Who Are We?
About Us
Mike Alexander
 My
first venture into publishing was in England in the early 1960s.
As manager of a retail travel agency servicing the growing ‘package
holiday’ industry, I conceived and published a reference book
for Travel Agents to assist them in choosing suitable destinations,
flights, hotels etc for their clients. It quickly became established
as the standard work in its field, though whether it still
exists I have no idea since I left the UK in 1976 for a new
life in New Zealand and didn’t return for over 20 years. In
the course of a career in the hospitality and travel field
I eventually found myself back on the publishing side of things
running a team of 25 salespeople and servicing a portfolio
of over 100 publications, mainly magazines and newsletters
for Associations, Clubs, etc. This was followed by a period
as Sales Manager of a publishing company specializing in promoting
New Zealand around the world. Here I produced and edited a
newsletter (which I called MeetingNewZ) covering the Conference,
Convention and Incentive Travel fields. It soon became the
official publication of the industry in NZ and eventually grew
into a full-sized trade magazine.
Lastly, as Executive Officer of an Auckland Business
Association and Township Improvement Scheme I was responsible
for a regular newsletter and gained valuable 'community level'
experience in communications. At the same time I assisted my
wife with her secretarial and computer training business.
Unfortunately, in 1994, I had a crippling stroke which forced
my wife and I to close up our computer training business and
opt for early retirement. This didn't last long, however, as
I found that I needed constant mental stimulation so I decided
to do something worthwhile rather than just reading and watching
TV, hence this current venture.
Jan Alexander
My wife Jan, who has always been my best friend, faithful
lover and oftentimes my business partner, as usual gave her
unstinting support to this latest venture. She is the most
important half of our 2-person team and without her neither
I nor these websites would be here today. Jan's background
is in secretarial and office management. We are the proud parents
of a daughter who lives in London and works for the Historic
Royal Palaces (from her office in the Tower of London!) and
a son, who is a computer consultant in Auckland, New Zealand
and proud parent of our two school-age grandsons.
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