Seeds

It was special to sit down with Ian Farrant as he was a director of The New Zealand Salmon Company which is the reason our family moved here in 1989 as my Father is a marine biologist and we came here for that job.   We start with Ian's early childhood memories which includes war rations in the 1940s, growing up in Dunedin, his studies and early career and then we talk abou this governance roles o...

Dame Sue Bagshaw has led a fascinating life and we talk about her childhood and background, coming to New Zealand and then focus in on Youth Hub Christchurch.  Website: https://www.youthhubchch.org.nz   If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other 430+ episodes. www.theseeds.nz   

This is the audio of an hour long session we held on charities and tax where we discussed this paper on Charities in New Zealand | Parry Field Lawyers   Video of the session is here too https://youtu.be/rp040LanLlY   For more visit www.theseeds.nz  

This is the audio of an article on leaders and the 5 Orders of Consciousness I wrote with Emily Morrow.  Its a really interesting look into how we percieve the world we are in. The article was just published by the Institute of Directors here  https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/governance-and-orders-of-consciousness-a-different-leadership-lens#     Emily was a great collaborator and friend and v...

Jonathan is the founder of Caliber Design and in this conversation we talk about the process of creativity and what it takes to create products as well as creating team culture and the components of strategy.  We also focussed in on what it means to really understand the problem before you start to design a solution.  We start with his childhood though and what he learned from growing up next to R...

Audio of the paper written by Steven Moe and Craig Fisher.  The title is Charities and Tax: Examining the Foundations of how and why we empower Charities to have Positive Impact. You can download the paper here https://www.parryfield.com/charities-information-hub/   Contents 1:33 - Introduction 3:55 - Starting with Thanks 4:32 - The Charitable Sector 5:58: The role of Charities by Numbers and Stor...

This conversation with Harmaan Madon we cover many different topics with a focus in on his life story and growing up in India and how he ended up in New Zealand and working with Matthew Jackson (another former Seeds guest) on Alimentary Systems.   https://www.alimentary.systems   This technology processes any organic waste source to create value and prevent greenhouse gas emissions.  We also talk...

Imagine if we electrified the country and ditched fossil fuels?  It is a compelling vision of a world where Aotearoa New Zealand stands apart as an example that other counntries could then follow with major positive impact for the planet.  And it is possible with the right policy settings in place. Mike Casey from  Rewiring Aotearoa and I discuss this and a whole lot more in this wide ranging conv...

This conversation with James Beck was wide ranging and I really enjoyed hearing about the podcast he has created called  Ngā Here - The Many Connections (on Spotify here  https://open.spotify.com/show/0tvwAw1E4ECNlLpl1Oxfz3) In our conversation we cover his early years, his sense of identity, where he is from and what it means, some of his spiritual journey and faith and consideration of the land,...

This is the audio of a very short story by O'Henry from more than 100 years ago called 'The Gift of the Magi'.  

A short reflection I hope helps one of you as we come to a time of rest and reflection and planning for the future.   Braided rivers in New Zealand are unique as they change often, moving along in the same general direction, but never ever staying exactly the same. Trying to plan every aspect of your life means you'll miss out - to really see new opportunities, you have to be willing to also let d...

The very first episode of Seeds was with Michelle Sharp so it was special to catch up and discuss UNICEF Aotearoa where she now is the CEO - we talk about the great work they do around the world in this episode. The first episode on her life story is over here so have a listen to that to hear about her journey!  Its one of the best of the 400+ I've done so far.  https://theseeds.nz/podcast/michell...

What is an Advisory Board? How are they used and when? What role do they play in Governance? The Institute of Directors in New Zealand have just published an article that I wrote on Advisory Boards.  The article is here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/advisory-boards-what-they-are-and-how-they-operate#    It is based on a conversation I had with Louise Broekman for Seeds.  It is a 3 minute r...

My conversation with Katherine started with Mountains and Nature, before we talked about her life, career and systems change.  This felt like a very grounded conversation as a result and I know you will enjoy hearing her insights about Wellbeing Economies and what they are.  If you like this then there are 420 other conversations as well - you can find out more at www.theseeds.nz   Wellbeing Econo...

This panel discussion was at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference 2024: Growing Together – Sharing Our Knowledge, held in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Financing models for new affordable housing supply, a panel facilitated by: Steven Moe with Roy Thompson from New Ground Capital, Jamie Newth from Soul Capital, Luke Strom from Community Finance and Heiko Jonkers from Westpac For more content vis...

Yesterday afternoon faciliatated a fascinating conversation with some amazing people at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance conference in Pōneke Wellington.   Joining me were Rachel Brown (Sustainable Business Network), Manu Caddie (Hikurangi Enterprises), Kira Day (B Labs) and Kath Dewar (Good Sense). We covered a lot of ground - the future of business, role of nature, philanthropy and hybrid structur...

Advisory Boards and how they can help governance are the topic of this conversation with Louise Broekman.  We hear about founding the Advisory Board Centre and also hear about her background and life journey as well.  Might an advisory board help your organisation, whether a business or charity? For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz   Links and information from Louise: Advisor Concierge Fre...

James bring such a positive energy to every conversation so I enjoyed sitting down to talk with him.  We've known each other a while now so I liked hearing about his childhood and what has shaped him and we have a great chat about alcohol as well.  If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other life stories as well as there are more than 400 of those.   Lead on Purpose podcast: https:/...

Alcohol - we do not talk about it much but perhaps we need to.  This is an excerpt of my much longer conversation with James Laughlin which will be released soon.  Make sure you listen in to that when it comes out.  More content is at www.theseeds.nz   James has a podcast too over here, check it out High Performance Leadership Training: Life & Executive Coach Listen to Sarah Rusbatch who spoke wit...

I recently did a LinkedIn post with some career advice and it had so many comments that were just gold I thought it would be nice to summarise all 40 of them here and make it into an episode so the wisdom was captured. If this helps why not post a link to it and tag me in?  I will like and comment if you do! You can find the full list of advice in written form over here:   Best Career Advice you'v...

As well as Seeds podcast www.theseeds.nz  I work as a lawyer helping purpose driven organisations and so try to put out helpful content that may educate and this episode is one of those – all about Incorporated Societies and what is changing for them.  This was hosted by Volunteering New Zealand and Hui E! Community Aotearoa and I spoke at this webinar that about 300 signed up for, alongside the f...

Hannah has been involved with many initiatives ranging from the Student Volunteer Army during the Christchurch Earthquakes, Entre and startups Indigo & Iris, Little Yellow Bird and now Banqer.   Hannah is someone who has had a proactive approach to look out for opportunities. We talk about all of those but also take in her childhood and early years, getting involved in many different activities as...

This is a short excerpt of the longer conversation I had with Hannah Duder where we talked about her te reo Māori journey and discovering more about her whakapapa.  For generations in Aotearoa New Zealand people were told not to speak and to bury their culture - we discuss that and what it is to explore finding this part of yourself.   Be watching for the full episode coming out soon.   More conve...

This is a short excerpt of the conversation I just had with Hannah Duder on whether there is one path in life - or is it more like braided rivers?  Be watching out for the full episode! Conversation with Kaila Colbin mentioned in this excerpt https://theseeds.nz/podcast/kaila-colbin-on-values-leadership-and-founding-boma-nz/   Braided River reflection https://theseeds.nz/articles/braided-river-ref...

Just facilitated this Community Networks Aotearoa national Zui (Zoom Hui) to discuss the findings of the 2024 State of the Sector Report.   Yuo can find out more and download it here https://www.communitynetworksaotearoa.org.nz/state-of-the-sector-survey-2024   The State of the Sector Report is highly anticipated by several Government Ministries and organisations. We are all keenly aware of the va...