Working with The Icehouse, doing the Owner Manager Programme 18 years ago, I was on OMP number five. And off the back of that and off the back of these conversations each and every week, we've been a best workplace finalist for the last 18 years. And we've won this award in its various forms about five times. So, engaging our people, just gives me a huge amount of joy and I always lead it back to The Icehouse and my learnings.

Shane Anselmi

Overland/Mi Piaci

I think founding my business was an example of grit. It was certainly taking myself outside of my comfort zone, outside of my studies to pursue a wild idea with a lot of naivety and a lot of risk. To go against the grain certainly taught me a lot about resilience and a lot about sticking to your guns, believing in yourself when a lot of people don't and I think it was a really good example early on of how to apply grit to my journey.

Hamish Pinkham

Ryhthm & Vines/Phoenix Summit

So grit for me, I think has really that definition of stoicness being able to say the opportunities and adversity rather than just the challenges and block out the noise and just get on with it. I don't know how I would have got through COVID without my OMP course-mates actually, they were there for me and I was there for them.

Sarah Ramsey

United Machinists

The team at The Icehouse made me a better leader. Having the right people and culture we can make the impossible possible. Since my business partner has done the programme, I can see him changing himself a lot. He is more confident with the team and spending more time with family.

Mike Shin

Pocha

These Kiwi Business Owners and Leaders have GRIT in abundance...

Working with The Icehouse, doing the Owner Manager Programme 18 years ago, I was on OMP number five. And off the back of that and off the back of these conversations each and every week, we've been a best workplace finalist for the last 18 years. And we've won this award in its various forms about five times. So, engaging our people, just gives me a huge amount of joy and I always lead it back to The Icehouse and my learnings.

Shane Anselmi

Overland/Mi Piaci

I think founding my business was an example of grit. It was certainly taking myself outside of my comfort zone, outside of my studies to pursue a wild idea with a lot of naivety and a lot of risk. To go against the grain certainly taught me a lot about resilience and a lot about sticking to your guns, believing in yourself when a lot of people don't and I think it was a really good example early on of how to apply grit to my journey.

Hamish Pinkham

Ryhthm & Vines/Phoenix Summit

As an entrepreneur, you need the grit and determination to be successful. As an entrepreneur, or business person, you are innately optimistic. So, you have this glimmer of hope. You can see you've got this vision, and it's the grit that gets you to that vision. So, the team at The Icehouse are incredibly experienced. They know their stuff, but another thing they're really, really approachable, it's a place where you feel welcome. And it's a place where you can ask any question and you know that they're gonna help you out.

Mel Spencer

Socialites

So grit for me, I think has really that definition of stoicness being able to say the opportunities and adversity rather than just the challenges and block out the noise and just get on with it. I don't know how I would have got through COVID without my OMP course-mates actually, they were there for me and I was there for them.

Sarah Ramsey

United Machinists

The team at The Icehouse made me a better leader. Having the right people and culture we can make the impossible possible. Since my business partner has done the programme, I can see him changing himself a lot. He is more confident with the team and spending more time with family.

Mike Shin

Pocha