The Great New Zealand Road Trip: Marlborough’s Steph Benseman
At the age of 17 Steph Benseman started her first company. Ten years on, she’s dedicated her career to supporting and growing startups across the country.
Born and bred in Marlborough, Benseman - who was this year named in Forbes’ 30 under 30 Asia - spoke to the Herald as part of The Great New Zealand Road Trip.
The 27-year-old, who is a principal and head of community at Icehouse Ventures, created a young enterprise business while studying at Marlborough Girls’ College.
“I was nagging my teachers to let me do it … I’d played shops when I was a kid, I was like ‘I can do this’ and so I got my friends together, convinced them to do it, and then we launched a clothing label made out of recyclable fabrics.”
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