Waikato Business News July/August 2021

WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS July/August 2021
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Q: Tell us what led you into your current
career?
Chloe went on an Outward Bound
course in May 2018. Talking to one of the
instructors after an overnight mission, he
said he did not want to have to explain
to future generations why we use our
precious drinking water to flush our
toilets, wash our clothes and water our
gardens. This struck a deep chord with
Chloe and she went away mulling over
the importance of water and how to use it
better. Designer Tanks was formed when
Chloe and her close friend Ingrid decided
to take the plunge and make rainwater
harvesting a viable and stylish option
for gardens. We offer a wide range of
tanks that are ideal for homes, retirement
villages and schools, in fact anywhere
that appearance and the environment are
important.
Q: What piece of advice or words have you
been given that you would pass on to
others?
We actually quite like this quote we
spotted in a book as it’s relevant to the
path we have chosen - “If you don’t like
the way the world is, you change it. You
have an obligation to change it. You just
do it one step at a time” Marian Wright
Edelman.
Q: 3 words that describe you best?
Bubbly, outgoing and supportive are
three words that sum us both up.
Q: What challenges do you face within your
role?
The biggest challenge for us is the fact
that rainwater harvesting is a relatively
new concept. A lot of what we do is
more about change management and
education than the tanks themselves. So
far we are finding more and more people
are becoming aware of the benefits of
rainwater harvesting. We just need to
keep spreading the word by attending
home shows, Fieldays and working closely
with organisations such as councils and
Garden to Table.
Q: What’s your future long term goal?
Obviously for us long term we would
like to see everyone collecting rainwater
and doing their share for the planet that
we all take for granted. Such a simple
thing as collecting rainwater can ease the
strain on our precious resources and help
contribute to our environment for future
generations
Q: What’s your idea of a work-free day off?
We both love being by the water and
enjoy spending time walking in the bush
and being surrounded by nature. It is
always so peaceful and uplifting. We
are also partial to a nice meal, a spot
of shopping and wouldn’t say no to a
massage.
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INGRID AND CHLOE
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ZOE PETTIT
Q: Tell us what led you into your
current career?
Skin Health is a continuous journey for
Zoe Pettit, the owner of Caci Rototuna.
I have been passionate about skin care
for a long time and while working in
the corporate world I always managed
to find time to care for my skin. Once
I decided to move on from senior
management career I decided to follow
my passion for healthy skin. This lead me
to looking at Caci as a possible business
to partner with.
Q: What piece of advice or words have
you been given that you would pass
on to others?
Always believe in yourself and deliver
on what you promise. Reputation is
everything
Q: 3 words that describe you best?
Optimistic (there is an opportunity for
positivity in everyone)
Determined – never give up, and always
see the opportunity to learn
Loyal – to customers, staff and suppliers.
Q: What challenges do you face within
your role?
When you open a new business you
have to be patient a build a reputation.
Give people the opportunity to get to
know you, trust you and understand
what you do.
Q: What’s your future long term goal?
To be established within the local
community adding value not just from a
commercial opportunity but also from a
social perspective.
Q: What’s your idea of a work-free day off?
Spending time with family and friends. A
good book never goes a miss especially
on a winter’s day
At Caci we are passionate about helping
New Zealanders with what we call ‘skin
confidence’. Skin confidence is powerful and
can be truly life changing. We are not here
to judge if your skin concern is good, bad,
big or small. We just want to help you feel
confident in your skin.
My team specialise in a range of skin
treatments to treat pigmentation, uneven
skin tone, texture, lines, wrinkles, acne,
redness and scarring. We also take care of
unwanted hair with laser hair removal and
Julianne our Registered Nurse takes care of
cosmetic injectables.
We love helping our customers with a
personalised recommendation of treatments
and skincare to achieve healthy glowing skin.
Business Development and Marketing
Specialists
The Collective Agency delivers results.
From branding that breathes life into
your story, to create a voice for your
customers and stakeholders. We offer a
platform that fosters engagement, and
campaigns that will evolve and grow
your business.
www.thecollectiveagency.co.nz
Q: Tell us what led you into your current
career?
We launched The Collective Agency in 2020,
we wanted to put our extensive business
development and marketing skills to use, having
worked together previously we knew we were
a good team and that we wanted to do things
differently, at a time we were both looking for a
new challenge. We are now working on some
exciting and meaningful projects of transformation
across sponsorship, customer relationships,
and marketing strategy with both commercial
businesses and not-for-profit organisations.
Q: What piece of advice or words have you
been given that you would pass on to
others?
“Always deliver more than expected.” - Larry Page,
co-founder of Google
Q: 3 words that describe you best?
We asked our daughters to answer this one, they
said;
Sue: “Beautiful, loving and organised” Ava, Age 8
Amy: “Beautiful, amazing and adorable” Avery,
Age 7
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AMY VAN GARDEREN AND
SUE ESSELBRUGGE - DIRECTORS
Q: What challenges do you face within
your role?
We have experienced early growth in our
business and have up-scaled quite quickly to
respond to that growth, we now have a small
office in Victoria Street and are adding new
members to our team, while this has been
challenging it is also exciting and rewarding,
we feel very lucky to be supported by
amazing friends, family, and clients.
Q: What’s your future long term goal?
To lead a nimble and innovative marketing
agency, providing opportunities for others
in the industry, while working with good
people and producing quality work for our
clients that we are immensely proud of.
Q: What’s your idea of a work-free day
off?
Sue: Being at the beach with family and
friends.
Amy: Digital detoxing with a book or
enjoying good food and wine with friends
2021 ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN.
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those businesses in Hamilton’s central city that have
made a real impact over the past year.
We’d love to hear what you have achieved, to enter please
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Good luck, and we look forward to seeing you on the night!
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30 August 2021
ENTRIES JUDGED
1 - 24 September 2021
AWARDS EVENING
20 October 2021
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