Seeds

This was recorded 8th March as part of the Entre Annual Launch night and was a panel discussing what they have learned as entrepreneurs.  The insights come from Saskia van der Peet (Real Girls in Tec…

Jennifer Hamlin loves animals and in this episode we talk about her childhood, her relationship with animals, we get philosophical about our role in the World and how we relate to them and then she t…

Jeremy Nurse has led a fascinating life and we hear all about his background and working as a farmer and what led to establishing the 180 Degrees Trust.  They do amazing work with youth to help impro…

Janet Cole is the Manager at the Kaipātiki Project and in this conversation we hear about her life story and work focussed on impact initiatives that lead to environmental and community outcomes.  Th…

In this discussion we talk about struggles with banks - how can we make it better for "For-Purpose" organisations?  What is needed for Banks and Charities and other groups to better interact?

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The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon joined the last Impact Call and in this episode we hear about the work they are doing.  In his role he is responsible for leading the work of the Human Right…

Jen Margaret is an advocate and educator for Te Tiriti o Waitangi and in this interview we hear about her life story and how she came to do this work.  We also learn all about Groundwork and the work…

Rory joined the latest Impact Call to share about Safe Surfer so this is a shorter than normal episode of seeds where he explains what they are up to in providing protections for young people online.

In this conversation with Diane Ducarme we discuss the links between our diet and health and migraines, and how her time in China helped her uncover principles ignored in Western medicine.  We also h…

Lloyd has developed the DOT Scorecard and in this conversation we talk about his life and background and then about what 'diversity' really means.  I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as…

This is a short little conversation with Francesca Allen who I unexpectedly met at Queenstown Airport…why?  Have a listen to find out, and what happened next.  We also talk about the wisdom she would…

In this conversation I hear from Dr Peter Loerscher who is an expert on tax with a focus on the implication for immigrants moving to New Zealand.  We also discuss growing up among Roman ruins, what i…

In this episode we hear from a panel of Founders on their journeys.  Very often we just hear the glamorous part of the journey of Founders of start-ups. In this session we will be hearing some of the…

In this session I have a discussion with Sue Barker about the proposed changes to the Charities Act in New Zealand, the submission process, the key issues at stake and the "paradigm shifts" of thinki…

Cheryl Spain joined the latest Impact Call to share about The Gift Trust - we had a wide ranging discussion about what they do and how they operate.  The purpose of the Impact Calls is to highlight t…

Brianne has a focus at Ethique on both purpose (having positive impact) as well as profit (being sustainable) - she has given a lot of interviews but none I could find really focus on her early years…

Star Trek and reflections on terms we use - why not?  In this very short episode I read out an article just written about the phrases "Not for profit" and "For purpose".

The article is here: ‘Not fo…

Dr. Colin Habberton and I have a great conversation about his childhood in South Africa, his memories of the transitions that have happened there and how he approaches thinking about measuring and co…

This was a Fireside Chat hosted by Michelle Berriman from the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand with panellists Kaye Maree Dunn, Sue Barker, Liz Gibbs, Steven Moe and Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafun…

David has had an interesting life and in this conversation we hear about his origins in Christchurch, growing up as the son of an All Black and the impact that had, his studies, first job in the agri…