Elevating business success in the BOP
Working with local business owners and senior leaders to lift their organisations to new levels of success is Maryse Dinan’s passion.
Maryse is the Icehouse Regional Lead for the Bay of Plenty and the first point of contact for anyone wanting to access the support and expertise of New Zealand’s leading business growth hub. The Icehouse has been lifting the capability of Kiwi SMEs since 2001 with offices throughout the country and a co-working hub in Parnell. In Tauranga, the office is located at the Basestation.
The Bay of Plenty region has a strong Icehouse alumni base with over 180 businesses benefiting from Icehouse programmes, coaching and networks. Working with well-known Icehouse facilitator Jamie Brock, Maryse has been instrumental in bringing programmes to the region including the Bay of Plenty Business Owner Programme (for businesses between $1-3M) the Emerging Leaders Programme and Financial Skills Workshops, all held in Tauranga.
Maryse hosts regular events for the local business community with a recent session at alumni business Likeable Lab kicking off a regional scholarship opportunity for local business owners to join the Owner Manager Programme (for businesses with revenue of $3M +). She is the powerhouse behind strengthening strategic partnerships with stakeholders, including BNZ Partners and the team at the Regional Business Partner.
Maryse has a background in business having worked in organisations across several industries including agriculture, tech, training, and print.
She has delivered results in different capacities for the Icehouse in the past, returning to the organisation after a two-year break and now stepping up to a newly created senior role.
“The people I work with are all highly-motivated owners or leaders in businesses but a few younger owners that stand out in our regional alumni network are Lauren McAuslin from McDonalds, Tim Wiringi from DMI Electrical Engineering, Nathan Hall from Chemwash, and Courtney and Ray Everest from Future Focus.
Our alumni are getting younger and more diverse. We now have 28% of our Owner Manager Programme under 35 and in the Bay of Plenty almost 30% of our alumni are women, which is above the national average.
