More than a playground
Where innovation lives and breathes.
Ideas live in people not offices
Around the world, Queenstown is known as an adventure playground but behind the postcard is a growing community of people proving exceptional careers and innovation don't compete with exceptional lifestyles, they complement them.
They could live almost anywhere. They chose Queenstown Lakes.
Meet some of the founders, investors, executives and remote tech professionals building careers from one of the world's most inspiring places.
Meet Alex (Video) - CEO of First Table, scaling the business internationally from its Queenstown roots
Meet Anthony (Video) - Sotfware founder and ultra marathon runner
Meet Peter (Video) - Angel investor backing local start-ups, and founder of Mountain Club
Meet Tom - built a global SaaS business from the ground up, now relocating from Sydney
Meet Mat - Software developer turned successful scale up founder
Meet Janice - remote cybersecurity expert swapped city stress for mountain air and lake diving
Meet Michael - balancing global software delivery and grounded, outdoor living.
Meet Roxanne - Bank CIO commuting between boardrooms and bike trails in the Southern Alps.
Meet Mat - Ensuring Queenstown’s visitor economy becomes a platform for innovation