Seeds Podcast
Impacting minds by telling good stories
Board Matters
If you like Seeds, do you know about my other podcast, Board Matters? It’s a series of short interviews on governance and leadership for the Institute of Directors with 25+ episodes.
Latest Seeds episodes
Braided River Reflection
A short reflection I hope helps one of you as we come to a time of rest and reflection and planning for the future. Braided rivers in New Zealand are unique as they change often, moving along in the same general direction, but never ever staying exactly the same. Trying…
Michelle Sharp on creating hope for the most vulnerable children with UNICEF Aotearoa
The very first episode of Seeds was with Michelle Sharp so it was special to catch up and discuss UNICEF Aotearoa where she now is the CEO – we talk about the great work they do around the world in this episode. The first episode on her life story is…
Advisory Boards: What they are and how they operate
What is an Advisory Board? How are they used and when? What role do they play in Governance? The Institute of Directors in New Zealand have just published an article that I wrote on Advisory Boards. The article is here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/advisory-boards-what-they-are-and-how-they-operate# It is based on a conversation I had with…
Katherine Trebeck on Wellbeing Economies, Mountains and System Change
My conversation with Katherine started with Mountains and Nature, before we talked about her life, career and systems change. This felt like a very grounded conversation as a result and I know you will enjoy hearing her insights about Wellbeing Economies and what they are. If you like this then…
Financing Models for Community Housing: Panel facilitated by Steven Moe with Roy Thompson, Jamie Newth, Luke Strom and Heiko Jonkers
This panel discussion was at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference 2024: Growing Together – Sharing Our Knowledge, held in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Financing models for new affordable housing supply, a panel facilitated by: Steven Moe with Roy Thompson from New Ground Capital, Jamie Newth from Soul Capital, Luke Strom from…
Purpose Led Business for a New Economy: Panel Discussion with Rachel Brown, Manu Caddie, Kira Day and Kath Dewar at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Conference
Yesterday afternoon faciliatated a fascinating conversation with some amazing people at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance conference in Pōneke Wellington. Joining me were Rachel Brown (Sustainable Business Network), Manu Caddie (Hikurangi Enterprises), Kira Day (B Labs) and Kath Dewar (Good Sense). We covered a lot of ground – the future…
Louise Broekman on Advisory Boards: what they are and how they operate
Advisory Boards and how they can help governance are the topic of this conversation with Louise Broekman. We hear about founding the Advisory Board Centre and also hear about her background and life journey as well. Might an advisory board help your organisation, whether a business or charity? For more…
James Laughlin on how to Lead on Purpose
James bring such a positive energy to every conversation so I enjoyed sitting down to talk with him. We’ve known each other a while now so I liked hearing about his childhood and what has shaped him and we have a great chat about alcohol as well. If you enjoy…
Alcohol: Excerpt of my Conversation with James Laughlin
Alcohol – we do not talk about it much but perhaps we need to. This is an excerpt of my much longer conversation with James Laughlin which will be released soon. Make sure you listen in to that when it comes out. More content is at www.theseeds.nz James has a…
