• "The timing was quite crazy, as I launched Brainchild about four months before my first child was born, and less than two years later I had my second. It was ridiculous, but here we are."

  • "When you have a team, it goes from just having to be really good at what you do to also having to be good at managing and leading people, and the business side of it really steps up."

  • "It didn't quite feel right to have a team under my personal name; it felt too much like "the Angela March show"."

  • "You have to "choose your hard". If it's not hard, you don't get the rewards or benefits. There's a reason kids grow out of doing easy puzzles - they aren't challenging, they're boring."

  • "Client retention is a big part of our success, again because we focus on doing things well and properly."

  • "We've even resigned clients just because it felt like it wasn’t a good fit. It can take guts to turn down a paycheck, but you have to think long term. Our reputation is on the line in every piece of work we do."

  • "The days I keep checking emails when I'm meant to be with the kids means I'm not fully in anything, and then I feel like I’m failing as a parent and as a business owner."

  • "As Kiwis, most of us have a drive to get it out of our system and see the world. And you realise that New Zealand is a special place once you go."

  • "Even if you aren't actively building a personal brand, you still have one."

  • "Understand how a business works, how it makes money, where the money goes, what things cost. This will make you a better employee and more valuable."

  • "The things that seem ‘not you’ can actually make you sharper, more rounded and they’ll get you ahead faster."