Reception and Property Manager Assistant

• Oct 2022 - Present

Business Mentor

• Jul 2021 - Present

Supporting new and developing business owners by helping them to advance their business capability, capacity and sustainability through the sharing of my knowledge, experience and expertise in businesses. Supporting new and developing business owners by helping them to advance their business capability, capacity and sustainability through the sharing of my knowledge, experience and expertise in businesses.

Administrator and Coordinator

• Sep 2021 - Present

Helping businesses' in digital marketing and accounting. Coordinating work opportunities and training for migrants. Helping businesses' in digital marketing and accounting. Coordinating work opportunities and training for migrants.

Owner Operator

• Nov 2000 - Mar 2021

Rodney Wayne Palmerston North has been recognised as a "successful and profitable business" by Rodney Wayne, Managing Director of Rodney Wayne New Zealand. My role as an owner was to make the business succeed in its industry as well as in the Rodney Wayne Franchise environment. I focused on the businesses growth by mentoring, educating, training and coaching the team with retail and hairdressing skills, promoting excellent customer services delivery, and building strategies to attract and retain customers to achieve a loyal and continuously growing client base/followers. Rodney Wayne Palmerston North team members successfully entered local and national hairdressing competitions and created and organised hairdressing competitions for apprentices in the region to encourage young hairdressers to show their acquired skills and be recognised in the industry. Rodney Wayne Palmerston North under Marcela Russ' ownership has been recognised as a "successful and profitable business" by Rodney Wayne, Managing Director of Rodney Wayne New Zealand. Show less

Hairdressing Stylist

• Sep 2009 - Sep 2009

I was part of a team of hairdressers producing the preselected styles for the models on the catwalk at New Zealand Fashion Week 2009. I was part of a team of hairdressers producing the preselected styles for the models on the catwalk at New Zealand Fashion Week 2009.

Rodney Wayne Lower North Island Area Manager

• Nov 1997 - Mar 2004

My role as an area manager included checking that all the businesses in my area (New Plymouth to Wellington) complied with the Rodney Wayne standards, processes and regulations. I achieved these by checking and monitoring the salons' progresses, and keeping the teams focused and motivated by empowering each team member with their individual required knowledge. I also organised regional events for the teams in my area and actively participated in the events as coordinator and speaker. I represented Rodney Wayne (the brand) in the Wellington and Manawatu regions in different competitions and events within the hairdressing industry. Show less