WHO IS MARY HAD STAN? Mary Haddock-Staniland is an energetic, larger than life, passionate, and out-there character, she has a determination to succeed and believes in squeezing every last drop out of life. Mary is quite simply rather special. Those that know her, love her and love spending time with her and those that don’t know her (yet), wish they did. Her magnetic personality, sense of humour, infectious laugh and of course her extraordinary wit make Mary Haddock-Staniland a force to be reckoned with both in the showbiz and business world. Mary shot to fame during her years on radio with Simon Dallow, then started her own online TV show on Youtube called Mary TV. In early 2014, Mary and Co-Founder & Executive Producer of Mary TV, Andrew Gray discussed several ways they could merge the Mary TV brand into a more interactive, sophisticated way of communicating with our many friends and family. Mary closed that platform to concentrate on her MC/ Hosting and Brand Ambassador career.
Most people will know that Mary is a HUGE facebooker, tweeter & instagramer. With a growing amount of followers across all those platforms and subscriptions on this website, the social media world appears to be a good fit for Mary and what she has to say. There is over 50,000 followers across all Mary’s social media channels. Mary is a superb MC, presenter, raconteur, blogger, voice over artist and occasional guest on TV and radio, along with being a savvy business woman, has the ability to balance all of this all in a day! Over the last twelve years Mary has been something of a fixture on the Auckland social circuit. She has variously hosted beauty pageants, charity auctions, and even taken part in NZ Fashion Week events. Mary works closely with her clients to ensure any event she is involved with portrays the right image.
Through these rich experiences Mary has gained valuable skills in communications and presentation. Mary knows what it is to work under pressure, all the while showing a calm presence to those around her. Mary is committed to her charity, it’s not OK. As an ambassador Mary shares information about how family violence affects the workplace and encouraging employers to take leadership on this issue. She is a keynote speaker at many of their events, freely talking of her own domestic violence experiences as a youngster.
branding It’s no secret that Mary’s social media presence can sometimes be like a walking, talking billboard for products and services. Whether that be posts involving an airline, beauty product, hairdresser or resort. There is no doubt that Mary enjoys pampering, travelling and the lifestyle that comes with all of that. According to Wikipedia, the meaning of Brand Ambassador is “Brand ambassador is a marketing term for a person commissioned by an organization or company to promote its products or services within the activity known as branding.” Mary does this very well, whether that be referring to her #MyGlamSquad using the services of long time sponsor, Phoenix Cosmetics to transform Mary so she dazzles at a red carpet event, or Dry & Tea who take care of Mary’s trademark long hair. You can’t go past some of the beautiful clothes that Mary wears to VIP events, especially The Kaftan Queen. Designer and founder, Tania Smith made headlines in Mary’s
trademark long hair. You can’t go past some of the beautiful clothes that Mary wears to VIP events, especially The Kaftan Queen. Designer and founder, Tania Smith made headlines in Mary’s stratosphere when she designed Mary’s amazing wedding dress in 2013. You’ll often see Mary in a Kaftan over the summer months. Australian designer Queenspark is also a featured favourite. Mary has had a long running relationship with this brand, and will this year be assisting them with bringing the brand to Auckland. Top NZ Designer, Annah Stretton whose gorgeous clothes look fantastic at any big event. Say no more. With over 21 years experience in the fashion business, Annah and her team really do know how to make Mary look a million dollars!
Lastly but by no means least, you canʼt have the hair, make up and beautiful clothes without a beautiful pair of shoes to match. Willow Shoes have been helping make Maryʼs shoe collection grow and grow over the years. They have an amazing range of shoes for all sorts of occasions. Mary has a strong alliance with a number of other organisations that you’ll see being posted about across her social media platforms.
Verve, May 2014
Central Leader, October 2014
in the media
EYE Magazine, November 2014
New Idea, February 2015
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