1. Selling the Dream

A big-talking showman and his charismatic wife: Who are Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke?   Maria Slade talks to a Du Val investor and friend who gave Kenyon his start in real estate and describes him as exceptional.   We hear how Kenyon rose phoenix-like from his first business collapse, and as the New Zealand housing market boomed yet again, vowed to create a billion-dollar empire.   The Clarkes were prolific self-promoters, even making a reality tv series about themselves.   But was it a veneer?   Brought to you by BusinessDesk with thanks to The Milford Foundation’s Brian Gaynor Business Journalism Initiative and MoneyHub.   Host, researcher, writer: Maria Slade Producer: Hamish Williams Lead Sound Design: Mick AndrewsAdditional Sound Design: Lara HealyExecutive Producers: Jane Yee and Duncan Bridgeman   https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-valSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.