The Great Full
The Great Full podcast is here to help you contribute to a more sustainable world through how you eat, live and lead. Join me on a journey around the world to connect with thinkers and doers working to build more sustainable food systems, communities and lives. They share insights into the challenges we collectively face, highlight the solutions they are bringing to life and offer up wisdom they have gained along their journey. All to inspire you to explore how you want to make a contribution, both personally and professionally, and give you some tools to do so in a way that is impactful, fulfilling and supports your own wellbeing.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 38
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Diversity and Resilience in our Food Systems and our Leadership with Louise Mabulo (Founder The Cacao Project, The Philippines) | Ep. 17
My guest this week is Louise Mabulo - chef, farmer, and founder of the Cacao project, a social venture and agroforestry project working with farmers in the Philippines. At just 23 years old, she’s a …
Imposter Syndrome and Changing the Status Quo with Michelle Grant (Founder The Great Full) | Ep. 16
In this episode we explore Imposter Syndrome - understanding better what it actually is, the myths surrounding it, the systemic issues that can lead to it and what we can do individually, and collect…
Systemic Regeneration and Feminine Leadership with Jehane Akiki (Co-Founder Farms not Arms, Lebanon) | Ep. 15
My guest on this episode is Jehane Akiki, a Lebanese social entrepreneur and systems designer. She’s the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Farms not Arms, a collective bringing Lebanese people and…
Using your Voice for Change with Michelle Grant (Founder The Great Full) | Ep. 14
Season 2 of The Great Full will include solo episodes like this one, where we dive into challenges you might face in your work to create change in the world.
One of the most common questions I hear f…
Restoring Nature and Ourselves with Clara Rowe (CEO Restor) | Ep. 13
My guest on the show today is Clara Rowe, CEO of Restor, an exciting new open-data platform enabling the global restoration movement. Restor was recently named as a finalist in the Earthshot prize fo…
Conserving Nature and Our Wellbeing with Kavita Prakash-Mani | Ep. 12
My guest on the show this week is the wonderful Kavita Prakash-Mani. I had the pleasure of chatting to Kavita right before she was leaving her role as Global Conservation Director at WWF to embark on…
Sustainable Leading + Learning with Curiosity and Joy with Dr. Jess Schulschenk (Sustainability Institute, South Africa) | Ep. 11
On the show this week, I chat to Dr. Jess Schulschenk, the director of the Sustainability Institute (SI) in South Africa - a pioneer in transformative learning for just and generative futures. Jess a…
Can Mushrooms Save the World? Circular Food Systems + Local Empowerment - Part 2 - with Natan (Nam Mushrooms, Portugal) and Ivanka (EkoFungi, Serbia) | Ep. 10
This episode is the second of our little series on “Can mushrooms save the world?”. My two guests this week are Natan, who’s the founder of a Lisbon-based startup called NAM mushroom and Ivanka, who’…
Can Mushrooms Save the World? Circular Food Systems + Local Empowerment with Chido Govera (Zimbabwe) | Ep. 9
My guest on the show today is the phenomenal Chido Govera, founder of The Future of Hope Foundation in Zimbabwe. Inspired by her own life experience, Chido started taking action at a very young age t…
Food and Leadership for a Better World with Prof. Corinna Hawkes | Ep. 8
In this episode Prof. Corinna Hawkes, director of the Centre for Food Policy at City University of London, joins me to chat about how changing the food system, and changing how we lead, can build a b…
Leading Change from the Inside Out - Be The Change Program Participants | Ep. 7
Today I have a special episode of the podcast for you! Applications are now open for a program I run called Be The Change. It is a 4 month online leadership and group coaching program for aspiring wo…
Spicing Up the Food System and Our Careers with Meret Brotbek (Soul Spice) | Ep. 6
My guest on the show today is Meret Brotbek, a climate activist and social entrepreneur. Meret is co-founder and managing director of Soul Spice, a spice company that focuses on sustainable, organic …
Leading the Chocolate Revolution with Christoph Inauen (Choba Choba) | Ep. 5
In this episode I chat with Christoph Inauen, co-founder and CEO of Choba Choba, a chocolate brand with a revolutionary business model. Christoph was once responsible for sustainable sourcing at a la…
Gut Health and Finding Balance with Sandra Mikhail | Ep. 4
Sandra Mikhail, clinical dietitian and founder of Nutrition A-Z, joins me on the podcast today. We chat about why and how to improve your gut health, Sandra’s foundational practices for overall wellb…
Sustainable Sourcing and Building Personal Resilience with Irena Loloci (Founder Rena Roots) | Ep. 3
My guest today is Irena Loloci, founder and CEO of Rena Roots. Irena worked for many years as a humanitarian aid worker with the World Food Programme in various parts of the world. This experience mo…
Indigenous Vegetables and Finding Courage with Maureen Muketha (Founder Tule Vyema, Kenya)| Ep. 2
Joining me on the show today is the wonderful Maureen Muketha. Maureen is the founder of a community organisation in Kenya called Tule Vyema – which means “Let’s Eat Right” in Swahili. She started th…
Finding Purpose in Our Food Systems and Our Lives with Ronni Kahn (Founder Oz Harvest) | Ep. 1
My guest on this episode is the fabulous Ronni Kahn, founder and CEO of OzHarvest, the pioneering food rescue organization in Australia. Ronni was recently featured in the film Food Fighter, a docume…
Trailer - The Great Full Podcast
<p>The Great Full podcast is here to help you contribute to a more sustainable world through how you eat, live and lead.<p><p>Join me on a journey around the world to connect with thinkers and doers …