I lean a bit to the left when it comes to politics. I’ve always been troubled by the sort of neo-liberal attitudes of the 80s and the “profit at all costs” mantra of Friedman and his ilk. That sort…
Recently I had an interview with an organisation looking for a new board member. One of the first questions they asked me was how I found serving on boards in so many different sectors. At first glance, the fact…
I’ve got a newspaper clipping (on real paper, no less) that I’ve been carrying around with me for close to thirty years. The clipping was carefully excised from The Jerusalem Post in September of 1993 when I was busy…
Ben Kepes is a Canterbury-based entrepreneur and professional board member. OPINION: Recently I’ve written a few posts about the sociopolitical climate here in New Zealand. In my posts, I have posited that we don’t live in a communist or…
Canterbury-based entrepreneur and professional board member Ben Kepes is a regular opinion contributor. OPINION: I’m a child of the 80s who grew up watching the excellent British comedies Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. They’re two excellent series and well worth watching. For…
OPINION:Â I’m no millennial but nonetheless, I’m a huge fan of smashed avocado on toast. Avocado truly is a wonder food and I eagerly await avocado season each year. This is a bit of development for me since, nearly 30…
Ben Kepes is a Canterbury-based entrepreneur and professional board member. He’s interested in politics but can guarantee that he’ll never run for public office. OPINION: Recently, I wrote an article in which I discussed the false equivalency I see being thrown around…
OPINION:Â I spend a bit of time on LinkedIn, the “Facebook for professionals” and am always interested in the way people portray themselves. In recent years, LinkedIn has become ground-zero for people going to great lengths to extol their virtues.…
OPINION: My mate Mod is the quintessential car lover. He sees a rusty old Ford and perceives a thing of beauty, of engineering prowess and of craft. This is the guy who fronted a TV series driving around the back blocks of…