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I recently sat down with Vincent Heeringa to talk about his career and life - we covered his early years and career as a journalist as well as his podcast 'This Climate Business' and many other initiatives including his sci fi book!  I really enjoyed the conversation and if you do as well then why not check out more episodes at www.theseeds.nz and also subscribe to Vincent's podcast. Also check ou...

I was on Vincent Heeringa's podcast " This Climate Business " recently and this is the audio from that.  If you like Seeds you might like to subscribe to his show too.   Here is how Vincent described the episode: "You might know Steven Moe as a lawyer for Christchurch based Parry Field, specialising in charities and the impact sector; or as the chair of Community Finance – an investor in community...

Ever wondered about the origins of Twitter and the role of social media in movements? I got the chance to sit down with Rabble (Evan Henshaw-Plath) who was there at the start as the first employee of the company that created Twitter.  We talk about that but begin with the early days in Northern California growing up as a child of hippies and counterculture thought that and being immersed in that a...

How do our choices when shopping impact the planet?  Really enjoyed this conversation with Stine Smith about her entrepreneurial journey as a co-founder of Good Change which has a focus on cleaning products that are better for us and the earth.   But we start hearing about her childhood in Denmark, what she learned as a 15 year old on exchange in America, her international sales and management con...

The word 'fun' describes this episode well - it was such a fun recording because Sarah and I talked about so many interesting topics and her life story and what has led her to pubish a new book called 'The Wonder Mindset: Innovate from Within'.   I really appreciated the chance to connect and hear from her as I've seen she is so active on a variety of initaitives so it was good to find out more ab...

I had a great conversation with Jono Brent about his life story - he was really open about things he has been through and I enjoyed learning about his journey.  It turned out we even grew up for a few years near each other in Oamaru!   We talked about unleashing potential, the value of connections, purpose driven business, developing strategy, taking risks, getting to the edge of burnout, really l...

I was on Edwin Dandos' podcast "Rad Work" recently and this is the audio.   You can find his show here https://open.spotify.com/show/5yJfzf9MFoExgsj0SMdRRA?si=6f122874f6954eaa   Listen to the Seeds Podcast episode featuring Sam Stubbs that is mentioned over here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2T6DLEiH52sQvrE2QguQUn?si=WaB3PYWXSyerj02pA905pQ   And for more seeds episodes go to www.theseeds.nz  

This was special because Michael was my teacher in high school - still working as a teacher today, he now teaches my children.  His focus today is on performing arts and drama and I really wanted to sit with him and ask him about his career as a teacher and what motivated him to get into this.  I learned a lot and I am sure you will enjoy this episode too - we even through in some questions form h...

Welcome to ep 400!  I wanted to do something special and so asked two 9 year olds to sit and interview Dr Rod Carr who is the Climate Change Commissioner.  After all, they are inheriting the Earth so it felt right for them to ask the questions.  Big thanks to Isaac and Emily for asking the questions!!   If you like this why not subcribe and leave a rating and check out the 400 other episodes too! ...

In this session we hear from Shambueel Eaqub on the state of the economy and the past, present and future - we end talking about Love, so it was pretty wide ranging!  We also looked at the Orbviz way of presenting date, worth looking at this on the budget as an example https://nzbudget-expenditure.orbviz.com/public/root We took a sense of the economic pulse through looking at data and considering...

This was a raw and honest conversation with Rico Gomez about his life story and what has led him to founding Neurofit.   I really enjoyed the challenges he lays out for us all to think about and consider our true source of value, finding purpose and taking care of ourselves.  We also talk about mental health, stress, taking care of ourselves, behaviour, holistic views of oursevles, the role of spi...

Simone Woodland joined me for episode 397 to talk about her life and the Tākaka Cohousing Project ( Tākaka Cohousing | Golden Bay (takakacohousing.co.nz) ) which is an amazing example of an innovative project that combines both housing + community + nature + regeneration.  I've been involved with providing legal support since this project began several years ago. In this interview we talk about Si...

This is the audio of an article that I wrote that was just published in The Press on street art and what it says about identity and new stories being told in Õtautahi Christchurch.  The orgins directly relate to Seeds Podcast as I had a conversation on Street Art with Dr Reuben Woods a while ago ( here ) and always thought the topic would make a great article.  So I wrote it up and this was publis...

This is the audio of a talk I gave yesterday for Community Governance Aotearoa on the topic of Chairing meetings and with a focus on AGMs.  I do a lot of support for boards, companies, trusts and others in goverance in my work as a partner at Parry Field Lawyers so it was a pleasure to talk on this topic.  In it share my thoughts on this area and outline 20 principles that are relevant to consider...

Enjoyed this conversation with Neil Ieremia about Black Grace dance company and his life as a choreographer – we start with his childhood and learned about his upbringing, the role of his parents, the impact of a childhood illness and sense of identity from a young age.  We also talk about the origins of Black Grace and the first dance he choreographed at age 13.  We then discuss the role of art a...

In this panel discussion arranged by Ministry of Awesome, got the chance to share about governance for startups along with Flip Grater, Jeff Wallace and Zach Warder-Gabaldon.  We kept it practical and relevant for founders on what you need to know when it comes to advisory boards, directors, legal duties, paying people, finding the right fit, selecting investors, how to keep on track and quite a l...

So what really is Impact Investing?  A short explanation ... (This is the transript of the episode and all the links mentioned in it) Having now interviewed almost 400 guests on Seeds Podcast a recurring theme which has emerged is how they are using impact investing to effect positive change in our society.  A question I get all the time though - both from companies, charities, directors and Trust...

In this conversation with Jeff Wetzler he reflects on his new book "Ask: Tapping into the hidden wisdom of people around you".  We talk about the approach that it involves and the five key steps that it involves.   But before that like all seeds podcast episodes we go back in time and find out about Jeff's origins and what has led him to write this book - because this show is not a moment in time...

Patricia Allan was born in 1938 and so we get to learn from her life on this episode - she got her doctorate when she was close to 80 years old!  We also hear about her memories of the end of World War 2, how she travelled to Europe back when you did that by boat, moving to work in Pakistan, deciding to get married within a week, raising 4 children, spirituality and finding meaning, serving in the...

Patsy Bass founded the Reefton Distilling Co and it is one of a number of businesses which are adding to the community feel of West Coast town Reefton.  Its also her home town, so In this episode we talk about her childhood there, what it is like, coal mining of her Father and why she started the business and the plans for the future.  If you enjoy this then why not check out the other episodes of...

This episode is a short reflection in response to a listener's questions about how I use my time and how I choose projects.  If it helps your thinking why not share the link, so others can see the content as well and benefit from it? This is also a written article here  https://theseeds.nz/articles/on-using-time-being-efficient-and-choosing-projects/   If you want to have access to more on this to...

I always enjoy catching up with people doing interesting things who specialise in things that we can all learn about.  In this case I talked with Paul McGregor about Facilitation.  However we start with his early years and what he studied - the law - and how that has led to what he does through a series of realisations. What has been your career path and what has been instrumental in where you are...

This is the audio of the conversation held about Impact Investing to release the legal opinion on that topic. You can download the legal opinion discussed here.   Impact Investment | Impact Law | Parry Field Lawyers Paper on 7 hard questions to ask for charities Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change - Parry Field Lawyers More content is at www.parryfield.com and at www.theseed...

This is the audio version of my reading out the legal opinion that I wrote which Parry Field Lawyers has released this week on the 20th March 2024.  It tackles the issue of large funds and trusts which have amounts they invest, often conservatively.  It asks: do those in governance of such entities actually now have a positive duty to invest funds for impact?   I argue that they do for a variety o...

I went back to my former High School and spoke with 55 students about creativity and integrating it into all of your life.  I try and do this as a lawyer and so it was really fun to reflect on my own journey in the last 30 years since I had been sitting in their seats.  Hope you enjoy! Another reflection on these concepts of creativity https://theseeds.nz/podcast/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-a...