Latest episodes
Alanna Irving on combining tech with doing good and co-founding Fundsorter
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 well as her studies, time spent in Japan and what…
Lani Evans on co-founding Fundsorter and blending entrepreneurship with service
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 and trying new things before diving deeper into the most…
Dr Anu Anandaraja on empowering women and girls through Women Together Global
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 health care in Africa – which came true, thanks to…
Shaun Seaman on Mushroom Material, the Next Fest 2025 pitch winner
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 to share this with others as it is a good…
Azoora Ali interviews me on Purpose for her podcast ‘Care Beyond Profits’
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: • Overcome the fear of the unknown with courage • Embrace…
Alison Mau on Tika a new initiative taking collective action to advocate for those who have experienced sexual harm
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 childhood, growing up in Melbourne, experiences at primary school that…
Cues: Book review of ‘Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication’ by Vanessa Van Edwards
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 talking about the principles in the book: https://theseeds.nz/articles/cues-book-review-and-principles-learned/ Link to…
On the Power of Saying No
In this short 5 minute episode share some reflections on the topic of saying no – what do you think? When is it important to do this? More content is at www.theseeds.nz You can download this episode here.
Susanne Ritzenhoff on Creativity, Art and Toi Ora
I really enjoyed my conversation with Susanne Ritzenhoff about her life and Toi Ora and the work they do – check out the links we mentioned in the conversation: Toi Ora link: Toi Ora Live Art Trust Gallery with art for sale: Gallery Shop – Toi Ora Live…
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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.
