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The Resilience series - Vol. 5

Resilience is a tricky beast that, really, only comes from adversity and experience. Hear Nazla Carmine (founder of Cocktail Collective) and Anna Kydd (the Tea Curator) get into if and why they have resilience and where exactly it came from.

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.

Co.W TV - Peri Drysdale

Kiwi knitwear legend Peri Drysdale goes deep on how her business went from a small family idea to selling into 49 different countries, how and why she became a sustainability leader and that time Barack Obama wore one of her sweaters.

Co.W Talks - Rebecca Mcleod

Lawyer turned skincare expert (and founder of gorgeous natural skincare brand Made4Baby) Rebecca McLeod talks to Tara about her entrepreneurial journey, staying on track and dealing with stress.

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.

10 things to look for in your support crew

Wynnis Armour of Armour Consulting shares some useful tips on finding (and retaining) the best support crew for your business.

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The Resilience series - Vol. 5

Co.W TV - Peri Drysdale

The Strengths Series - ft. Sarah Bruce and Rebecca Mcleod

Sarah Bruce of Edible Blooms and Rebecca McLeod of Made4Baby reflect on their strengths, weakness, when to say no and what happens when a strength becomes a weakness.

The 'Personal Challenges' series : Vol. 4 (Debbie Sutton & Dr Lee Mathias)

We're all dealing with challenges and sometimes it's good to hear what other women are battling with. Watch Debbie Sutton (founder of Wine Friend) and Dame Lee Mathias talk about things they have found tricky and how they dealt with them.

Check out what we're doing for you

We are standing alongside you, girl! In more ways than one. Listen to Tara outline all the things we can do for you at a time like this, give the details of our upcoming webinars, and speak of an essential, must-do exercise that will ensure you come out of this period of uncertainty standing strong, brave and confident.

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Co.W Talks - Rebecca Mcleod

Lawyer turned skincare expert (and founder of gorgeous natural skincare brand Made4Baby) Rebecca McLeod talks to Tara about her entrepreneurial journey, staying on track and dealing with stress.

Co.W Talks - Kiri Nathan

Kiri Nathan is a Kiwi icon and here she offers her incredibly wise and unique take on all kinds of topics, including intuition, self sabotage, the joy of ageing and being the captain of your own ship.

Co.W Talks - Audette Exel

Audette is an absolute delight to listen to. Here she speaks about the journey she has taken from her feminist activist roots to her soaring corporate success and how she came to the understand how the power of capital could effect social change.

Co.W Talks - Sarah Bruce

Two things strike you when you spend time chatting with Sarah Bruce: her infinite optimism (matched by her awesome smile) and her mum-determination. These two factors have been major drivers of her success and are evidenced in her fun and thriving business. Get into the full, in-depth chat with Sarah and add her practical thinking to your journey.

Co.W Talks - Jessie Jarvie

In this podcast, we talk to emerging entrepreneurial rock star Jessie Jarvie (of The Baby Bag). Tune in as we learn more about Jessie as she shares her journey so far.

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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.

Trelise Cooper - Weaver Of Dreams

Dame Trelise Cooper is one of our most celebrated and successful fashion designers and members. We’re delighted to share her unedited journey with you, it’s jam-packed with wisdom you can add to your own.

The Road Well Travelled - Carmel Fisher

Carmel Fisher founded the iconic investment company Fisher Funds with her husband Hugh. She tells her entrepreneurial story from the point of start-up to the eventual sale and exit from the business.

My Success, My Terms - Ingrid Memelink

Ingrid Memelink of Harrowset Hall knows her stuff when it comes to surviving crises, working while raising a family and defying expectations. Ingrid is a woman who has mastered achieving success on her own terms.

rising strong

When Danika Revell realised her dream of motherhood, little did she know it would catapult into an abyss of antenatal depression. She tells the tough tale of finding her way back to herself and her business, and the surprise of finding herself pregnant again.

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The Advisor: Claire Day

Claire Day is the founder of CultureWise, and a highly experienced human resources and communications professional. She shines a light on staff engagement and company culture, why this is important for us and what to consider.

Ones to watch - Cherie Metcalfe

In this fresh instalment of our regular series featuring early-stage companies, we spoke with Cherie Metcalfe of foodie biz Pepper & Me about what she's doing and why.

The wisdom of a trailblazer - Dr. Lee Mathias

The founder of Birthcare and Labtests speaks about what she's learned from being a trailblazer in her industry.

Understanding the Female Way

Nurturers, supporters, multitaskers — you might scoff at the world's stereotypical view of women, but evidence shows it's not far from the truth. In life and in business, women are inherently multitasking nurturers. The question is, do these intrinsic behaviours help or hinder our success in business?

Real Talk: Jenene Crossan - Suckcess

Jenene is the founder of Flossie.com and among her many other successes, recently closed a multi-million dollar partnership. Why, then, did she hit an almost devastating personal break point? In this edition of 'Real Talk' Jenene shares her story with brutal honesty.

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The LegUP series - resilience

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.

LegUP - The Success Tips series

Tara shares a hugely useful way to evaluate your year and feed that forward into the next decade (YES, next year is also a new decade!).

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10 things to look for in your support crew

Wynnis Armour of Armour Consulting shares some useful tips on finding (and retaining) the best support crew for your business.

Tips For Business Success

Ranjna Patel founder of Nirvana Health Group (Tāmaki Health), New Zealand's largest independent primary healthcare network, gives us her five top tips for getting ahead in business (and life).

Megan May's Top Tips

Megan May is a business powerhouse and Auckland legend with her Unbakeries, Little Bird Organics, her recipe app and her generous, honest and charming approach to her life. Here she shares her top tips for creating a business that will feed your soul as well as your bank balance.

10 How-To Steps To Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

The journey to success could be viewed as just a series of experiments we choose to undertake. Examining the outcome of these shows us what to keep, refine and delete. Success is not a magic formula, it’s about doing the experiments until we find what works.