Three companies tell us how they are disrupting and reinventing how they operate to fit the needs of the growing start-up scene in Aotearoa.
What's it all about?
Small business culture is a fibre that has always run strong through Kiwi communities. Today, our business landscape is made up of many start ups, yet business services often aren’t structured in a way that is practical for them.
Techweek showcases three companies changing they way they operate to make allowances for the growing startup scene in Aotearoa. Hear from Sprout Recruitment, StoryTech and OneHQ Finance as they talk strategy, processes and cost structures to provide insights into how others can do the same.
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Friday 24 May
10:00am - 10:25am
This event does not require registration.
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As one of the Co-Founders of Sprout NZ, I am extremely passionate and fortunate to work with talented, ambitious kiwis to support business growth and productivity. Having spent the last 12 years working in recruitment, talent acquisition and leadership roles in Auckland, its been an exciting, fun and rewarding experience being ingrained in the start-up & high growth tech industry in NZ.
At Sprout we support start-ups, high growth and scaling businesses with 'people' to plan, find & grow. We know for a start-up or a growing business, this can be one of the biggest challenges. We also know that it getting it right is crucial for a business to succeed.
In the last 12 months we have supported NZ tech start-ups & scaling businesses that have been at varying degrees of growth; from one person who needed support with understanding employee costs, job descriptions, contracts and planning cash flow before hiring through to established teams that need to scale quickly whilst keeping their existing team connected.
We have a sustainable model specifically tailored to start ups and high growth businesses, enabling us to be an extension of your business as you get going.
James Hurman is the founder of venture studio Previously Unavailable, and the CEO of Storytech, a brand-strategy-in-a-box digital product for start-ups and small businesses.
James is a New Zealander with a long history of helping brands, big and small, develop better stories and strategies.
The former head of strategic planning at globally top-ranked advertising agency Colenso BBDO, James has worked all over the world with blue-chip companies including Coca Cola, Unilever, Vodafone, Heineken, Fonterra, Levi’s, and Burger King.
More recently, James has led the brand thinking across successful start-ups including Stolen Rum, Simplicity Kiwisaver, Hawker & Roll and Toothcrush
His work has won more than 50 local and international marketing effectiveness awards, and he was named the world’s number 1 brand strategy planner in the 2013 Big Won Report (a global marketing industry publication).
Niran Iswar has an innovative and new-age approach to business. Niran is a partner and head advisor at OneHQ, with his energetic and proactive approach, Niran is always looking at how OneHQ customers can improve their performance, adding value rather than simply crunching numbers. He starts off every conversation with “what’s your end game?”
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