by Lesley Webb | Jun 17, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
When Rowan Fraser left his boyhood home of Havelock North for university in Auckland, he struggled to navigate his way around the city. Now he knows his way around the world, which has indeed become his career oyster. “I think that success, for me, is trying to...
by Lesley Webb | Jun 10, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
This is a story about putting the cart before the horse. Richard Smales was fresh out of high school. He was a true newbie: an inaugural recipient of a Graeme Bringans Property Education Trust (GBPET) award. And he had determined to study surveying at the University...
by Lesley Webb | Jun 5, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Changing career lanes takes guts, but as Keystone Trust alumni and 2019 Study Award recipient Kamal McEntee-Amziane discovered, magic happens when you lean on your network and take a risk. “I continue to be so grateful for my place in the network because if it wasn’t...
by Lesley Webb | May 27, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Jethro Giles made his first financial killing when just eight years old. Rather than simply seeking a contribution from his parents for a school fundraising scheme and leaving it at that, he maximised the profits by signing up donors at the local supermarket. Kitted...
by Lesley Webb | May 20, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
It’s a long way from being a ‘bush kid’ on the West Coast of the South Island to heading an inner-city Sydney office, but that’s where Steve Bushby has landed. “The Keystone network helped me access a wide range of opportunities that I would never have had...
by Lesley Webb | May 8, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Long before it became an industry buzzword, Keystone alumni Samantha McGavock has been walking the talk on sustainability, fortified by a deep connection and reverence for the environment through her Māori heritage. “The value of the strong relationships I have made...