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Artists Nikki Walker and Darya Bing met working on TV commercials. Drawn together by their love of art they now create beautiful scarves, sarongs and prints for their company, Walker & Bing. 
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“I always loved food, a lot,” beams multi-award-winning, London-based Kiwi chef and restauranteur, Chantelle Nicholson. “I think I got into cooking pretty young for a few reasons. I had an aunt in Central Otago that was an amazing cook and baker, and then had another aunt who spent some time travelling and living in America, so had very different influences from her."
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 Sarah Clare Brown and Ngaroma Crown are sisters who first met when Ngaroma was four years old. Inseparable ever since, the pair recently started their own communications agency, Sister Sister, where they specialise in strategic campaigns for the non-profit sector.
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Jordan Rondel started The Caker in 2010, which she now runs with her sister Anouk after she left her job as a lawyer. Based in Los Angeles, the pair spend all their time together, as sisters, best friends and business partners
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