Bill Smale, QSM
QSM
Bill is an entrepreneur with a vision to help young people create futures in business. With a family background in business, he caught the entrepreneurial bug when he started his first business in high school.
As a Managing Director of Wireless Nation Ltd, Bill provides broadband and wireless solutions to residential and commercial customers throughout New Zealand, including rural customers in remote locations like the Chatham Islands. His company offers solutions to the NZ Motor Home Association and Coastguard with reliable, cost-effective mobile broadband solutions.
Bill is also involved in his recent venture, Freedom Villages, an innovative concept allowing homeowners to own their homes with minimal capital outlay, freeing up significant capital for retirement enjoyment.
Bill has also collaborated with Westlake Boys High School’s Headmaster David Ferguson on “Openground,” a business incubator that fosters sustainable, student-run enterprises and provides a supportive environment for entrepreneurial skill development.
He was awarded the QSM (Queens Service Medal) for his work in education, particularly his mentoring and youth achievement efforts.