John Page on Focus for Boards
John Page is a governance expert at BoardWorks. He is also the writer of a major research report “True to Label” looking at how value is measured in the non-profit sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. He has many years of…
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Peter Beck on love and ‘thin places’
Peter was the Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral at the time of the earthquakes in 2011. I chose to air this interview now because we talk about love and acceptance in this and it feels like the most appropriate interview given…
Matthew Goldsworthy on Youth Arts New Zealand
Matthew founded Youth Arts New Zealand to empower youth to creatively express themselves. We talk about his life and what led him to start this, the value of collaboration across creative arts, the interaction between an audience and a performer,…
How to create a Podcast
In this episode I share everything I’ve learned about how to create a podcast. This was recorded live when I gave it as a session at the Social Enterprise Unconference in Levin in mid February 2019. One of my dreams…
Collett’s Corner: A paradigm shifting community minded property development
This short bonus episode profiles Collett’s Corner with founder Camia Young sharing about what this crowdfunded community owned property development is about. This presentation was given at a recent “Coffee & Jam” event hosted by Ministry of Awesome. For Camia’s…
Joanna Norris on ChristchurchNZ
Joanna is the CEO of ChristchurchNZ which promotes the city as both a tourism destination and a dynamic place for business to grow. In this interview we talk about her early life, working as a reporter, the role of journalism…
Lisa Mead on founding ‘Social Currency’
Lisa founded Social Currency an accounting firm with a difference that we discuss in the interview (hint: it gives back). We also talk about Lisa’s early life, a near death experience at 11, growing up and playing different sports, how…
Kerri Bonner on changing perceptions of “Disability”
Kerri coordinates ‘Carabiner’ in Christchurch which helps provide mentoring opportunities for young people aged 18-25 with disabilities. In this interview we talk about her childhood, love of the outdoors, working life and her views about what the word “disability” means.…
E Wen Wong on being 16 and founding P.S. Our Beaches
E Wen Wong was 13 when she founded P.S. Our Beaches. Now aged 16 we talk about her love of poetry, founding an organisation to clean up our beaches, solving problems and what the future holds. I really enjoyed my…
Steve Jukes on Pathway a social enterprise helping ex Prisoners
Steve is the Executive Director at Pathway which is a charity and social enterprise helping prisoners reintegrate back into society after they leave prison. It does that through a charitable trust owning two businesses which employ those ex prisoners. In…
