Good Will Hunters

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Join us as Rachel Mason Nunn explores the nuanced world of international development by talking to experts and game-changers whose voices and work are critical to radically transforming the sector and our communities for the better. Listen in and be prepared to hear from incredible people who push us to rethink international development, and how we can create meaningful and long-lasting change.

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Shane Nichols - Microfinance, Drinking Tea and Supporting Small Business 23.06.2019 41:30

Welcome to Episode 36 of Good Will Hunters! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE RICH TRAVEL. This week I chat to Shane Nichols, CEO of Good Return. Good Return is an outstanding organisation supporting microfinance institutions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Shane and I first met in late 2018 in Jakarta, where we discussed the ch...

Luke Branagan - Philanthropy, Family and Financial Literacy 17.06.2019 43:40

Welcome to Episode 35 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to Luke Branagan, Director of Philanthropic Services at JBWere. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE SMALL GROUP TRAVEL. Prior to joining JBWere, Luke was the Executive Manager of the MLC Community Foundation, where he led the evolution of the strategic direction of the Foundation to focus on mental...

Rosemary Addis - Quarterly Impact Investment Masterclass 09.06.2019 44:57

Welcome to Episode 34 of Good Will Hunters! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE RICH TRAVEL. You may recall about a month ago I had Rosemary Addis on the show. Rosemary is the Founder and Chair of Impact Investing Australia, and the Australian representative on the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, among dozens of other accolades. I...

Paul Ronalds - Disruption, Generosity and Stopping the War on Children 02.06.2019 45:46

Welcome to Episode 33 of Good Will Hunters, with Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children. As I say at the outset of this episode, Paul is by far our most requested guest. As a highly respected CEO and thought-leader, Paul has led Save the Children Australia into one of its most innovative and successful periods yet. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAIN...

Ricky Kej - Grammy Awards, Environmentalism and David Attenborough 26.05.2019 52:42

Welcome to Episode 32 of Good Will Hunters with Ricky Kej, Grammy Award winner, environmentalist and humanitarian. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE RICH TRAVEL. Ricky and I first met back in February of this year, when we were both participating in the Australia India Youth Dialogue. Our first 1:1 conversation took place in the lob...

Darcy and Bri from Kua - Coffee, Uganda and Solar Energy 20.05.2019 35:32

Welcome to Episode 31 of Good Will Hunters, with Darcy Small and Bri Kerr from Kua. Kua is a closed-loop coffee supplier, importing coffee from Uganda to sell to offices in Australia. After signing up for an overseas field school whilst studying renewable energy engineering, Darcy found himself in Uganda with his best mate, wondering how they could give back to the community they were visiting. La...

Kat Roma Greer - Art, The Umbrella Revolution and Inclusive Spaces 11.05.2019 46:25

Welcome to EPISODE 30 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to the wonderful Kat Roma Greer, Founder of Micro Galleries. I first read about Kat in SAM Magazine (The Sydney Uni Alumni Magazine)and was intrigued by her work creating inclusive art installations in cities around around the world. The link between art and community development is not always an obvious one, but I guarantee that after t...

Rosemary Addis: Impact Investment and How Australia Can Become a Global Leader 03.04.2019 40:53

Welcome to Episode 29 of Good Will Hunters, with Rosemary Addis. Rosemary is the Founder and Chair of Impact Investing Australia, the Australian representative on the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK Presidency of the G8, the Founder and Chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investment, a Member of the NSW Government Social Investment Expert Advisory Group, an...

Leigh Barnes - Travel, Buzz Words and Being Intrepid 25.03.2019 40:34

Welcome to Episode 28 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to Leigh Barnes, the Chief Purpose Officer at Intrepid. We chat ethical travel, personal development, supporting economic growth, and what it means to run a company that is truly "good for the world". Enjoy! Rachel and the GWH Team.

Amit Singh - The Future of Work, Uber Ethics and Building Safety Nets 17.03.2019 48:40

Welcome to Episode 27 of Good Will Hunters, with Amit Singh. Amit is the head of Global Policy at Uber, responsible for economic policy, future of work and digital marketplaces. He previously served as the Senior Economic Adviser to Australian Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard and Deputy Chief of Staff and Head of Policy to the Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten. Earlier in his caree...

Christopher Thorn AM - Capital Markets, Philanthropy and Finding Your Why 10.03.2019 35:04

Welcome to Episode 26 of Good Will Hunters, with Christopher Thorn AM, Outcome Measurement Partner at EY. Christopher and I chat about his early aspirations of becoming a truck driver, and how he instead ended up a New York stockbroker, with a mission to prove that creating social value was good for people, and good for profits. Christopher was integral in establishing the philanthropic division o...

Mike Davis - Humans of Purpose, Social Impact and The Art of Authenticity 03.03.2019 1:02:40

Welcome to Season 3 of Good Will Hunters! I am so excited to be back, and can't wait to share our latest line-up of guests with you. Kicking off Season 3 is a collaboration I recently did with Humans of Purpose host, Mike Davis. If you haven't already heard of the Humans of Purpose podcast, you should have! Mike is a superstar of the podcast world, his show has tens of thousands of listeners globa...

Paul Brown - The Pacific, People and Performance 29.12.2018 36:35

Welcome to Episode 23 of Good Will Hunters, and our second last episode of Season 2! This week on the show we have Paul Brown. Paul is the CEO of ChildFund New Zealand, a position he has held for 14 years with industry-leading results. In this episode, we chat about the Pacific Islands, and the new approach being taken by the NZ Government on development in the region. It's an enlightening take on...

Ross Piper - Long Term Value, Empowered Consumers and Good Business 23.12.2018 41:35

Welcome to Episode 22 of Good Will Hunters! This week, I chat to Ross Piper, CEO of Christian Super. Prior to this role, Ross was the Chief Operating Officer of World Vision Australia. Ross has over 25 years’ experience as a leader in the finance and not for profit sectors, including roles as the Head of Corporate Risk at Macquarie Group, and Senior Director of Operations for the Middle East and E...

Mark Harwood - SEED, Innovation and Brokers 15.12.2018 35:13

Welcome to Episode 21 of Good Will Hunters! This week on the show we have Mark Harwood. Mark leads the Social Enterprise and Economic Development (SEED) Unit of World Vision, with a focus on inclusive business, economic opportunities for women and impact investment. Mark and I met a few months back in Jakarta, where we were participating in a workshop on impact investment, and specifically how to...

Alison Covington - The Economy, Equality and Collaboration 09.12.2018 36:12

Welcome to Episode 20 of Good Will Hunters! This week on the show we have Alison Covington, Founder and CEO of Good360 Australia. Good360 is to manufactured goods what OzHarvest is to food - a recycler, a repurposer (if there is such a word!) and a champion of the circular economy. Alison discovered Good360 in the USA and knew immediately that it was a concept Australia desperately needed. Austral...

Alicia Curtis - Leadership, Books and Boards 02.12.2018 45:19

Welcome to Episode 19 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to Alicia Curtis, Founder of Alyceum and 100 Women. Like last week's guest, Dr Jemma Green, I came across Alicia at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Alicia was nominated for her work in establishing and growing 100 Women, a giving circle intended to ignite women's philanthropy. Alicia gave a TEDx talk on this very topic in Peth la...

Dr Jemma Green - Democracy, Energy and the Environment 24.11.2018 41:29

Welcome to Episode 18 of Good Will Hunters, with Dr Jemma Green, Co-Founder and CEO of PowerLedger, the leading peer to peer marketplace for renewable energy trading. A few weeks ago I attended the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Sydney. Jemma was nominated, and won! Just days earlier, Jemma was on Nekker Island with Richard Branson himself celebrating a whole different award. Suffice to say...

Simon Doble - Light, Energy and Education 08.11.2018 37:21

Welcome to Episode 17 of Good Will Hunters! Phew - have we got a great episode for you today! Simon Doble is an inventor, an entrepreneur, a CEO, and one of the kindest and most compassionate individuals I've ever met. The SolarBuddy story is an amazing one. SolarBuddy started because Simon was outraged by the fact that so many people globally were living in energy poverty, and so few knew about i...

Kaitlin Tait - Finding Your Spark and Nurturing Female Entrepreneurs 28.10.2018 35:58

Welcome to Episode 16 of Good Will Hunters! This week on the show I chat with Kaitlin Tait, the Director of YHER, a part of YGAP which focuses on supporting female entrepreneurs in the Pacific, Bangladesh and parts of Africa. Kaitlin and husband Aaron started Spark International back in 2008, after getting caught up in the violent election crisis that plagued Kenya that year (much like our guest f...

Rosie Wheen - Water, Women and Wishful Thinking 21.10.2018 43:41

Welcome to Episode 15 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to Rosie Wheen, CEO of WaterAid Australia. I firstly wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support since Season 2 kicked off a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been really enjoying recording these episodes and never take for granted what a privilege it is to chat with leaders in the sector every week, and to share my learnings with you....

Annabelle Chauncy - Silver Linings, Building Schools and the Power of Education 15.10.2018 34:40

Welcome to Episode 14 of Good Will Hunters, with Annabelle Chauncy, the Founder and CEO of School for Life Foundation. Annabelle would be well-known to many of us in the not for profit community. I first heard of Annabelle and the School for Life Foundation at a conference a few years ago, and then my memory was triggered when I saw a segment on television about a year ago, showcasing the incredib...

Tom Perry - Virtual Reality, Storytelling and Regionalism 08.10.2018 40:47

Welcome to Episode 13 of Good Will Hunters, and our first episode of Season 2! In this episode, I chat with Tom Perry, Pacific Communications Lead at the World Bank. Tom and I worked together years ago when I was also at the World Bank, and ever since I’ve been so impressed and inspired by his work. Tom and I chat about virtual reality, investing in communications, creating platforms for storytell...

Jeremy Meltzer - Creating Experiences, Transforming Retail, Supporting Girls 27.08.2018 46:19

Welcome to Episode 12 of Good Will Hunters! This week on the show I chat with Jeremy Meltzer. Jeremy is a socially and environmentally conscious entrepreneur and expert in ‘business for purpose'. He is the Founder of i=Change, the world's first cause-marketing platform and Australia's fastest-growing social enterprise tech startup. i=Change partners with global brands, who give back a portion of p...

Maddy Vaughan - Adara Development, Neonatal Health and Educating Girls 19.08.2018 45:15

Welcome to Episode 11 of Good Will Hunters! This week on the show I chat with Maddy Vaughan, the Senior Programs Manager at Adara Development. Adara is proof that the power of business can be used to improve the lives of people in poverty. The Adara Group consists of two Australian corporate advisory businesses, Adara Advisors and Adara Partners, whose sole purpose is to support the non-profit int...