental toll of recovery, the pressure of elite performance, and what it took to get his career back on track. He also reflects on life after professional sport, building a business career, leadership, fatherhood, and the importance of long-term thinking over short-term wins.
At Passive Fire NZ, we work in environments where pressure, accountability, and consequences are part of everyday decision-making. Passive fire protection requires planning ahead, attention to detail, and doing the right thing even when the work is unseen. Awen’s reflections on discipline, responsibility, and resilience closely mirror the mindset required in fire compliance, where outcomes matter most when it counts.
This conversation is a reminder that strong outcomes, whether in sport, business, or life safety, are built long before they are tested.
Watch to the full episode on the Between Two Beers podcast:
https://www.betweentwobeerspodcast.com/episodes/awen-guttenbeil