Ex-Virgin CEO goes walkabout
He used to reach for the sky as CEO of Virgin Australia, but now he’s more at home trekking the wilderness. Game-changer Brett Godfrey FCA has reinvented himself as passionate conservationist...
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Lorna Jane Clarkson's secrets to success
Lorna Jane Clarkson, founder of leading activewear brand Lorna Jane, shares the secrets to her success – and it all starts with the morning routine...
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Hamish Jolly discusses the business of shark-repelling
Chartered accountant Hamish Jolly is behind technology that helps protect ocean users from shark encounters...
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“I had to do a retake on my career path and a bit of a pivot”
Career coach David Riordan talks about how this difficult time is a chance to redraw your career map, on The Acuity Podcast...
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Harnessing the power of the mind
Camille Woods CA, accounting academic and owner of Monday Mind meditation school, harnesses the power of the mind for work and play...
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Leading the way for women
Jo Heighway CA, multi-award winning leader of the Deloitte SMSF Audit team, tells Acuity about her passion for super, founding her own business and innovating her way through finance...
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The Journey after One Young World
Over a year on from One Young World 2016, Acuity catches up with Charles Zhang, co-founder of Journey Crowdfunding...
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Meet the duo who marry home and work life
They are a team at home and at work, and they make the partnership a success. Eli Tagi CA and his wife, Wyndi, work side by side in their Auckland account firm, WE Accounting...
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Global future disruption and big ideas win NZ CA a top award
New Zealand’s Deloitte Young Executive of the Year has made a career out of business future-proofing with Fonterra’s Ventures program...
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One hundred years in accounting
Three generations of New Zealand accountants from the same family look back over a century in the profession...
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Watch and learn
Ian Leggett FCA extols the values of “keeping your eyes open and learning from others” that have served him well in the UK’s publishing industry...
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The corridors are your catwalk
Emily Plummer CA has quit her PwC role and devoted herself to inspiring women to look better – and get ahead – at work...
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The women who inspire Margaret Zhang
Acuity magazine June/July 2017 cover star Margaret Zhang on the young women who inspire her...
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The sticks and the city
An Australian start-up is matching accountants and clients online regardless of their location, bolstering regional businesses and cutting compliance costs...
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Lisa Tamati: Ultra-marathon effort in business
In between running ultra marathons, New Zealander Lisa Tamati has successfully built six companies from the ground up...