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In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founders: Trevor Topfer, Paul Jason Young, Riley Malins, Marquis Shepherd and Ruslan Saitov Business: Avatars Global Founded: 2023 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? We build exceptional […]

Enjoy a lighter look at entrepreneurial life with NZ Entrepreneur Media Lead Brendan Boughen, creator of Cartoons by Jim.  Keep an eye out for new cartoons appearing on a semi-regular basis here on NZ Entrepreneur, and in the meantime, check out Jim’s web site: https://cartoonsbyjim.com. To license the above cartoon for your own use, click […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Kathryn McGarvey Business: NosyHQ Founded: 2024 HQ: Hawke’s Bay Can you tell us a bit about your business? NosyHQ, a Napier-based strategic human research agency is on a mission to get […]

The science backing up the facts of global climate change has long been beyond dispute – but the warnings that come with those facts have never been clearer, more present, or more urgent. To address the long-term impacts of a warming planet, humans must reduce our collective carbon emissions by weaning ourselves off fossil fuels. […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Ken Sinclair Business: Mariners Log Founded: 2021 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Mariners Log is a maritime software solution that leverages predictive maintenance and AI […]

A former executive with global experience at a multinational telecommunication company says leadership is seeing a shift from traditional authoritative leadership to a more empathetic, servant-based model pointing to “holistic leadership” being the gateway to being a good effective leader. Ashish Saxena has worked across multiple continents for global giants like Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Nokia and […]

Earlier this year we welcomed Emma McMulkin as our latest MyMarketer Business Owner. With over two decades of marketing experience and a proven track record, Emma faced significant changes in her corporate marketing job. Instead of viewing it as a setback, she used this opportunity to energise her career and become her own boss with […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founders: Lizzi Whaley and Anna Johnson Business: CircularBuild Founded: 2023 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? CircularBuild is on a mission to transform the design and construction […]