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Founders holiday greetings 2023

As we kick off another year in our epic life journey, Co.OfWomen founder Tara Lorigan, shares some inspo so we can each charge into 2023 as our best year ever

Meet the 1-Billion Dollar founder!

Arguably (or not at all, as we assert) Naomi Ballantyne is 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 (yup you read that correctly!). She shares her journey with some epic gems to encourage and invigorate your journey.

Intelligence of Success ft. Brianne West

It's got to be said that Ms Brianne West could be just a little bit unicorn, such has been the epic rise of her awesome solid bar cosmetics business, Ethique. In this live Zoom interview this incredible member shares about that rise and the actual journey!

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!

4Q's Review

The 4Qs Review is a neuroscience-based Strategic Reflection tool that studies success so we can amplify it, it addresses what didn't go well in a way that we can apply optimal thinking to it, and, gives us an energy boost to apply to what we choose to do after our work day ends. 

Intelligence of Success ft. Maree Glading

The passionate, driven and determined Maree Glading has had a remarkable success journey. In this session, Maree shares starting again and blending grit and vulnerability.

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Meet the 1-Billion Dollar founder!

Arguably (or not at all, as we assert) Naomi Ballantyne is 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 (yup you read that correctly!). She shares her journey with some epic gems to encourage and invigorate your journey.

Intelligence of Success ft. Marnie Hillier

Intelligence of Success ft. Maree Glading

The passionate, driven and determined Maree Glading has had a remarkable success journey. In this session, Maree shares starting again and blending grit and vulnerability.

Intelligence of Success ft. Marisa Fong

Inducted into The New Zealand Hall of Fame of Women Entrepreneurs in 2020, the driven, resilient and determined Marisa Fong has had a remarkable success journey. In this session, Marisa shares how her upbringing shaped her journey, as well as her fantastic tips for us.

Intelligence of Success ft. Cherie Metcalfe

In this awesome session, we'll chat with this wonderful down-to-earth woman about dreaming big, working your buns off to make it happen, the journey to sole parenting and how to not loose yourself in the midst of all those demands on big parts of your energy and soul.

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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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Intelligence of Success ft. Kaz Staples

Inducted into the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the food industry in 2019, the passionate, driven, resilient and utterly charismatic Kaz Staples has had an incredible success journey. In this Webinar, Kaz talks us through how Pure Delish turned from a home-based hobby brand to a household brand name, with twists and turns that seem more dramatic than most.

Intelligence of Success ft. Brianne West

Confidence Masterclass

In this video we'll get you very well acquainted with the all important success tool CONFIDENCE. Learn how to move through the world with assurance and achieve whatever the heck you want to. Hell yes.

Intelligence of Success ft. Jenene Crossan

Jenene, Jenene, Jenene - our Lady of Resilience. Watch her tell the brilliant story of where she's come from, how she got to where she is and what kept her going through the whole thing. A savvy businesswoman with sass, intellect and a knack for surviving in style.

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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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Tui award winner Julia Grace shares her success journey

As we celebrate NZ Music Month, we want to share the amazing Julia Grace, Tui award-winning singer/songwriter and key-note speaker with a strong background in Health Education.

2021 Sophie Gilmour's Hall of Fame Insights

As this was the 10th Anniversary, we asked our Board Chair, Sophie Gilmour to share her reflections of the 2021 Hall Of Fame Induction of Dame Suzie Moncrieff, Theresa Gattung CNZM, Christine Sharma & Kiri Nathan MNZM.

London-based Bayley Kite shares her success journey

We check in with the awesome Bayley Kite, a PR director who's based in London about her life as a PR executive overseas and the epic success adventure it brings.

Using Her Voice For Innovation

Rhonda Kite ONZM has many accomplishments under her belt. She shares her story here about taking control of her destiny and starting a tech revolution.

We've Got This! - Annette Presley

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) and queen of confidence, Annette Presley reveals how she grew to become so confident and how she gets through challenging moments.

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4Q's Review

The LegUP series - resilience

A masterclass on the scientific and practical theory behind resilience. Get comfy and listen to Tara outline just what resilience is and how our brains can be trained with specific tools to maintain a more consistent level of calm and happiness and ready ourselves for anything.

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.

LegUP series - leader tips

Hear Tara speak about three things you can do to refocus and replenish your energies, take back control of your time and feel amazing (and amazingly productive).

LegUP - Who's Feeding The Leader?

Hear Tara speak of cultivating a relatively simple habit that will not only change the way you think, but will enhance your confidence in your decision-making and enable you to produce your absolute best work.

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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.