Doing business differently: How WE-AR puts people first – Inside Retail When Jyoti Morningstar founded WE-AR while working towards a masters degree in development at Auckland University, she did so with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in mind, which she felt were natural objectives for any human heart. Having achieved a level of comfort …
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Settling in Seddon: A Google search, ‘caring for orphaned lambs’, and instant regret OPINION: With pets day on the horizon, and no pets in sight, there was only one thing for it. Although it was on my radar, I hadn’t really given it much thought as we didn’t have any pets to contribute to this …
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Catherine van der Meulen: The human cost of ‘greedy’ fashion industry Catherine van der Meulen grew up in fashion; her father founded Supre in Australia. She worked for the company during its more difficult years which saw it eventually sold off to Cotton On. Now based in Seddon, Marlborough with her three children van der …
Settling in Seddon: An exercise in ‘space and time’ with small humans OPINION: I remember the day, the moment, and the feeling clearly. We were in the Awatere Valley for school holidays last year, a travel route we had been doing many times each year after our family bought a home here 12 years ago.
Join us for a free session on Future Planning and Thinking – Developing a Family Business for the Future. About this Event Join us on Thursday 19 September in Blenheim as we hear Catherine van der Meulen and Philip Pryor (CEO of Family Business Central) discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with family businesses, and …
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GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY KEY TO BUSINESS SUCCESS STORY: KAT DUGGAN PHOTOS: SUPPLIED — THiNK Business Coaching owner shares her secrets behind successful business. Business coach Catherine van der Meulen has a holistic approach to her work. Establishing and maintaining a successful, growth-driven business requires much more than just a focus on profit margins, she says. …
A passion redefined Catherine van der Meulen reflects on a remarkable career in the fast fashion industry and celebrates her new passion for business coaching from her Marlborough base. It was a ‘space coaching’ session following a Women in Focus conference in Australia that sparked a change in course for Catherine van der Meulen.
Icebreaker: Conveying purpose through stories, staff and stores – Inside Retail This is the second article in a two-part series about Icebreaker’s pivot to being a purpose-led business. Click here to read the first part about how the retailer sees purpose and profit as creating a positive feedback loop. Part two is about the latest …
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Pivot to purpose: How Icebreaker plans to become a world leading brand – Inside Retail Icebreaker, which just delivered another record year for both sales and profits, has a vision to be the world leader in natural performance apparel.
