After completing a Bachelor of Business Analysis at the University of Waikato, Cody initially took a combined accounts and sales role at a fishing and watersports business – an ideal first step for an accountant who loves wakeboarding.

When Maria Livingstone first walked through the doors of Bennetts Proactive as a young accountant, she admits she was “very green”. She might also have been a little overconfident.

Dawn takes life in her stride and brings a good-natured chuckle to everything she does. “I love that we have regular contact with our clients. In a bigger business, you don’t often get that opportunity.”