I am passionate about Small Businesses and Startups here in NZ. Heralding from a dairy farming family from Northland, I firmly believe kiwi's need to understand how technology coupled with the right attitudes and self-confidence can take us from a commodity-driven economy to a global "city" of four and a half million exporting to the rest of the world. I take a keen interest in the trends across Startups, equity crowdfunding, and the Not For Profit Sectors. I firmly believe in creating value, and finding opportunities which allow people to excel at their strengths. Always open to coffee, and to collaborate on ways to build successful businesses that can also solve our countries social issue (why must the two always be seen as separate?!).