John Cowan
John Cowan is a key presenter at the Parenting Place in Auckland. He was a former scientist and has over 18 years experience working with young people and their families and regularly features on NZ Radio, NZ TV and Magazines.
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Regina Drury
Regina Drury is a Financial Analyst with the 2nd largest Senior Care Orgnaisation in the United States. She produces videos for small business and she is a widowed single mom of 7 year old triplet girls.
Leanne Graham
Leanne Graham is the CEO of GeoOp and has been in the tech industry for 27 years. Recently she pioneered Xero’s Global Sales Strategy, seeing NZ customer base from 3000 to 60,000 and 125,000 International users.
Yvonne Godfrey
Yvonne Godfrey is passionate about helping Young Adults on their journey to independence into their adult world. She’s appeared on the World’s strictest parents and has self published a book, Parenting Yadults.
Julia Grace
Julia Grace is a New Zealand singer, speaker and storyteller who faces the challenges of life with a go-getter attitude and a sense of humour.
Kara Subritzky
Kara Subritzky saw a problem that faced her child and in true entrepreneurial fashion she created a product that fixed it.
Derek and Carrie Olsen
Derek and Carrie Olsen are a dynamic duo who are passionate about finances and marriage. They generously share their budget, discuss money and conduct workshops to help to build conversations about money.
Jayne Albiston
Jayne Albiston specialises in Networking and Business development using LinkedIn. She is all about inspiring solutions to achieve business growth and produce real change. Jayne is a firm believer in quotes. This quote by John Assaraf has inspired her to find others who can compliment the work she does and free her up to follow […]
Tysen Webb
Tysen Webb has 22 years experience in radio and interviewed entrepreneurs, actors and musicians. Tysen is also a professional voice actor who has worked on commercials for Sprite, AT&T and Lucas Films to name a few. Tysen first visualised himself as a Radio DJ when he was 14 years old. An although he wasn’t successful […]
Diane Levy
Diane Levy is a family therapist who has a humorous, practical and common sense approach to raising children. She has has written 3 best-selling books, and writes for several magazines, Kiwi Families, Littlies, The NZ Woman’s Weekly (previously) and The Parenting Place. Diane is very proud of her family. She and her husband recently looked […]
Grant Snider
Grant Snider’s comics and illustrations appear in newspapers, books, magazines and across the internet. He first caught my eye with his piece “Toddlers Behave with a Mystical Duality” comic strip that was shared by many of my friends on Facebook. Grant is passionate about dentistry, cartooning and parenthood. “Just having a passion for various things, […]
Nicole Spagnuolo
Nicole Spanguolo is passionate about technology, podcasting and community. She works on The Wood Whisperer, Nerd Parents, Ladies of Leet, The Final Score and Recommentals. Nicole has challenged herself to face her fears. This began with her public speaking, she had a fear of it, so she chose a job where she needed to speak […]