Kelly Bennett reckons he ghosted his way through his 20s and into his 30s but he’s now built a strong PR business and is loving work for multiple reasons.

Harriet has had a truly exceptional career as a lawyer, including making partner in her early thirties. Interestingly, her love for law was a slow burn.

Moving to Amsterdam provided Dave with amazing work opportunities. Tapping in to his sense of purpose helped him take the leap from a big corporate job to an exciting startup.

When Verity left school she had no idea what she wanted to do. She was in the same boat when she left university. From uncertain beginnings Verity, with her business partner, has now built a thriving business. She has great advice for others who are unsure of their career direction.

From researching llamas to doing some of the biggest financial deals in NZ, Phil Neutze is Auckland Airport’s Chief Financial Officer and New Zealand’s CFO of the year. It's been quite a journey and it has influenced his thoughts on career advice for young people.

Even though he doesn’t come from a farming background, Jack Keeys has found a career he loves in the primary sector.

Louise Tong has always cared about the environment and now she’s making a positive difference right across the economy as GM of Sustainable Finance for one of NZ’s big four banks.

After a phenomenal sporting career, representing New Zealand as captain of the White Ferns cricket team, Maia Lewis wants to help more young people have active and healthy lives.

For Isabella Charman, starting Thread Rentals was a massive part of her recovery from mental illness. It wasn’t initially her plan but she absolutely loves it.

In a small country like New Zealand, it’s a pretty special thing to be able to play your instrument for a job. To play and tour with your besties, straight from school is even better.

Founder of tone-of-voice brand agencies, champion of artists and gallery owner, Scotty believes mistakes are more interesting than perfection and that we should make more of them…just not really expensive ones.

The founder of one of Auckland’s first wellness centres in Grey Lynn, Matt talks about his radical shift from managing warehouse logistics to personal training.

At age 17, Grace thought she knew what to do after school but was worried about making the wrong choice. Now she’s studying to be a Marine Scientist and totally amp’d about it.

An award winning beauty therapist who didn’t want to follow in her dad’s footsteps and deliberately kept her business small and boutique.

An engineer who enjoys the people he works with as much as the challenge of the projects he’s working on.

Having done it tough to fund his way through uni, Sifa is perpetually grateful to have found a job he loves with new cars to test drive!