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Rising Strong | Ft. Bridgette Jackson

The Rising Strong Series members share how they've learned to rise through some of the most challenging experiences of their lives. From losing businesses, navigating life threatening illness, devastating loss of loved ones and everything in between. But they'll also share just how they learnt to alchemise these experiences into the deep knowing that no matter what life throws at them - they've got this. This episode features Bridgette Jackson, Founder of Equal Exes.

The How-to Of Calm Confidence

In this Level-Up My Leadership session, Tara shares insights on how we can dominate any circumstance by activating calm confidence. Tune in for this must-have formula so you glide through busy seasons.

How to Prevent "Wife Walkaway Syndrome"

In the complexities of marriage, maintaining a strong connection with your partner can sometimes take a backseat to the demands of daily life and happens in most relationships.

Ignite Leader Series - Kiri Nathan

Kiri Nathan has been all over the media lately with her incredible achievements and so probably needs no introduction but can we just say that she's a woman who manages to combine sparkling personality, incredible inventiveness, a generous spirit and a wicked sense of humour in one unbeatable package. Here she is interviewed by Theresa Gattung for our Ignite Series event and, wow, is her story a goody.

How-to of: Powerful Communication

In this installment Tara shares the top 5 tips for how to engage in important conversations.  In this insightful video you’ll get some fresh thinking about how to ensure you’re successful in those important kōrero!

Be The Change

At one of our Co.OfWomen events in 2022, Sophie Gilmour (Chair of the board at the time) made a comment about encouraging young up-and-coming businesswomen toward leadership roles, that really stuck with me.

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Rising Strong | Ft. Bridgette Jackson

The Rising Strong Series members share how they've learned to rise through some of the most challenging experiences of their lives. From losing businesses, navigating life threatening illness, devastating loss of loved ones and everything in between. But they'll also share just how they learnt to alchemise these experiences into the deep knowing that no matter what life throws at them - they've got this. This episode features Bridgette Jackson, Founder of Equal Exes.

Rising Strong | Ft. Anna Kydd

Anna has been a member of Co.OfWomen since 2018 so this Queen is definitely a sister. Hear her journey of strength and resilience in balancing her business and family. Prepare to be uplifted by this beautiful wahine toa journey.

Rising Strong | Ft. Christina Wood

In our Rising Strong Series, meet Christina Wood, an adored member of Co.OfWomen since 2014. Christina shares her powerful story of overcoming challenges and demonstrating perseverance. Prepare to be inspired by this incredible Queen's journey of personal commitment and resilience.

Conversations With Entrepreneurs - Meet the billion dollar founder

Naomi Ballantyne is arguably one of the most successful people in Insurance in Aotearoa. Founder of three insurance businesses, Naomi is most recently founder of Partners Life - a business she sold for just over 1-billion dollars in 2022). She shares her journey with some epic gems to encourage and invigorate yours.

Intelligence of Success ft. Marnie Hillier

Marnie has made quantum leaps in her evolution as she grew her business and family (now three boys!). Inspired by the possibilities for herself that her journey has informed, she made the decision to sell her business and is now working on a range of new projects. We can't wait to hear more about those!

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Female Leadership Conference (Podcast Ver)

Get ready and rejuvenated as our founder, Tara Lorigan, provides practical tools to unlock your epic female power to turbocharge your leadership.

IGNITE LEADER SERIES FT. DR LEE MATHIAS ONZM

In this IGNITE Leader Series former Chair of Co.OWomen, Theresa Gattung CNZM chats with Co.OfWomen founding Chair Dr Lee Mathias ONZM about her journey to becoming and serial entrepreneur, health care innovator, and experienced director and investor.

Intelligence of Success Ft. Emily Miller-Sharma

Prepare to be stimulated as our founder, Tara Lorigan, chats with member Emily Miller-Sharma about her life, her leadership, and her growth.

Co.W Talks ft. Christina Wood

Christina Wood, Co-founder of Liberty Brewing, shares her story of taking her brand from the garage to the world one beer at a time.

Co.W Talks - Dame Pieter Stewart

New Zealand Fashion industry legend, Dame Pieter Stewart earnestly weighs in on what made her success possible, her inspirations, and her challenges (and her love of them).

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The How-to Of Calm Confidence

The How-to Of Habits

Join Tara as she shares the top thirteen fail-safe ways to embed habits faster and get your life working exactly the way you want.

How To Build Confidence

In this Level Up session, our Founder, Tara focuses on how to build confidence and how as women we need 'Proof' to believe we can do things when really, we don't. By identifying these patterns we can embrace the concept of antifragility to grow our confidence and learn how to rise powerfully, maintaining our confidence.

How-to of: Powerful Communication

In this installment Tara shares the top 5 tips for how to engage in important conversations. In this insightful video you’ll get some fresh thinking about how to ensure you’re successful in those important kōrero!

Start-up Foundations Workshop

In this video Co.OfWomen founder, Tara, focuses on setting us up on solid ground at the outset of our business owner journey. She covers the nature of the journey, and the leader, business, planning, time, energy and focus fundamentals. A must view for early stagers.

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Building a Dynasty the Kiwi Way - Cilla Hegarty

Cilla Hegarty made the momentous decision to start not one but several businesses while her firstborn was still a child. Here she shares how and why she made that eyebrow-raising life choice, and the incredible advantages that came from it.

Blazing a trail from the land into the future

Mavis Mullins lets us in on her remarkable backstory, how she ended up where she is, and the unmatched importance of family in her journey.

Growing up blonde and Māori

Sara Orme shares a personal story of life experience based on the distinctive hardships associated with being both white and Māori.

The Business of Fashion - Anna-Lise Sharma

Anna-Lise Sharma (of RUBY) has combined chutzpah and intelligence with a dash of strategy and a healthy dose of confidence to take her down a career path that seamlessly blends her commercial nous with a passion for fashion.

To be the best (Ranjna Patel, Tāmaki Health)

Ranjna Patel and her husband Dr Kantilal Patel have changed the face of Auckland’s healthcare, transcending barriers and using a simple philosophy: Here to serve.

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How to Prevent "Wife Walkaway Syndrome"

In the complexities of marriage, maintaining a strong connection with your partner can sometimes take a backseat to the demands of daily life and happens in most relationships.

The Role of Self-Belief

As entrepreneurs, business owners and team leaders, doubt may feel at times like a constant companion, but it's the benchmark we set ourselves and how we respond to it that will define success.

The Impact of What I Do On My Children

In 2017, my 13-year-old daughter turned to me and said “I’m never going to get married and I don’t think I want children.” I went silent, I was floored.

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The Societal Impact of Dating Apps

In the ever-evolving landscape of romance, dating apps have emerged as the modern cupid, promising to connect individuals to their soulmates with just a swipe.

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PREMIUM BROCHURE

Download the full story on why our world-class PREMIUM membership is an epic option to champion your success journey. Then call 0800 COWNOW with your questions. We've got your back!

The 4Qs Review - Strategic Reflection tool

The 4Qs - or four questions - are insight-generating questions designed to enable us to finish the work day on a high. That will be possible because the tool focuses on studying successes and what we brought to them and when we do that the brain produces a specific set of chemicals that make us feel good, often great. It's based on the principle we call 'start and finish the day as a leader'.

The How-to of RESILIENCE

Having rock-solid resilience is one of the most important capacities for humans to have. In this How-to video Tara walks us through why resilience is a scarce resource for many, that it can actually be increased any time we're ready, and how to do that. Jump in and get ready for a much calmer, confident you!

Case Study: Debbie Sutton (podcast)

Hear Debbie speak about what she’s hoping to achieve with her business, how important her team members are and how she dealt with an almost-disaster with her marketing plan. All this and a raft of fantastic advice too.

How to start & end your day powerfully

Having a powerful end of day routine is essential to how well we replenish our energy in service to ourselves, those we love and our work. Tara shares three powerful habits to put in place to take back control of your time that are guaranteed to create a more focused and energised you.

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Mavis' kupu whakatenatena (words of encouragement & advice)

Mavis Mullins MNZM, shares some words of encouragement and advice to other women pursuing their success journey.

Audette Exel's Top Tips for Success

Audette Exel, the founder of the Adara Group, shares her top tips and tricks to women working on their personal success journey.

Top lessons learned during Cherie's success journey

As a chef by trade, Cherie Metcalfe launched her business Pepper & Me to make people’s lives a little easier, and a lot more delicious with awesome spice rubs, salt blends, sauces, crumbs and cooking pastes. As part of our series interviewing early-stage companies, she revealed the top 5 lessons learned from her journey to date.