Adele Smith

Katherine speaking about Adele:

Adele and her home in Mapua have long been my refuge from the stresses of my own life. One day, sipping coffee on Adele's deck admiring her Magnolia tree in flower, I wondered aloud whether we could use her various boutique accommodations at The Gates to give other women the wonderful respite I experience there.

Taking things a leap further and thinking way outside the box as usual, Adele suggested we could also share our experience and knowledge to assist others on their life journeys.

Visionary and creative, with a loving and positive energy, Adele makes things happen, while bringing lots of fun to the process. This vision, creativity and can-do attitude have been key to the development and success of the accommodation business she runs with her husband Roger, and her many other projects including Zilience.

Being a qualified training practitioner, and earlier a secondary and tertiary teacher, Adele is skilled at developing and facilitating motivational and inspirational learning experiences. Words such as 'stunning', 'brilliant learning' and 'the best training we’ve ever had' have been used to describe Adele’s work. Professional life coaching is another string to Adele's bow. 

Adele’s home and her companionship have provided me with peace and inspiration for many years. May the same hopeful calm also be yours.

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Katherine Faire

Adele speaking about Katherine:

Kind and compassionate, perceptive and intelligent, Katherine is a people person.

Originally trained in information management, Katherine gets to the heart of any matter quickly and effectively. She is widely read with a gift for seeking out, sifting through and succinctly summarising relevant material.

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Katherine has a broad background in communications, change management and human relations in the public, private and start-up sectors. 

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Succumbing to the lure of the lifestyle block, Katherine and her husband John left Auckland in 2015 and moved to the stunning Tawharanui Peninsula. As well as continuing with her communications consultancy, her life there has broadened to running her boutique accommodation Kaka Ridge Retreat and co-launching Zilience.

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Being a great listener is the key to any effective communication and Katherine displays such excellence. 

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Katherine has been a true and wonderful friend, coach and mentor to me since my early twenties. I’m so grateful to have Katherine in my life and to have had her input into developing and launching Zilience.

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