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Reihana Manaena: My Experience on the Owner Operator Programme

Hear from Reihana Manaena of Laser Electrical Napier, alumni of the Owner Operator Programme:

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Farro Fresh: The Growth Spurt Of The Niche Supermarket

When Janene Draper decided to go on theOwner Manager Programme in 2011 she was already directing a team of 120 staff, was running two successful grocery stores and was about to ...

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Mickey Heibner: Leading Fields Way Engineering

We interview Micky Heibner, a Workshop Manager for Field's Way Engineering in Hawke's Bay and an Icehouse Effective Leadership Programme alumni.

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Reihana Manaena: Achieving Laser Electrical Napier's goals with The Icehouse

Reihana Manaena, manager of Laser Electrical Napier, recently followed in his father's footsteps and completed the Owner Operator Programme. Reihana Manaena, second from left. We ...

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Blair Davis: Developing Myself and My Team With the Owner Operator Programme

We interviewed Blair Davis, Director of RAD Logging and graduate of The Icehouse's Owner Operator Programme: Did you have a ‘nail in the coffin’ moment? What was happening in your ...

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Simon Averill: Future-Proofing CP Wool With the Help of the Icehouse

Simon Averill from CP Wool has recently completed our Leadership Development Programme. We asked him a few questions about his experience on the programme and what the key ...

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Superior Personnel: Recruiting for the Future

Andrew Berry is the owner of Superior Personnel and alumni of The Icehouse’s Owner Manager Programme. Having completed the programme in 2014, Andrew’s recruitment firm has now ...

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Kiwigarden: Finding Business Confidence and Growth After the Owner Manager Programme

Joanne Edwards, owner of Kiwigarden, a Hastings-based business that uses freeze drying technology to create fruit and vege snacks for kids, completed the Owner Manager Programme ...

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Hortus Limited: Renewed Brand Seeing Great Success

Hortus Limited was set up in 2008 to supply labour, machinery and an experienced management group to all growers in the Horticulture and Viticulture industries.

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MWF: Gary Altenburg's Fight or Flight

Gary Altenburg’s joinery business reborn after quakes and The Icehouse attitude change. The owner of a Christchurch joinery firm almost gave up his business after the Canterbury ...

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