Rachel Taulelei (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Rarua, Ngāti Koata) is the CEO of Kono, a family-owned Māori food and beverage producer and exporter.
A seafood aficionado, her business Yellow Brick Road supplies seafood to restaurants throughout the country.
She is a former US Trade Commissioner, who sits on the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council, and chairs New Zealand's APEC Business Advisory Council.
You might have caught her Zoom chat with the PM over lockdown too.
Rachel Taulelei Photo: supplied
