FROM STRENGTH-TO-STRENGTH

Rebecca Barnett always knew she had a future in the media and marketing industries. A keen squash player who grew up in the Hutt Valley, Barnett developed an interest in advertising early in life. The bright lights of television started to take her fancy in her teenage years and she became especially interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting. But after finishing school, a Bachelor of Marketing Communications at Massey University in Palmerston North beckoned and she hasn’t looked back.

Creative by nature, Barnett was drawn in by the creative side of the marketing industry, and