Authors

Harold Hillman PhD is the managing director of Sigmoid Curve Consulting Group. He coaches business leaders and executive teams, guiding them to be more focused in their leadership and teaching them how to inspire others toward greater possibilities. Prior to Sigmoid Curve, Harold served in senior executive roles with Fonterra, Prudential Financial, and Amoco Corporation. His first book, The Impostor Syndrome, was Whitcoulls Business Book of the Year in 2013. His second book, Fitting In Standing Out, was followed by a TEDx Talk, both of which reinforced the importance of authentic leadership.

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Jessica Hinerangi Thompson Carr is of Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngāpuhi and Pākehā descent. Born in Ōtepoti, she has a degree in English and art history with a masters in Māori ekphrastic poetry. She is a poet, journalist and illustrator, working primarily on Instagram under the name @maori_mermaid. Her previous work has appeared in Landfall, Starling, The Big Idea and The Pantograph Punch.

Karen Hinge was raised as a 'free-range kid' in the Waikato. Her childhood memories include long days of freedom spent bike riding, hut building, hill sliding and blackberry picking. She began her teaching career in Christchurch and enjoyed exploring the amazing South Island during holiday breaks. She now lives in beautiful Northland where, for the last 20 years, she and her partner Derek have been raising their family of three children. An intermediate school teacher, Karen says she loves the learning opportunities that teaching brings.

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Emma Hinton grew up flying on the wind, collecting treasures on her family farm in the Waikato. Becoming a mother, she wanted to share this with her daughter and connect with their whakapapa by learning Te Reo. This is her first picture book. She lives in Waitākere, Auckland.