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.
Founders and investors
Meet Anthony- Early stage founder and ultra marathon runner based in Wanaka
Meet Peter - Angel investor backing local start-ups, raising a family 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
Remote workers
Meet Janice - remote cybersecurity expert swapped city stress for mountain air and lake diving
Meet Michael - balancing global software delivery and grounded, outdoor living.
Executives
Meet Alex - CEO of scale up commuting to Queenstown
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
