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An interview with Dr Gerald Young, Director of CityMed, Auckland City. Gerald and his team built CityMed in 2000 and developed the business to where it successfully stands today. However, business journeys are never easy, especially with “Six doctors, and seven opinions” explains Gerald. “It was a revenue idea, which is different from most general […]

Entrepreneur Brett Herkt is a self-confessed start-up guy. His early years as a chartered accountant at one of the big accounting firms gave him some serious big business experience, but you could say his volunteer work for community organisations and charities in finance roles had just as big an impact on his future. Brett’s experience […]

Sarin Investments is a family business that owns and manages several high-quality hotels throughout New Zealand, as well as partnering with well-known international hotel brands. Along with hotel ownership and management, Sarin is involved in property management, event centre management, lease management, and residential and commercial development. Their twenty-year operation has seen Sarin create a […]

Steve Ballantyne, Director of Brand IQ, shares his biggest accomplishments, failures, and learnings throughout his business career. It wasn’t easy “taking the boy out of the country”, so how did Steve change his thinking to adapt to the big city? “They saved my business career” is Steve’s article, with furthermore about his story and relationship […]

Argus Fire Protection designs solutions to protect life, property, and assets from fire. Founded in 1981 as a sprinkler contracting company, it consisted of a few old vans and a team of five hard-working sprinkler fitters. In the late 80s, Jacqui’s father Erle Bensemann responded to an advertisement placed by Gilligan Sheppard to sell an […]