I have been fortunate to have sunk everything I’ve got into helping make some of the things I think need to happen in this come to life, from PlanHQ, Silicon Welly, Made From New Zealand, Challenge for Change, StartUp and The Naked Trainer, and tried to turn the ideas and the things I love into businesses, so I can spend more time helping and working with people who love making stuff happen. Some of these ventures have gone great and are firing, others just starting, others simmering and have brought more lessons than money so far, but all of them have brought amazing people and the experiences that define a full life and the platform to do anything going forward....[Read full story]
Chatted with Paula Bennett Minister of Social Development and Employment, Disability Issues, and Youth Affairs at the Job Summit about all sorts including businesses playing more of a role in society and younger entrepreneurs often tending to be more interested in what they’re doing for society, checkout Paula’s thoughts....[Read full story]
February was the month of the bikewise business battle in New Zealand, and I’m pleased to say that 14,641 kiwis have cycled some 2,045,320 kilometres. this has been a fantastic month for us to launch our New Zealand Cycling Community here in new Zealand after getting our first 2 towns in the UK - the Swindon Cycle Community and the Colchester Cycle Community last year. This week John Key announced a Nationwide Cycling Highway for New Zealand at the Job Summit as one of the solutions to preventing some of the 80,000 jobs at risk in New Zealand and tourism facng a 9% decline, something we think is a great idea. It’s bang on brand New Zealand and gets more kiwis and tourists out in amongst beautiful New Zealand....[Read full story]