About me

Kia ora, (Hello) I’m Tui.

My life has taken me through adversity, high-performance sport, leadership, coaching, writing, and becoming a world champion. Each chapter has taught me something about strength — particularly the kind we find when life doesn’t go according to plan.

Those experiences now shape the work I do as a author, speaker and high-performance coach.

Through my books and speaking, I share what I’ve learned about resilience, identity, leadership and moving through change. Not from a place of having all the answers, but from knowing what it means to keep moving when the way forward isn’t always clear.

I believe where you begin does not have to determine where you end up. Sometimes progress is a big decision. Sometimes it’s simply taking the next step.

Forward is still forward.

Arohanui,
Tui x

Tui Katene – author and speaker with moko kauae

"Champions are made long before anyone is watching."