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Energetic Mature Healthy Professional – Animal Lover & Athlete
About
I am a self-employed entrepreneur (and New Zealand company director); a businesswomen combined with being an athlete! In my business, as an Organisational Leadership Coach / Consultant, I work with leaders and their teams to elevate work life successes. Predominantly I work remotely (hence a reliable internet connection is important).
On a personal level, I am a competing master’s athlete and have represented country and state in numerous sports over my life (hence my business focus is on the sport sector and have worked a great deal with Sport NZ & High Performance Sport NZ!)
(Oh – and don’t be confused by the name – I am a female!!)
I am an Australian citizen, with NZ residency (since 2017) and have lived in Wellington (but am open to a location change).
My most obvious attributes are my love of the “active outdoors” and my passion for animal welfare. I always wanted to be a vet (in fact, I even applied to Sydney University as a mature student a few years ago).
I grew up with horses (and rode equestrian sports for the country as a teenager) plus in Australia I am a qualified WIRES (wildlife rescue) volunteer. I have always been known for my love of animals and how they trust me quickly. A share a key experience that I will never forget. Years ago, I was driving in a rural location at night & was the 1st passerby to stop and help a racehorse owner on the side of the road. Her horse had panicked inside the horse-float & somehow managed to crash its way through the small front window. The poor animal was thrashing & in pain; the owner sent their colleague to get a vet (and I distinctly recall her saying the vet needed to bring a gun. So, it was a dire situation). I was the sole person taking care of the front end of the horse and I held its entire head (possibly for almost 2 hours) soothing and calming it so that others could more easily try and release its tangled legs in the float). Long story short – the horse survived and I had to throw away my clothing from all the blood stains. A very rewarding experience as I truly believe I was an important part of that rescue.
Besides work, I compete in endurance events (road & gravel cycling & mountain biking) and am also a qualified cycle coach. Hence at least an hour a day is spent training (I am pretty dedicated and passionate about my sport performance; won the NZ Cycling Championship for my age in 2023. Yay – at long last; have failed more times than I care to admit 😂)!
My young adorable, friendly, easy-going, house-trained basset hound named Bosco is my “kid” and a massive part of my life!!! Obviously I would want opportunities where he would be able to accompany me. Bassets are goofy comedians and love every living soul from “hoomans” to other dogs, cats, horses, cows etc!
A bit more about my background. My parents are both from UK; I grew up in (colonial) Zimbabwe; completing my university education in South Africa. Was a Partner at a global executive search firm in the ’90’s reporting into London; then went on to create my own firm, which I successfully sold some 8 years later when I emigrated to Australia in 2004.
Additionally, my family have always been involved in property (my dad still owns a real estate business!). Hence, I have a significant passion for real estate, both career-wise and personally, having developed, re-furbished & turned-around properties several times. I am a very home-proud person with my homes appealing to the eye and well-maintained. Not surprisingly, whenever I have rented homes over the last decade, I am very much the favoured tenant. In Sydney, the landlady went the extra mile so as not want to lose me and provided me extra benefits so I would stay!! (references also supplied by managing agents)
Personality-wise I am described as very organised, self-disciplined, reliable, hard-working, intelligent, down-to-earth, social and engaging, consistently behaving with high standards and integrity. I add inspiration; am enthusiastic and positive. Additionally, I have been through many instances of self-driven change, so am very resilient and independent!
As a business leader and having captained sport teams, I have proved my problem-solving & decision-making capabilities and comfort in taking responsibility.
So why do I want to house-sit right now? Because certain dreams and aspirations didn’t turn out the way I wanted them to. So, it’s time to reconsider my direction and am open to creating the flexibility and space to do this through house-sitting.
And finally, if it gives you a sense of comfort, I have multiple references that I can share with you immediately plus many police clearance certificates that date years back (they have been a necessity in my work). My Linked-In profile also provides recommendations and insights over decades! Here is my link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/larriwallbridge/
- Solo
- Age Group: 55-67
- Leadership Coach / Consultant
Information
Preferred Locations
- Ashburton
- Auckland Areas
- Central Hawke's Bay
- Central Otago
- Central Taranaki
- Christchurch
- Clutha
- Dunedin City
- Far North District
- Gore
- Great Barrier Island
- Hamilton
- Hastings
- Hauraki
- Horowhenua
- Hurunui
- Invercargill
- Kaikoura
- Kaipara District
- Kapiti Coast
- Kawerau
- Lower Hutt
- Mackenzie
- Manawatū
- Manukau
- Marlborough
- Masterton
- Matamata-Piako
- Napier
- Nelson
- New Plymouth
- Ngamatea
- North Taranaki
- Ōpōtiki
- Palmerston North
- Porirua
- Queenstown-Lakes
- Rangitikei
- Rodney
- Rotorua
- Ruapehu
- Selwyn
- South Taranaki
- South Waikato
- Southland District
- Taharua
- Tararua
- Tasman
- Taupō
- Tauranga
- Thames-Coromandel
- Timaru
- Upper Hutt
- Waiheke Island
- Waimakariri
- Waimate
- Waipa District
- Wairarapa
- Wairoa
- Waitakere
- Waitaki
- Wellington City
- West Taranaki
- Western Bay of Plenty
- Whakatane
- Whanganui
- Whangarei District
Experience/Willing to care for/Duration/Additional Information
- Birds
- Cats
- Dogs
- Experience with Domestic Animals
- Experience with Farm Animals
- Farms animals/Livestock
- Fish
- Long Term House Sits (1 month +)
- Medium Term House Sits (2 – 4 weeks )
- Non smoker
- Other Pets
- Police check available
- Poultry
- References available
- Short Term House Sits ( up to 2 weeks)
- Small pets
Availability
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