I had the pleasure of speaking with IN THE BLACK, CPA Australia's monthly business magazine for their March feature on The Great Resignation.

I strongly reject the saying “It’s not personal, it’s just business”.

Firstly because I tend to find it used to excuse behaviour that lacks integrity … and secondly because I genuinely believe business is personal

It's time for me to match what I do with who I am and what I care about.

Like many people I have spent the last year or so rethinking my career and long term goals, a trend known as The Great Resignation or The Big Quit.

In New Zealand the average Pasefika, Maori and Asian woman is working for free from now until Christmas compared to their male counterparts.

Source: Stats NZ and with credit to PSA.org and mindthegap.nz

What are some actions we can all take to address this?

What would you tell your younger self?

I was recently on a call with a lovely lady who is coming to the end of her studies and preparing to join the workforce. She had booked a call with me via Insidery for some 'real talk' on what it's actually like and sent me through some of her questions in advance.

One question in particular really got me thinking. "How did you overcome challenges along the way?"

Business Mentors profiled me for International Women’s Day. Click through to read my response to their questions.

I joined Business Mentors at the start of May this year just after New Zealand finished our first lockdown. I knew demand from businesses for support and guidance would dramatically increase and it felt like the right time for me to do some giving back.

Did you catch Inside Hotel Chocolat TV1 on Saturday night? You can find it on demand if you didn't and yes I'm biased but it's an inspiring watch!

It was also very nostalgic for me... I joined Hotel Chocolat in 2004 at the age of 23…

Three weeks ago I had a team on the verge of mutiny. This week they finished their second agile sprint with an incredible review presentation to the wider business. So how did we make such a fundamental shift in such a short space of time?

Teams that feel safe and trust each other are proven to perform better. They are more resilient, more creative and more motivated. Read my top tip for building psychological safety and a high performing team.

Goodnight Kiwi was a large and complex campaign with stakeholders across The Warehouse, TVNZ, various publishers and authors, three agency providers and 5 of our stores. For this reason we are especially thrilled to be recognised in the annual Beacons media awards.

Did you know only circa 2% of the worlds venture capital funding goes to businesses founded by female entrepreneurs? Here’s what I’m doing about it.