Logan Granger is a partner with Johnston Associates, an accounting practice which has been based in Ponsonby over many decades.
Logan enjoys working with SMEs and their teams navigate their strategies by providing support, advice and the services they need to succeed or get through when times are tough. Logan was always interested in statistics and numbers to some degree. He spent five years before completing his commerce degree working as a gardener and landscaper.
How did you survive the pandemic?
I got stuck into finding ways to get information to clients and associates to help them find business support. I wrote a regular client blog and update, connected with some great people and learnt a lot.
Being at home in the first lockdown, the daily walks made me appreciate the harbour when it was empty of ships and the sea life was more active and visible.
What was your childhood like?
Interesting, I suppose. Some of it was farm based and some city. I was able to do a lot of hunting, fishing, and sailing before I turned 16. I learnt to build things in an engineering workshop, so it was fairly dynamic, with some serious unstructured chaos.
Complete the sentence: I will die happy if?
The world is a slightly more considerate and a less aggressive and violent place.
If you could star in a movie with any living or dead actor who would it be?
David Bowie – like his music, have read a book or two on him and seen some of the documentaries. He was interesting and multi-talented.
What is your favourite TV series?
Breaking Bad – I was introduced to it and watched it with good friends and family and there was a good discourse that went with it, so it was more than just the programme. It still goes on well after we stopped watching it.
What would be your dream holiday?
A place to spend time with my partner doing things they enjoy and somewhere with an easy wave to surf that’s not too complex and crowded.
The most Kiwi thing about you?
Barefoot (too often evidently).
How do you see yourself in 10 years?
Hopefully, still alive, being with people I have a strong bond with, doing the things that bring me and others the most joy.
What job would you do other than your own?
Gardening, it’s a rewarding and considered occupation, takes skill, knowledge and perseverance. It’s also generally peaceful.
The last thing you bought that you regretted?
A coffee machine (I gave up coffee).
How would you like to be remembered?
Fondly by a few people that matter.
Which item do you wish would come back into fashion?
Afghan Hounds – cool if someone else owns them, always look good in a photo.
Something you disapprove of?
People who don’t compost, recycle or reduce their rubbish.
Your biggest disappointments?
My first dog refusing to live forever.
What really motivates you?
Solving problems or embarking on challenges.
What’s inspired you recently?
Beehives and understanding how they work – fascinating. Thanks to Tom Potter for showing me.
Give your teenaged self some advice?
Work harder on the things you have a passion for and enjoy them.
How do you chill out away from everything?
Walking with my partner or a garden project.
Which item of clothing can't you live without?
Birkenstocks.
Your favourite place to holiday in New Zealand?
Karekare.
What is your most treasured possession?
A ring my dad passed on to me, which took me a while to treasure.
Are you insecure about anything?
Quite often the future until I become rational about it again.
Tell us something very few people know about you?
I can sew and mend a little if I’m desperate.
Your greatest fear?
Losing my memory, ability to read and process things.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting because its all about the adversity and obstacles he needs to deal with and process.
What cliché do you most hate?
Living the dream.
Something you can’t live without?
A sharp kitchen knife.
Greatest weakness/indulgence?
Chocolate.
Are you a handshake or a hug kind of person?
Both, depends on the person or animal.
What is your comfort food?
Chicken soup and toast.
What is one of the best things your parents taught you?
Work hard, love your family and friends, try to maintain relationships.
How would your friends describe you in three words?
Opinionated, humorous, annoying.
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