Global Pasifika Success Podcast Andrew Fa'avale

Willie Leota is a Christchurch-based mortgage broker who is passionate about helping people achieve home ownership and wealth creation. Willie's pathway to his dream career has seen him work at various financial institutions in and amongst pursuing a rugby career in NZ and abroad. Interestingly, Willie and his wife also sold all of their belongings and headed to Samoa to volunteer with Samoa Victim Support Group and other ministries.

LinkedIn: Willie Leota | LinkedIn
Instagram: instagram.com/willie_leota | www.instagram.com/pasifikahomebuyers

Thanks Willie!! 

Fiso John Fiso (ONZM) is the Director of Fiso Investment Group based in Wellington NZ – a private Pacific fund that focuses on property development, health, education, hospitality, wellness and imports/exports. 
The son of migrant parents from Samoa, John was raised in Wellington and attended the almighty Rongotai College before moving to Dunedin to study phys-ed and economics at Otago University. 
After teaching for a few years, John spotted a barrier to Pasifika education that he believed he could overcome so he ventured into setting up the NZ Institute of Sport – a private training education that provided pathways for tertiary studies. After almost 20 years, John sold this entity for $19.3M in 2015 and is now involved in all sorts of business ventures across the globe.
Testament to the mark he’s made in our Pasifika and Maori communities, as well as the broader population, John was awarded Wellingtonian of the Year in 2017 and Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in 2016 for services to Education Sport and the Pacific Community.

Credit to REBECCA AMA and MANAWISE Group's own Systems Guru PALA FONOTI for the introduction and making it happen. Fa'afetai tele lava.

Lana Carter  is the Founder and Principal Lawyer of Lavenia Law - a law firm that is focused on wills and legacy planning.
 
Lana was born and raised in Porirua Wellington and is of Samoan and Maori heritage. She now resides in Brisbane with her husband and two kids. Following the death of her mother at just 44 years of age and her experience at her mother's funeral, Lana has focused her professional life on ensuring people's wishes and legacy are clearly articulated, protected, executed and legally-binding!

Lana is insightful and knowledgeable about her area of law, but also deeply empathetic and simple in how she explains her work. Outside of mahi, Lana likes to hang with her family, serves on a health board and lifts heavy things (the Porirua Powerlifter!) Tune in!

www.lavenialaw.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/lavenialaw
www.facebook.com/lavenialaw.com.au
 

 Tovia Va'aelua is husband to Linda and a father of four. He is a technology expert with over 20 years of experience across the globe. Falling into tech after graduating from university with an education degree, Tovia climbed the ranks in NZ across companies such as Datacom and Microsoft before relocating to the Philippines to take up a leadership position at Microsoft. Having achieved his professional and family goals there, he returned to NZ and pivoted within tech and is now the VP of Sales for Tech for Good within Crayon. Tovia now assists for-purpose organizations to embed technology to enable their success.

Tovia's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tovia-va-aelua-b603964
Website: www.crayon.com
PasifikaInIT: http://www.pasifikainit.org/

Humble, excellent, and a family man of faith. Tune In! 

Kale is of Maori heritage and was born in Brisbane Australia. From his own account, he had a pretty rough upbringing in Australia and it sounds like his saving grace was his mother’s decision to relocate to Clyde in Central Otago NZ to get away start afresh. Kale seemed to have thrived in Clyde at school and through uni and then went onto become a PT.
Kale’s had crazy success since with a really popular story being that he started a gym with his cousins with $200 to raising $220K in just 14 days before the gym had even opened. With numbers like this, it’s no surprise that Kale was headhunted by global giants Tik Tok and Microsoft to help with their brands, and he now owns 3 businesses: K&J Growth, Rugby Bricks and Hakune. These businesses have offices as far afield as LA, Amsterdam and of course Dunedin.

Follow Kale for easy-to-follow tips on success, entrepreneurship, marketing and more at these links:

Kale Panoho (LinkedIn): Kale Panoho | LinkedIn
K&J Growth: Growth Hacking & Digital Marketing Agency Los Angeles - K&J Growth (kjgrowth.com)
RugbyBricks: Rugby Bricks - Kicking Tees, Tips, Training, Podcasts
Hakune: Start, Build and Grow Your Business with Hakune

Keven is a former All Black captain and the third All Black centurion in history - a record that speaks to his physical, mental and spiritual fortitude. One of the toughest to play the game, Keven's humility and character reflects a loving family upbringing and environment. Post-playing Keven went into business opening his own Fit60 gym in South Auckland with another business alongside wife Latai in the making.

Those who know him would all say that Keven personifies the All Blacks mantra that great people make great All Blacks: testament to a desire to be the best and deliver his best at all times!
 
A father of two, Keven provides insights into how he has achieved sustained success on and off the field. Compelling listening from a great of the game of rugby, and even better bloke! Fa'afetai tele lava Keven and aiga!

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