Ms Jolie Hodson, of Auckland, MNZM for services to business, governance and women
Jolie Hodson (Ngāpuhi, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungungu) is CEO and Executive Director of Spark New Zealand. With a collective of other prominent New Zealand businesswomen, she co-founded On Being Bold, which delivers an annual conference of business leaders to inspire women at all stages of their careers, with profits going towards free leadership development events for Year 13 girls. She is Convenor of the Climate Leaders Coalition and chaired the Digital Boost Alliance, an initiative supporting the uptake of digital tools for small businesses and communities. Ms Hodson is an activator with SheEO, supporting women and non-binary entrepreneurs with start-ups.