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Missed Opportunities Within Your Event Strategy — Capturing Peer Driven Data To Make Better Decisions

Are you missing opportunities in your event strategy? And can you use your own community and customer insights to make more informed decisions? While I’m not an expert on form design, I’m interested in experimenting and sharing what has worked for me and us at the Kiwi Landing Pad.

Romanced by the Youthful Vibes of Paris

A travel tale from a recent trip to Paris.

​All I wanted for this trip was to read books, wander, take photos, be warm, write and drink mulled wine, be inspired. Well dreams do come true. This time has been perfect. 

Business & Entrepreneurship

Live For AWESOME: Lessons we can learn from Cam Calkoen

Celebrating 2 years @ Kiwi Landing Pad — go forth and grow New Zealand

CASE STUDY: A Conversation with Vaughan from Vend

A look at what we can learn from my good friend Cam Calkoen, a man who has overcome obstacles to live his dreams and inspire others. 

“The world doesn’t only exist for the elite; it exists for the dreamers, doers and developers who are walking examples of what is possible when we dream big and execute on those dreams.”

A look at two years strong running the Global Community @ Kiwi Landing Pad. How can we make our technology ecosystem thrive and some of the accomplishments we are most proud of.

​New Zealand is on a role, let's learn how to tell our story as a Nation and continue this role that we are on. 

When you go to a new market it’s really important to hire in-market. People in the local market understand the local culture and business ecosystem, and this is an advantage for your business. From New Zealand, we commonly make the mistake of thinking we can understand a foreign market by consuming their media, but this isn’t the case. The talent pool in the US is massive and very deep. 

CASE STUDY: A Conversation with Mike from CloudCannon

Mike is adamant that you just have to get out there and treat everyone you meet with respect and like they are a potential connection for you. It’s not about being transactional, it’s about never knowing who will be useful. You learn pretty fast in San Francisco that there is an open and inclusive culture here. 

A Perfect Day

A look at what a perfect day looks like for you to create the perfect environment for you to thrive in on a daily basis. ​

Exploring The Quarter Life Crisis: 25 and finding North

A look at what it means to turn 25, how you view yourself in the world and some of the questions and thoughts you go through when approaching this milestone. Do we need to find out purpose? What really matters? and some of those other lessons I learnt going through this process. 

The Quest for Happiness

I marvel at the complexity of some of the extraordinary humans in the world who are able to be so simple in their happiness but so complex in their mind, progressiveness and thoughts. How can people go from having such big lives and then be happy in the simple acts and joys of hobbies, as well as be emotionally deep and intense in their knowledge of cognitive behaviours and have a strong depth of character.