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Profiles of New Zealand’s most notable entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders — from household names to the next generation making waves.

Featured guide•Famous New Zealand Entrepreneurs and the Companies They Built

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Bernard Hickey

Bernard Hickey

Founder, The Kākā

Olivia Mercer

Olivia Mercer

Co-Founder, Shit You Should Care About

Johannes La Grouw

Johannes La Grouw

Engineer & Founder, Lockwood Homes

Lisa King

Lisa King

Founder, Eat My Lunch

Sam Stuchbury

Sam Stuchbury

Founder & Executive Creative Director, Motion Sickness

Sir Ian Taylor

Sir Ian Taylor

Founder & Managing Director, Animation Research

Steve Saunders

Steve Saunders

Co-Founder & CEO, Robotics Plus

Mohammed Hikmet

Mohammed Hikmet

Founder, HMI Technologies

Scott Houston

Scott Houston

Founder, GreenButton

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Ruby Edwards

Co-Founder, Shit You Should Care About

Angus Brown

Angus Brown

Founder, Ārepa

Maury Leyland Penno

Maury Leyland Penno

Co-Founder, Leaft Foods

Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper

Founder & Executive Chairman, Cooper and Company

Les Mills Snr

Les Mills Snr

Founder, Les Mills

Jamie Beaton

Jamie Beaton

Co-Founder, Crimson Education

Lucy Blakiston

Lucy Blakiston

Co-Founder & CEO, Shit You Should Care About

Kate Megaw

Kate Megaw

Founder & Designer, Penny Sage

Greg Cross

Greg Cross

Co-Founder, Soul Machines / Eighty20 AI

Latesha Randall

Latesha Randall

Co-Founder, Raglan Food Co.

Brianne West

Brianne West

Founder, Ethique

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