Women Building Wealth with Purpose
Join us in person or online for an evening designed to help you build confidence and clarity around your money
29 April 2026
6:30 pm
GridAKL Lysaght Building
Join us in person or online for an evening designed to help you build confidence and clarity around your money – and how it can support a life and career aligned with your purpose. This panel brings together four women building, leading and investing at a high level, sharing what’s actually working when it comes to creating something meaningful, backing yourself, and making confident financial decisions along the way.
Join Kate Gatfield-Jeffries, Co-Founder of Moodi; Iyia Liu, Director of Make it Happen E-Commerce Coaching; Ilse Wolfe, property expert and Managing Director of Wolfe Property; and Jess Hargreaves, Senior Financial Adviser at Lighthouse Financial.
They’ll share how they’ve built businesses, approached investing, and used money as a tool to create more freedom, flexibility, and opportunity – with practical strategies across property, shares, and long-term planning.
This isn’t just about building wealth for the sake of it – it’s about understanding how money can support the life you actually want to build.Walk away with practical strategies, a clearer sense of direction, and the confidence to take your next step – whether that’s building a business, investing, or simply becoming more intentional with your money.
Lineup
Ilse Wolfe
Founder of Wolfe Property and creator of the Cashflow Hacking™ method, Ilse Wolfe guides New Zealand investors to transform properties into high-performing investments. With 20 years of experience and more than 500 renovations completed, she has refined her strategy and now coaches others to replicate the results.Founder of Wolfe Property and creator of the Cashflow Hacking™ method – guiding New Zealand investors to transform properties into high performing investments. With 20 years of experience and overseeing over 500 renovations, Ilse has taken the time to master her strategy and now coaches others to follow in her footsteps.
Iyia Liu
Iyia Liu is a dynamic entrepreneur and speaker who has transformed her passion into a series of successful ventures. – Built and scaled multiple 7-8 figure businesses before age 30 – Mentored 3000+ aspiring entrepreneurs – Specialises in turning everyday ideas into million-dollar brands using social media and influencer marketing – Featured in Forbes, Daily Mail, Viva, NZ Herald, and collaborated with global influencers like Kylie Jenner – Delivers motivational and practical talks that inspire real action.
Kate Gatfield-Jeffries
Kate Gatfield-Jeffries is the Co-Founder of Moodi, one of Australasia’s largest and fastest-growing wellness brands. After studying Law and Business at the University of Auckland, Kate took a leap of faith – investing her life savings to launch Moodi with a vision to help women feel their best. Over the past three years, Kate has grown the brand to have over 120,000 customers, with 1 in 20 New Zealand women taking Moodi products. The brand launched into retail in 2025, prompting supermarkets nationwide to limit the number of products people can buy after the company sold six months’ worth of stock in several weeks, and Moodi’s Pre + Probiotic is now the #1 functional drink in New Zealand. In 2025, Kate was EY’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year for New Zealand. And outside of Moodi, Kate is passionate about paying it forward and elevating other women. Moodi gives away an annual Female Founder Grant, and Kate has been recognised for her work in this space by winning the New Zealand Young Women of Influence Award.
Jess Hargreaves
Jess Hargreaves is a Financial Advisor at Lighthouse Financial with a diverse background in international finance. She spent eight years in the UK, where she built her expertise working
