Justine Curtis Justine is Founder and CEO at Inspired Adventures. Inspired Adventures are the leading adventure fundraising agency in Australia and New Zealand, working with Australian, New Zealand and international charities to create inspiring global fundraising adventures. I was fascinated by Justine’s journey, which you’ll find is a unique blend of spiritual, altruistic and entrepreneurial. This conversation was recorded mid-COVID and given how impacted the travel industry has been, it has b...
Sep 14, 2020•29 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Hayley Blieden Hayley is Founder and Managing Director at The Australian Superfood Co . The Australian Superfood Co aims to share with the world, Indigenous Australians' traditional knowledge and expertise about the cherished fruits of their land. This was a fun conversation with Hayley and we traverse the windy story of setting up this incredibly successful and impactful enterprise. There is a lot to admire about Australian Superfood Co. and how they are working with Indigenous farmers to empow...
Aug 31, 2020•33 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Mike Richards Mike is an accomplished author, former political advisor and social activist, who is most notable for his part in the eventual repeal of capital punishment in Australia. More on Mike here and his book here . This is a wide ranging conversation, where Mike takes us on an incredible journey through his storied career. He shares some incredible stories of being in the inner circle of some of Australia and New Zealand’s most influential political power-brokers. Got Purpose? The Purp...
Aug 24, 2020•46 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Tenille Gilbert Tenille is Managing Director at Society Melbourne . Society Melbourne is a social enterprise with the vision of eliminating youth homelessness in Australia. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to get it :) Community Powered Humans of Purpose is independent, locally produced and advertising free. We are 100% funded and supported by our generous community of listeners. A big thankyou goes out to our amazing ...
Aug 17, 2020•31 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Tyson Alex is the Business Owner and General Manager at iHealth Saunas . He is also the host of the fantastic Sweat It Out Podcast . I invited Alex on the show because I recently purchased an iHealth Sauna and have since made daily saunas a cornerstone of my wellbeing regiment. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to get it :) Community Powered Humans of Purpose is independent, locally produced and advertising free. W...
Aug 10, 2020•33 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast Genevieve Lobo Genevieve is Principal Growth Services, Strategy & Partnerships at Social Traders . Genevieve has had a stellar career as a management consultant working overseas and locally and has since dedicated herself to the social enterprise sector here in Victoria. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to get it :) Community Powered Humans of Purpose is independent, locally produced and advertising free. We are 100% f...
Aug 03, 2020•26 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Mills Chris is Trust & Foundations Manager at Brotherhood of St Laurence . He is a board member at Society Melbourne and has worked previously at Launch Housing, The Salvation Army and DHHS Victoria. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to get it :) Community Powered Humans of Purpose is independent, locally produced and advertising free. We are 100% funded and supported by our generous community of listeners. A big ...
Jul 27, 2020•43 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Rachel English Rachel is Foundation Manager at Mutual Trust , Chair at Nexus Global Summit and a Trustee at the English Family Foundation . It’s safe to say Rachel knows philanthropy inside out and plays a key role in the eco-system from a range of divergent roles. Today she helps decode philanthropy for us. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to get it :) Community Powered Humans of Purpose is independent, locally produc...
Jul 20, 2020•37 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Fox Michael Fox is Co-Founder and CEO of Fable Food Co . Fable Food Co are playing a critical role in transitioning people across to tasty and sustainable meat alternatives. Michael was previously Co-Founder and CEO of Shoes of Prey and he is now an investor and mentor at Startmate. Stick around till the end of the episode to hear Michael’s compelling 5-minute call to arms. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and our latest edition comes out today! sign up here to g...
Jul 13, 2020•45 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast Jeremiah Brown Jeremiah is Research Fellow in Social Policy at the Centre for Social Impact . He has done some fascinating work on topics such as economic dignity, and applying the capability approach to understand how different kinds of disadvantage can constrain people’s freedom in democracies. Jeremiah was previously the ANZ Tony Nicholson Fellow at the Brotherhood of St Laurence. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and has just been revamped with an awesome new format s...
Jul 06, 2020•53 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Milgrom Adam is a force in the social impact sector and wears a few hats. So it's probably best to follow his lead and describe him as a Strategist and Venture Partner at Giant Leap Fund , which is part of Impact Investing Group. He is also a Board Director at YourGrocer and Future Super and is Strategic Advisor at LUNA . He has also recently opened his own family office with his siblings called Tripple. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and has just been revamped wi...
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Jun 27, 2020•49 sec•Transcript available on Metacast Usman Iftikhar Usman is the CEO at Catalysr . Catalysr is an award-winning pre-accelerator for early stage startups. They run intensive entrepreneurship programs for high-performing migrant and refugee entrepreneurs - aka Migrapreneurs - who want to find success in Australia by building their own tech startup. Check out First Gens 2.0 Demo Day 2020 presented by Catalysr & ygap on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM AEST. Sign up at website above! Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email new...
Jun 22, 2020•44 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast Caterina Giorgi Caterina is the new CEO at FARE . FARE is the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and is an independent, not-for-profit organisation working to stop the harm caused by alcohol. Got Purpose? The Purpose is our periodic email newsletter and has just been revamped with an awesome new format- sign up here . Do so by Thursday to get our latest edition! Community Powered Humans of Purpose is independent, locally produced and advertising free. We are 100% funded and sup...
Jun 15, 2020•56 min•Ep 168•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Steel Sarah is the Creator and Host of the Let's Talk About Sects podcast . Let's Talk About Sects (LTAS) is an award-winning, independent monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each episode. The Sydney Morning Herald called LTAS: “A fascinating and well-researched look into cults and the charismatic leaders behind them.” Sarah is also Marketing Manager at Screenrights and has been a freelance journalist in film and video projects since 2005. Community Powered Humans of Purpose is 10...
Jun 09, 2020•39 min•Ep 167•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Wear Andrew is Director of Economic Development at the City of Melbourne . He is the author of the recently released book - Solved! How Other Countries Have Cracked the World's Biggest Problems and We Can Too Community Powered Humans of Purpose is 100% funded and supported by our generous community of listeners. So we send a big thank you as always to: Clyde, Suzy, Carmen, Misha, Sue, Levi, Tanveer, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Macartan, Joel and Stuart You help us ...
Jun 01, 2020•39 min•Ep 166•Transcript available on Metacast Gemma Carey Associate Professor Gemma Carey is the Research Director of the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) UNSW and an NHMRC Fellow. Check out her website and Twitter . For more on CSI check out our recent podcast with Professor Jo Barraket, Director of CSI Swinburne. Patreon Stars This week we welcomed Carmen to our Patreon crew- welcome Carmen and for you kind message of support. Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Carmen*2, Misha*2, Sue, Levi, Tanveer, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, ...
May 25, 2020•39 min•Ep 165•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Hope Chris is the Co-founder and CEO at the 100 Coffee Movement . The 100 Coffee Movement exists to help people, organisations and communities build healthy connections. Big thanks to previous guest Tina Kuek for referring Chris to come on the show. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Sue, Levi, Tanveer, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Have you thought about supportin...
May 18, 2020•39 min•Ep 164•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Julian Waters-Lynch Jules is a lecturer at RMIT University in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Organisational Design. He is an expert in Coworking and entrepreneurship and applies an anthropology and behavioural lens to understanding the place of Coworking locally today. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Sue, Levi, Tanveer, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Have you thou...
May 11, 2020•54 min•Ep 163•Transcript available on Metacast Levi Fernandez Levi is Co-founder and Head of Partnerships at Society Melbourne . Society Melbourne is a social enterprise with the vision of eliminating youth homelessness in Australia. Dedicated to this purpose, 100% of profits from four social enterprises, Crêpes for Change, The Coffee Cart, home.one & home.two, go towards helping young people escape the homelessness cycle. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Sue, Levi, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndo...
May 04, 2020•52 min•Ep 162•Transcript available on Metacast Rosie Thomas Rosie is Co-founder of Project Rockit . Project Rockit is Australia's youth-driven movement against bullying, hate and prejudice. Do checkout Rosie's previous Humans of Purpose episode to learn more as well as her awesome Twitter feed . Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Sue, Levi, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Have you thought about su...
Apr 27, 2020•49 min•Ep 161•Transcript available on Metacast Laura Thompson Laura is Managing Director of Spark Health Australia and Clothing The Gap. She is a proud Gunditjmara woman. Spark Heath is an Aboriginal owned and led social enterprise specialising in health promotion and meaningful Aboriginal Community engagement. Clothing The Gap is a fresh and dynamic fashion label, and social enterprise, managed by health professionals that celebrates Aboriginal people and culture. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Levi, Tanveer, Lusha...
Apr 20, 2020•50 min•Ep 160•Transcript available on Metacast Kyle Turner Dr Kyle Turner is the CEO and Founder of Pearlii . Pearlii are a medtech startup using AI image processing to scan photos of your teeth, taken with a smartphone camera, to check for dental problems. Kyle is also a public health lecturer, following on from his PhD in Epidemiology, earned at the University of Oxford. He is a proud Wurundjeri man and is an expert in indigenous health. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Levi, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will...
Apr 14, 2020•48 min•Ep 159•Transcript available on Metacast Louise Segan Louise is a Cardiology Registrar at a public hospital, occasional Humans of Purpose co-host and most importantly- my wife. Check our her debut on the show in episode 100! We talk about her experiences and insights on how our hospital and health care system is coping with COVID-19. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Levi, Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create gr...
Apr 06, 2020•33 min•Ep 158•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Stubbs Dan is Victoria's first Disability Worker Commissioner. More about the work of Dan and the Victorian Disability Worker Commission. Dan and his Commission play a key role in ensuring we have a high quality and trusted disability care workforce. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Join Patreon Support us t...
Mar 30, 2020•50 min•Ep 157•Transcript available on Metacast Simon Faivel Simon is Director of Consulting at Social Ventures Australia . Simon is also the Chair of SIMNA Ltd and Social Value International. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Join Patreon Support us today! You'll get a weekly shout-out, my eternal gratitude, many perks plus some terrific HoP swag. Not bad val...
Mar 23, 2020•40 min•Ep 156•Transcript available on Metacast Jacinda Richards Jacinda is the Founder and CEO of L2R Dance . L2R aims to actively engage and foster artistic talent in Melbourne's west while empowering and transforming the lives of young people through the power of dance. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Join Patreon Support us today! You'll get a weekly sho...
Mar 16, 2020•46 min•Ep 155•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Pearce Nick is the CEO and Co-Founder of HoMie . HoMie is a streetwear clothing social enterprise with 100% of profits supporting people experiencing homelessness or hardship. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Join Patreon Support us today! You'll get a weekly shout-out, my eternal gratitude, many perks plus...
Mar 09, 2020•53 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast Helen Steel Helen is the CEO of the Shared Value Project . The Shared Value Project is the peak practice body for shared value in Australasia. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Join Patreon Support us today! You'll get a weekly shout-out, my eternal gratitude, many perks plus some terrific HoP swag. Not bad value...
Mar 03, 2020•57 min•Ep 153•Transcript available on Metacast Shamal Dass Shamal Dass is Head of Philanthropic Services at JBWere . JBWere works closely with ‘for-purpose' clients to provide insight and advice that go beyond investment management, to assist them to achieve their wider strategic objectives and deliver on their mission. Patreon Stars Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Rich, Tanveer, Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us to create great weekly podcasts! Join ...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr•Ep 152•Transcript available on Metacast