Nicola Patrick has led an interesting life and in this episode we hear all about her journey. We have a bunch of diversions along the way to talk about social enterprise, growing up in Takaka, working for the Ākina Foundation,…
The 300th episode! Thanks everyone for helping get to this point – in this one it’s a bit different as I am in conversation with Andy Dickson who interviewed me for his podcast, ‘Down to Earth Conversations’ which he called…
In this conversation with Michelle Berriman we hear about her purpose driven work, her fascinating background and what has led her to New Zealand. We also talk about a report that the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand have just released…
Stephanie Defregger is a photographer who captures stories and the essense of a person through her photos. In this interview we discuss her background and growing up in Munich, her move to New Zealand and her work as a photographer.…
Each month I host an “Impact Call” by zoom – this is the audio of the latest one featuring some amazing speakers about what they are currenty up to! If you’d like to join the more than 650 that get…
Am curious – what advice would you give a new grad starting out in your role? Am really pleased to have Sophie Tremewan join our team this month to share in our focus on purpose driven organisations, getting legal structures…
Raesha Ismail has grown up with multiple identities and we discuss her life story on this episode. Born in New Zealand but with strong connections back to India and being a Muslim has meant many rich cultural influences on her…
James Stewart founded Gemelli Consulting to work on impact focussed projects. In this interview he shares his personal journey, from being challenged about how he would use his privilege early in his life and the change that resulted ad led…
In this converation with the Christchurch City Missioner Matthew Mark, we find out about his background and motivations as well as the work they do with the homeless and others in need. That is a lot more people than you…
This is a very short 5 minute excerpt of the conversation with Nobuko Okamoto about Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using gold – we reflected on what it might mean for each of us and our lives…
