From selling burglar alarms on a rough housing estate to becoming a market-leading career coach, recruitment specialist Bob Walker talks (fast) about the importance of having a plan, playing to your strengths, how to turn negatives into positives – and how being made redundant in today’s business world can actually help you find your niche.

From dreams of hotel management to a career in medicine, public health expert Robyn Whittaker discusses the importance of finding your niche, how the healthcare and tech worlds continue to merge, the challenges of juggling work and family – and the importance of grabbing opportunities as they arise.

From qualifying as a Chemistry double major to becoming an internationally recognised leader in education, respected School Principal Heather McRae discusses what it takes to be a good leader, the importance of listening to people and their perspectives – and how to create and inspire the leaders of tomorrow.

From sports science graduate to becoming a trailblazer in corporate Environment, Social and Governance, Katie Beith discusses the importance of finishing what you start, aligning your own personal values with your career, the power of investors to keep corporates honest – and how she took on Facebook and won in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks.

From selling chocolates in the playground to becoming an angel investor, Nawaz Ahmed talks about why he loves entrepreneurship and business, what first attracted him to a career in blockchain technology, what he looks for in a start-up investment – and how networking can help you become less introverted.

From moving from Samoa to New Zealand as a child to becoming a criminal defence lawyer working with some of the most vulnerable people in our community, Reina Vaai discusses the trials of entering Law as a woman, how her Samoan heritage keeps her grounded, the importance of being authentic – and why failure and rejection are never fatal.