Prior to Ārepa, Angus spent six years working for the New Zealand Government in Food-Technology at the world-renowned modular incubator-factory The FoodBowl, honing his skills in all things food-tech globally. He helped advise and support a wide range of companies locally and internationally on developing and commercialising new food, beverage and nutraceutical products. Angus believes in the relationship between food and health. He is passionate about promoting the best of New Zealand to the world developing high-end, sustainable, plant-based products the provide a meaningful benefit to consumers with a focus on the brain.

After finishing his industrial design degree with first-class honours, Zac as you can expect is ‘the design guy’. In parallel to crafting the brand, packaging, website and overall aesthetic of Ārepa, Zac has spent over 12 years developing solutions for multinational clients in the fields of transport, consumer electronics, healthcare and aeronautics working at some of the world’s top design firms. Zac is an avid surfer, part-time funny-man and seriously good at handstands. Zac’s goal is to fuse the disciplines of design, food-technology and neuroscience and become the thought leader in this space globally.

Recently completing his Masters in International Relations from the University of Auckland, Conor is a multi-talented human spiderweb of connections and interests. While his day-to-day responsibilities are running the sales and operations side of Ārepa, Conor is also the rowing coach for Kings College in Auckland, a reporter/presenter for New Zealand's top indie radio station bFM and a chef/connoisseur of street food. His passion is learning about traditional plant-based medicines from around the world and how these ancient bio-actives can help consumers in the 21st century.