Haka Works talks with Rachel Taulelei about her journey into leadership, now as CEO Kono, the Maori owned food and beverage business, the impact that indigenous values have on organisational culture and how Maori and indigenous knowledge can help solve some of the world's biggest problems around sustainable management. 

Rachel is an award-winning entrepreneur and business woman whose values include kaitiakitanga, whanaungatanga and pono – guardianship, relationships and integrity. As former Trade Commissioner, founder of sustainable seafood company Yellow Brick Road, and now CEO of KONO NZ , Māori-owned food and beverage business, Rachel is a champion for New Zealand’s primary industry and the country’s position as a world-class producer of food and beverages. She is passionate about the Maori economy, and about supporting the potential and growth of others. Her governance roles include APEC Business Advisory Council, the Prime Ministers Business Advisory Council, and the Young Enterprise Trust.