Grant Verhoeven is a career and leadership coach who has amassed over 2000 coaching conversations with clients. Describing himself as a ‘recovering door to door salesman’, he realised he found joy in helping others to identify their strengths and make career decisions. In this episode Grant explores the impact of the Great Resignation, sharing what…
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Jason Naylor: Creatively Positive
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you’ve all had an amazing start to 2022. It feels great to get back into podcasting again and I’m so pleased to release this new episode featuring US-based artist Jason Naylor. What makes it more exciting is that I’ve been a big fan of Jason’s work for the past year…
Time for a coffee break?
Wow, what a week it’s been… moving into lockdown happened so quickly, so my thoughts are with everyone during these uncertain times! Whilst COVID-19 interrupted many of our daily activities, it also created new opportunities during lockdown. In fact, one thing I appreciated from the lockdowns in 2020 was the opportunity to learn and create…
Ali Cowley: BAM! Creativity as a Superpower
Having grown up idolising The Hulk and Michael Jackson, Ali Cowley spent his youth surrounded by the great forces of creativity. His Samoan father also taught him the craft of drawing and sketching. After a colourful OE in Australia involving dance performances and working in a Chicken Farm, Ali trained in animation and went on…
Lena Waizenegger: Find your Connection
Check out the latest Career Coffee Chat episode! Dr Lena Waizenegger is a researcher and academic at AUT University, with a strong interest in connectivity and how individuals and teams interact with technology. Originally from Germany, Lena was a successful snowboarder before changing career pathways. In this episode, we explore Lena’s career transition, her research…
Bye 2020! You truly were cray-cray
Happy New Year! As we begin to revel in 2021 goodness, it’s also good to look back at the crazy year that was. So without further ado, here are my COVID-19 based reflections and memories. If I hear the word Zui one more time, I swear I will throw my packet of pea crisps at…
Jobs | Ngā Mahi
Kia ora online friends In the spirit of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori I would like to share my job title as translated into the beautiful Māori language. Kaitohutohu Umanga Career Advisor / Counsellor Kaitohutohu describes the role of an advisor, instructor or counsellor. Someone who works alongside and guides others in their learning…
Glad to be in the team of 5 million
To all my fellow New Zealanders… congrats on reaching zero cases of COVID-19 in our country! I was personally over the moon when I found out the news, gosh, it wasn’t too long ago when we were all nervously staying indoors and not wanting to engage with the outside world. We are pretty humble people,…
I am launching a Podcast!
Eeeeeek!!!! I’ve said it. I am excited (and slightly nervous) to say I’m launching my podcast, “Career Coffee Chats” on 24 June. Subscribe here to access the podcast on launch day. Career Coffee Chats is a down-to-earth career and wellbeing podcast for everyday people. Unlike other NZ-based podcasts, Career Coffee Chats features a diverse range of guests sharing their…
The humanity of it all
After 49 days, New Zealand is about to step out of lockdown. Whilst we have a long way to go “get back to normal”, we have overcome the massive fear that New Zealand would be engulfed by the silent, yet potent COVID-19. Thank you Kiwis for playing your part! It’s so hard to believe that…
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