Getting The Gig

Getting The Gig
How Ethique’s Founder Brianne West Is Revolutionising The Beauty Industry

Not many people can say they started a beauty brand in their own kitchen, but Brianne West did just that when launching Ethique.

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How Ārepa Co-Founder Angus Brown Is Promoting Mental Clarity Through This Natural Brain Food

The importance of mental wellbeing at this point of time cannot be understated. With an emphasis on mental wellness, Ārepa founder…

Sustainability
How Kester Black’s Anna Ross Created A Sustainable Beauty Empire

When it comes to the beauty industry, sustainable and eco-conscious aren’t often the first words that come to mind, which is why…

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How Designer Gerrick Numan of Millé Is Shaping The Spaces We Love To Be In

Gerrick Numan is the director of Millé - a hospitality design studio that’s proving an absolute force to be reckoned with. And…

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Everybody Eats Founder Nick Loosley On His Mission To End Food Poverty In NZ

Realising this gap between food waste and food insecurity, Nick Loosley founded Everybody Eats - a locally-based, not-for-profit…

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Bowl And Arrow Co-Founder Leisha Rae On Building A Healthy Fast-Food Empire

Leisha Rae makes up the sweet 1/2 of Bowl & Arrow with her bestie and partner in crime, Hannah Bryan. After meeting at a cafe Leisha was…

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How Celebrated Kiwi Illustrator Bonnie Brown Of Studio Bon Landed Her Dream Job

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Roses box is getting a new outfit by Bonnie Brown drawing inspiration from elements of the…

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How These Entrepreneurs Reimagined The Use Of Essential Oils Through Their Ground-breaking Candles

From combining pure, organic oils and creating divine signature scent combinations to making classy recyclable…

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The Founder Of Google’s Empathy Lab Reveals Why It’s Good To Live A Messy Life

When you think of tech gurus like Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs, you think straight-talking, no nonsense leaders. Which is why it was a…

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How These Kiwi Sisters Went From Culinary School To Building A Plant-Based Empire

You’ve probably heard that the gut is the second brain, or that you are what you eat. If you’re wondering how to approach…

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How These Kiwi Urban Warriors Are Safeguarding Bees For Our Future

To feed our obsession with bees we caught up with the founder of Bees Up Top, Jessie Baker to ask her all our burning bee-related questions…

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Scope Out How Rollie’s Vince Lebon Is Revolutionising Australia’s Sneaker Game

For someone who has designed sneakers for the likes of NBA legend James Harden, Macklemore and supermodel Ashley Graham, Vince Lebon is one…

Career
Find Out How This Māori Restauranteur and Business Shero Is Flipping Tables And Changing The World

We had the privilege of speaking to wāhine toa, Damaris Coulter who has pretty much always been working to equalise inequalities in the…

Urban People
Get Around These Gals, 11 Boss Women On Their Female Inspirations

Happy International Women’s Day, friends and allies! After having so many insightful conversations with women owning their craft…

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How This Kiwi Musician Is Putting Women Front And Centre This International Women’s Day

We jumped at the chance to chat to talk to Milk & Honey Festival co-founder, Lani Purkis. Best known as the bassist in Elemenop, these…

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How This Serial Spender Became The Finance Guru Our Generation Needs

If you’ve googled the combo of “millennial”, “Generation Z” and “money” lately, you’ll know…

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Why This Kiwi Singer/Songwriter Is Set On Making Music With Meaning

His single "I Got Your Back" is shining a light on mens' mental health.

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How This Auckland Designer Took Over The World Of WearableArt

With The World Of Wearable Art (WOW) exhibition just around the corner, Auckland finalist Ian Bernhard is gearing up to send his…

Career
How This Twenty-Something From The Mount Is Blowing Up Instagram With Her Sweet Raw Treats

Real Rad Food founder Hannah Mellsop talks scaling a business sustainably, the nostalgia of After Dinner Mints and overcoming anxiety.

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From Reality To Runway, How Benjamin Alexander Is Cracking The NZ Fashion Industry

Starring on the first ever New Zealand version of international smash hit fashion designer show Project Runway, Benjamin Alexander’s…

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How This Young Designer Is Leading The Charge Of Sustainable Fashion

We caught up with Natalie Procter ahead of her show at NZFW '19 to talk setting up your own business, teleportation and her…

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Meet The 20-Year-Old Designer Making Waves This New Zealand Fashion Week

We caught up With Holly Norman ahead of Fashion Week to talk art, sustainability and the best part of being your own boss.

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Inside The Creative Mind Of The Caker, Jordan Rondel

Jordan recently chatted with us about how she went from making cakes at home to running a cake empire with plans for world…

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Inside The Creative Mind Of DJ Arii Jade

With her distinctive long purple hair, the talented creative has played at some of the biggest clubs, both in the City of Sails and the…

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How Vincent Tolefe Founded His Own Record Label At 23

As far as dream jobs go, they don’t get much greater than owning your own record label. Top that off with the fact that you’re…