Kylie Moore-Gilbert Kylie is an academic and expert focusing on the Middle East. She has had quite an incredible journey which most recently included imprisonment in Iran for more than 2 years. Since her return to Australia she has been busy writing her memoirs about the years she spent in prison in Iran. Her book is due for release through Ultimo Press in April 2022. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, ...
Sep 06, 2021•53 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast James Martin James is a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University . He specialises in Criminology and more specifically cryptomarkets, illicit drugs, the dark web, cyber and organised crime. James started out as a researcher embedded in the vigilante underworld in Johannesburg. After finishing his PhD fieldwork, James found that the Dark Web offered him a unique opportunity to study criminal behaviour and the new generation of drug dealers and kingpins going online. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased ...
Aug 30, 2021•47 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Memobottle Our guests today are the lively Co-Founders and Directors of Memobottle , Jesse Leeworthy and Jono Byrt featuring special comments from Sales Director Chris “Sneakers” Randall. Memobottle aims to challenge how we as a society think about water consumption, and to educate about the environmental costs of our modern conveniences. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse . Neon Treehous...
Aug 23, 2021•54 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Yao Pete Yao is Chief Impact Officer at Thankyou . Formerly known as Thankyou Water, Thankyou is a social enterprise dedicated to creating a world where no one lives in extreme poverty. They do so by providing consumers with a choice of products that can help make a positive difference to the lives of the poor. Humans of Purpose Experience Survey (HoPES) 2021 Want to help me improve the podcast? Now is your chance and if you are one of the first 50 to complete our HoPES survey, you will win...
Aug 16, 2021•45 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Kieran Pender Kieran is a writer, lawyer and academic. He is a Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, a lecturer at the ANU College of Law and a journalist, writing for The Guardian. Kieran is not wearing any hats today and is speaking for himself only. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse . Neon Treehouse are a bold and creative team, delivering bright and imaginative solutions in t...
Aug 09, 2021•43 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Josh White Josh is the CEO of Neon Treehouse. They are the go to agency for any organisation with digital needs. Merryn Allen, Client Strategy Manager at Neon Treehouse also joins us for this fantastic conversation. I am so pleased to have Neon Treehouse as our major sponsor here at Humans of Purpose. To learn more just head to neontreehouse.com . Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic e-newsletter, providing you with Humans of Purpose updates and a much needed dose of inspiration and growth-o...
Aug 02, 2021•54 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Steve Davis Professor Stephen Davis AO is a professor of Translational Neuroscience at the University of Melbourne , Director of the Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and a Past-President of the World Stroke Organization . He co-chairs the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit program and is co-chair of the Australian Stroke Alliance , a powerful collaboration dedicated to improving the care of the growing number of people suffering stroke pre-hospital in the air and on the road. He ...
Jul 26, 2021•48 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast Susannah Birch Susannah is a survivor of childhood family violence and of teenage catfishing. Susannah is now a certified Birth Doula, and she works with pregnant women and grew her pregnancy information site, Trimester Talk, to 500,000 views p/m. After 10 years in the digital marketing industry, and completing a Master of Marketing in 2019, Susannah now offers affordable byte size digital training through the Eat Digital group or one on one consultation through Ask Susannah. Neon Treehouse I'm ...
Jul 19, 2021•33 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Felicity Green Felicity Green is the CEO of Spark Strategy . Spark is a proud B Corp and purpose-driven consultancy, specialising in strategic planning, developing resilient business models and measuring social impact. They help dynamic not for profit, business, philanthropic and government organisations to create strategy for a better tomorrow. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse . Neon T...
Jul 12, 2021•42 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Dov Degen Dov is a General Medicine Physician & Nephrologist (Eastern Health & Epworth), Director of Physician Education, Clinical Lead, Teaching Associate and Mental Health Advocate. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse . Neon Treehouse are a bold and creative team, delivering bright and imaginative solutions in the digital space. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic e-newsletter, prov...
Jul 05, 2021•44 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Judy Anderson Judy is the CEO of Startup Victoria . Startup Victoria is Australia’s largest network for entrepreneurs, with over 60,000 people in the community. To join the community or to learn more click here . Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse . Neon Treehouse are a bold and creative team, delivering bright and imaginative solutions in the digital space. Got Purpose? The Purpose is ou...
Jun 28, 2021•42 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Fiona Patten MP Fiona Patten is a Member for Northern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Parliament’s Legislative Council. Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. Since entering Parliament, Fiona has garnered respect from all sides of politics, working tirelessly to deliver legislative reforms that many thought impossible. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, ...
Jun 21, 2021•43 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Howard Josh Howard, who is CEO and Founder at Single Use Ain’t . What a name indeed! Single Use Ain't is Australia's revolutionary cleaning & personal care movement. Their cutting edge 'just-add-water' products are designed to eradicate single-use plastic bottles. You can support Josh's epic crowdfunding campaign here . Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse . Neon Treehouse are a bold a...
Jun 14, 2021•57 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Weh Yeoh Today I’m pleased to be joined by Weh Yeoh. Weh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Umbo . Umbo is a social enterprise, an online platform that connects allied health professionals to children who are least able to access these services. Weh is also the Chair and Managing Director of OIC Australia, who support the development of speech therapy in Cambodia. Neon Treehouse I'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treeh...
Jun 07, 2021•40 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Thea Snow Thea is the Director, Centre for Public Impact , Australia and New Zealand. The CPI works with governments, public servants and other changemakers to reimagine government, and turn ideas into action, so that government works for everyone. Shared Value Summit Big congratulations to Joel Hanna + 1 of Cranbourne, who will join me at the Shared Value Summit on 17th June. The future Joel has chosen would be remarkable to be a part of. You can still find tickets to the Summit here . The Age ...
May 31, 2021•43 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Downie Today I’m joined by Sarah Downie, CEO of the Shared Value Project . The Shared Value Project mission is to drive the adoption and implementation of shared value strategies among leading companies, civil society and government organisations through education and training, events, thought leadership and convening high-impact networks. Shared Value Summit Enter our competition today to win your free ticket valued at $350 to the Shared Value Summit on 17th June. Just answer the question...
May 24, 2021•33 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Tarang Chawla Tarang is a writer, anti-violence campaigner, mental health and gender equality advocate. He is a suicide survivor, storyteller and trainee lawyer using his voice to serve the community and champion human rights. Tarang founded the Not One More Niki movement - Australia’s largest campaign to end violence against women in culturally diverse communities, named after his younger sister Nikita who was murdered in 2015. Trigger Warning This is a fantastic but at times testing conversati...
May 17, 2021•1 hr•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Chunking (Time Blocking) The idea here is simple - instead of cycling between different projects or tasks block out time in your diary to tackle the same task across projects. Cal Newport the author of Deep Work suggests that chunking or what he refers to as time blocking is far more efficient than standard work - he says “"A 40 hour time-blocked work week, I estimate, produces the same amount of output as a 60+ hour work week pursued without structure." Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic ...
May 12, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Caro Meldrum-Hanna Caro is one of Australia’s finest investigative journalists. She is also the co-creator of the recently released television documentary series EXPOSED - The Ghost Fire Train and previously EXPOSED - The Case of Kelli Lane. She has won five Walkley Awards for Journalism including the 2015 Gold Walkley and the Walkley Award for Investigative Journalism for exposing the illegal practice of live baiting in greyhound racing, bringing the sport to its knees. Check out EXPOSED - The ...
May 10, 2021•41 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Jane Burns Jane is an international expert in mental health and wellbeing, suicide prevention, digital transformation and intergrated models of care. Jane was integral to the founding and early success of Beyond Blue in the early naughties and then went on to work at Reachout.com, she then founded the Young and Well CRC (collaborative research centre). She then founded Innowell, a collaborative venture between PwC and the University of Sydney. Jane is now self-employed working as a consultant, w...
May 03, 2021•40 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Probabilistic Thinking Probabilistic thinking is the idea of thinking in probabilities and is a conscious way that you can start to see the world in its various shades of grey rather than the binary black and white thinking which we can all fall victim to. We explore probabilistic thinking and how you can apply it in your everyday life to make better decisions. The Age Article As mentioned in the podcast, The Age has done a story in print in Monday's paper (page 10) and online on public servant'...
Apr 29, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Candice Smith Today we are with Candice Smith, who is Head of Wellbeing at AIA Australia . AIA's vision is to make Australia one of the healthiest nations in the world. They strive to help all of their customers live healthier, longer, and better lives, encouraging positive lifestyle change through the AIA Vitality program. The Age Article As mentioned in the podcast, The Age has done a story in print in Monday's paper (page 10) and online on public servant's rights to free speech and expression...
Apr 26, 2021•42 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Astrid Dispensary Today we are blessed to be with my good mate Bee Mohamad, who is head of patient advocacy and engagement at Astrid Dispensary and Lisa Nguyen, Founder and CEO at Astrid Dispensary. Astrid Dispensary is Australia’s first green dispensary; a boutique specialty pharmacy, pioneering in cannabinoid medicine, plant-based therapies and nutraceuticals in the heart of South Yarra, Melbourne. Disclaimer Today a little disclaimer and maybe time to pop the kids earmuffs on for our conversa...
Apr 19, 2021•34 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast New Season Today I share our new Friday format show, involving our PIES check-in and a new deeper dive segment where we explore some knowledge that you can apply to improve your life. Our new season kicks off on Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed in your favourite podcast player. Just search Humans of Purpose and hit that subscribe button. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic e-newsletter, providing you with Humans of Purpose updates and a much needed dose of inspiration and growth-oriente...
Apr 15, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast New Season Today I talk to you about why the show stopped in August and what is in store for the new season. I talk for the first time about my battle with depression, the long journey to recovery and the lessons I've learned along the way. Our new season kicks off next Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed. I'll be posting a second weekly episode later in the week, checking in with you and to share some personal mental health and wellness lessons learned. I hope these are valuable and I'll rely ...
Mar 22, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Homelessness Today we talk to four amazing guests about their experiences working with and supporting people experiencing both mental illness and homelessness. This is an important area to explore given the high prevalence of mental illness experienced by those experiencing homelessness. Today I'm joined by: Andrew Hollows, GM - Getting Housing at Launch Housing Ben Vasiliou, CEO at Youth Projects Nick Pearce, CEO at HoMie Tenille Gilbert, Managing Director at Society Melbourne Introducing Menta...
Mar 15, 2021•39 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast Introducing Mental Wellth Since Humans of Purpose wrapped up in September I've been working on the Mental Wellth podcast series, in partnership with Cooper Investors. There series takes a look at our mental health system and speaking with a myriad of experts on the state of play, systems challenges and how we can change things for the better. I think this is one of our finest episodes where we talk to amazing social entrepreneurs who live with mental illness and are doing truly incredible things...
Mar 08, 2021•36 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Mulvaney Tom is General Manager of Impact & Strategy at Family Life . He is an avid outdoorsman and lover of all things exploration and nature. He is a trained and fully certified psychologist. Mental Wellth Humans of Purpose will be taking a short break while Mike focuses on developing the content for the Mental Wellth podcast series. Supported by Cooper Investors, this series will explore our mental health system from a range of perspectives as well as Mike's journey. Stay subscribed as we...
Oct 05, 2020•34 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Ramana James Ramana is Executive General Manager of Shared Value at IAG. IAG is the largest general insurance company in Australia and New Zealand. The Group’s businesses underwrite almost $12 billion of premium per annum, selling insurance under many leading brands. It was great connecting with Ramana and learning about his passion for sustainability and purpose driven business. IAG have been leaders in the implementation of shared value strategy - which was fascinating to learn more about. Got...
Sep 28, 2020•28 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Barker Sarah is Director of Data Intelligence at Our Community . The Our Community group provides advice, connections, training and easy-to-use tech tools for people and organisations working to build stronger communities. Sarah has an amazing role at what is a really unique organisation that does so much to build not for profit capability through partnerships and innovation. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to g...
Sep 21, 2020•32 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast 
