In the latest episode of Hold That Thought, Employment and Immigration Partner Renee Butler and former Head of High Performance for Auckland rugby Ben Meyer delve into the concept of resilience and its significance in a personal and professional context, exploring what resilience means, how to cultivate it, and why it is essential in both personal and professional settings. They also discuss:

• How to foster a resilient mindset and how this can transform your team
• Stories of resilience
• How you can navigate the challenges of today's changing economic landscape
• Why you need resilience

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About the guests

Ben Meyer

Former Head of High Performance, Auckland Rugby and Business Owner

Ben Meyer is the former Head of High Performance for Auckland Rugby, overseeing talent identification, player recruitment, contracting, and player development programmes, ranging from U18s to NPC and FPC levels. His responsibilities also included recruiting high-performance coaches and support staff for the annual NPC and FPC campaigns.

He now owns Concept Botanica, a wholesale plant supply and sourcing business where he supplies plants to the trade on behalf of over 30 growers and nurseries. He acquired the business in early 2022, after spending 13 years playing professional rugby, both in New Zealand and overseas in Italy and Scotland. After retiring from rugby, Ben developed a passion for multisport competitions, regularly participating in events such as 12-hour, 24-hour, and multi-day adventure races like Godzone, applying the resilience he honed throughout his professional rugby career.

Before entering the rugby sector, Ben worked at Mainfreight for nearly a decade, balancing his career with university studies, where he earned a Master of Business Studies. .

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