Seeds

Mele Wendt MNZM spent her childhood in Samoa and Fiji before coming to New Zealand to study at University.  In this interview we find out about that upbringing and growing up in a house full of the A…

This episode is a celebration of reaching 200 episodes and 75,000 listens.  In it we hear from 30 different people to give a taste of the wide variety of voices, stories and conversations we have had…

Marian is the Chief Awesome Officer at the Ministry of Awesome.  In this interview we discuss how it is helping connect and encourage start-ups and entrepreneurs and develop an ecosystem that encoura…

This is an excerpt with Marian Johnson about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge which is on now.   The full interview on her life and work with Ministry of Awesome will follow later this week.  

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Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this episode.  We also find out about her background and what has led her to become an …

Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this short extract from the full interview which will be released soon.  Key points:

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This is a short book review of "Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen" by Donald Miller.  

More on the book: https://buildingastorybrand.com

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John Berry shares his life journey during this interview and we find out about what he is doing today in the area of ethical investing at Pathfinder which now has 7 different funds.  To start with th…

Vaughan founded V Formation to focus on helping small businesses achieve their potential.  Along the way he has become a passionate spokesperson for the owners of the hundreds of thousands of small b…

This is a short excerpt from the conversation with Vaughan Winiata which will be released next week.  In that full interview we talk about small business and what they need as well as many other topi…

'Anau shares her story of coming from Tonga as a child.  What is it like to grow up with two cultures and how do you adapt?  This is a really fascinating insight into the story of an immigrant as she…

'Anau came to New Zealand from Tonga as a child - her full story will follow but this has 4 short excerpts from our conversation telling a few stories about her life. I love the podcast for the diffe…

Kaila is the co-founder of Boma Global and the founder and CEO of Boma New Zealand.  I'd been looking forward to this conversation for a long time because Kaila has had a fascinating life and has an …

Kaila Colbin is on the show next week talking about her life - this is a short compilation of three excerpts from that interview to give a taste of what we talk about.  I sometimes get feedback that …

Rob Lawrence retires in a few days and just turned 70 so in this interview we hear about his reflections on his career and life.  Starting from a young age he had an interest in the outdoors (his Fat…

Rob Lawrence retires at the end of this month and recently turned 70.  Last week I interviewed him about his life journey and that will come out later this week, but in this short episode he offers …

In this live session I discussed with Craig Fisher the paper we released called "Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change".  We discuss what the paper covers and why we wanted to is…

Live panel discussion on Creatives & the Arts: How can they shape our future?  This was held as part of "Vision Week" and this panel brought together 4 thought leaders in the Arts from across a varie…

Vicki-Anne shares her life journey in this interview and we talk in detail about her founding NZ Gifts of Love & Strength.  This is a great new charity which was set up to support victims of differen…

Anne started her career as a professional musician before getting involved in a wide variety of initiatives focusing on the creative arts.  In this interview we hear about her life story, the influen…