Raquel Todd is a proud Kariyarra and Banjima woman from Port Hedland, Western Australia. Her journey has been a dynamic one, marked by resilience and determination. After relocating to Perth for education, a gap year helped her discover her true passions. While she initially pursued law, she found her calling in teaching, though she eventually chose to leave university to follow her heart.

Raquel has worked in community advocacy and co-founded Sista Girl Sign and Print, a business that weathered the pandemic’s challenges before exiting. Now, as a co-founder of Blak Line Industries, dedicated to empowering Aboriginal women in traditionally male-dominated industries.

Raquel Todd is a proud Kariyarra and Banjima woman from Port Hedland, Western Australia. Her journey has been a dynamic one, marked by resilience and determination. After relocating to Perth for education, a gap year helped her discover her true passions. While she initially pursued law, she found her calling in teaching, though she eventually chose to leave university to follow her heart.
Raquel has worked in community advocacy and co-founded Sista Girl Sign and Print, a business that weathered the pandemic’s challenges before exiting. Now, as a co-founder of Blak Line Industries, dedicated to empowering Aboriginal women in traditionally male-dominated industries.

Meet the Mob is a series dedicated to showcasing Blak Excellence in Indigenous business. Meet inspirational business owners, discover what drives them to succeed and how they're challenging the norms to bring positive change to organisations and Indigenous communities.

Meet the Mob is a series dedicated to showcasing Blak Excellence in Indigenous business. Meet inspirational business owners, discover what drives them to succeed and how they're challenging the norms to bring positive change to organisations and Indigenous communities.

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Meet Raquel Todd

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Meet the Mob Special Edition Aotearoa 
This special series of Meet the Mob was filmed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. We extend our thanks to Amotai Supplier Diversity. 

Meet Pera Davies

Pera identifies strongly with his Māori heritage, being raised by his very loving grandmother in Bridge Pa, Hastings.  Pera grew up in a shearing whanau raised on strong values around manaakitanga, and caring for the well-being of the collective.

In 1985 Pera started suffering severe lower back pain from shearing and after a few years of doctors and physios, he originated the Shear Jitsu to help with serious back injuries he was suffering as a shearer. Convinced he could help shearers who suffer back injuries and pain, Pera approached Australian Wool Innovations the biggest wool harvesting industry in the world with a plan to improve the health, wellness, and longevity of their workers. This led to the development of the SFC Roller recovery tool. 
As a consultant for Australian Wool Innovation Pera delivered Shear Jitsu back injury prevention workshops throughout Australia. 

Meet the Mob Special Edition Aotearoa&nbsp; This special series of Meet the Mob was filmed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. We extend our thanks to Amotai Supplier Diversity.&nbsp;
Meet Pera Davies
Pera identifies strongly with his Māori heritage, being raised by his very loving grandmother in Bridge Pa, Hastings. &nbsp;Pera grew up in a shearing whanau raised on strong values around manaakitanga, and caring for the well-being of the collective.
In 1985 Pera started suffering severe lower back pain from shearing and after a few years of doctors and physios, he originated the Shear Jitsu to help with serious back injuries he was suffering as a shearer. Convinced he could help shearers who suffer back injuries and pain, Pera approached Australian Wool Innovations the biggest wool harvesting industry in the world with a plan to improve the health, wellness, and longevity of their workers. This led to the development of the SFC Roller recovery tool.&nbsp; As a consultant for Australian Wool Innovation Pera delivered Shear Jitsu back injury prevention workshops throughout Australia.&nbsp;

Meet The Mob - Pera Davies

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This special series of Meet the Mob was filmed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. We extend our thanks to Amotai Supplier Diversity for their support.  

Meet Pele Aumua
Pele is a specialist in holistic health and culture building. He applies innovative approaches that challenges deficit thinking and focuses on potential instead. Pele’s background in functional strength and conditioning, gym ownership, and lifestyle coaching have culminated his skillset in designing and delivering health and wellbeing initiatives that create transformative change. He excels at empowering communities to become self-sufficient. 

This special series of Meet the Mob was filmed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. We extend our thanks to Amotai Supplier Diversity for their support. &nbsp;
Meet Pele Aumua Pele is a specialist in holistic health and culture building. He applies innovative approaches that challenges deficit thinking and focuses on potential instead. Pele&rsquo;s background in functional strength and conditioning, gym ownership, and lifestyle coaching have culminated his skillset in designing and delivering health and wellbeing initiatives that create transformative change. He excels at empowering communities to become self-sufficient.&nbsp;

Meet the Mob - Pele Aumua

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Meet Frae Cairns

Frae has lived and worked abroad in both Canada and Japan and gained local and international experience in retail sector management, sales, international shipping and operations. She is a CIPS accredited Procurement Professional and won Young Procurement Professional of the year in 2019. Her passion for social equity led her to pioneer the social and sustainable procurement work in Auckland Council and subsequently go on to play a pivotal role in growing He Waka Eke Noa and Amotai. She has worked with hundreds of procurement professionals and organisations to deliver impact through procurement activity and enable greater opportunities for Māori and Pasifika.

And Meet Kahurangi Malcolm
Kahurangi was schooled in total immersion Māori at Te Raki o Pukekohe and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waiuku. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s in Business Administration and completed her post-graduate
research on Māori Economic Development. She previously worked for Waikato’s Economic Development Agency supporting business growth and has held numerous roles in health and social services. Kahurangi understands Māori business having started a number of her own small businesses including a nutrition consultancy, a niche. 

Together they make up Puna Awarau

Puna Awarau is a Māori consultancy firm working at the forefront of Indigenous procurement in Aotearoa. With unrivaled expertise in supplier diversity, we are your specialist support. Generating Māori (and Pasifika) socio[1]economic outcomes within organisations and major projects.
We work with government agencies, local body authorities, Iwi, Māori land trusts, private enterprises and charitable trusts that want to better understand what social value they can create through their spending.

We understand the power of procurement in creating change and believe a more equitable Aotearoa is possible. We offer independent expert advice and support to organisations working towards broader outcomes through
social procurement, progressive procurement and/or supplier diversity.
• We are 100% Māori owned
• We are 100% wāhine owned
Puna Awarau founders have whakapapa links to Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua, Te Rarawa, Te Waiariki, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti
Kahu.

Meet Frae Cairns
Frae has lived and worked abroad in both Canada and Japan and gained local and international experience in retail sector management, sales, international shipping and operations. She is a CIPS accredited Procurement Professional and won Young Procurement Professional of the year in 2019. Her passion for social equity led her to pioneer the social and sustainable procurement work in Auckland Council and subsequently go on to play a pivotal role in growing He Waka Eke Noa and Amotai. She has worked with hundreds of procurement professionals and organisations to deliver impact through procurement activity and enable greater opportunities for Māori and Pasifika.
And Meet Kahurangi Malcolm Kahurangi was schooled in total immersion Māori at Te Raki o Pukekohe and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waiuku. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master&rsquo;s in Business Administration and completed her post-graduate research on Māori Economic Development. She previously worked for Waikato&rsquo;s Economic Development Agency supporting business growth and has held numerous roles in health and social services. Kahurangi understands Māori business having started a number of her own small businesses including a nutrition consultancy, a niche.&nbsp;
Together they make up Puna Awarau
Puna Awarau is a Māori consultancy firm working at the forefront of Indigenous procurement in Aotearoa. With unrivaled expertise in supplier diversity, we are your specialist support. Generating Māori (and Pasifika) socio[1]economic outcomes within organisations and major projects. We work with government agencies, local body authorities, Iwi, Māori land trusts, private enterprises and charitable trusts that want to better understand what social value they can create through their spending.
We understand the power of procurement in creating change and believe a more equitable Aotearoa is possible. We offer independent expert advice and support to organisations working towards broader outcomes through social procurement, progressive procurement and/or supplier diversity. &bull; We are 100% Māori owned &bull; We are 100% wāhine owned Puna Awarau founders have whakapapa links to Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua, Te Rarawa, Te Waiariki, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu.

Meet the Mob - Frae Cairns and Kahurangi Malcolm

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