The Spotlight Paradox

In this short 2 minute episode I reflect on “The Spotlight Paradox” and what it might mean when we come to make decisions. Who might you know that this would help? Why not post about it, tag them in…

In this short 2 minute episode I reflect on “The Spotlight Paradox” and what it might mean when we come to make decisions. Who might you know that this would help? Why not post about it, tag them in…

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 talking about her childhood and growing up in California as…

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 and early influences and trace a life filled with innovating…

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 childhood and her dream at age 9 to help with…

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 the discussions there. Thanks to SBN for the chance…

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 let us know? Both will be more powerful if many…

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: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nkiSFbWQhBoGCFkXZR6lA?si=aNWoGQyQQ6yzm8N2pJT1KA Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8j76XbSDm8g In this episode, discover how to: •…
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 we talk about a lot of things starting with her…

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 has links to her TedX talk and several podcast appearances…

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 review. This is a book about body language, vocals and…