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February/March 2013

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Deborah Lyons Essential Holistic Living Business Description: Essential Holistic Living specialises in natural emotional health, the too often overlooked missing link that all success in life absolutely depends on. Personal growth is either online with a compassionate, holistic Living coach, or face to face with private sessions. We also teach meditation for inner peace. We love helping people create happy marriages increase their parent effectiveness, loose emotional weight, get over breakups and generally make their goals in life a reality. Role/Title: Director Do you have any children: A son called Joshua, age 7. Hardest thing about starting your business: Selecting the business strategies that would most support and nurture my clients and myself, from the so many aggressive business building guidelines that are out there today. Best thing about having your own business: Having flexibility around my family life. Date the business was founded: 1st July 2001. What made you start the business: I have always had a desire to help myself and others. Future goals and aspirations: For our online programmes to expand more and more into NZ. Valuable learning experiences: Always, always trust your inner compass! Hero/Role Model: My mentor and friend, Alannah Dore. Deborah Lyons Essential Holistic Living PO Box 6128, Invercargill North Post, Invercargill (027) 686 9183 deborah@adorholisticliving.com www.essentialholisticliving.co.nz Kerryn Chaplin DIOSAhair Business description: Hair Salon Role/Title: Owner Number of employees: 6 Do you have children: Yes 2, Cooper 3yrs and Cheyenne 1yr. Hardest thing about starting your business: Stepping out of my role as employee and into my role as employer and learning to work 'on' my business instead of 'in' it. Best thing about having your own business: I love the ongoing challenges and learning that keeps things interesting and of course the added freedom that comes with being a business owner. Date the business was founded: 1st September 2003. What made you start the business: I was ready for a new challenge. Future goals and aspirations: To continue to grow my business and train many more great hairstylists in the process. Valuable learning experiences: Always check references when employing a new team member! I learnt the hard way. Hero / Role Model: My father, and my friend and fellow business owner Phif. Kerryn Chaplin DIOSAhair 3/76 East Street, Pukekohe (09) 238 5886 enquiries@diosahair.co.nz www.diosahair.co.nz www.h e rmagaz in e .co.n z | 121

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