Levi shares some of his life journey so far as a young entrepreneur who has been involved in a few start-ups already and recently co-founded Partly. We talk about that venture which builds software solutions to solve difficult problems in the automotive parts industry. As well as rapid growth and what he's learned raising $1.7 million in funding we also learn about his childhood and startups at University as well as his working at Rocketlab and the key things he learned there as an engineer. Som...
Feb 15, 2021•51 min•Ep. 240
In this very short interview we chat with Stephen Penny who was on the show pre-Covid. He told his life story then and in this episode we catch up on the topic of looking after ourselves and our mental health - how can we do better at checking up on those around us? LinkedIn Post we discuss: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/honorisstephenpenny_supportingeachother-askforhelp-activity-6734383145438867456-NtZi Earlier interview with Stephen: https://seeds.libsyn.com/steve-penny-on-the-future-of-desig...
Feb 09, 2021•13 min•Ep. 239
I interview a lot of people but seldom get the mic turned the other way round, so this wide ranging chat with Ian Harvey from Collective Intelligence for his podcast " Stuff that Matters Now " was a lot of fun. Harv was a guest on Seeds in 2019 and came to a session I did on how to create a podcast - so he has the same gear as me! It was fun to appear on his show for his episode 34 and I encourage you to check out his other conversations too as he is producing some high quality interviews with s...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 238
Michael went on many expeditions with Sir Edmund Hillary and was a friend of his for 50 years and has written an in-depth biography of his life. In this interview we find out about how they first met and what going on several expeditions with him all around the world was like. We also learn about his memories of Sir Ed and the key points in his life and how they influenced him and what his character was like. Michael has had a fascinating life so it was really interesting to hear about his adven...
Jan 07, 2021•53 min•Ep. 237
Dr Angela Lim is one of the co-founders of Clearhead, and in this interview we find out about her childhood and life growing up in Malaysia and studying in Singapore before she moved to New Zealand. We talk about identity, how she ended up studying medicine and mental health in New Zealand - why do we have such poor rates? We also discuss how Clearhead works and what it is aimed at - an online platform using an AI chatbot to give personalised recommendations. If you enjoy this then check out som...
Jan 04, 2021•44 min•Ep. 236
Mitchell shares his life journey in this episode with a focus on autonomous vehicles. As the founder of Autonomous Consulting and the co-author with me of a paper on driverless cars I think you'll find this conversation interesting. We start talking about the lunar landing of the 1960s, pursuing a career in the Law, moving to New Zealand and how he got into autonomous vehicles. If you enjoy this then check out some of the others in the back catalogue as there are hundreds there now. Mitchell is ...
Dec 22, 2020•44 min•Ep. 235
Remember Captain Planet? This cartoon celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. This is an audio version of an article I wrote for The Spinoff. The full text is here https://thespinoff.co.nz/tv/18-11-2020/remembering-captain-planet-30-years-on/ If you enjoy this then consider sharing with someone else who might remember the show? For more content visit www.theseeds.nz...
Dec 15, 2020•8 min•Ep. 234
Jeanette founded Power Pause to help raise awareness about Menopause. For episode 233 we find out about her life growing up in Liverpool, transformative OE experiences, her career in Human Resources and what it was like for her going through Menopause - and why she then founded Power Pause. Website with resources: https://powerpause.co.nz/ Jeanette comments: "My aim is to provide lots of resources, on one site, so that people don't have to work so hard to find relevant information. My over-archi...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 233
Menopause is still something of a taboo subject - we need to change that and in this short excerpt of the much longer conversation with Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson on this topic we talk about this. Be watching out for the hour long interview with her that has more detail as well. In this short episode Jeanette shares some of her experiences with Menopause and offers some thoughts on why these conversations matter and need to be normalised. Website: https://powerpause.co.nz More interviews at www.th...
Dec 07, 2020•10 min•Ep. 232
This live seeds panel discussion was held on 27 November 2020 and brought together a variety of experts to discuss some practical case studies on impact investing. It ties in with the release of this paper which provides an overview on the state of Impact Investing in New Zealand. Those on the panel sharing their practical experiences from different perspectives were: Liam Sheridan - CFO of Foundation North Rangimarie Price - The Connective Jenny Lackey - New Zealand Green Investment Finance Pau...
Dec 06, 2020•59 min•Ep. 231
Scott Pearson has developed the Calm Pipe and in this interview we find out what that is and how it works. We start by talking about his childhood, his career, travels overseas, what he learned from that and how a forest fire caused him to come up with the idea for Calm Pipe. If you enjoy this then check out some of the 230+ other episodes in the back catalogue. Website: https://calmpipe.co.nz www.theseeds.nz...
Nov 23, 2020•53 min•Ep. 231
Nada co-founded Again Again and in this interview we find out all about the reusable coffee cup sharing system. We start by hearing about her journey of entrepreneurship as this is the third business venture she had been involved in. We end up talking about working in ski resorts, working as a physiotherapist, starting a clothing label and lots of reflection on reuse and waste. If you enjoy this check out some of the other interviews at www.theseeds.nz Website: https://www.againagain.co/ PledgeM...
Nov 18, 2020•44 min•Ep. 230
Matt is the Sustainability Advisor at the University of Canterbury. In this interview we learn about the upcoming Aotearoa SDG Summit Series as well as finding out about his life and the book he has coming out soon - "Common Ground". I really enjoyed my conversation with Matt and am sure you will as well - if you do check out some of the other 228 other episodes in the back catalogue. Email: matt.morris@canterbury.ac.nz Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series: https://www.facebook.c...
Nov 16, 2020•51 min•Ep. 229
This is a short excerpt of the conversation with Matt Morris where we talk about his book on gardens coming out shortly called "Common Ground: Garden Histories of Aotearoa". If you enjoy this then check out the full interview with Matt which will be out in a few days time. Book: https://www.otago.ac.nz/press/otago739185.pdf Aotearoa SDG Summit Series: https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaSDGsSummitSeries/ Overstory book mentioned: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/the-overstory-9781784708245 www.these...
Nov 15, 2020•8 min•Ep. 228
This is the full 7 hours of audio from the Conference held on 4 November 2020 called "Responding to COVID-19 – how might we #buildbackbetter?". The 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference was the third annual conference which brings together perspectives from professionals, charities, and government on key issues relating to the charities sector, covered the following topics with the time of the episode indicated for easy navigating: 01:53 Karakia, Welcome by Peter Vial and Matth...
Nov 10, 2020•7 hr 7 min•Ep. 227
This is the audio of a session which I facilitated at the Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation conference held online on 4 November 2020. In it Scott Moran, Craig Fisher and I discuss the practical aspects of when it is time for an organisation to wind up - with a particular focus on charities (but the principles will apply to other types of organisation as well). We also consider the other options such as collaborating with others before deciding to wind up and what the barriers are to doing ...
Nov 05, 2020•48 min•Ep. 226
Andrey has been studying uncertainty and in this interview we find out about how to make decisions, as well as what it was like growing up in the Soviet Union, studying in Germany, moving back to New Zealand, Game Theory, Prisoner's Dilemma, Efficiency of Markets, longitudinal studies and many more topics. Companion article that Andrey wrote just for this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seeds-podcast-companion-article-andrey-ivanov-phd-minstd/?published=t Website: https://www.ivanov-cons...
Nov 02, 2020•53 min•Ep. 225
Lan Pham deeply cares about our water and in this interview we learn about why. From a childhood in Wellington we discuss growing up with multiple cultures, the power of cooking, how she started studying freshwater, the ecosystem for Native Fish of New Zealand, living on a remote island and her motivation for become a Councillor on Environment Canterbury. I really enjoyed this interview and the varying topics we discussed and am sure you will as well. At the start we talk about Impact Lunches - ...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 224
This is an excerpt of the much longer interview with Environment Canterbury Councillor Lan Pham to give you a snack size taste of what we talk about. I hope you enjoy it and be watching out for the full interview! www.theseeds.nz
Oct 26, 2020•6 min•Ep. 223
This is the audio of a zoom call I had with a group of people who want to know how to set up a podcast. In it I describe why I think there is value in podcasting, key tips from my three years of doing it, the type of equipment you can use, the program I use for editing audio, tips on marketing, social media and a whole lot more. This page has details of equipment and other tips and videos too: http://theseeds.nz/how-to-create-a-podcast/ If you have a question drop me a line at steven@theseeds.nz...
Oct 20, 2020•57 min•Ep. 222
This is a session where I shared about some of my own journey and the concept of Stewardship as a lens for looking at Impact. The event was held at the end of September 2020 for Social Value Aotearoa. Pechakucha talk mentioned that inspired this session: https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/global-citizenship--generational-legacy-and-kaitiakitanga Social Value Aotearoa: https://www.socialvalueaotearoa.nz/ For more visit www.theseeds.nz Info about the event Inspired by his Pecha Kucha video, ...
Oct 15, 2020•35 min•Ep. 221
This is an excerpt of the interview with Frances Valintine pulling out a few key thoughts about finding your place and your call - what would you sacrifice to do that? Earlier full interview is here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/frances-valintine-on-the-power-of-being-curious More at www.theseeds.nz
Oct 14, 2020•9 min•Ep. 220
What doors would open and what would our lives unfold if we allowed ourselves to follow our curiosity? Frances founded The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab and in this interview we focus in on her childhood, the role of her grandparents in her life, memories of photography (when you had 24 shots), leaving home age 16, what she learned from living overseas, the decision to return to New Zealand, our throw away mentality, working in digital education when it was a brand new field and how all this inf...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 219
This is a short excerpt of the longer interview with Richard Black that I thought was really helpful when thinking about the role we can help with helping children make sense of the world. "That there are times when they will make mistakes, but who they are as a person is not faulty". Resources for helping Children: https://mindhealth.org/mind-health-for-kids/ Mind Health website: https://mindhealth.org/about-us/ For the full interview visit https://seeds.libsyn.com/richard-black-on-mind-health ...
Oct 07, 2020•11 min•Ep. 218
How often do we talk about our physical health but ignore mental health in our lives? Richard founded Mind Health to change that focus by working to empower people to transform their lives. He has recently released "Centred: Knowing who you are in an off-balanced world" and the children's book "There's a Happy Moon in my side". In this interview we find out about Richard's background and what led him to focus on this as a counsellor and what he is involved in today. There are also a bunch of fre...
Oct 05, 2020•51 min•Ep. 217
James founded Blue Cradle which is a social enterprise founded to make ocean science and research accessible for all. James shares with us about his life and growing up in Europe, what led him to get into diving and how he combines his love of the ocean with telling stories. James is in New Zealand as an EHF Fellow so we also learn about his transition to living in Christchurch. I enjoyed this conversation and the insights from James and am sure you will as well - if you do there are more than 2...
Sep 28, 2020•46 min•Ep. 216
Audio of session on the "Sprinting for Good" report which captures the co-design process used to develop the National Action Plan for Community Governance and provides insights into the potential application of co-design in the community sector. This launch was held on 25 September 2020. In this session Dr Jo Cribb describes the findings from the report - the benefits of co-design, how to use the process effectively and what was learned (and would do differently). She also outlines what resource...
Sep 26, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 215
Tim Jones sits down with me for a discussion on house prices based on this article I recently wrote for Spinoff: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/14-09-2020/heres-why-more-aucklanders-should-move-to-Christchurch/ Check out Tim's site and links are there to his Podcast: https://www.growgood.co/ In Pursuit of Purpose podcast: https://www.growgood.co/podcast For more content visit www.theseeds.nz...
Sep 24, 2020•38 min•Ep. 214
What is the Not So Redundant Club? In this interview Jessie explains more about what it is and why she started it as well as providing background on her life and journey so far. One of the key themes that came through in this was community in various guises and I really enjoyed this conversation. I've known Jessie several years so it was really nice to reflect on the Impact Unconference in April as well and her own background in the Law. I am sure you will enjoy this interview and if you do - is...
Sep 21, 2020•49 min•Ep. 213
Chris shares his life journey in this interview. We learn all about his childhood, what it was like losing his Father at age 16, how he rediscovered again his Māori culture as a young adult, studying technology and founding IT startups and then joining Vodafone in Christchurch and what he does today working in a future focused team. Some highlights include his memories of his Father and what he learned from him that inspires him today and his desire to give back to Māori and Pasifika youth to en...
Sep 19, 2020•39 min•Ep. 212
