Stu writes, paints, imagines. He creates worlds in words and pictures.
Considered one of New Zealand'd master storytellers. Stu's books are much loved by children and praised for their "crackling prose", "reip-roaring adventure" and "spellbinding narrative". A master at storytelling for children, Stu also focuses his creative talents on helping businesses reach out to their audiences and capture their imaginations too!
This event will give attendees an opportunity to introduce themselves (and details will be sent out to all after) plus pick up tips and tricks from Stu on how to best tell their own story. Please register below.
Join Business Whangaparaoa and Forty Thieves co-founder and owner; Shyr Godfrey. From selling at Farmers Markets to supplying over 450+ stores nationwide and 3 main export markets, Shyr shares how Forty Thieves started and its journey over the past 7 years. She dives into the importance of a strong brand identity, relationship building and always putting the customer first.
Forty Thieves crafts award-winning peanut and nut butters, right here on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast! Owners; Shyr and Brent are true believers that quality, natural food can fuel life's everyday adventures, whether big or small.
Kindly sponsored by - iLender and Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
Calling all family owned business owners!
Let’s connect over coffee! Coffee Connect is where connections are formed, conversations flow, and new possibilities emerge. It's a time when family business owners like yourself can come together and share experiences, knowledge, and insights. It's an opportunity to reconnect with like-minded family businesses and escape from the daily routine. Picture the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and enjoy sharing stories with fellow family business owners.
Organised by Family Business Association, and in collaboration with Business Whangaparaoa, we invite owners of family owned businesses to join us to find out about tools and support available from the Family Business Network and to relax, connect and support one another within our local community.
Coffee/tea courtesy of FBA. Find out more about FBA at https://familybusinessassociation.org/
If you'd like to join us please register your interest below -
An invite to local business owners and our community.
Join Business Whangaparaoa, Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste and a group of Coastie business owners for the Green Scheme Showcase and Awards.
Enjoy an evening of networking, celebration, good food and drinks!
Through the Green Scheme, and supported by funding from Auckland Council Climate Grant, we will be celebrating some of our small Coastie businesses who are already taking some actions in their bid to help with climate change issues along with presentations about information and business solutions we have found along the way. We will be awarding Green Scheme Certificates to local businesses taking climate action, showcasing their work and providing information about how you and your business can get involved as well as providing information for our general community and households to be doing their thing too.
Work over the past 10 months will culminate in a panel of these business owners being available for an informal chat about what they are doing and how you can start taking some action in your business too. Climate action doesn't have to mean big changes or expensive changes, every small action counts. So come along, enjoy great networking, and pick up some tips and ideas on how you can do your bit to help our planet in 2024.
If you already take climate action, come along and tell us, so we can celebrate and you too can be eligible to be part of the Green Scheme! If you want to start taking action but need some guidance and support, then this is the place to be.
Particular focus at this event are businesses in the construction, retail, health and beauty, office and hospitality industries but all businesses and community members are welcome as there are many very generic actions you can all take!
If you would like to join us and celebrate these businesses, find out more, let us know what you already do and find out how to do more please register below and we look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Wednesday 08 November 2023
Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Venue: The Archer, Stanmore Bay
Speaker: Grant Difford, Waking Giants
Title: How To Get Your Business Working For You
Cost: $17.25 (members) or $34.50 (non-members) - REGISTER BELOW
To many business owners get consumed by the ‘busyness of business’, not enough time, not enough resource and not enough growth. In this session I will guide you back to why you got into business, how you can find that time that seems to go missing every day, reignite your passion for being in business and how to get it working for you in the next 90 days. All by being selfish about what you really want from life.
Grant Difford is an accomplished leadership coach, facilitator, and podcast host who founded Waking Giants in 2011. Throughout his career, he has developed a passion for leadership and strategy and has helped numerous business leaders achieve their goals through coaching, training, and consultancy services. Grant’s work with Waking Giants has earned him a reputation as a trusted advisor to CEOs and other business leaders, with a track record of helping organizations achieve measurable results.
Grant helps business leaders unlock their full potential and achieve their goals through his coaching and facilitation engagements. By providing guidance on strategy, communication, and leadership development, he helps his clients develop the skills and mindset necessary to thrive in today’s fast-paced business environment. Grant’s approach is rooted in empathy, curiosity, and a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by today’s leaders.
A huge thank you to our sponsors of this event -
Join Business Whangaparaoa for an evening of local networking.
Date: Wednesday 16 August
Time: 5.30 to 7.30 pm
Venue: The Archer, 570 Whangaparaoa Road
Title: Overcome Helplessness and Thrive in Difficult Times
When an elephant trainer starts working with a baby elephant, he or she will use a rope to tie one of the elephant’s legs to a post. The elephant will struggle for hours, even days, trying to escape the rope, but eventually, it will quiet down and accept its limited range of motion (Wu, 2009).
When the elephant grows up and is more than strong enough to break the rope, it doesn’t even try – it’s learned over time that any kind of struggle is useless.
Like the elephants, we learn a lot of our thought patterns and behaviours early on and it can be hard to change our patterns. So, how can we overcome learned helplessness and make sure we are acting in a proactive accountable way to help us stay on top, even in difficult times?
A huge thank you to our sponsors of this event -
