Tall Poppy Talk

Stanley Henry is the founder & managing director of The Attention Seeker – Aotearoa NZ’s Leading Personal Branding, LinkedIn & TikTok Marketing Specialists. He is an entrepreneur, organic brand strategist, and keynote speaker. Having lived globally, built credibility, and managed countless staff & budgets – he remains fiercely ambitious and is always looking for opportunities to grow....

Jessie Smith may be known as a world champion BMX racer, youth Olympian, 8x national champion, and Oceania champion. This is all true. However, many more know her as a mental health advocate, using her voice to speak up about the reality of a life full of highs & lows. Jessie is a voice of hope and change. This korero is honest, inspiring, and full of tangible insights into the mind of a high-...

Emmanuel Peyrezabes - Head of Athletic Performance, Rugby Nederland. Emmanuel is an expert in athletic performance & development. This comes from his time as a professional athlete, a coach, strength & conditioning lead, and his extensive ongoing studies. With a bachelor's in Exercise & Sports science, and master's in Performance Optimization & Mental Preparation, he truly combines practical + aca...

Lisa Lampanelli. With a career spanning over 30 years, Lisa Lampanelli is a stand-up legend. From comedy tours, specials, Comedy Central roasts (Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff, & many more!), Grammy nominations, and national TV guest appearances - Lisa became known as the lovable 'Queen of Mean' with her insult stand-up style. "More than a standup - a standout" - Jim Carrey. Announcing her reti...

ANBF Australasian Super Flyweight champion, Holly McMath, is a two-time NZ Flyweight & two-time Golden Glove Champ! Holly has an insane list of growing credits to her name including winning the NZ National Amateur Boxing Championships twice in 2018 and 2021. In 2020, Holly made her professional boxing debut and in 2022 came back with a fire, competing in fiercely close fights with a world title co...

Brad Olsen has this insane ability to make the complex simple, to explain economics in lay-person logic that significantly lowers the educational barrier to entering economic conversations. He is the Principal Economist and Chief Executive of Informetrics, & a leading economic commentator in NZ! Brad is a rising household name with his frequent appearances on TV and Radio, coined Bad News Brad. At...

Anja Barugh is an Olympic halfpipe skier, with her passion for skiing taking her all over the globe! Including, Beijing where Anja competed for the NZ team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games! After making her debut on the world stage in 2019, she has swiftly become a role model in her sport and encourages others to pursue their dreams too! She is all for pushing boundaries & advocating for conversat...

Sam Harvey is an endurance athlete, coach, New Zealand champion + record holder, and tied the World record before ultimately assisting in the breaking of it for backyard ultras. With a remarkable record of 677km, 101 loops, and non-stop competition for over four days – Sam is regarded as a pioneer of the backyard ultras, coaching himself & others toward unknown, boundless heights of this runni...

Molly Leishman is a producer at Human Person, an actor, creator, and all-around wonderfully clever, driven person. Having spent two years as a commercial TV producer, Molly dove headfirst into the Human Person team (a creative studio in LA), working on the iconic festival Coachella as her first project. During our korero, we talk all about the action behind the camera or stage that Molly really gr...

Morgan Blind – Creator of The Weight of Winning, & Harvard scholar-athlete. From a young age, Morgan has truly embraced + capitalized on her opportunities. Within rowing, she held NZ national titles in high school, before earning a spot on the Harvard Radcliffe D1 rowing crew where she competed alongside studies for a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology). Since graduating this past May, she raced at...

A’nan Bridgett is a 3 x NCAA All-American D1 track & field athlete, breaking many records and setting new ones in his career so far. He is a distinguished scholar, member of the honor society, and a regular name of the dean’s list at Rutgers University. Representing his college he became not only a 3x first team NCAA d1 all-American but also a 2x individual BIG Ten champion, and named athlete of t...

Exclusive, first-time podcast for New Zealand's youngest (ever) mayor, Ben Bell. Withstanding immense public attention and uniting his council together after a rocky start, its a gift to have had the opportunity to hear from his perspective how he's grown this past year. Ben has accomplished many things and worn many hats – during this korero we touch upon those roles, in particular, his position...

Lani Fogelberg is a leading business consultant, a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and a success & mindset expert. In 2019, she founded Fogelberg Consulting and has exponentially grown as a business leader, and personal brand. Extending across New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, the UK, and more, Lani provides independent, practical advice & direction, for large-scale businesses to in...

Eric Murray CNZM is a two-time gold medal Olympic champion, 8x world champion - winning six consecutive World Rowing Championship gold medals in the coxless pair plus two more gold medals in the coxless four and coxed pair. With his Kiwi Pair partner, Hamish Bond, they set an unbeaten partnership of 69 races!! Solidifying themselves as the most successful combination in rowing history. Holding the...

Dr. Graham Turner has spent 25+ years specializing in coach and athlete development, holding a PhD in Talent Development in Sport. He works at the Australian Institute of Sport as a Performance Pathway systems leader. Graham recently became a published author with ‘The Young Athlete’s Perspective: Talent Development Stories: What They Want and Need.’ This book is something special, it is insightfu...

Ambassador, advocate, athlete – Jaden Movold is a T54 Internationally Classified wheelchair racer and this year Paralympics NZ selected Jaden into the para-sport collective. Holding numerous NZ age-group records and several national championship titles, he is an athlete to his core! I'm so grateful for Jaden's authenticity, as he openly discusses the impact of Tall Poppy Syndrome and why it motiva...

Gracie Francis is a talented, joyous, & generous person who more formally is recognized for her title as C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow At The Juilliard School, and collaborative pianist. A pillar to her personality is her advocacy + sense of community, as she endlessly uses music as a means to bring people together & support them. As a musician she is ever evolving and expanding her knowledge + exper...

Dr. Davin Tan MbChB FRANZCP, is a specialist in Child and Forensic Psychiatry. He's also an expert on empathy & the role it plays within inter- and intrapersonal relationships. There can be no health without mental health. He works to make accessible the mental models to turn emotional chaos into strength for youth + adults, and has distilled the core tenets of emotional intelligence into his cour...

Our first ever Tiny Talk! woohoo! Tiny Talks will feature sporadic yarns outside our typical weekly interview-styled episodes. For this TT, join me as I catch up with an old friend & prior guest James Warrender (episode #7) and two fellow artists Jas Sabrine + Jason Wray. Today's guests are: Jas Sabrine: Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Jasmine is a multidisciplinary Filipinx Artist whose practice...

Jared Pickstock thrives in high stakes situations, whether thats as Senior Producer of the 2023 Best Network Music Breakfast Show - Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley ZM Radio, or during an intense D&D session (he managed to crowbar that in). Today we yarn about what 'high-performance' means in broadcasting, memorable live on-air moments, and the path Jared took from 'I have no idea' to top-tier bro...

Paddy Mayne is an absolute class act. Not only as an endurance athlete, or paramedic, but as a friend. He has a remarkable ability to be his full authentic self, to speak his mind, and do so in an inspiring way that encourages you to be a better, more open person. It is a privilege for me to share his journey through this platform - from breaking his back to qualifying for the ironman 70.3 world c...

Kyle McLean specializes in training and development, with a large focus on the sport space having spent 20+ years coaching. Working with individuals, teams and large organizations including Sport NZ, NZ rugby, netball, Tennis, Badminton, Swimming, surfing, squash and Golf, as well as regional organizations including BOP rugby – where he is also in the role of Head Coach of the 2023 Volcanix team c...

Jamie Tout is an absolute expert in high performance, currently his role is as Director General Manager of the Performance Institute at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation & Sport (NZCIS) - he’s also a wicked coach from elite team strength & conditioning, to his kid's rugby team. During this episode, we talk all about the realm of high-performance and what it takes to cultivate and foster a high-...

Andre Fa'aoso excels in all his endeavors, as demonstrated in his roles with the United Nations Youth, 95bFM News, Youth Press Gallery, Net Safe NZ, and during his time as both Head Boy and Dux in his final year at Rutherford. Before heading to Yale in fall of 2023 – where he was awarded full admission + scholarship - he currently studies communication at AUT and works on NZ’s largest student-led...

Sassafraz Marshall-Johnson is an absolute gem making a path for herself in the TV & Film industry. It is near impossible to define what she 'does' to any one title - camera operator, crew member, it is ever-evolving. One thing I can ascertain is that she lives in a world of creativity & action, full with fascinating people + places. With powerhouse credits including The Lord of the Rings: The Ring...