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The main thing he remembers is how much Millar cared about what was happening in everybody else’s lives, even if those lives were far removed from his own.
McCann said Millar kept a tight circle of close friends. Later, Millar also heavily criticised Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s investigation into the incident. Millar also experienced tragedy in his personal life early on when his father died in a skydiving plane crash on Fox Glacier.Ī 15-year-old Millar wrote to John Key asking for advice with his personal life after his father’s death. He served on global advisory boards and was also a brand ambassador for BMW. In 2018, Millar was named one of Forbes magazine’s North America 30 under 30 to watch in the area of education. “Whether it’s tall poppy syndrome or just an increase in ‘opinions’ on social media from people who never even met Jake, the way we talk about people on our social platforms matters.Let’s not forget to be kind.” Tributes flowed on Monday, including from Michelle Dickinson, who said she hoped that his death prompted people to think about the pressure being placed on young entrepreneurs, and what support was needed. Jake either ignored the email, or hadn’t seen it, and we just turned up to the front door and we got the interview anyway.” “We went around to Steve’s house and I didn’t realise that Steve had actually told Jake that he couldn’t do it that day.
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He said Millar’s defining characteristic was his tenacity, which was on full display when they turned up at former All Black coach Steve Hansen’s house for an interview. McCann tagged along to help with Oompher after Millar launched it. They went to high school together, and were in the same boarding house. Newshub reporter Mitch McCann was a friend of Millar’s, and met him when he came back to New Zealand in July. “That to my mind struck me as pretty remarkable for a guy who probably would have been 15 or 16 at the time, to approach a number of reasonably high-profile citizens and, not surprisingly, next year he became head boy.” Millar managed to secure interviews with high-profile international figures like Richard Branson as part of Unfiltered. “The ministry is aware of the tragic death of Jake Millar and is providing consular assistance to his family.” I had never met anyone in New Zealand like Jake Millar.”Ī spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade released a brief statement about Millar’s death on Monday morning. New Zealand too often suffocates ambition in its young people, but Jake burned bright. “I remember leaving the call feeling totally wowed. “His searing ambitions - to be prime minister, to build transformative companies, to explore life to its fullest - radiated. “At a very young age, Jake successfully arrived on the international business stage and put himself in places that could be exciting and lonely in equal measure.”Ĭrimson Education chief executive and co-founder Jamie Beaton said he still remembered his first meeting with Millar, a virtual one via Skype, in 2013. “An interview or discussion with Jake was filled with unbridled enthusiasm and, more often than not, ended with Jake boarding a plane in pursuit of a new venture in a new geography, He was also a caring and considerate person with a wide network of friends and supporters,” Jennings said in a statement.
“Jake was an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur. Millar’s move to Kenya was said to have been inspired by Stephen Jennings, whose firm Rendeavour is building cities in sub-Saharan Africa.
* Unfiltered founder Jake Millar signs up Aussie entrepreneurīut Millar sold Unfiltered to Crimson Education earlier this year for $120,000 in cash and shares, in a deal that is understood to have upset investors.
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* Jake Millar launches Unfiltered Live business speaker series * The Detail: The story of Jake Millar, a young entrepreneur who burnt some of the country's wealthiest investors Unfiltered received investments and support from high-profile businesspeople, and other community leaders and at one point was reportedly valued at $12 million.