Kate O'Leary Email & Phone Number

Auckland, NZ

Winner of the EY Social Award 2023, will&able is a social enterprise on a mission to create meaningful employment for people with intellectual disabilities.

Northcote, Auckland, NZ

Northcote, Auckland, NZ

Appointed Exec Chair and subsequently Managing Director by majority shareholder, Pioneer Capital, to help grow Lifestream (NZ's leading plant based vitamin & supplements company for over 40 years). Stepped back into governance role in late 2023.

We sell toilet paper to buy you drinking fountains! My youngest daughter has launched a social enterprise, called Water Us, selling premium, eco-friendly, bamboo toilet paper online. Trading through 2021 and 2022, the business was hibernated while we travelled in Italy for a year in 2023. Relaunching in 2024. #wipeforwater

My 11 year old daughter, Lilah, has a vision to see more public water fountains and taps available in Auckland to improve the health of our community and to reduce the impact of plastic on our environment. She launched The Public Water Project in 2019, with a goal to install 100 additional water fountains/taps in Auckland in our first year. Given Covid19.

I provide coaching and mentoring services for business owners, particularly for people in start up or growth phase. I am also available to facilitate workshops and strategy sessions.

kina road has developed a highly automated, lean manufacturing system for producing surfboards. I joined the Advisory Board to assist in a capital raise to fund full commercialisation of its world leading technology. Upon successful completion of the capital raise, I remain involved as an investor.

Penrose, Auckland, NZ

I joined the board of Batchwell Kombucha after their successful crowd funding campaign in 2021.

Auckland, NZ

As a director and chair of a sub-committee for Ceres Organics, I gained strong experience of working with a board consisting only of executive shareholders and helping it transition successfully into a full governance model. With the other independent director, over our tenure, we have been instrumental in the appointment of an independent chair, the.

ArcAngels is a member-based angel investment organisation focused on building investor knowledge and dedicated to investing in early stage businesses that are led or managed by women across New Zealand. I am excited to be a part of the Steering Committee and one of the founding members leading this initiative.

Carson & Bird was a new brand in the furniture industry, offering quality, sustainable furniture at fair prices.

Alexandria, VA, US

The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a global business network of 8,000+ business owners in 121 chapters and 40 countries. I am the current Strategic Alliances Chair for the EO Auckland Board, responsible for developing and maintaining strategic alliance partnerships with leading New Zealand companies.

Alexandria, VA, US

Urban Thirst Pty Limited was the developer and wholesaler of premium cocktail mixes and related products into the off-premise liquor and gift/homeware markets in Australia and New Zealand. I built a premium non-alcoholic cocktail brand that held market share in its category in Australia. The range grew to 12 SKUs, including a 'classic' cocktail mix range..

Wild Appetite was a food manufacturing business in NZ that was owned and operated by my parents. I set up the import and distribution company in Australia, built the brand as a premium gourmet brand in Australia and exited in 2009 through a combined sale of both companies. During my ownership of this business, I completely overhauled all Wild Appetite.

US

Management consultant with experience in growth strategy and culture change.

New York, NY, US

Senior lawyer specialising in project finance for oil companies and corporate finance for telco/media companies

Auckland, NZ

Commercial lawyer with experience in M&A and general corporate work.

Llb(Hons)/Bcom, Commercial Law

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