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Robert Tighe explains the spotlight versus mirror approach to storytelling and what it can do for business. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How do I stand out from the crowd?”,
Robert Tighe explains the spotlight versus mirror approach to storytelling and what it can do for business. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How do I stand out from the crowd?”,
Logan Wedgwood explains how to create the best chance of hiring the right person for your sales role. Have you ever experienced a bad hire? A person who doesn’t fit
Mat Wylie delivers a winning formula for creating high performing teams who provide increasingly exceptional customer experience. We all know how high performing teams help a business succeed. Yet for
Jo Douglas explains how to avoid the pitfalls of recruiting. When recruiting for a role, you want the right person for the job. In doing so, you are likely to
Have you always wanted to advertise on Stuff but thought it was out of reach for a small or medium-sized business? Those days are long gone. Stuff Ads is a
Growing your customer base is vital to the success of your business, and with everything the country has gone through over the past 12 months with the global pandemic, it’s also important
Ian White is a big fan of his Little Buddy Ben and of Big Buddy – the programme that instils confidence and resilience in the lives of boys who don’t have a father around. Ian White rarely gets nervous in his role as general manager of ZX Security, a New Zealand-based cybersecurity consultancy. But when he met his “Little Buddy’’ Ben1, a 13-year-old kid from Cannons Creek in Wellington, he says he was more nervous than he had been in a long time. Despite the nerves, Ian says he decided to take his authentic self to his first meeting with Ben and Ben’s mother Jade who had signed up for the Big Buddy programme. Big Buddy is an organisation dedicated
Born amidst the fear and uncertainty of New Zealand’s first lockdown, Manaaki is a business support network and online forum set up to empower Aotearoa’s budding small business owners. Its GM Rachel Adams outlines her personal journey and introduces a remarkable business upscaling resource. When Rachel Adams dropped out of high school in 2004 at the tender age of 14, the ‘café culture’ had yet to fully emerge in the cities, let alone reach smaller rural communities such as her home town of Waipawa in central Hawke’s Bay. So Rachel and older sister Rebekah were essentially pioneers – borrowing $75,000 from the bank and using a large chunk of those funds to buy and renovate a main street heritage building
For New Zealand wholesale and retail businesses seeking unique, handmade, fairly-traded products, the Nama Fiji and Rise Beyond the Reef brands tick so many boxes. New Zealanders are known for being more conscious and responsible than the average buyer; the importance of buying quality, community-made products is evident in the domestic market. However, many people are unaware of the impact Covid-19 had on international organisations who heavily relied on tourism to financially support vulnerable minorities in the Pacific region. The Fiji Consulate & Trade Commission ANZ is committed to mitigating these effects by promoting organisations which are not only supporting indigenous women but also creating amazing products. The Auckland based team is currently liaising with both the public and private sector in
Many Kiwis associate her with the multi-award winning band stellar*. But today the ‘main gig’ is her jewellery design business. Welcome to the life and times of Boh Runga. It was one of those defining moments Boh Runga will cherish forever. In October 2018 at a reception in Wellington our PM Jacinda Ardern presented a pair of Boh’s ‘Feather Kisses’ Logo gold stud earrings to the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle. It seemed like the whole world was watching and the Boh Runga Jewellery website suddenly went bananas. “The jewellery was mentioned in Harper’s Bazaar USA, Vogue Japan and was all over social media,” recalls Boh. “In fact the earrings still pop up in socials every time Meghan wears them.”
The Face Place is recognised as New Zealand’s first medical spa specialising in Botox and non-surgical cosmetic treatments. Its founder Dr Cat Stone is an ardent champion of an industry that is fast achieving mainstream acceptance and understanding. In the middle of another Auckland Level 3 lockdown, and via a somewhat tenuous videoconference link, it was still possible to catch the enthusiasm and passion that Catherine (Cat) Stone exudes for her profession. Dr Cat explained how her career could have easily turned out very different. She originally trained to be a surgeon specialising in plastic and reconstructive surgery and remembers being horrified when asked by a friend at a dinner party to “do her Botox for her”. “I’d been using Botox
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