In this Level-up session, Tara covers the fundamentals of harnessing our time. In a time when we've all bought into the myth that there isn't enough time, the truth is that we do....
In this Level-up session, Co.OfWomen founder Tara talks about the responsibility of leadership for being optimal, what being optimal consists of and how to build our own optimal pr...
In this session Co.OfWomen founder Tara covers off some important brain fundamentals. These create an easily digestible understanding of how we can interact with our brain to creat...
In Session One of the programme we consider the context for our default behaviours as woman - why we go small, struggle to prioritise what we need and what needs focus to shift the...
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 ...
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 m...
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....
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, M...
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 no...
Growth Conference is about rolling up our sleeves and working on ourselves and contributing to others. This is enabled by the Growth Conference format that sees us convene around s...
Growth Conference is about rolling up our sleeves and working on ourselves and contributing to others. This is enabled by the Growth Conference format that sees us convene around s...
Growth Conference is about rolling up our sleeves and working on ourselves and contributing to others. This is enabled by the Growth Conference format that sees us convene around s...
In this IGNITE Leader Series former Chair of Co.OWomen, Theresa Gattung CNZM chats with Kaz Staples MNZM about her rollercoaster journey from making Christmas cakes out of her home...
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 entre...
Prepare to be stimulated as our founder, Tara Lorigan, chats with member Emily Miller-Sharma about her life, her leadership, and her growth.
Get ready to feel recharged, ready and rejuvenated as our founder, Tara Lorigan, provides practical tools to unlock your epic female power to turbocharge your leadership.
Join our founder, Tara Lorigan, as she chats with epic members Miriama Kamo, Emily-Miller Sharma, Christine Sharma and Tracey Taylor on the important topic of The DNA of Female Lea...
We are stoked to have this women as part of our epic community of women championing their own success and keen to share from their journey as a contribution to others. Get to know ...
Current Co.OfWomen board Chair this quite young woman has had quite the epic success journey to date. Still at the help of the business she co founded with two parters, Bird on a W...
We get behind the public image and get to know the woman who was Chair of Co.OfWomen's board from 2016-2020. Theresa remains am important part of our community as Patron and her ro...
Rebecca McLeod, the founder of Made4Baby and Julia Matthews, founder of Two Islands, share their experience and wisdom to other women moving forward on their success journey. ...
Season's greetings from the Co.OfWomen team. Tara's message to everyone as we welcome a new year.
Jessie Jarvie, founder of The Baby Bag and Debbie Sutton, founder of WineFriend share who their role models are, and how these role models have helped them as they have traversed t...
Julia Matthews, founder of Two Islands, and Megan May, founder of Little Bird Organics, celebrate their accomplishments with the Sisterhood and share their milestones that they are...
Founder of the Tea Curator, Anna Kydd, and owner of Edible Blooms, Sarah Bruce, share a brief message of love to their fellow women. Encouraging women from all walks of life to sta...
Co.OfWomen's most affecting and moving day of the year - the NZ Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs - occurred last Wednesday. Watch to see Cecilia Robinson, Marisa Fong and Hinew...
Female Power Week is an opportunity to define and embrace the innate power of women. Here, Tara explains Co.OfWomen's motivations for starting this conversation, and what we can do...
Being a leader or an entrepreneur isn't always an easy job. CEO of Cure Kids, Frances Benge, and founder and CEO of the fashion companies Snowy Peak and Untouched World, Peri Drysd...
In this episode, Rebecca McLeod, the co-founder of natural skincare company, Made for Baby, talks through her awesome success journey and shares the things she's learned along the ...
The celebration of the 14th issue of co. Magazine was a doubly real and hilarious intelligence-sharing event! Led by Co.OfWomen founder Tara Lorigan, and featuring Co.OfWomen board...
Founder of her eponymous fashion label, Kiri Nathan, and founder of Adara Group, Audette Excel AO, explain what drives them. From the feeling of striking new ground to a passion fo...
Hugely ambitious members and Companion's of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Theresa Gattung and Karen Walker, explain what drives them.
Catherine Jackson, founder of Tot's Pantry, talks us through her success journey within the food industry. From getting her foot in the door, to where she is today, Catherine has l...
Sarah Paykel, founder of Lush Cosmetics Australasia and Co.OfWomen board member, and Naomi Ballantyne of Partners Life share how they use their strengths and weaknesses as tools fo...
New Zealand fashion industry great, Dame Pieter Stewart (of New Zealand Fashion Week) shares her wisdom gained from her unique success journey, including her motivators, challenges...
Two great dames – Pieter Stewart and Julie Christie - speak up about confidence. How they get it, how they maintain it, why kids can kill it, and a confidence quirk that drives sta...
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 ...
Frances Benge (CEO of Cure Kids) discusses how she came to challenge herself to learn from others and enjoy the validation of finding her tribe.
Marnie Hillier of Ms Marnie speaks about how she values the small inspirations, the right questions and the help in staying focused.
Ranjna Patel (of Tāmaki Health) speaks about her love of the different levels of business and stages of success that make up the Co.OfWomen events and the honesty and joy of sharin...
Megan May of Little Bird Organics and Unbakeries talks about how much the origins and values of a company mean to her and why she got involved with us.
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...
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 leade...
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....
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 t...
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, ...
Hear Kaz Staples (founder of Pure Delish) and fashion designer Karen Walker talk about resilience - how they got it, how they keep it and why having a good cry is sometimes the bes...
Julia Matthews of Two Islands Co. and Georgia Meek, founder of The Babysitters Club, share what they've learned about building and maintaining confidence and confess the moments th...
Sarah Bruce of Edible Blooms tells us all about how she grabbed a big business opportunity when it presented itself and all that happened as a result.
We captured some highlights of the wonderful full length interview we had with Miriama Kamo. She shares her views on a range of topics including confidence and ‘mokopuna thinking’....
Two wonderfully cool and astute women, Anna Kydd of The Tea Curator and Audette Exel AO, speak about how to support yourself through your success journey, how to absolutely get on ...
Ethique founder Brianne West and Kiri Nathan (of her eponymous fashion label) share the many, MANY things that their success has made possible and how those opportunities inspire a...
Watch the dynamic and gutsy Brianne West of Ethique discuss her unusual journey from starting her first business at age 19 to her mission to rid the world of plastic cosmetics pack...
This Christchurch-based founder of Ethique has built one of the most sustainable cosmetics businesses in the world.
Take a moment to hear from WineFriend founder Debbie Sutton, who's knows a thing or two about starting a business, as she shares her top tips for emerging entrepreneurs to add her ...
Fashion and all-round Kiwi icon Karen Walker needs no introduction. She’s famous not only for her witty, androgynous fashion designs, but sunglasses, jewellery, paint colours and m...
Rebecca started her natural, New Zealand-made baby and child skincare brand Made4Baby in 2004. Her gorgeous, effective products are stocked in stores all over the country.
Small business owners Jessie Jarvie (of The Baby Bag) and Nazla Carmine (of Cocktail Collective) discuss what they've learnt on their road to success thus far - including the diffe...
Sharon Hunter was co-founder of the hugely successful tech company PC Direct - a company she was integral in building to sell. Here she shares her story about what led to this new ...
How to kill procrastination and why it can be the right move to just dive in the deep end! Top tips from Julia Matthews and Sandra Mu for entrepreneurs just starting out.
Two powerhouse members (Debbie Sutton of WineFriend and Brianne West of Ethique) discuss the role advisory boards play in their company and how they tailored them to suit their bus...
In this installment Anna Kydd shares a fab confidence hack and Ellie Porteous shares a perspective that reveals we're often being confident and just not noticing it. Enjoy paying a...
In this installment of The Confidence Series Christina Wood and Diane Hurford talk about how they went from feeling like 'accidental businesswomen' to the influential bosses they a...
Frank and hilarious Christina discusses her life as a beer queen - the ups and downs and just how things all came about as they did. Combine this with the oodles of practical and u...
Watch Sophie Gilmore (the brains behind Bird on a Wire) and Naomi Ballantyne (insurance maven) discuss what they think emerging entrepreneurs need to know and how they can succeed....
There are so many ways to learn and participate in Te Reo. Here, Kiri Nathan speaks to how you can fit it into your schedule and why it’s so rewarding and important. Ka pai.
Resilience is a key character trait for achieving the awesome things we commit ourselves to on our success journeys. Co.OfWomen board member Sophie Gilmour and Hady Wenham, owner o...
Founder of Lush Australasia, Sarah is also a Co.OfWomen board member, among her many hats. She’s renowned for her positive resourcefulness.
This fashion designer is a highly respected global pioneer with her distinctive aesthetic that blends her Maori heritage with her love of fashion.
Founder of The Babysitters Club, this fab woman has built a national business built on an incredible digital platform. We love her drive, focus and passion.
The New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs creates examples of the diversity of female success to act as an encouragement to us all. Check out the ceremony highlights and...
Founder of Brolly Sheets and Billy Beds, Diane's story is a total classic. Super clever mum at home with kids and finds a solution to an age-old problem - toilet training. Hit pla...
Tune in as Co.OfWomen board chair, Theresa Gattung ONZM shares who her role models are, how a nun is featured among hers and what she loves about the great influencer's of her life...
Tune in as our fab members Ranjna Patel (founder of Nirvana Healthcare Group) and Mimi Gilmour (founder of Burger Burger) share their top tips.
Find out if these members manage stress, how they manage it and how meditation and boxing feature as solutions. Here's to less stress, and all the other things you deserve girl....
Our second instalment of this Stress series presents the strategies of two more fantastic, and very different members - Sandra Mu of Jump and Theresa Gattung, our fab board Chair. ...
We present two awesome members, Audette Exel of Adara Group and Nazla Carmine of Cocktail Collective; Tune in to add their wisdom to yours for a less stressed journey!...
In this case study, founder of WineFriend, Debbie Sutton shares her experiences with the board, her strategies, what's next and how she grew her business.
Having built the largest national spa & wellbeing business Hady Wenham has a vast array of experience to share. We sat down with her to draw from that so we could add that wisdom t...
Christina Wood's passion for brewing started at home, and was given wings through Liberty Brewing Co. Christina has worked with beer companies such as Hallertau, Tuatara and Hashig...
In this video get to know Kiri Nathan, a much loved member of our community. Kiri has built her high-end fashion business harnessing her indigenous Maori traditions and was chosen ...
Audette Exel founded the Adara Group in 1998. In honour of her significant achievements and generosity, Co.OfWomen inducted Audette into the New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entr...
For our second instalment in the personal challenges series, we hear from Ranjna Patel, founder of the Nirvana Healthcare Group and her challenges with doubt from her peers, while ...
Karen Walker is a truly iconic fashion designer who has blazed the trail for many NZ designers. She is a much respected member and in this 'conversations with entrepreneurs' instal...
We sat down with the inimitable Karen Walker, arguably NZ's most successful global fashion house, to hear what she loves about being a Co.OfWomen member and, her awesome tips for b...
Our latest series is all about resilience. We're kicking off the resilience series with two of our fab members - hospitality queen Mimi Gilmour, founder of Burger Burger and the le...
Live from our IGNITE Leader Series gathering, this intimate interview with our fab member, insurance industry doyenne, Naomi Ballantyne ONZM, is facilitated by Theresa Gattung. Nao...
Peri Drysdale, founder of Untouched World, was inducted by Co.Of Women into the NZ Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs this year. She has an abundance of experience under her belt...