The average age of a successful founder has recently been placed at 45 years of age – why do you think this is?

In our final episode exploring Gen Z, we will be joined by a couple of Wellington-based entrepreneurs who are of the Z generation, Ana Warnock, business manager at Sewing Depot, and Shuari Naidoo, CEO and founder of Moraka Menstrual Cups. 

We will be hearing first-hand from the founders what it’s truly like to live as a young entrepreneur in our current world, what current challenges Gen Z entrepreneurs face that other entrepreneurs don't and what unique opportunities they have, being born into this particular generation. 

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

The average age of a successful founder has recently been placed at 45 years of age – why do you think this is?
In our final episode exploring Gen Z, we will be joined by a couple of Wellington-based entrepreneurs who are of the Z generation, Ana Warnock, business manager at Sewing Depot, and Shuari Naidoo, CEO and founder of Moraka Menstrual Cups. We will be hearing first-hand from the founders what it’s truly like to live as a young entrepreneur in our current world, what current challenges Gen Z entrepreneurs face that other entrepreneurs don't and what unique opportunities they have, being born into this particular generation. 
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

Kia Ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an Innovation Hub based in WellingtonNZ. We'll be exploring everything from Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Design and all the unobvious in between. 

Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa & afar. In this first series we will look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders. 

So grab a cuppa, settle in and join us on the Creative Couch.

A podcast brought to you by Creative HQ with the support of our friends over at the Institute of Directors and WellingtonNZ.

Kia Ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an Innovation Hub based in WellingtonNZ. We'll be exploring everything from Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Design and all the unobvious in between. Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa &amp; afar. In this first series we will look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders. So grab a cuppa, settle in and join us on the Creative Couch. A podcast brought to you by Creative HQ with the support of our friends over at the Institute of Directors and WellingtonNZ.

Kia Ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an Innovation Hub based in Wellington NZ.  We'll be exploring everything from Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Design and all the unobvious in between.

Creative Couch

Kia ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an innovation hub based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, in New Zealand. 

We'll be exploring everything from innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, design and all the unobvious in between. Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa and afar.

In this first series, we look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders. 

Kia ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an innovation hub based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, in New Zealand. We'll be exploring everything from innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, design and all the unobvious in between. Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa and afar.
In this first series, we look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders.

Stories from Gen Z entrepreneurs

What does innovation mean to Generation Z? What do younger generations make of our world and how do they see our/their future? 

Continuing our voyage through the seas of Gen Z, we will dive deeper into the reasons many Gen Z'ers believe innovation to be a crucial way of thinking when surviving and succeeding in a post-COVID world. 

Joined by special guests Elizabeth Pittman, Head of Young Enterprise Programme and Kadri Uljas, co-founder of VIVITA Aotearoa, we consider if innovation can be in fact taught or learned? Or Is Gen Z a naturally innovative generation?

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

What does innovation mean to Generation Z? What do younger generations make of our world and how do they see our/their future? 
Continuing our voyage through the seas of Gen Z, we will dive deeper into the reasons many Gen Z'ers believe innovation to be a crucial way of thinking when surviving and succeeding in a post-COVID world. 
Joined by special guests Elizabeth Pittman, Head of Young Enterprise Programme and Kadri Uljas, co-founder of VIVITA Aotearoa, we consider if innovation can be in fact taught or learned? Or Is Gen Z a naturally innovative generation?
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

Why is innovation so important to Gen Z?

In our final episode of “Demystifying innovation” on the Creative Couch, we are continuing to explore and de-mystify innovation. 

Today we are joined by special guests Margaret Maile Petty, Head of the College of Creative Arts at Massey University Wellington, Suse Reynolds, General Manager, of investment at Positively Wellington Business and Ben Gleisner, founder and global CEO of Cogo. 

On the couch, there will be discussions on what innovation looks like in the boardroom and how innovation could be integrated into the way directors interact and think. We will be exploring gender and innovation, measuring innovation and how we can implement a culture of innovation at the board level, because is this where it truly starts?  

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

In our final episode of “Demystifying innovation” on the Creative Couch, we are continuing to explore and de-mystify innovation. Today we are joined by special guests Margaret Maile Petty, Head of the College of Creative Arts at Massey University Wellington, Suse Reynolds, General Manager, of investment at Positively Wellington Business and Ben Gleisner, founder and global CEO of Cogo. On the couch, there will be discussions on what innovation looks like in the boardroom and how innovation could be integrated into the way directors interact and think. We will be exploring gender and innovation, measuring innovation and how we can implement a culture of innovation at the board level, because is this where it truly starts?  
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

Demystifying innovation - Part 3: Innovation for boards

How can innovation change and impact the workplace? How does an organisation implement innovation in a productive and successful way?

Continuing our journey to demystifying innovation, joining us on the couch in this episode are special guests Catherine Jones, CEO of Creative HQ) and Shannon Thorpe, CEO of Fortune Favours. We will be delving into innovation and why it’s essential for an organisation's success and survival. We discuss the advantages of a ‘culture of innovation’? What is the real risk of getting it wrong? 

Success (and failure) stories will be shared with a new lens on how COVID-19 has shaped our different ways of working. 

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

How can innovation change and impact the workplace? How does an organisation implement innovation in a productive and successful way?
Continuing our journey to demystifying innovation, joining us on the couch in this episode are special guests Catherine Jones, CEO of Creative HQ) and Shannon Thorpe, CEO of Fortune Favours. We will be delving into innovation and why it’s essential for an organisation's success and survival. We discuss the advantages of a ‘culture of innovation’? What is the real risk of getting it wrong? Success (and failure) stories will be shared with a new lens on how COVID-19 has shaped our different ways of working. 
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

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