Andy is also a councilor on the Japan-New Zealand Business Council. Andrew has been Chair of Incubators New Zealand and Angel Association New Zealand. In addition to this he is a board member of ICE Angels and the Pacific Angel Business Network for angel networks out of Asia. Before joining The ICEHOUSE Andy was a lawyer, PA, sales and marketer, and corporate VC.

She’s worked in both the financial services and event management industries from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. She loves to organise, execute and connect with people passionate about turning entrepreneurial companies into international successes. Samantha studied in both Otago and at the University of Auckland completing a BSc majoring in Psychology and Pharmacology.

Nick has extensive commercial qualifications and studied management both in New Zealand and the USA. Nick has held company directorships and committee memberships in multiple technology based companies and not-for- profit organisations.Prior to The ICEHOUSE, Nick worked in general management and leadership positions in New Zealand and overseas.He focussed on customer service, business start-ups, change management, business efficiency and performance optimisation.

He was also involved in the initial sponsorship of The ICEHOUSE. More recently, Ken has been working with local technology companies including IPFX (NZ based Unified Communications software developer) where he was responsible for worldwide marketing, channels and vendor partnerships for the past three years. He is also an active member of the Ice Angels network investing in Nexus 6, Biomatters and Optima Corporation.

Working a variety of roles in a fast pace environment groomed Charlotte to take control of any situation.  With her media experience, Charlotte proved to be a key asset to Rockstock- the Stone Paper company, a small start-up business where she worked on a short-term contract to get them noticed in their field. At The ICEHOUSE, Charlotte provides support to the ICE Bridge and ICE Accelerator teams.

She also acts as Location Manager for all courses in NZ and Australia. Raewyn comes from a training and development background, having worked for Franklin Covey (author ofThe Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ) as well as a number of years with The NZ Institute of Management. She holds a PGDipBus in Marketing.

His consulting experience spanned all major business process activity areas including operations and supply chain, management and support processes. More recently, Roger has provided strategic, business and financial advice as leader of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurial and Growth Markets Group and its Transaction Advisory service line in New Zealand.

Roger continues to offer ideas, insights and practical advice to high-potential New Zealand businesses.

Most recently he has gained experience working in London within the Finance Industry before joining the Icehouse in late 2011. As Financial Controller, he is responsible for overseeing the daily financial transactions of the company and delivering company-wide reporting and analysis to improve business performance.

As manager of the ICE Angels, Robbie has enabled investment of $6.8M into 15 companies over 30 rounds.  Robbie has trained under US Angel Capital Association Hans Serveriens Award Winner Bill Payne, US ACA Director Dan Rosen, and the US Angel Resource Institute Chairman Michael Cain. He is an Associate Council member of the Angel Association of New Zealand and a modest investor in Booktrack and 1Above.

Robbie graduated from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington in 2008 with a degree in Business Development and Entrepreneurship. At UNC-W, Robbie held internships with a local angel investment network and a boutique private equity firm.

Working in offshore markets including USA, Canada, UK, Europe and Australia, Kristen brings an international marketing perspective, and a commitment to seeking cut-through by embracing new media initiatives. Kristen graduated with a Bachelor of Broadcast Communications in Journalism from the New Zealand Broadcasting School in 2004, before making the move to PR and later marketing. 

Artmount is New Zealand’s leading Mounting and Laminating Company with work being displayed throughout New Zealand and around the world. Throughout this period Mike was Managing Director and obtained first-hand knowledge of the daily hurdles, a Small-to-Medium business owner faces.

Overseeing the completion and filing of investment documentation for ICE Angels investments. Tracey leads the creation and development of ICE Angels membership communications including the ICE Angels monthly newsletter and ensures ICE Angels Investment evenings and follow-up meetings run effectively.Tracey completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing from The University of Auckland. Prior to joining The ICEHOUSE, Tracey worked for a magazine publisher as business development manager. Tracey’s currently studying part time towards a Graduate Diploma in Commerce majoring in Commercial Law at The University of Auckland. Tracey has a background of leadership roles on various student clubs and associations and is currently Secretary of the Auckland University Hockey Club.

Liz is a Director of Grafton Consulting Group and has extensive experience in the provision of consulting services to clients including facilitation, organisation design and structure, training, role and competency profiling, performance management, capability needs analysis, management coaching, and change management.

Liz has spent most of her career contributing to the success of organisations through working with them to develop their most important asset – people. She was Manager, Human Resources Consulting for TMP Worldwide (formerly Morgan & Banks Group) in Auckland. Prior to joining TMP Worldwide, Liz was Director, Training and Development for the New Zealand Institute of Management. In this role she had overall responsibility for NZIM Auckland’s executive development, public programmes, customised training and consultancy services and the effective planning and management of international speaker seminars. She also served as Acting General Manager for NZIM for a 4 month period.

Liz joined NZIM shortly after arriving in New Zealand. Originally from New York City, she spent her career working for Columbia University Graduate School. Liz holds a B.A. in Psychology and Business from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

His role involves overseeing start-up support, developing growth programmes for Māori senior leaders and iwi enterprise managers, and building partnerships within the Māori economy.  “Nurturing the aspirations, potential and capability of our people will help our Māori enterprises to prosper, and the Māori culture to grow.”

Shay comes from the centre of the universe – growing up in the rural Far North near Kaitaia.  While studying Commerce and Law at The University of Auckland, Shay was involved in Māori student organisations and mentoring high school students.  Shay is passionately involved in developing New Zealand’s future prosperity.  He is on the Board of Trustees of Teach First NZ and on the Advisory Board of the NZ-U.S Council.

Prior to joining, Lillian completed her Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Auckland (Liggins Institute) and is currently pursuing a Master of Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Auckland Business School. During her science studies, she served as the CEO of Chiasma, a professional student-run organisation with the goals of linking bioscience students with the biotech industry and creating business-savvy scientists. In that year, she shared her enthusiasm for business and science and initiated a ‘science commercialisation’ workshop, which is now held annually. Lillian was also part of a team with a web bio-research tool business idea that won a Spark Ideas Challenge prize in 2010.

In addition to managing the market validation activity of the ICEHOUSE he is also responsible for  the International Entrepreneur in Residence Programme and other key projects.

Mark graduated from the University of Auckland with Mechanical Engineering degree and a Commerce degree majoring in Management and Finance. During his studies he spent time at the University of Washington where he took courses in Entrepreneurship.

Jordan joined The ICEHOUSE as a Project manager on the start-up team in December 2011 after completing a BCom/BSc conjoint degree at the University of Auckland.  He works closely with start-ups to help facilitate their journey and growth throughout their time at The ICEHOUSE as well as planning and coordinating various start-up workshops and events

Kevin drove the wider Auckland Start-Up community to get involved with SPARK, which resulted in the highest quality of teams and ideas the competition has ever seen. He recently graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and plans to create a solid foundation at The ICEHOUSE before launching his next start-up venture.

The ICEHOUSE has a goal to enable 1000 Internationally Capable, Competitive and Successful organisations by 2020. We are working hard at defining clearly what this actually means, and have just appointed Lisbeth Jacobs to join The ICEHOUSE as Director, International to do this.

This work will be in partnership with the University of Auckland Business School – it is a major project for The ICEHOUSE going forward as we strive to enable those 1000 internationally, capable, competitive and successful organisations!

The fast paced environment of the world of TV has given her the skills to organise one of the ICEHOUSE’s busiest people.

Jung’s previous experience includes assisting businesses with shipping and courier services, commercial insurance and more recently advertising and media solutions.

Jung boasts a Diploma in business, experience running his own franchise and over five years sales experience.

He’s keen to learn about your business and share some info about our services.

Amanda has 10 years investment and professional advisory experience in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Most recently, Amanda worked as an Investment Manager for an active growth equity fund in the UK, and has extensive valuation, strategy, corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions experience including with PricewaterhouseCoopers and ABN Amro. Amanda is also working to establish a luxury tourism start-up in New Zealand.

Michaela has worked for a number of international corporates including Blue Star Group, GWA Group Ltd and Staples. She has successfully managed distribution and manufacturing businesses and has held a number of senior and general management positions.

Michaela is passionate about revitalising regional businesses and she is highly motivated to provide the support required for owner managers to recognise their potential, clarify their business strategy and improve their capability and performance and that of their staff.