I had a conversation with Tim Jones for his "Purpose Fuelled Performance" podcast recently and this is our wide ranging discussion on such a variety of topics I am calling it 'The Random Episode' - though the consistent theme is purpose. Tim was on episode 2 of Seeds so I really enjoyed jumping over onto his podcast and I have a feeling this could become a fun regular feature every once in a while! Tim's website: https://www.growgood.co Look up "Purpose Fuelled Performance" Podcast too....
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 270
Sophie-Claire has led a fascinating life and we hear about growing up in Mauritius, her thoughts on language and decolonisation, her work as a cultural anthropologist and cultural strategist. In this wide ranging interview we talked about a huge variety of topics - if you enjoy it then check out some of the hundreds of other interviews in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 269
In this interview with Jo we talk a lot about fundraising for purpose led organisations but we also learn about her life story and what led her to start Strategic Grants, the terminology we use in the "not for profit" space, positions of power between Charities and the Grant Makers, key tips for writing fundraising applications and more. If you enjoy this then check out some of the hundreds of other stories in the back catalogue. Website in NZ: Home - Strategic Grants Website in Australia: Home ...
Sep 06, 2021•59 min•Ep. 268
Peter shares in this conversation about solar energy and we also learn about his life story. Solagri Energy is the business he co-founded and is a distributed energy business passionate about helping New Zealand agriculture transition to a green energy future. Thanks to Jacob Varghese for the suggestion of talking. If you enjoy this then check out the hundreds of others in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz Website: Solagri PledgeMe: Solagri Energy | PledgeMe...
Aug 31, 2021•52 min•Ep. 267
This is the audio version of a Stuff opinion piece that I wrote this week called " The bottom line is not enough, companies should be required to have a purpose ". Linked In post which has a lot of comments to check out...what do you think? Let me know there: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steven-moe-0b3b008a_the-bottom-line-is-not-enough-companies-activity-6836527083515183104-hbda The Stuff article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126154370/the-bottom-line-is-not-enough-companies-should-be-req...
Aug 28, 2021•6 min•Ep. 266
This is a wide ranging interview with Sam Stubbs - the best type of interview! Before we talk about Simplicity we get into the background to Sam and his life and learn about his childhood, the impact of stuttering as a young boy, what it motivated him to do (speak in front of crowds), his work as as an investment banker, the role of the Christchurch earthquakes in a shift of thinking and his transition over to help co-found Simplicity. We also touch on many many other topics along the way like s...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 265
Robett has fit in a lot into his life - from medal winning professional snowboarder to successful multi-exit media and tech entrepreneur, investor and global Kiwi we dive back into his past to learn what has influenced him and motivates him today to keep going. From an early Fiji childhood to being a teenager in Aranui and the challenge from a guidance counsellor that he would end up stacking boxes we talk about how he has always been in the minority and the fuel this has provided for him to ach...
Aug 09, 2021•52 min•Ep. 264
Garry Moore served three terms as Christchurch Mayor and in this episode we hear about his childhood then really have a very eclectic conversation - as expected! We jump all through his life to learn about what has shaped him, the influence of people who called him to be more than he was, the impact of generosity shown by others and his thoughts on a wide range of issues such as Water, Community Housing and the disconnect arising from our use of Technology. We also talk about the Tuesday Club an...
Aug 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 263
Caroline shares some of her life with us on this podcast episode and we get to hear about what it is like to be an immigrant to a country like New Zealand. She reflects on the influence of her Grandfather who moved to Malaysia with nothing and how that has shaped her attitudes. We then get into her career, work as a lawyer, joining Fisher & Paykel and how she got involved in health tech startups and the work being done now at CaraMed Capital. We reflect a lot on what impact investing is as w...
Jul 12, 2021•54 min•Ep. 262
Jay shares about finding identity in this interview - from meeting his birth Father age 42 we learn about his journey of discovering his whakapapa, his spiritual life and his relationship back with kaupapa Māori. What is nature and what is nurture? We really went all over with this interview and covered many unusual topics that you might not expect. We even finish with Jay sharing a song! I really enjoyed our conversation and learned a lot about many wide ranging topics. If you like the content ...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 261
Some excerpts to give a flavour of the next interview, a deep dive discussion with Jay Matenga. We cover identity, spirituality, whakapapa and more. He also shares with us a reinterpreted song. Be watching out for the full interview out next. www.theseeds.nz
Jun 29, 2021•10 min•Ep. 260
Toni has had a fascinating life living in multiple countries and experienced being a Kiwi overseas herself. Now leading Kea New Zealand she has taken that background and used it with the work they do connecting Kiwis who live overseas. But we start talking about her childhood growing up on a Deer Farm, early years working in Radio and a whole lot more. If you enjoy this then you might want to check out the 259 other episodes in this podcast series talking with inspiring Kiwis about what they do ...
Jun 22, 2021•33 min•Ep. 259
This is a very short summary of a talk I heard recently at the Institute of Directors event at the start of May 2021. Colin Meyer from the UK shared about purpose and business and gave some practical ideas for how to define purpose and provided a framework for this. The book mentioned: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/prosperity-9780198824008?cc=gb&lang=en Conference summary: https://theseeds.nz/key-lessons-and-learnings-from-day-2-of-the-iod-leadership-conference-2021/ Interview with...
Jun 09, 2021•4 min•Ep. 258
Anna Judge shares with us in this episode about founding Our Little Village and her experience creating that charity. The charity came from her experience with child birth and the challenges she faced as a mother. With the support of her family and guidance of a doctor, she made it through the challenges but was the experience inspired to start Our Little Village, the name for which is inspired from a comment by her doctor saying it takes a village to raise a child. With the charity up and runni...
May 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 257
Yoseph is one of the co-founders of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and was the first CEO as well. In this interview we talk about his childhood in Ethiopia, moving around Africa as a young person, studying in the United States and how he ended up in New Zealand. We also talk about the origins of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and the programme which brings into New Zealand entrepreneurs and investors on Global Impact Visas and now has 532 Fellows. I really enjoyed this interview and appreciated he...
May 19, 2021•53 min•Ep. 256
Jezza founded Makingtrax to make a difference and in this short excerpt we hear from him about some of his journey - if you don't go away feeling inspired by this then I will be very surprised! Check him out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makingtrax.co.nz/ Website: https://www.makingtrax.co.nz/ Email: Jezza Williams
May 19, 2021•16 min•Ep. 255
In this interview we hear from Adrian Palmer about his life and growing up, with his high school friends forming the band Supra which became ZED, what it was like to top charts and travel the World, returning to New Zealand and the origins of the Addington Coffee Coop. We also discuss Common Good Coffee which has been developed with Kind Cafe and Crave Cafe in Auckland. We also discuss how they approach business differently and the connection over with India. If you enjoy this then check out som...
May 03, 2021•42 min•Ep. 254
Some interviews go deeper than others and this is one of those - Elle Archer has had a very interesting life and she shares about her early years, being adopted, the role her parents played in her life, leaving school at age 14, lifelong learning and doing, making access to education accessible and te ao Māori. We also talk about Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch festival. I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will as well - if you do check out more interviews and content at w...
Apr 29, 2021•54 min•Ep. 253
Rick has had a truly fascinating life, helping the Chatham Island Black Robins survive through 9 summers of work there, having a childhood lived in a variety of countries, working on creating a permaculture farm and co-founding Xtreme Zero Waste. We talk about all that and a lot more in this discussion - shout out to Craig Fisher for connecting us. If you enjoy this check out more at www.theseeds.nz Website: http://xtremezerowaste.org.nz/...
Apr 26, 2021•41 min•Ep. 252
Charlie has had a fascinating life as a fashion photographer, running a contemporary art gallery in New York and travelling the world - what she saw on those trips led to her setting up Hello Future to work with adolescent refugees. But we start the conversation learning about Charlie's early years in Taiwan and what it was like to be sent aged 11 to the United States without being able to speak the language - how did that experience influence what she now works on? We also learn about her diffe...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 251
To celebrate the 250th episode of seeds podcast this is a short talk I gave at the High School that I went to for about 60 Year 13 students reflecting on 15 things that I wish I had known when I was their age. Hope you enjoy this as it is applicable to me today still. For more information and interviews check out www.theseeds.nz What I wish someone had told me when I was 17 sitting in your seat … Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket the people w...
Apr 12, 2021•20 min•Ep. 250
Mark Longbottom has had a career working with for purpose organisations in the UK and New Zealand. In this interview we find out about his passion for England from a very young age, his life there working in the NFP sector and then the decision to move back to New Zealand. We also have a great discussion about starting a podcast as he set up his last year. Check out the links to that as well - see below. There is a lot more content at www.theseeds.nz Heart Kids: https://heartkids.org.nz/ Purpose...
Apr 01, 2021•37 min•Ep. 249
Mark Bregman has had decades of experience as an innovator, worked in start-ups and venture capital investing and I interviewed him on Intellectual Capital. This was a live interview held as part of an Edmund Hillary Fellowship 'Huddle' event this week. Big thanks to those who put the event on from EHF and the Huddles crew. The real value in a business is most often in its intellectual capital - how do you protect that? How do you develop it? When do you collaborate and when do you keep trade se...
Mar 26, 2021•56 min•Ep. 248
Joe has just finished co-writing "Silver Linings" with David Downs about the impact of Covid on businesses and the pivots they went through as a result. In this interview we find out about that but also dive deep into his background and hear about his childhood in England, moving to New Zealand at a young age, the work he was involved in before co-founding Nanogirl Labs and how they coped with Covid. We also have a great part of the conversation thinking about what the important things are that ...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 247
This is a short excerpt of my conversation with Joe Davis who is a co-founder and the CEO of Nanogirl Labs. In it he talks about the impact of Covid on Nanogirl Labs as well as the book that has resulted called "Silver Linings". We also talk about what it is that we can learn from the experience and ask whether we go back to "normal" or we actually change the way we act in the future - "what is really essential?". Check out the full interview soon and there is more content at www.theseeds.nz Nan...
Mar 07, 2021•9 min•Ep. 246
Paul has had an interesting life including a childhood in Ilam Homestead, made famous by the movie "Heavenly Creatures" and in this episode we talk about his background, his time overseas, business in the Himalayas and what he does today. I was curious to understand from him what it is that makes a good interview and how recruiting works as he is involved in that at Sunstone. If you enjoy this check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz Sunstone: https://sunstonetalent.com
Mar 03, 2021•49 min•Ep. 245
Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafunai's life and journey has been fascinating - in this interview we find out about what it is like to grow up with two cultures, being born in New Zealand but with strong connections back to Samoa. In particular we focus in on Wayfinding - this originates from "a geneology of knowledge passed down through Pacific star navigators and ocean voyagers". She wants to use Pacific Wayfinding to design better aid and development programmes. Her reflections on nature and what i...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 244
A short excerpt of the interview with Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafunai where we talked about the ocean and long voyages and what she has learned from spending time learning from nature. About what she does: https://www.flyinggeesepro.nz/ YouTube video of her talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y58Xf474NaQ&feature=youtu.be Wayfinding article: https://www.ehf.org/blog/swe2a87gjavk3i0brqd2buom9z1hec...
Feb 28, 2021•5 min•Ep. 243
Jan has had an interesting life as a citizen of the world and a co-founder of CarbonClick. In this interview we learn about his childhood in Norway and travels since then and how he ended up - by a serendipitous encounter - living in New Zealand. We also talk about the work of CarbonClick as well as the Edmund Hillary Fellowship which Jan is part of. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well you might want to check out some of the more than 240 other episodes in the back catalogue...
Feb 24, 2021•45 min•Ep. 242
Sacha McMeeking spoke at the 2020 Hillary Laureate Dinner to give the closing remarks. She somehow managed to weave together so many unique threads that touched on colonisation, climate change, Te Ao Māori and some real challenges about who we are taking along with us and will lead in the future. Sacha is Head of School of Aotahi: Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Canterbury. The evening was to honour the latest Hillary Institute Laureate, Christiana Figueres. Other speeches and ...
Feb 20, 2021•29 min•Ep. 241
