That Blind Woman

That Blind Woman Julie Woods is a professional speaker who will make you imagine, laugh and cry! Ask the NZ PM, Governor General and Dame Susan Devoy for starters! England match.

Julie’s a dab hand at cooking without looking...
and in March 2007 got to try out “those bloody truffles again” on all the people she thanked at her 10 years blind party. There’s no doubt about it – Julie’s an extraordinary change expert who has walked numerous half marathons, modeled in her very own town hall, appeared in local, national and international media including one day in 2004 when she

found herself refereeing a game of n**e touch rugby as a curtain raiser to an All Blacks vs. Julie also landed herself a spot on Campbell Live when she fund raised to travel to
Paris for Louis Braille’s bi-centennial celebrations in January 2009. Julie’s achievements include a book called How to Make a Silver Lining - 8 keys
for adapting to extraordinary change along with her Cooking Without Looking
workshops and demonstrations. Julie has worked with thousands of participants ranging from Intermediate School pupils to the Prime Minister of New Zealand - they all have one thing in
common though - they have all been left LAUGHING AND ULTIMATELY inspired by “that blind woman!”

20/03/2026

Season 3 of My Business Stars continues with an inspiring conversation featuring Joanne Wooding, founder of K9 Kookies.

After losing much of her vision to a rare cancer of the optic nerve, Joanne turned her lifelong love of baking into a business creating natural, healthy dog treats – all tested by her two very picky pups. In this episode, she talks with host That Blind Woman Julie Woods about resilience, adaptation, assistive technology and the joy of building something that brings happiness to dogs and their humans.

Listen to the episode and access the full transcript here: https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/my-business-stars/episode-24

New episodes air on OAR 105.4FM every Tuesday at 12:00 pm and replay on Thursdays at 9:00 am. You can also find the show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.


Image description: Photo of Joanne on a night sky background with a rocket icon in the top-right corner. The text reads, "Episode 24: Joanne Wooding. Now streaming on My Business Stars."

That Blind Woman Julie Woods and Artist Ron Esplin are back to share their world travels covering 60 Countries in 60 Min...
19/02/2026

That Blind Woman Julie Woods and Artist Ron Esplin are back to share their world travels covering 60 Countries in 60 Minutes.

In this next series of 10-minute episodes, Julie shares her memories from the 60 countries she has travelled to in her first 60 years.

In this first episode, discover what Julie did when she was told she was too young to learn the guitar, what it was like to move to a new house, and what she saw when she looked out the window of a Queenstown motel.

Tune in this morning at 10am, or catch this and previous series on the OAR FM website:
https://oar.org.nz/shows/the-world-in-360-minutes/
You can also listen Apple Podcasts, Spotify or you favourite podcast provider.

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14/02/2026

Moons open Saturday from 3pm. Why not call in for a pint and a bowl of fries after a look about the George Street Market?
Moons were lucky enough to host a birthday event last Sunday for That Blind Woman and she made us all braille cards with our names ❤️
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