Amy Calway: Entrepreneur & Wellness Founder - Building a Career Through Pivots

In this episode of The Guest Speaker, we sit down with entrepreneur and wellness founder Amy Calway - founder of Tiki Beach in Mangawhai - to talk about resilience, entrepreneurship, and why some of the best careers are built through pivots, curiosity and courage.

Amy shares her journey from struggling in school and feeling like a “non-traditional” student, to working in nightlife promotions, alcohol marketing, large-scale events, and eventually founding a wellness destination designed to help people slow down, reconnect and feel better. Today, Amy brings together over 20 years of experience in events, media, marketing and hospitality through Tiki Beach - a wellness experience centred around connection, recovery and nature.

We chat about:

✨ growing up with dyslexia and learning differently

✨ why career paths don’t need to be linear

✨ entrepreneurship, risk-taking and resilience

✨ hearing “no” and learning to fail forward

✨ psychology, marketing and consumer behaviour

✨ wellness, burnout and building healthier lives

✨ surrounding yourself with people who inspire growth

✨ creating opportunities instead of waiting for them

Whether you’re interested in business, events, psychology, wellness, marketing - or simply figuring out what comes next - Amy’s story is a reminder that success doesn’t always follow a script.

Follow Amy + Tiki Beach:

🌊 @amycalway

🌴 @tikibeach.co.nz

☀️ Tiki Beach Wellness

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