Humans of Purpose

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 an...

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...

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 w...

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...

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...

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 pra...

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 ve...

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...

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 p...

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, Melbour...

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, p...

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 shar...

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...

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 tal...

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 ou...

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 lea...

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? Th...

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. Th...

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 lo...

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...

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%...

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 ge...

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 :) Comm...

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 a...

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...