Humans of Purpose

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? Th...

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?...

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 cal...

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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...

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...

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 f...

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,...

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 a...

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, Maca...

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, Bon...

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...

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 *...

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 Aborigin...

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. Pat...

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,...

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 *...

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'...

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-...

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!...

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...

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,...

Indi Clarke Indi Clarke is Executive Officer at Koorie Youth Council . Koorie Youth Council is the representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Victoria. 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 pod...

Sandra Davis Sandra "Sandy" Davis is my mum and a Judge at the County Court of Victoria . In this milestone ep with my biggest role model and mentor we talk about everything from the migrant experience, to study and career moves to judicial reform. PBA Impact 25 Awards Vote for Mike and Humans of Purpose by heading to pbaimpact .com , hit vote now and then select Mike Davis (about half way down) b...

Harriet McCallum Harriet is Senior Program Manager at the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation . Harriet is also a Board Member at L2R Dance . Patreon Community 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! Support us today! You'll get a week...