Garry Williams Garry is the Head Curator at . Up Nights have become a staple of the Melbourne startup scene and involve a storytelling-focussed gathering acknowledging the mistakes, failures, and fuckup stories that impact our personal lives and professional careers, affecting us as the humans that we are. Garry is also Director of Engagement at Tractor Ventures. Tractor Ventures provides non-dilutive, strategic funding to unlock possibilities for founders, helping Australian and New Zealand tec...
Feb 06, 2023•58 min•Ep. 274
Brigid Delaney Brigid is an author, a journalist and TV series producer whose latest book is "Reasons Not to Worry, How to be Stoic in chaotic times". Check out her book here and find it in all good bookstores. Also check out Brigid's previous book Wellmania here and look out for it's upcoming release on Netflix at the end of March. You can find Brigid on Twitter here . Time Stamps 0:04:56 - Conversation on Stoicism and Gonzo Journalism 0:06:49 - Conversation on Wellness, Philosophy, and the Ben...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 273
Melissa Reader Melissa is the Managing Director and CEO of the Violet . Violet is a national not-for-profit organisation, providing information and support to help everyone in Australia navigate the last stages of life and the grief and loss that accompanies it. Time Stamps 0:00:04 - Exploring End of Life Support 0:02:07 - Melissa's Journey into the Social Impact Space 0:03:36 - The Impact of Unexpected Illness: A Personal Story of Loss and Unpreparedness 0:05:43 - Navigating Terminal Illness an...
Jan 23, 2023•35 min•Ep. 272
Tom Dawkins Tom is the Co-Founder of LendForGood . LendForGood is all about crowd lending for impact. In short, this means unleashing the passion and power of the crowd to provide the capital that impact enterprises need to grow. Tom is also the Co-Founder and CEO of StartSomeGood, an innovation agency and global social enterprise ecosystem builder. Time Stamps 0:02:09 - The Power of Social Entrepreneurship in Creating Change 0:06:54 - The Power of Crowdfunding for Social Change 0:08:21 - The Po...
Jan 16, 2023•50 min•Ep. 271
Josh White Josh White is the CEO of Neon Treehouse . Neon Treehouse is a bold digital marketing agency that delivery bright and imaginative solutions. They are the major sponsor of Humans of Purpose and have just celebrated their 10 year anniversary. HoP Promotions Each year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. These 5 annual paid episodes enable us ...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 270
Cultivating Betterment Wishing you a happy new year and a 2023 filled with progress, fulfilment and contentment. I'm offering this bonus episode around one of the most helpful Stoic concepts I've been contemplating and converting to action lately. It has significantly helped me on my journey to cultivating betterment and I hope you find it helpful too. Cultivating betterment will be a major focus for me in 2023 and I hope you'll enjoy some of the contemplations and discussions on this that I'll ...
Dec 29, 2022•5 min
Sandro Demaio Sandro is the CEO of VicHealth as well as a friend and someone I look up to for his tremendous contribution to health promotion and public health in his time on the planet. VicHealth is a a world-first health promotion foundation, focused on promoting good health and preventing chronic disease. Episode Links Magda's Big National Health Check Ask The Doctor on ABC iView Sandro on Twitter HoP Promotions Each year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunit...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 269
Dr Jemma King Jemma is the Founder and Director of BioPsychAnalytics , an Australian based company that has developed scientifically validated methodologies to reduce stress, burnout, and improve behavioral outcomes in high-performing individuals and organisations. She is a high performance expert and coach and has worked with the Australian Defence Force, Special Operations Command, the Centre for Australian Army Leadership, the Australian Olympic Swim Team, Australian Government Solicitors, an...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 268
Ashleigh Streeter-Jones Ashleigh is the Founder and CEO of Raise Our Voice Australia . Raise our voice Australia are a grassroots organisation dedicated to Amplifying diverse young female, trans and non-binary voices to actively lead conversations in politics, domestic and foreign policy. HoP Promotions Each year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. ...
Dec 05, 2022•47 min•Ep. 267
David Spriggs David is the CEO of Infoxchange , a technology not for profit and social enterprise with over 30 years of history in pursuing a vision of technology for social justice. To learn more about Infoxchange's work or to enquire about partnership opportunities, email [email protected] . Podcast Links Read about the latest not for profit sector insights in the Digital Tech in the NFP Sector 2022 Report Find great resources, training and a free expert bar for not for profits at the Dig...
Nov 28, 2022•45 min•Ep. 266
Dr Louise Segan Dr Louise Segan is a PhD candidate and cardiologist at Alfred Health and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. She is a passionate and effective advocate for gender equality in cardiology and medicine more broadly. She is also my wife of ten years the mother to my gorgeous son Marlo. Connect with Louise on LinkedIn . Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Hu...
Nov 21, 2022•45 min•Ep. 265
Aiden Rayner Aiden is the Founder of Don’t Move Until You See It , an online training platform, centred on visualisation training that he created; enabling exponential growth and improvement in chess performance. Aiden created this approach to chess training during his COVID-19 internment and it has enabled the bottom 10% of players in the world to the top 6%, in 9 months, studying just 10 minutes a day. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the pla...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 264
James Hatchman James is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voice of Health , a preventive mental health organisation that has developed a mobile app enabling people to connect with trained active listeners and a range of wellbeing tools enabling better self management of mental health. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on purchases...
Nov 07, 2022•46 min•Ep. 263
Luke Anderson Luke is the founder of Fair Threads , a social enterprise that enables prison inmates access to the world of prison compliant online retail clothing. Fair Threads is also planning for an ecosystem that provides pathways for ex-inmates to re-enter the workforce. This is a different sort of humans of purpose episode, where Luke essentially tells his whole life story, which is really important to understanding why he is building Fair Threads. It's a fascinating listen and you'll mainl...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 262
Bianca Stern Bianca is the General Manager of social enterprise cafe, All Things Equal . All Things Equal is a fresh take on the typical cafe in Melbourne, providing purposeful employment for people with and without disability in a ‘mainstream’ work environment. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on purchases using promo co...
Oct 24, 2022•42 min•Ep. 261
Sarah Pink Professor Sarah Pink is the Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University. She is also Co-Leader of the People Programme and Transport & Mobilities Focus Area at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society. Sarah is a true emerging tech leader and polymath; as we discover during the podcast, she is also a documentary filmmaker. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet eart...
Oct 17, 2022•57 min•Ep. 260
Sarah Davies This week I’m thrilled to welcome Sarah Davies AM to the podcast. Sarah is the CEO of the Alannah and Madeleine Foundation and holds a number of board non executive director roles too at Social Ventures Australia, Teach for Australia and the National Museum of Australia. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on pu...
Oct 10, 2022•56 min•Ep. 259
Sarah Steel Sarah has an amazing podcast called Let's Talk About Sects , where she spends time researching, engaging with former cult members and producing a incredibly high quality storytelling podcast about cults that has had a really positive impact. Now just having commenced season 5 of her podcast, she has just released her first book called Do As I Say . Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol i...
Oct 03, 2022•40 min•Ep. 258
Dr Megan Weier Megan is a Senior Research Fellow and Acting Research and Evaluation Director at the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW. Megan is doing some fascinating research into measuring social progress across different local government areas in Australia and uncovering some incredible insights and learnings that have already influenced and will continue to influence social policy making here. Listener Survey 2022 (Final Call) We've extended the submission deadline to Friday 30th to be part o...
Sep 26, 2022•58 min•Ep. 257
Craig Hughes-Cashmore Craig is the CEO of SAMSN , which stands for survivors and mates support network. SAMSN’s vision is a world in which male survivors of childhood sexual abuse can easily access support and find understanding and acceptance. SAMSN believes male survivors of childhood sexual abuse can recover, support others to thrive and be leaders for change. Be sure to checkout SAMSN's STRONGER Podcast too! Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022 Be part of our annual survey to help...
Sep 19, 2022•43 min•Ep. 256
Heshan Fernando This week I’m thrilled to welcome Heshan Fernando to the podcast. Hesh is the Founder of The Model Man . This is his coaching program for men around how to conquer stress and achieve success. Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022 Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offere...
Sep 12, 2022•39 min•Ep. 255
Karen Mahlab This week I’m thrilled to welcome Karen Mahlab to the podcast. Karen is the Founder and CEO of Pro Bono Australia . Since 2000, Pro Bono Australia has shared news, careers and resources to help purpose-driven people and organisations grow their impact. With over 1.5 million people using their site each year, there is no question that Pro Bono News is the number one news outlet for Australia’s social economy. Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022 Be part of our annual surve...
Sep 05, 2022•58 min•Ep. 254
Andrew Kuypers Andrew is the Creative Director of A1 Studio . A1 Studio is a Melbourne-based full service design studio specialising in brand identities, art direction and photography. They help brands launch, evolve, grow and stand out in an ever-changing landscape. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable...
Aug 29, 2022•40 min•Ep. 253
10 Useful Thoughts (Part 2 of 2) As we are taking 2 weeks off the podcast, I'm using this time to experiment by sharing across 2 episodes 10 of my most useful thoughts or pieces of wisdom that I've accumulated over the past few years of creating Humans of Purpose. The Last 5 (Summary) 'The fox knows many thing but the hedgehog knows one big thing' - Archilochus 'I walk into the fire always, and come out more alive.' - Anaïs Nin The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule - A theory mainta...
Aug 22, 2022•9 min
10 Useful Thoughts (Part 1 of 2) As we are taking 2 weeks off the podcast, I'm using this time to experiment by sharing across 2 episodes 10 of my most useful thoughts or pieces of wisdom that I've accumulated over the past few years of creating Humans of Purpose. The First 5 (Summary) The 5 x 5 Rule - "You shouldn’t spend more than five minutes worrying about something that won’t matter in five years." - Anon Giving Enriches - "No one has ever become poor by giving" - Anne Frank Listen More - "...
Aug 14, 2022•8 min
Kaitlin Tait Kaitlin is the Co-Founder and Head of Learning at ygap . ygap is an international organisation that creates positive change by making entrepreneurship more inclusive. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to re...
Aug 08, 2022•49 min•Ep. 252
Manny Hendrix Manny is the Director of Basketball at the Collingwood Basketball Association . Collingwood Basketball Association is a not-for-profit community based basketball club which offers young and older players in inner city Melbourne the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitions and programs. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Prom...
Aug 01, 2022•48 min•Ep. 251
Mike Davis Mike is Head of Strategic Partnerships and Communications at Infoxchange and also Chief Podcaster at Humans of Purpose. Infoxchange is a not-for-profit social enterprise that has been delivering technology for social justice for over 30 years. We are currently hiring for a Strategic Communications and Engagement Manager in my team, if you are a strategic communicator, inspiring storyteller and partnership builder please check out the job ad and get in touch ! Our Sponsors We are proud...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 250
Margo Lydon Margo has been the CEO of Superfriend for over 12 years and is now acting as Chief Mental Health Advisor as she transitions to a new opportunity in the workplace mental health advisory space. Superfriend advocates for, equips and empowers profit-to-member superannuation funds and insurers to achieve mentally healthy workplaces for their staff and members. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digita...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 249
Felicity Green Felicity and I became fast friends after crossing paths in the for purpose sector about 8 years ago. She is bright, bubbly, whip smart and a great exemplar of the modern consultant. So much so that I followed her to work in her team at Spark Strategy in my last job, where she was Co-Founder and CEO. She has since begun a new chapter as Co-Founder and Director of Ensemble Strategy . Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse , the best digital agency on the planet eart...
Jul 11, 2022•45 min•Ep. 248
