Mavis Mullins

"Absolutely. When you enjoy that competitive spirit, you end up taking it with you wherever you go. In my school days I loved basketball, but when I had kids I couldn’t go to practice, but I started to get that hunger for adrenalin again."

"Back in the late ‘90s, we were quite instrumental in the wool handling game, always striving to be better, and you start to realise how much the sporting environment can impact on your life. The physical and mental sharpness, taking care of the engine room – they’re very transferrable skills that I definitely took into my business career."

"Just be yourself, and trust yourself. I have often said, ‘Think with your head, feel with your heart and trust your puku, your gut’. You see bright young things out of university who have the theory and a plan all set, but it can be difficult if you don’t have empathy, and you can’t feel with your heart. I also tell her ‘make sure you know where your weaknesses are, and make sure you have a plan around them’."