DWC support a game changer

Em's Power Cookies

Emily Miazga, a graduate of the DWC Leadership & Governance Programme, has made a habit of coming first. As an endurance athlete she won the Coast to Coast three times. Now her Buller-based business, Em’s Power Cookies, has become the first to get commercially produced hemp protein cookies on the market in New Zealand.

To keep up with the ever-increasing demand for her products, Emily approached DWC for assistance.

“DWC’s support has been a game changer for me. They have given me confidence to execute my business strategy because they believe in what I am doing. This is really important because being in business can be challenging, so the objective and knowledgeable expertise they offer is invaluable,” she says.

When changes were finally made to hemp legislature in November, Emily was ready to hit the ground running, and now her hemp protein cookies grace the shelves of around 200 Countdown stores across the country.

Em’s Power Cookies was a finalist in the 2018 DWC Leading Light Business Excellence Awards, and she has been a regular guest speaker at DWC’s Co.Starters business start-up and development programme in Westport, sharing her insights and experience with budding entrepreneurs.

www.powercookies.com

Photo credit: Jules Anderson