Our first Business Behind the Scenes for 2018 was held in February at Ryan + Alexander Consultancy in the Tauranga CBD. Bernadette Ryan-Hopkins and Kiri Burney founded this professional recruitment company in April 2016 and have since recruited two other women into the team, Danielle Ross and Shari Hammond. They each shared with us their…
Our final event of the year was a Christmas Celebration Lunch at Mills Reef with the Graeme Dingle Foundation. The glasses of bubbles and orange juice on arrival were a great start to the event, followed by the alternate meal selection of Thai duck salad or fresh market fish accompanied with freshly baked ciabatta…
At the November Business Behind the Scenes’ event we were treated to a Glassperience at Jo Tricker Glass Studio and Gallery. In this entertaining and interesting demonstration Jo firstly showed how a glass bead is made on a gas torch and how to pull a glass stringer. We got to see the rods, powders, stringers,…
Yvonne Lorkin provided lots of entertainment as she shared her career and life stories with us at the BWN lunch at Macau this month. Despite growing up in the Hawkes Bay, Yvonne’s first real appreciation for a “good wine” occurred down south in Otago, when as a university student working in a bar she was…
For our September lunch we heard from two women who are passionate about creating a vibrant arts and culture scene in Tauranga. An attendee shared that when she moved to Tauranga 20 years ago, she felt it was a bit of a cultural wasteland, but it’s been great to see the development in activities and festivals…
This month we visited The Centre for Health at Manawa Ora on Third Ave to learn about the model of care that Dr Anna Rolleston and her team have created to support wellness at every age, and stage, of life. Anna’s opening question of the evening was “What does good health mean to you?” Anna…
The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industries offer many job opportunities, but in New Zealand only 28 percent of these roles are held by women. At our August BWN Lunch as part of the Groundswell Festival of Innovation, we had three remarkable women from the STEM industry to discuss “How do we get more…
At our August “Business Behind the Scenes” event we got to experience first-hand the wonderful environment Carolynn Margan has created at The Health Studio. Nestled in Tauranga CBD, Carolynn has created a small non-threatening atmosphere to improve your health and well-being. As well as offering spin and pilates classes, Carolynn has a set of three…
Craigs Investments Partners was the venue for our lunchtime speaker slot with Sara Lunam on July 6th. Sara is the Corporate Services Manager at the Port of Tauranga. She was appointed to this position in 2010 and since then has seen huge growth and investment in the port. Sara shared with us the figures that…
On 21st June over 50 women gathered at Classic Flyers for a BWN facilitated networking lunch. $10 from every registration fee from this event went towards New Zealand Women’s Refuge in acknowledgement of Dr Ang Jury’s inspiring presentation at the BWN Conference in May. It was great to see so many new faces at the…
