Meet our Promotional Branding Experts

Bonita

“Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down” – Sir Edmund Hillary

Bonita Labuschagne, Account Manager

Chris

“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” – Winnie the Pooh

Chris Taylor, Account Manager

I am very proud to be a North Taranaki (Waitara) born local, returned from the city life in Auckland back to the Naki approx. 4 years ago and love every moment of our idyllic lifestyle block on the New Plymouth fringe.  I have served the Promotional Marketing world for 25+ years, loving every aspect of this ever-changing industry. As well as local clients, I assist all NZ locations and also Australia –  Don’t hesitate to make contact at any time – would love to work on your promoting projects.

Valerie

“There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.” – Brian Tracy

Nyree

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will” – Suzy Kassem

Nyree Sanders, Sales Support

Karen

“If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs” – Anonymous

Karen Wang, Sales Support

Also known as Karen-van. She keeps our clients smiling, knowing their order is in good hands right through to delivery. Along with a cat called Ramen, she enjoys travelling the world and making Chinese dumplings for our hungry team. She doesn’t miss a beat and is a total spoiler alert when it comes to the latest Game of Thrones episodes.

Ryme

Ryme Alshdidi, Sales Support Team Leader

Michael

“When life gives you lemons… demand to see life’s manager!” – Cave Johnson

Michael Wiehahn, Systems Manager

With a range of experience across marketing, information systems and web services, Michael is the local ‘fix it’ guy keeping the systems running. With a passion for problem solving, he is in his element when fiddling with numbers and making things work. Michael loves a bit of variety and tries to do as much as possible, from hiking down mountains in summer to running poker tournaments every week!

Tara

“The earth without art is just ‘eh’” – Andy Warhol

Tara Holdich, Marketing Manager

Tara enjoys colouring in. She has a treasured collection of coloured markers and large whiteboards. She has almost a decade of advertising experience, developing campaigns in London, Melbourne & Auckland and bringing print & digital strategies to life. Tara glues technical and creative individuals together with her excellent know-how, putting the ‘T’ in boost.

Michael

“The tree craves calm but the wind will not abate” – Confucius

Michael Mu, Sourcing Manager

Michael is our go-to person sourcing and managing offshore products along with good knowledge on factory compliance and product testing. He loves the game of basketball, being coach of school mini ball team while managing busy father life of two.

Ronnie

“Everything is in reach if you just keep climbing” – Barry Finlay

Veronica McClintock, Warehouse Manager

Dave

“Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.” – Mr. Magorium

Dave Vaughan, Developer

Ariel

“There’s an appointed time for everything under the sun” – Eli Soriano

Ariel Ajes, Graphic Designer

Joe

“Human sacrifice, Dogs and Cats living together. Mass Hysteria!” – Peter Venkman

Joe Wharehinga, Designer

Joe has always enjoyed drawing things, and he really has no idea where he’d be if he’d not discovered that you could be paid to draw things for other people. Since starting at Mr Vintage 9 years ago , he’s created many a tee for the New Zealand public – mostly New Zealand Maps, stuff about Rugby, stuff about Cricket and once something about Mince Pie. In his spare time he enjoys long walks with his dogs, the feel of the ocean and the taste of champagne.

Debbie

“As long as we live, there is never enough singing” – Martin Luther

Debbie O’Bray, Accountant

Our Finance Guru, Debbie O’Bray originally hails from the UK and brings a vast amount of experience having worked with large corporations in London, particularly within the Travel & Advertising Industries. Debbie is a qualified Management Accountant and utilises her creative yet pedantic style in all finance areas, whether producing valuable management reports or resolving financial enquiries & providing solutions. She works by her motto “if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well”. Debbie walks into the office every morning singing her cheery Good Morning song to the delight/irritation/disdain of her fellow colleagues.

Peter

“This part of your job is supposed to be fun and not complicated!” – Peter Fleming

Peter Fleming, Sales Director

Peter, a keen skier, came from the UK in 1992 as NZ was the only place that had Snow in August!

Fell in love with New Zealand and the rest is history. He started his career in Interior Design in London,

then, after a change of address has spent 25 years in the Promotional Products Industry.

He loves creative and the sale -there is nothing more satisfying than seeing your work bringing desired results!

This is my career – I like what I do and enjoy working with my clients!

Fun and Family is the key to a happy life!

Call me on 021 274 6090

Rob

“He’s thrown a kettle over a pub, what have you done?”  – Gareth Keenan

Rob Ewan, Creative Director

As a child Robbie had 2 rules. 1. No Coca-cola for fear of damaging every item of furniture in the house, and 2. One Wrestling VHS a year for fear of turnbuckle moves being pulled on unsuspecting siblings. It’s this high energy, natural aptitude and drive that has brought Mr Vintage from his parents garage in 2004, to the standing in NZ popular culture that it is today.

Rick

“If you think the boss is stupid, remember you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter” – John Gotti

Rick Kuluz, Managing Director

Rick is the visionary behind BOOST. An established, forward-thinking business leader, his strategic momentum sets the precedent for promotional agencies in New Zealand. Rick is proactive, astute, and easy to deal with. His leadership provokes the respect of his staff, and the ongoing business of customers, business partners and stakeholders. In-between VIP tasks, he likes to have a laugh with his comrades.