![]() ![]() "You just have to make a solid effort to balance out those priorities. To recharge and find that work-life balance, Rooney walks up Mauao every day. "It is a challenge when you have a bit of a hard time and all you want to do is go home to your mum's house and have a home-cooked meal and have her make you feel better," she laughed. "It was one of my proudest events," she said. Rooney's first promotional gig alongside business partner Alice Kay from Gun and Coco Limited sold out at The Rising Tide's sister bar in Tauranga, High Tide, on New Year's Eve. It has been really great seeing how that has had positive results." "My bosses gave me all of the freedom to be able to create new events, new menus for The Rising Tide. The 31-year-old moved to the Mount almost five years ago and said she has picked the perfect job. "It was my favourite thing to do growing up," she said. ![]() Now, Rooney books about 60 gigs a month as area and entertainment manager for The Rising Tide in Mount Maunganui and High Tide at Our Place in Tauranga. Zoe Hunter profiles some of the city's young businessmen and women who are bringing a fresh perspective to the business world and a promising future.Ī 6-year-old Lisa Rooney ran events for the kids in her neighbourhood growing up in Derry, Ireland. Because despite their youthfulness, young people are behind some of the Bay's most successful businesses. Wisdom and experience come with age, but some of Tauranga's young entrepreneurs are proving age has no barrier in business. ![]() Area and entertainment manager at The Rising Tide and sister bar High Tide Tauranga, Lisa Rooney, in her element. ![]()
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