her club profiles
Katharine Wesley-Jones Wesley Jones Law
Business description: Wesley Jones Law is a full service boutique property law practice offering a personalised and excellent standard of legal advice on commercial and residential matters. We meet the specific needs of each client whilst maintaining a true family focus.
Role/Title: Principal Number of employees: 4 Do you have children: Two little beauties. Hardest thing about starting your business: Making the decision to do so! Once that first step was taken though, it has been great fun pulling together all the jigsaw pieces to make them fit. Best thing about having your own business: I enjoy solving legal problems and get great satisfaction out of working with my clients to gain the best possible outcome for them. Date the business was founded:
March 2011 What made you start the business: Buying a property or taking a lease are often a person's largest commitment and I want to ensure they are fully informed about what they are doing and enjoy the process. You could say I want to add value to property law. Future goals and aspirations: To be the best property law firm in Dunedin with an interesting cross-section of clients. To be able to balance my professional and personal lives, and continue my involvement in my church. Valuable learning experiences: Having the opportunity to work in English law firms where our clients included Marks & Spencer, Barclays Bank, Viacom, Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Spencer Estate. Hero/Role Model: All working mothers, especially Carmel Fisher.
Wesley Jones Law Level 2, Bracken Court, 480
Moray Pl, PO Box 45, Dunedin 9054
03 477 7780
Katharine@wjlaw.co.nz www.wjlaw.co.nz
Julia Morrison Kegelmaster New Zealand
Business description: Distribution of the original and patented Kegelmaster, a pelvic floor exerciser with an exceptionally high success rate for treating all kinds of incontinence and prolapse.
Role/Title: Proprietor Do you have children: Yes, two grown- up daughters living overseas. Hardest thing about starting your business: Starting at a time of the year when everybody else is thinking about Christmas. Best thing about having your own business: Being independent and in control of my life – and my time! Date the business was founded: The
business was founded in 2007 and I took it over in November 2011.
What made you start the business: I was looking for challenging and inspiring work and saw this business for sale. With a background in sales & marketing and a passion for helping people I thought this was the perfect fit.
Future goals and aspirations: I want to make this business large enough that it can support me in order to have time to do some voluntary work. Living in New Zealand I was never able to support my mother in Germany as she was getting older. Therefore I'd love to help elderly people with their shopping and paperwork, which they are unable to do by themselves.
Kegelmaster New Zealand Nelson
021 659 149
julia@kegelmaster.co.nz www.kegelmaster.co.nz
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