Meet The Icehouse Team

We're a diverse bunch of people driven by a desire to grow the engine room of the New Zealand economy - our small and medium businesses and the people who own and lead them.

 

Chief Executive Officer

Liz
Wotherspoon

“Not everything that counts can be counted. And not everything that can be counted counts."

Albert Einstein

 

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Chief Growth Officer

Olivia
Blaylock

What we know matters but who we are matters more."

Brené Brown

 

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Chief Operating Officer

Scott
Turner

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast."

Peter Drucker

 

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Chief Technology Officer

Peter
Thomson

“The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed."

William Gibson

 

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Coaching & Advisory Lead

Darilyn
Kane

“Be stubborn about your goals and flexible about your methods."

With a nod to William A. Donohue

 

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Relationship Manager

Raewyn
Goodwin

"I don't take my life seriously, but I do take what I do in my life seriously."

Audrey Hepburn

 

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Coworking Community Lead

Natasha
Burton

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart."

Helen Keller

 

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Operations Executive

Simon
Rogers

“A comfort zone is a nice enough place to be, but nothing ever grows there."

Anonymous

 

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CRM Analyst & Sales Support

Mariko
Rogers

“I question them and they answer me, and for me they speak and sing… Some drive away my worries and bring back a smile … Others teach me to know myself."

The Binder of Lost Stories by Cristina Caboni

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Financial Controller

Seb
McLarin

“I don't believe in quotes!"

Seb McLarin

 

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Delivery Support Executive

Gaby
Suhl

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

Abraham Lincoln

 

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Operations Lead

Elena
Sevastianova

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

Antoine se Daint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

 

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Marketing Lead

Joe
Roberts

“More is lost by indecision than wrong decision."

Cicero

 

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Community Lead

Bryar
Stewart

“When we help ourselves we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment."

Simon Sinek

 

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Customer Growth Partner

Anthony
Gold

“Smart, hungry, humble."

Patrick Lencioni

 

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Customer Growth Partner

Maryse
Dinan

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got."

Henry Ford

 

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Customer Growth Partner

Kate
de Lautour

“Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can do today."

Benjamin Franklin

 

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Regional Lead
Hawke's Bay

Michaela
Vodanovich

“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do."

Michael Porter

 

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Regional Lead
Bay of Plenty

Jamie
Brock

“Revenue is vanity, margin is sanity."

Anonymous

 

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Chief Morale Officer

Lionel
Goodwin

“Woof!"

Lassie

 

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Director of Greeting

Ruby
Roberts

“Walk?!"

Joe Roberts

 

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Head of Fetching

Tokyo
Suhl

“Where's your ball?!"

Gaby Suhl

 

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Meet Our Programme Facilitators

Experts in their own right, and a wealth of real-world knowledge and experience.

 

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Meet Our Board Members

 

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Get In Touch!

Our team works across learning and development, business coaching, operations, coworking, technology, and investment. We are united by a passion for helping New Zealand businesses grow and succeed on an international scale.

Fill out the form or email us at grow@theicehouse.co.nz

Visit our shared office space in Parnell.