Seeds

This episode is a celebration of reaching 200 episodes and 75,000 listens.  In it we hear from 30 different people to give a taste of the wide variety of voices, stories and conversations we have had so far. Thank you so very much for your support of the show, it means a lot when you listen and share and tell others about it!   Visit www.theseeds.nz  for more details about the show and how to acce...

Marian is the Chief Awesome Officer at the Ministry of Awesome.  In this interview we discuss how it is helping connect and encourage start-ups and entrepreneurs and develop an ecosystem that encourages collaboration at Te Ōhaka .  We also talk about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge.  But before that we discuss Marian's childhood as the daughter of a diplomat which meant she lived in many countr...

This is an excerpt with Marian Johnson about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge which is on now.   The full interview on her life and work with Ministry of Awesome will follow later this week.   For more on the challenge visit:   https://www.healthtechchallenge.co.nz Ministry of Awesome: https://ministryofawesome.com/   More info at www.theseeds.nz      

Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this episode.  We also find out about her background and what has led her to become an entrepreneur and the business model supporting NZ companies going to China.  I enjoyed this interview and am sure you will as well.  Be sure to check out the 4 minute excerpts in the last episode as wel...

Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this short extract from the full interview which will be released soon.  Key points: 1. Trust your gut - imposter syndrome can stop this ... 2. Not everyone's advice carries the same weight, so don't listen to every opinion 3. The first two points are really all about self belief 4. Surro...

This is a short book review of "Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen" by Donald Miller.   More on the book: https://buildingastorybrand.com For more content visit www.theseeds.nz  

John Berry shares his life journey during this interview and we find out about what he is doing today in the area of ethical investing at Pathfinder which now has 7 different funds.  To start with though we find out about John's childhood and he shares with us about becoming a lawyer, travels through the Middle East, going through a burnout period and deciding to move back from London.  We also di...

Vaughan founded V Formation to focus on helping small businesses achieve their potential.  Along the way he has become a passionate spokesperson for the owners of the hundreds of thousands of small businesses in New Zealand. In this interview we talk all about that and what is keeping him busy these days, but we also start off back with his childhood and learn about what has led him to get involve...

This is a short excerpt from the conversation with Vaughan Winiata which will be released next week.  In that full interview we talk about small business and what they need as well as many other topics. About Vaughan and his company V Formation: https://www.vformation.co.nz/about For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz Subscribe to ensure you do not miss future episodes.

'Anau shares her story of coming from Tonga as a child.  What is it like to grow up with two cultures and how do you adapt?  This is a really fascinating insight into the story of an immigrant as she is very open and honest with us about her journey.  I love the podcast for the different perspectives it can offer us on life, other journeys and what we might otherwise take for granted.  Check out s...

'Anau came to New Zealand from Tonga as a child - her full story will follow but this has 4 short excerpts from our conversation telling a few stories about her life. I love the podcast for the different perspectives it can offer us on life, other journeys and what we might otherwise take for granted. Talanoa Tuesday Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talanoatuesday Talanoa Tuesday IG https://www.i...

Kaila is the co-founder of Boma Global and the founder and CEO of Boma New Zealand .  I'd been looking forward to this conversation for a long time because Kaila has had a fascinating life and has an attitude and approach I've learned from.  In this interview we jump back in time to hear about her childhood and find out about some of her journey (including being the subject of an attempted kidnapp...

Kaila Colbin is on the show next week talking about her life - this is a short compilation of three excerpts from that interview to give a taste of what we talk about.  I sometimes get feedback that people want shorter version of the episodes so - here you go!   For more check out www.theseeds.nz  

Rob Lawrence retires in a few days and just turned 70 so in this interview we hear about his reflections on his career and life.  Starting from a young age he had an interest in the outdoors (his Father took him on his PHD research on Beavers as a 4 year old), we discuss what he studied and how his career took him to many different places, including New Zealand.  Rob has also done many varied thin...

Rob Lawrence retires at the end of this month and recently turned 70 .  Last week I interviewed him about his life journey and that will come out later this week, but in this short episode he offers 20 life lessons from his last 50 years working in business. Rob's photography site: https://www.roblawrencephotographer.com/ Linked In profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lawrence-a678375/ Email:...

In this live session I discussed with Craig Fisher the paper we released called " Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change ".  We discuss what the paper covers and why we wanted to issue the challenge of 7 questions for organisations to consider when they look at their strategy.  There were 55 attending this Zoom call on Friday 12 June 2020. To download the paper visit https://ww...

Live panel discussion on Creatives & the Arts: How can they shape our future?  This was held as part of "Vision Week" and this panel brought together 4 thought leaders in the Arts from across a variety of sectors. We have assembled an experienced lineup of panelists including: Anne Rodda, among other cultural and arts initiatives, Michael Hill Violin Competition organiser, formerly professional Ce...

Vicki-Anne shares her life journey in this interview and we talk in detail about her founding NZ Gifts of Love & Strength.  This is a great new charity which was set up to support victims of different events such as the shootings in Christchurch.  We also chat about her background and things she has faced in her life, including Lyme disease, which I did not know much about.  I really enjoyed my co...

Anne started her career as a professional musician before getting involved in a wide variety of initiatives focusing on the creative arts.  In this interview we hear about her life story, the influence of a meeting with Yo-Yo Ma, how she came to move to New Zealand, starting the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, and her role today in helping NFPs shape their futures.  Anne has led a w...

Terry Shubkin is Chief Excitement Officer at Young Enterprise which is focused on "Inspiring Students. Unleashing Leaders."  In this interview we hear about her life journey and what led her to taking on that role.  I really enjoyed hearing about her background and interesting journey and lessons learned when making life decisions ("what's the worst that could happen?") as well as the work being d...

Sally curates unique learning experiences, sallyduxfield.com, and delivers may of her programmes at Makahika Outdoor Pursuit Centre and in this interview we find out about her background, influences, time in the military and what led to what she does today.  We also find several rabbit holes to go down including what makes a good leader, how important soft skills are and the role of the 'camp fire...

David is a lecturer at AUT and Co-Director of Mōhio's Climate Innovation Lab.  In this interview we talk about his early life, the influence of his parents in shaping his focus on impact and many rabbit holes around public policy and consumer choice.  David has a D.Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford and experience in journalism, publishing and the non-governmental sector. His research...

This is a short book review of " New Power: How anyone can persuade, mobilize, and succeed in our chaotic connected age . " By Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms. For text of this review look here: https://theseeds.nz/new-power-book-review/ For more interviews look here www.theseeds.nz  

Luke is a young entrepreneur and in this interview we hear about the challenges of setting up a new venture.  We also find out about his life story and journey so far.  I really enjoyed my conversation with Luke and learning about Vxt which is a software company revolutionising small business communications by providing affordable voice message management and automation tools.  Seeds podcast is tr...

A beautiful original song played on the piano by Matthew Goldsworthy which he performed live for the Impact Unconference last Friday 24 April. It was too wonderful not to share with you all. The power of music to evoke memories and emotions. Would love to get him in the studio to record with violin and cello in the background - contact me if you want to help make that happen. Video of his full per...