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Star Trek and reflections on terms we use - why not?  In this very short episode I read out an article just written about the phrases "Not for profit" and "For purpose". The article is here: 'Not for profit' or 'For purpose'? Some reflections by way of Star Trek – seeds (theseeds.nz) Could you share this and tag someone in to amplify the message? For more visit www.theseeds.nz  

Dr. Colin Habberton and I have a great conversation about his childhood in South Africa, his memories of the transitions that have happened there and how he approaches thinking about measuring and considering impact at Relativ Impact which he co-founded www.relativimpact.com .  They are active across the Word including New Zealand and were set up with this mission: " We serve purpose-driven organi...

This was a Fireside Chat hosted by Michelle Berriman from the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand with panellists Kaye Maree Dunn, Sue Barker, Liz Gibbs, Steven Moe and Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna'i.  In it we cover many different topics which are interesting – the future, diversity in governance, charity regulation and more.  This was held in the evening of the first day of the FINZ conferenc...

David has had an interesting life and in this conversation we hear about his origins in Christchurch, growing up as the son of an All Black and the impact that had, his studies, first job in the agriculture sector, then in retail in the UK and then in health in New Zealand.  This is a deep dive into his life story and background.  If you enjoy our conversation then remember this is episode 321 so...

Rose Challies and Vic Crockford both joined the latest Impact Call to share about what they are involved in.   Vic Crockford shared with us about Community Housing Aotearoa and their work - for more info visit Community Housing | Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa   Rose Challies shared about Terra Nova Foundation - for more info visit Terra Nova Foundation | Reduce and Reconnect   To listen to earlier calls...

This is a short excerpt of my conversation with Preston Hegel which focusses on a story about the moment things changed for him.  If you like this have a listen of the hour long interview with him and check out other episodes at www.theseeds.nz  Earlier long form interview with Preston https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pid2ADH8O8Jr3jPnC2uXl?si=TwY6BsDZS4OZmiUZfmYs7A Board Matters podcast https://w...

This conversation with Alana Kilmartin we talk about careers and life choices.  Are there better ways to help people make big decisions and what would it look like if there were more overseas experiences to help them get a true understanding of who they are and what work they should do.  We also talk about her early childhood and growing up, time in Italy and the decision to move to New Zealand.  ...

I'm hosting a new podcast called "Board Matters" which was just released - it has 13 conversations with very experienced Directors on leadership and governance.  We need to upgrade and upskill our governance understanding and I hope this is one small way to help - do you know someone on a Board who is a Director or a Trustee and might appreciate this free resource?  This seeds episode has informat...

My conversation with Mau'u Sio Ifopo gave great insight on his life and journey to move back home to New Zealand.  What's it like to grow up with an identity linking you to Samoa but growing up in Christchurch?  We also talked about young people and mentoring through the great work of Special Friends Sports Trust.  If you enjoy this check out the 300+ other conversations at www.theseeds.nz   Speci...

Really enjoyed this in depth conversation with Preston Hegal all about cultivating community among creatives who are creating Art at the XCHC XCHC (Exchange Christchurch) | Art Space.   We start with his own background and what has shaped his life, life changing moments that led to new realisations and eventually landing in New Zealand where he is building community at the XCHC.  This was a very w...

Neil wants to help young people to gain financial literacy and does so through MoneyTime.  Before we find out about that initiative and its rollout across New Zealand schools to gamify learning about financial matters, we hear about his life story and background and what has led him to do this work.  Seeds is a project to capture life stories so we can learn from each other and this is episode 314...

In this conversation with Carey Ewing we hear about his life journey coming from a small rural community to travelling the world and seeing poverty first hand in Africa – what would he do with his privilege?  After discussing his background we also learn about Te Whare Awhero – Hope House, and the work they are doing in the community.  Have a look at the link below and don't forget there are more...

Lisa Foster shares about the work of Rare Disorders NZ and Nicola Nation shares about the work of Ākina on transforming New Zealand's economy through the power of impact. These short insights from industry leaders give us a chance to hear about the work of another organisation - to join the email list drop me a line at steven@theseeds.nz   Rare Disorders NZ site: RDNZ | Home (raredisorders.org.nz)...

This is the audio of an article I wrote for The Spinoff which you can read here https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-06-2022/is-community-led-home-ownership-the-way-of-the-future   I found about this initiative as I was the lawyer helping to design the legal structure - I enjoy helping purpase and impact driven initiatives like this and if you have one or know of others who do, let them know that...

As well as podcasting I am a lawyer and in this session we describe the key changes coming to the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.  More free resources are here: Incorporated Societies Act 2022: Information Hub | Parry Field Lawyers

Tze-wei and Emma are lawyers with a focus on combining impact into their careers.  In this interview we hear about their journeys and how they do this in their work as impact driven lawyers.  Tze-wei is based in Hong Kong while Emma is based in Australia so this was an across Asia Pacific conversation for the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers launch event earlier this year.   More on GAIL (Global...

Tony shares his life story on this episode and we discuss his childhood, joining the military in Australia at age 16, serving in war zones, his addiction to alcohol and overcoming that, what his time in the military has taught him about leadership and teams and founding Halo Training which takes people into nature and gives them real life leadership opportunities based on the instructors' military...

Answering the question "what's for dinner?" is at the core of what Elise Hilliam co-founded MenuAid to address.  In this conversation we hear about her background and influences and what led her to become an entrepreneur and the plans for the future of MenuAid.  We covered a lot including the power of recipes and how food and community interconnect.  I really enjoyed our conversation and if you do...

Thanks to our speakers at the Impact Call last Friday, we had a really amazing in-depth session on these topics which you can listen to here: • From 4:24, Kate Frykberg shared reflections on her journey: "Missteps and learning: personal experiences of Pākehā organisations wanting to support Māori aspirations and learnings along the way…"  Site: Kate Frykberg • From 18:53, Sue Barker shared about h...

Barry Coates has had a fascinating life journey and in this conversation he shares about his background and what has led him to found Mindful Money, which focusses on helping Kiwis invest ethically.  We discuss the work they do and the seminars, programs and awards run.  We also talk about his early years, work in the United States and England and his time as an MP.  If you enjoy this then subscri...

Wendy Hoddinott shares her life journey in this episode and what has led her to focus on colloborative design of our shared spaces, as well as working on heritage related projects.  We also talk about the Gather Foundation which is a charity she founded which has a unique focus using its Place Cadets program: "Gather Foundation empowers Ōtautahi's tamariki and rangatahi to co-design outdoor enviro...

This is the audio of our conversation with four founders of tech companies which was part of Tech Week 2022.  Thanks to Hannah, Elliot, Chris, Jack and Aislinn for being part of this! Very often we just hear the glamorous part of the journey of Founders of tech start-ups. In this zoom session we heard some of the other parts too - no sugar coating, no glitz, just the reality of being an entreprene...

In the latest Impact Call for April 2022 we heard from: 00:00 - Introduction to call 05:09 - Kirsten Patterson on IOD 15:52 - Maria English on Impact Lab 27:22 - Ros Rice on Community Networks Aotearoa 44:38 - Final thoughts 46:13 - End Kirsten Patterson (KP) is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors of New Zealand (IOD) – was great to hear more about this organisation that has 10,000 m...

Nicola Patrick has led an interesting life and in this episode we hear all about her journey.  We have a bunch of diversions along the way to talk about social enterprise, growing up in Takaka, working for the Ākina Foundation, rights of rivers and a lot more too.  We also focus in on an upcoming Expo that Thrive Whanganui are coordinating - you can find out more about it at their Facebook page be...

The 300th episode!  Thanks everyone for helping get to this point - in this one it's a bit different as I am in conversation with Andy Dickson who interviewed me for his podcast, 'Down to Earth Conversations' which he called "Law, Seeds and Maximum Impact".  We talk about my background and history and I share some of my journey - hope you enjoy this!!   Check out his podcast: https://www.downtoear...