Joy Units

Jo talks about life lessons she learnt from a week in Fiji and Sean talks about one of his favourite movies, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. www.jobrothers.com www.seanhigginsartistandalchemist.com

Jo talks about Agatha Christie and her storytelling and Sean talks about his Dad introducing him to this magazine called Mad.

Jo talks about Rick Rubin's secret sauce to being a creative. Sean talks about Illuminated Manuscripts, and the Permanent Impression the Printing Press has had on Typefaces and his Fondness for Fonts.

Jo talks about Hedy Lamarr technology inventor and film star and Sean talks about the Illusion of 3-D Depth from the Renaissance through to the Apple Vision Pro.

Jo talks about Thierry Meugler's Angelic perfume and Sean talks about the wild world of Maurice Sendak.

Jo talks about her childhood being in the Brownies and how our fun, learning and chores were gamified in the 70's and 80's. Sean talks about René Magritte's far reaching influence on modern society and asks the question "What do René Magritte, Paul McCartney and Steve Jobs have in common?"

Jo talks about Grace Coddington her work as creative director at American Vogue and her incredible talent in creating magical photoshoots and worlds. Sean talks about Cy Twombly's amazing skill in reimagining the past through his unique sensual and emotional scribbles.

Jo talks about Pat McGrath's porcelain doll-like skin makeup for the Maison Margiela SS24 couture show in Paris. Sean talks about Philip Glass an American composer and pianist and his scoring of the film Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation.

Jo talks about the origins of Mirror, Glitter and Disco balls which reach back to the 1800's and into the present. Sean talks about Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel books and the story behind the project that produced these three amazing volumes.

Joy Units is our new podcast with Jo Brothers & Sean Higgins. What is a Joy Unit? Remember how you felt as a child when felt that aura or energy or frequency of being so super happy and it was like a magic feeling. We connect to Joy Units in our own way it could spending time with a friend, creative inspiration or as simple as a memory coming back to you. It could could buying something you lo...

Exciting news its official Sean will be joining me as a permanent host.  When we share the way we see the world in ways others haven’t notice or considered that’s the work of the artist. That’s what an artist does. – Rick Rubin Sofia Coppola  Taylor Swift Rick Rubin David Beckham & Posh  Marilyn Monroe Helena Bonham Carter Wes Anderson Chris Ware

We discuss rebooting my eBook Spiritual Me and Sean’s artwork for his upcoming 2024 exhibition. Buy your digital download copy of Spiritual Me the eBook for $US10 at https://www.jobrothers.com/ See Sean’s art at https://www.seanhiggins.co.nz/

We first met in 2014 when I was at Air New Zealand and we brought Chris over to New Zealand to talk at a social media breakfast and events with the leadership and Exec team. At the time Chris was talking about existence as a platform and Big Mother. Chris explained these ideas and throughout our talk we discuss  where he thinks we are in the digital  evolution.  We also talked about...

I talk with Jo Seto Owner of Flying Horse Takapuna. The Flying Horse is a community favourite restaurant that has been dishing up for Takapuna since 1977. Jo's story started when her parents migrated to NZ in the 80"s. In 2006, her family took over Flying Horse Takapuna and a new a new chapter began. Now her parents have finally decided to step back to enjoy the fruits of their labour, with Jo and...

Jo talks with Kiran Jeffery started her career with The Walt Disney Company in 1999 and has held a wide range of roles in the Brand Marketing(Corporate & Film), Digital Content and Franchise Management departments. In 2014 Kiran joined Walt Disney Imagineering and now as VP for Content & Partnership Planning, she works across Disney’s biggest properties: Star Wars, Marvel, Frozen, all of t...

Ahead of International Women's day I had a fabulous conversation with the phenomenal Dame Trelise Cooper to talk fashion, life, creativity and wisdom.   Establishing her business in 1985, Dame Trelise Cooper, the unconventional force behind New Zealand’s most successful fashion empire, has built her brand through trusting her own instincts as well as a natural sense of beauty and design...

I had a very interesting conversation with the phenomenal Lisa Tamati - Mental Toughness Coach and Human Potential Expert. For the past 25 years Lisa has competed in the world's toughest endurance events clocking up over 70,000km, racing everywhere from the Sahara, to the Gobi, to Death Valley to the Himalayas, Australia and Europe.   She has pushed her mind and body to the limits, and has bo...

Jo talks with the Hon Nikki Kaye who was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Auckland Central electorate in 2008, winning the seat for the National Party for the first time in New Zealand’s history. In 2011 and 2014 she was re-elected winning the seat against then Labour list MP Jacinda Ardern. http://www.nikkikaye.co.nz ☆ Giant Sisters: http://www.giantsisters.com ☆ Jo Brothers: http://ww...

Jo talks with Red. Red is an Adventurer & a Girl Grylls, paddling the entire coastline of New Zealand in a kayak. This was not a race but her solo journey that became a 432 day odyssey starting at 8:00am, Tuesday 27th October, 2015 from Takapuna Beach, Auckland and ending 11:30am, Saturday 31st December, 2016 at Takapuna Beach, Auckland. ☆ Giant Sisters: www.giantsisters.com ☆ Jo Brothers: www.job...

Have you heard of Miss Tubs? A newish Kiwiana ice-cream start up created by six students, five from Westlake Girls High and one from Westlake Boys, originally started as part of the Young Enterprise organisation programme. Miss Tubs key team are CEO is Caitlin Goodin, Marketing Managers - Charlotte Houten and Victoria Roebuck, Communications Manager is Eda Ye, Production – Lilly Cripps, Finance -...

Jo Brothers talks with Heather McRae Principal – Diocesan School for Girls. Dio is an all-girls independent school for Pre-School to Year 13 offering both day and boarding located in Epsom, Auckland. Educating Girls at the speed of Life. Prior to that Heather was Principal at Pakuranga College, a co-educational school with 2100 students. Before that, she was Principal and Director of Curriculum at...

Jo Brothers talks with Renee Graham the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Women in New Zealand. Renee was previously Policy Director at the Ministry of Education. Renee has a strong background in leading complex strategic policy development in both the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social Development. ☆ Giant Sisters: http://www.giantsisters.com ☆ Jo Brothers: http://www.jobrothers.com ☆...

Jo talks with Hung Huang a multi-media mogul holding the titles of publisher, author, blogger, podcast and TV presenter. Huang is known as the Oprah of China and is considered to have the same influence over fashion in China as Anna Wintour. Huang has a New Zealand connection partnering with Tourism New Zealand to promote destination New Zealand to the Chinese travel market and has visited New Zea...

Jo talks with Gillian Eadie, Managing Director of Memory Foundation. Gillian's focus is encouraging brain fitness at all ages. She is currently with The University of Auckland and chaired their Human Participant Ethics Committee for two and a half years. Prior to that Gillian was an independent school principal (St Oran's College, Corran School, Samuel Marsden Collegiate Schools) who took delight...

Jo talks with Debbie Summers Executive Director IDNZ. With 20 years of cruise experience, Debbie works closely with the vast majority of the world’s cruise companies. She has a wealth of critically important industry connections at the very highest levels. Debbie is Executive Director of IDNZ (largest NZ Cruise Ground Handler) heading the Cruise Division, Chairman of the New Zealand Cruise Associa...