Aliesha Staples is a businesswoman and digital technology entrepreneur from New Zealand. In 2022 she won the Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award at the Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards.[1]
Aliesha Staples | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Occupation | businesswoman |
Biography
editStaples grew up in Taradale and attended Napier Girls' High School. In 2007 she completed a diploma in screen production at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Napier.[2]
When she was 18 years old, Staples moved to Auckland and took a job working in the camera department of a media company. After a few years she moved overseas and worked on international cruise ships in South America, North America, Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, New Zealand and Australia creating promotional content with emerging film technology such as drones and gimbals.[2][3]
In 2014 she returned to New Zealand and co-founded a rental company for high-tech gear for the film and game industries.[4] The company later developed into Staples VR, specialising in augmented, virtual and mixed reality technology. Staples also founded vRemedies, a company supplying emerging tech solutions in the digital health field.[5]
Awards and recognition
edit- Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year at 2017 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards[6]
- Excellence in Digital Health Award at 2018 New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards[7]
- Supreme Women Leader at 2018 New Zealand International Business Awards[8]
- Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year at 2018 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards[9]
- Silver Award for Specialised Cinematography at 2019 New Zealand Cinematographers Society Awards[10]
- Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award at 2022 Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "The WIFT NZ Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Another accolade for 'tech geek'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Aliesha Staples announced as one of the Trade Me NZ Innovator of the Year finalists". Newshub. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Staples VR founder on hard work, creativity, and culture misfit". NBR | The Authority since 1970. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Team, StopPress (16 May 2019). "TVNZ names Staples VR's Aliesha Staples as future director". Idealog. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Winners". NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "2018 Winners | IT Professionals New Zealand | Te Pou Hangarau Ngaio". itp.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "2018 NZIBA Winners". www.nzte.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Winners". NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "NZCS Awards 2019 Winners". www.nzcine.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.