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Kevin Ireland OBE has published novels, short stories, memoirs, volumes of poetry, a book on fishing and another on growing old. Awards include an honorary doctorate, the 2004 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement and the 2006 A.W. Reed Award for his contribution to New Zealand writing.

Known for being a courageous catalyst for change, Debbie is a respected leader in the online collaboration space. Debbie is the CEO and founder of ShareThePoint, New Zealand’s premier Microsoft 365 Training Provider and organiser of Digital Workplace Events in Asia Pacific. She has helped 100’s of businesses with the people and behavioural elements of technology. Underlying any organisational change, is personal transformation, which is Debbie’s my biggest passion. Her own self-development journey started when she was 11 and has continued through the years. Through the continual search for contentment in her own life’s imbalances, Debbie has focused the last 20 years, to research and reading on Work-Life Balance. This led to publishing “Work Life balance my Arse!”, a book dispelling the myths associated with Work Life Balance. www.linkedin.com/in/debbieireland

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Kath Irvine is the creator of Edible Backyard and a passionate permaculture expert, who has designed, taught and managed food gardens for more than 20 years, successfully feeding her own family of six from her 0.4ha garden in Ohau on the Kapiti Coast along the way. Kath's articles, books, garden consultations and workshops help people create and maintain smart, well-designed gardens that save time, money and the planet. Spray free, natural, low-input food gardens are Kath's thing. She believes in a daily serve of fresh-picked organic greens for a happy mind and strong body, and her dream is that every New Zealander can have this.

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Born in South Africa, Jacob Isaac was the co-founder and lead pastor of Calvary Ministries in Durban. He now lives in New Zealand and has held various leadership positions within the health sector, retail and in manufacturing. Over the years he has led a number of multiracial and multicultural teams. As well as acting as a life coach and motivational speaker, he serves on the leadership board of Calvary Apostolic International Ministries, with a focus on prophecy teaching and leadership. He is also the author of Hope Rising, and recently founded Kingdom Advocates.

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