Alanna Irving on combining tech with doing good and co-founding Fundsorter
Alanna Irving is a co-founder of Fundsorter which is a new tech based start-up making life easier for charities to find grants and funding. In this conversation we start by…
Lani Evans on co-founding Fundsorter and blending entrepreneurship with service
Lani has been involved in many fascinating projects which push boundaries of thinking about the intersection of business, philanthropy and charity. In this conversation we talk about her childhood…
Dr Anu Anandaraja on empowering women and girls through Women Together Global
I enjoyed speaking with Dr Anu Anandaraja about her life and the work she does with Women Together Global. I really enjoyed this conversation with Anu and hearing about her…
Shaun Seaman on Mushroom Material, the Next Fest 2025 pitch winner
Shaun Seaman from Mushroom Material recently won the Next Fest 2025 pitch competition run by the Sustainable Business Network and this is his pitch. I attended the event and enjoyed…
Seeking input: Charities Sector views for 2026
Kia ora all, Two points that Sue Barker and I are gauging interest on – would you like to be involved?: If this is of interest to support can you…
Azoora Ali interviews me on Purpose for her podcast ‘Care Beyond Profits’
I was interviewed by Azoora Ali for her new “Care beyond profits” podcast recently – this is a portion of that interview. For the full episode listen on her show:…
Alison Mau on Tika a new initiative taking collective action to advocate for those who have experienced sexual harm
I learned a lot in this conversation with Alison Mau about her life and journey and what has led to the setting up of Tika. Curiousity guided the questions and…
Cues: Book review of ‘Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication’ by Vanessa Van Edwards
This is a book review of Cues by Vanessa Van Edwards – I suggest you get a copy (link below). For the written review visit over here and that also…
Cues – book review and principles learned
Vanessa Van Edwards book “Cues: Small Signals, Incredible Impact” provides a lot of useful insights so thought I would summarise some of the key themes and principles in this book…
On the Power of Saying No
In this short 5 minute episode share some reflections on the topic of saying no – what do you think? When is it important to do this? More content is…
Susanne Ritzenhoff on Creativity, Art and Toi Ora
I really enjoyed my conversation with Susanne Ritzenhoff about her life and Toi Ora and the work they do – check out the links we mentioned in the conversation: …
IOD Leadership Conference Summary of Sessions
Here is a short summary of sessions held at the reent two day Institute of Directors Leadership Conference. The full article can be accessed here with a lot more…