Antonia's resume is vast. From The Tribe and Power Rangers to Pork Pie and Outrageous Fortune, she has forged a reputation as someone able to play complex roles requiring intensity and humour, while always making her characters extremely likeable. Her talent has been recognised in many ways around the world, including winning Best Actress at the New Zealand TV Awards last year for her portrayal of Rita West in Westside. Antonia is someone who has been in the public eye since a young age,...

Iyia Liu is a New Zealand based entrepreneur. At the age of 21, she founded the shape-wear company Waist Trainer, selling thousands of products per week to over 90+ countries around the world. In 2016, she launched supplement company Luxe Fitness, again growing it into a million dollar global business within the first few months. In 2017, she sold both Waist Trainer and Luxe Fitness to then start e-commerce fashion retailer Bambi Boutique, and in July 2018 founded e-commerce gift box company...

Lisa is the founder of Eat My Lunch, one of NZ’s most successful for-profit social businesses, on a mission to ensure no child goes to school hungry. Lisa believes that business cannot just be about making money anymore and business can (and should) bring about social change. Using an innovative model, Eat My Lunch has shown you can do well and do good at the same time. Lisa was one of three finalists for New Zealander of the Year 2019, acknowledging not just her desire to address the...

James Nokise will be a familiar name to those who know New Zealand's comedy circuit, but he's actually someone with far more strings to his bow than you may realise. He's an award-winning stand up comedian, having toured internationally on the International Fringe Festival, but he's also a respected theatre maker and playwright, as well as an insightful mental health commentator. James writes comedy for 7 Days and is a regular radio panellist on social issues In amongst that, he hosts his...

Alexia is the founder and CEO of GirlBoss NZ - an 11,000 strong army of young women who are determined to achieve gender equality in their lifetimes. Dismayed by the under representation of women in leadership roles Alexia founded GirlBoss when she was just 16. Encouraging young women to embrace STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), leadership and entrepreneurship, GirlBoss is now New Zealand’s largest organisation for young women. It’s members are shrugging off the statistics...

Anna Reeve is the type of girl you just want be friends with. This multifaceted Mumma has established herself as a social media powerhouse on top of her glittering fashion and beauty career. The focus currently is on her two (gorgeous!) twin boys, born through IVF. Anna shares this experience as well as her difficult pregnancy and journey with postnatal depression with Simone. She also chats candidly about being diagnosed with Alopecia Universalis and how she navigated her way through...

Lorraine Downes was thrust into the international spotlight when she became the first, and still the only New Zealander to win the Miss Universe title in 1983. Such a coveted crown has come with high demands and expectations, and she's been a household name ever since. A career in modelling and styling has been hugely successful, and along the way she's had two wonderful children and written two successful books. She's also had periods away from the spotlight, contrasting with the very...

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