Seeds Podcast
Impacting minds by telling good stories
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Latest Seeds episodes
Explorers and Optimisers: a short overview with Arron Judson
I saw a LinkedIn post from Arron Judson on the topic of different people having different skill sets and the framing of ‘Explorers’ and ‘Optimisers’. This is the short conversation we had where he explained more on this. To find out more the site for Eidotic which is here (but…
Seán Barnes on becoming an Impact Professional, writing a book and hosting podcasts
Seán has written a book on being an Impact Professional and we hear all about it on this episode of seeds as well as his life story. For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz Seán’s book site https://www.impactprofessional.nz Impact Professional podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6liZrE1y3BN6Q31z0rHTrG Also check out the 232 Degrees podcast on books from…
Shamubeel Eaqub on Social Cohesion
This is the converstion I just had with Shamubeel Eaqub about the report on Social Cohesion that he has recently co-authored. It is a wide ranging conversation where we cover: How to foster Social Cohesion, one positive step each day The negative side and reality of poverty in Aotearoa New…
Housing, Partnerships, Green Shoots and Challenges: Panel with Ali Hamlin-Paenga, Paul Gilberd, Cate Kearney and Steven Moe
In this panel discussion we get to hear on Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand from the following speakers at the New Zealand Green Building Council Housing Summit held on 7 May 2025 (more on NZGBC is here): Ali Hamlin-Paenga – Chief Executive of Te Matapihi (Site: https://www.tematapihi.org.nz) Cate Kearney – Chief…
Ali Adams on Revitalised Ōtautahi Christchurch and the power of Community
Ali Adams shares about the revitilised city of Ōtautahi Christchurch as well as her life lessons and journey to becoming the CEO of ChristchurchNZ. Seeds is a long term project with more than 440 conversations with inspiring people, most of whom are based in Christchurch. Find out more and…
Two Life Lessons shared by Ali Adams
A very short excerpt of a long and rich conversation with Ali Adams the CEO of ChristchurchNZ where she shared two key life lessons. Be watching for the full interview out next! ChristchurchNZ website https://www.christchurchnz.com For more content visit www.theseeds.nz You can download this episode here.
Sir Maarten Wevers on a life of diplomacy, learning languages and staying curious
This was a rich and deep conversation with Sir Maarten Wevers who shared about his life journey on this episode of seeds podcast. From being born in the Netherlands to moving to New Zealand with his family age 1, growing up with different cultural influences and then how he got…
Lewis Patterson on Sustainable Brands and the Value of Purpose
Enjoyed the chance to talk with Lewis Patterson about his life story, growing up on a farm towards in the South of the South Island as well as his move overseas, desire to learn Korean, what it was like to live in Korea and then move back to New Zealand.…
LinkedIn Learnings: Sharing 10 key tips I’ve discovered
Held a session about what I have learned about LinkedIn and this is the audio of the recording. LinkedIn post with the top 10 listed is here You can download this episode here.
