Sierra’s mission is to inspire others to tap into their inner beauty to live their most authentic and abundant lives. The mission is manifested through her brand Inner Beauty By Sierra.

Lydia Campbell-Robinson is our newest Manzana member and the co-founder of Aye Studios, a marketing agency for social and environmental impact organisations.

From Draft Punk, DOPE LEMON, and Tame Impala to Clairo and Milky Chance, this playlist made by startupy.world is for those who fell down a rabbit hole (or feel like they did) ✨.

We're happy we were named one of the best events in Auckland to embrace equity on International Women's Day! It is all thanks to Sierra Truong and our Manzana team ❤️.

You won’t learn a thing or two; you will learn it all. Ella Martin’s Zero-waste life workshop is considered an epic thing to do in Auckland this weekend. How are you going to miss it?

Three of our outstanding Manzana members made it to the Urban List and gave us their input about how they embraced equity this International Women’s Day.

Call it the fourth wave of feminism. Call it #LeanIn. Or call it #EqualityCantWait.

The fact is that there are still not enough women where important decisions are made when it comes to the world of business and entrepreneurship.

In this episode, we are leaving behind the big data and technology to focus and look through the lenses of empathy at the stories of these two young entrepreneurs: Ilham Akhlaqi and Millad Rashidi.

Dil Khosa spoke with Kayla Hegedus, a data scientist with more than nine years of experience. She worked at Parrot Analytics, and now she’s on a mission to help decarbonize New Zealand with Contact Energy.

Get to know more about OMG Tech! in this interview Vivian Chandra had with The Digital Boost team at the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Since she was 19, Adorate Mizero has been helping refugees, migrants, and ethnic communities with her creative projects, training, workshops, and programs.

She has done media film production exploring subjects like racism, marginalization, identity politics, and minority representation and is currently working in the Auckland Council.

This October, we are hosting several art pieces in our space, made by rural creatives from Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay.

This Kaupapa aims to bring audience to rural artworks that would normally not be present or showcased in a city as large as Auckland.

Launch celebrations to come next month - check out our events page!

Suki Xiao works as an ICF credentialed coach to support women in their leadership and career development.

Her business AsYou celebrates the potential of women from all backgrounds, especially those of colour.

Suki has just launched her newest programme, Accentuated, for ethnically diverse women to reach their leadership potential and power.

Reschedule: This workshop is now happening on Wednesday, 7th September!

This month we’re hosting a kōrero with Manzana member Letisha Tan on how to get the most out of your Kiwisaver.

Join us for a conversation and Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with Giulia Dressler.

Giulia is an entrepreneur and ex-VC. She is currently building Refactorly, a developer tool that helps tech teams eliminate technical debt with confidence and ease.

Registration is free for Manzana members!

We are proud to host fortnightly art reflection workshops at Manzana.

Workshops are every fortnight on Saturdays, 6.30-8.30 pm.

The focus is on process over product! No art skills or experience is required.