/ Kōrerorero blog / 23 Jul 2021 / Katie Hickmer
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A familiar face to many, Suse Reynolds is the Executive Chair of Angel Association New Zealand ...
In addition to her role with AANZ, Suse sits on the Advisory Board for Narrative Muse and the Board for Playbooks, AngelHQ and CreativeHQ, as well as a Trustee for Project Crimson Trust and Global Entrepreneurship Network New Zealand.
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I have a bone marrow deep need to share New Zealand and our M.O with the world. Kiwis have a unique way of approaching problems and finding solutions. This approach is grounded in being really practical and pragmatic; genuinely value focused. And what makes this super impactful is our capacity for empathy; for people and the planet. Kaitiakitanga, whanautanga and manaakitanga are powerful concepts.
Being part of work to support New Zealand born start-ups to “go global” is the way I believe I can best help get Aotearoa New Zealand out to the world!!
To be honest with you, I increasingly believe we don’t need to look to overseas ecosystems for how to do venture investment well. We have a raft of experienced founders and investors in New Zealand, not to mention wonderful professional service providers who have been on their wing. The only wish I have for us, which I see in other ecosystems, is that we hurry up and get more decades of experience!!
The world needs more founders. Desperately! Founders are truly awesome… courageous, tenacious, amazing, ambitious, incredible. They inspire me every day to be brave and give my mahi everything.
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