Success News – May/June 2018
All of the latest news and pieces from the world of success and business.
Welcome To The Future
Smartphones just keep getting more and more well, smart, and the Huawei P20 series is being hailed as the superphone that can deliver next-level artificial intelligence. One of the most exciting features of the P20 series is the addition of ‘master photography’ – it boasts real-time scene and object recognition, so it automatically adjusts all the settings for you, ensuring the photo is crisp and clear every time. After the shot is taken, it automatically grades images and highlights your best shots. Smart photography just got a whole lot easier.
Flower Power
An award-winning Nelson business that started out as a market stall has been named as one of the five successful ventures in the inaugural NZ SheEO funding allocation. Dove River Peonies was founded in 2013 by Dot Kettle and Georgia Richards after they were unable to find a solution to their children’s severe eczema, so they decided to create their own skincare products using the Peony root. The business is set to receive a share of half a million dollars through SheEO, who provide interest-free loans to women-led businesses that they think have the potential to go global or can create a better world through their product or service.
Confronting The Imbalance
Engineers and architects across the country have launched a proactive campaign to help increase the recognition of women in the professions. The Diversity Agenda is a collaboration between Engineering New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of Architects and the Association of Consulting Engineers. They’re committed to getting 20 percent more women in engineering and architecture by 2021. The agenda is being backed up by a social media campaign that features stories of women working in the industries under the hashtag #statsthatsuck
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Live Your Best Life
Amanda Mortimer is a life coach with a treasure trove of knowledge when it comes to living your life to the fullest and reaching your goals.
Her new book, This Is It! It’s Your Life. Live It has been designed to help break people out of long-term unhelpful behaviours and thoughts. The book can be used hand-in-hand with an online tool that gives each reader the chance to have their very own virtual life coach and helps each person to successfully reach their life and business goals.