Jono Rowe is an experienced financial professional, passionate husband to Kirsty Rowe, and father of 4, speaker, director, and mentor. Founder and CEO of the TJKR Group which includes a host of successful companies. Jono is considered a financial wizard amongst his peers. His unique ability to think strategically while…
Suzanne Barker is the Co-Founder of When I Shop. She grew up in Auckland, New Zealand where she had an adventurous childhood sailing on her family’s yacht. She has a creative background, having studied visual arts and started her career as a picture editor in the media industry. She moved…
A futurist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Derek Handley has devoted his life and career to empowering others to develop self-knowledge and achieve personal fulfillment while improving the fortunes of the world we share and the people who populate it. The vehicle for Handley’s life’s work is the Aera Foundation, a charitable…
Russell Herbert Jack is a 24-year-old yoga instructor and mindfulness teacher form Southland, New Zealand. He is passionate about spirituality, the vegan lifestyle, animal rights, and living in sync with nature. Russell specializes in Vinyasa Yoga, Qigong, and guided meditations. Vinyasa yoga or flow yoga heightens consciousness by moving from…
Trust your gut. Always. There’s something inside you that guides you, and if it doesn’t feel right, then it’s not. Don’t doubt yourself. Nikki Clarke is the owner and founder of Cadenshae, the maternity activewear global leaders, wife to Adam and a mother of four, soon to be five! Helping…
Start sooner! Don’t wait for the ‘right’ time to follow your dream. Mark Fourie emigrated to New Zealand from his childhood home of Pretoria, South Africa. Settling in Christchurch, he attended Lincoln University and completed his Diploma in Horticulture. To further his passion for growing fruit, Mark then travelled…
Trust your instincts, be true to yourself and be selective with the advice you receive. Paul Barmes, designer and founder of Barmes, created the lifestyle brand in 2012 to redefine the way people live, work, and move. An eclectic artist and entrepreneur, Paul brings extensive business leadership to his…
I am delighted to see the rise in interest in embracing the lifestyle change they encompass and really thinking about what they are consuming and the waste it produces. Brianne West is the Founder and Formulator of the world’s first zero plastic, zero waste beauty brand. She started Ethique…
Willingness to continually learn. You always have to be open to learning new skills. It’s how you become a better leader/person. Campbell Brown is the CEO and Co-Founder at PredictHQ, a global event intelligence platform that aggregates, enriches and connects scheduled and real-time event data happening both locally and globally,…
Bootstrapping a start-up on fumes requires a level of quickness that joint-decisions often cannot afford. Le-roy Staines is the founder and CTO of TimeDock.com. He’s a highly creative software developer with a huge variety of interests including wood carving, hunting, hiking, animals, and, of course, tinkering with technology and inventing…