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This was not planned.  Which makes it the perfect 100th episode as we always look for depth and meaning in unexpected moments.  Justice Joe Williams got up to give the keynote speech at the recent Charity Law and Regulation conference held at Te Papa in April 2019 and rather than start straight into that topic he took time and instead reflected on the Karakia which had been said just before that,...

Do you remember being 6?  Most of us have forgotten but it's important to try and recall sometimes.  This episode may help a little as we hear from Isabel about what she enjoys in life and how she sees the world.  What can adults learn from kids and what should they do less of?  It's a great 99th episode with a unique perspective!   For more episodes check out www.theseeds.nz  

Lauren loves mathematics and that shines through in this interview.  She has worked for many years as a maths teacher and so I wanted to talk with her about her life and perspective on this as well as her work with the NZ Association of Maths Teachers.  This podcast covers any topic that we want it too - variety and quality of story are the consistent principles! We first met almost 20 years ago w...

This is an audiobook of the report "Structuring for Impact: Evolving Legal Structures for Business in New Zealand" that was released 17 April 2019 (index of key sections is below).  I am really proud to have been involved as one of the co-authors and wanted to provide a different platform for it be accessible on here for those who might listen but not want to read the whole thing.  Grateful assist...

Georgia is a changemaker, ex-lawyer and now CEO of Humanitix NZ, and she shares about building the world's first non-profit events ticketing platform backed by Google and Atlassian, the value of education and the power of community. In this interview we talk about her childhood, the value of community, the importance of vulnerability and being honest in her life and career.  We also discuss her ne...

Louise is the CEO of the Ākina Foundation and she spoke this morning in Wellington at the launch of the major new report: "Structuring for Impact: Evolving Legal Structures for Business in New Zealand".  I really enjoyed the process of helping to co-author this report with a group of amazing people who are mentioned in this podcast.  Please have a read of the report and help us share it to your ne...

Yes, this is a very long episode!  Have a listen to short intro to understand more but it is all the audio of more than 10 sessions at the two day conference "Future prospects for charity law, accounting and regulation" held 11-12 April 2019 at Te Papa and providing it all here so accessible to all those who were not in the room but would be challenged and empowered by the content.  I was on organ...

Carolyn is an expert on the history of financial reporting - in this interview we spoke in front of a live audience of almost 200 at a conference held at Te Papa in Wellington on 11-12 April 2019.  In this wide ranging interview we discuss the history of what might sound like a dull topic by jumping back in time ancient Egypt as well as fish hooks in colonial New Zealand and what has led to our cu...

This bonus episode is all about impact and social enterprise in New Zealand.  It was recorded on Friday 12 April 2019 as a live panel discussion at Te Papa.   It was moderated by Steven Moe with Louise Aitken, CEO of Ākina Foundation, Professor Dana Brakman Reiser from Brooklyn Law School, Holly Norton co-founder and Chief Community Officer of Collaborate, Kay Maree Dunn, co-founder and CEO of Āha...

Wil co-founded EPIC (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus) a unique building which houses many start-ups and tech companies in central Christchurch.  As one of the first buildings to go up following the earthquakes there is an amazing story behind the building which we discover in this interview.  Wil also shares his background growing up in the UK and how he ended up in New Zealand.  We also...

John Page is a governance expert at BoardWorks.  He is also the writer of a major research report "True to Label" looking at how value is measured in the non-profit sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.  He has many years of governance experience in a variety of roles and in the arts which we discuss in the interview.  Now in his role he works as a consultant supporting governing boards and directors in...

Peter was the Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral at the time of the earthquakes in 2011.  I chose to air this interview now because we talk about love and acceptance in this and it feels like the most appropriate interview given the Christchurch attacks which have just happened.  In this wide ranging conversation we discuss his background in the UK, his studies at Oxford University and what led hi...

Matthew founded Youth Arts New Zealand to empower youth to creatively express themselves.  We talk about his life and what led him to start this, the value of collaboration across creative arts, the interaction between an audience and a performer, what music means to him, storytelling through live shows and music and why bringing different types of arts together is so important.  I really enjoyed...

In this episode I share everything I've learned about how to create a podcast.  This was recorded live when I gave it as a session at the Social Enterprise Unconference in Levin in mid February 2019.  One of my dreams for seeds was to teach others so they could start their own podcast so if you are interested in learning more then drop me a line and happy to help answer your questions - steven@the...

This short bonus episode profiles Collett's Corner with founder Camia Young sharing about what this crowdfunded community owned property development is about.  This presentation was given at a recent "Coffee & Jam" event hosted by Ministry of Awesome. For Camia's full story check out this earlier episode:  http://seeds.libsyn.com/camia-young-on-architecture-as-a-way-to-create-community https://ohu...

Joanna is the CEO of ChristchurchNZ which promotes the city as both a tourism destination and a dynamic place for business to grow.  In this interview we talk about her early life, working as a reporter, the role of journalism in the world today, her role as Editor of The Press just after the earthquakes and what the future holds for Christchurch.  I really enjoyed this 85th episode and my discuss...

Lisa founded Social Currency an accounting firm with a difference that we discuss in the interview (hint: it gives back).  We also talk about Lisa's early life, a near death experience at 11, growing up and playing different sports, how she came up with the idea for social currency and how it works.  I enjoyed my discussion with Lisa as we talked about many other things as well ranging from prison...

Kerri coordinates 'Carabiner' in Christchurch which helps provide mentoring opportunities for young people aged 18-25 with disabilities.  In this interview we talk about her childhood, love of the outdoors, working life and her views about what the word "disability" means.  I really enjoyed talking with Kerri and she is a real inspiration - a few minutes of listening to this interview and you will...

E Wen Wong was 13 when she founded P.S. Our Beaches.  Now aged 16 we talk about her love of poetry, founding an organisation to clean up our beaches, solving problems and what the future holds.  I really enjoyed my conversation with E Wen and will be interesting to watch what she gets involved with in future since she has started getting involved (and starting) many things so young. Website: https...

Steve is the Executive Director at Pathway which is a charity and social enterprise helping prisoners reintegrate back into society after they leave prison.  It does that through a charitable trust owning two businesses which employ those ex prisoners.  In this longest episode so far we talk about his childhood, different careers including as a radio host, President of the Canterbury Students Asso...

Robert speaks about suicide from a place of sincerity and personal experience which is profound.  In this episode we talk with him about his childhood, early life, guardian angels who have saved him from suicide, the epidemic that we are seeing now, mental health, vulnerability and how to have more open conversations.  This is a wide ranging conversation touching on many topics with an eloquent vo...

Some interviews are like little jewels that I've somehow uncovered while walking along the beach.  Today is one of those as I speak with the poet Kathleen Gallagher.  Kathleen has written plays, poems, novels as well as done 7 feature films.  In this interview we talk about her childhood, the creative writing process, how she writes, being attentive and in the moment and her recent novel Inangahua...

Sister Mary was born in 1929 and knew she wanted to be a nurse early in her life.  In January 1949 she joined Little Company of Mary which is coming up to 70 years of service.  In this interview we talk about her early life and memories of the first radio her family purchased, the Great Depression, the start of World War II and at age 16 her first experience of being with someone who died while sh...

Julie co-founded charity KidsCan 13 years ago and is the CEO now.  In this interview we talk about her childhood, her first jobs, the influence of her parents on her life and what led her to start KidsCan.  We also talk about child poverty in New Zealand and what they are seeing on the front line among the almost 800 schools that they are in and how they are supporting children in need.  We then d...

Thanks everyone for helping reach this significant milestone!  The 75th episode was just released and with that we passed 20,000 total listens across all the interviews.  Thanks to all who are out there listening to one, or many, of the episodes of the show and telling others about it - this milestone would not have been possible without you!   In honour of reaching this have edited the seminar la...