Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Summary for weeks 1-7

Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Summary for weeks 1-7

by | Dec 8, 2025 | News

๐€๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐จ๐š ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ• So much to reflect on and learn from! For the past seven weeks I have been sharing insights from women who are part of our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Every so often I will be pausing to reflect on some of the...
Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Rewa Willis

Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Rewa Willis

by | Nov 23, 2025 | News

Rewa Willis is the co-founder of Sherson Willis, a corporate communication firm focused on helping clients โ€˜communicate with clarity and confidence’. This week we find out a little more about Rewaโ€™s business journey. Q๐Ÿ. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ,...
Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Kushla Okano

Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Kushla Okano

by | Nov 18, 2025 | News

Kushla Okano is the amazing founder and CEO of Biokลซ Technologies: โ€œA next-generation wastewater technology that takes the waste out of wastewater.โ€ Q๐Ÿ. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ค๐ฎฬ„? It really came from talking with people and sharing the...
Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Torisse Laulu

Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Torisse Laulu

by | Nov 18, 2025 | News

Meaningful conversations through a card game – that’s the brainchild of Torisse Laulu, founder of Lalaga. Our first question asks for the inspiration behind the business: Q๐Ÿ. ย  ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐š? I used to host talanoa sessions in...
Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Darsel Keane

Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Darsel Keane

by | Nov 13, 2025 | News

Darsel Keane is Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at University of Auckland. Leading the amazing team at CIE, she is a passionate champion for entrepreneurs emerging from within our University ecosystem. Her answers below offer insight...
Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Bex Gidall

Aotearoa Enterprising Women Series | Bex Gidall

by | Nov 12, 2025 | News

Bex Gidall has been a regular visitor to the INNOVENT 310 Women and Entrepreneurship class. She is an Investment Associate at Icehouse Ventures with over a decade of experience in startups. Bex shares her expertise with the class on the funding landscape in Aotearoa...