The Zeducation Podcast

Pasitaua delivers a speech to new Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees and graduates at AUT and share 3 thing they should do to achieve long term success and happiness.

Sean Bailey is the founder and owner of a leadership consultancy called 'EmpowerYou' and in this podcast, he shares some great leadership tips for how people can be better leaders.

Whitney Steel teaches us that there is multiple pathways to success especially when it comes to landing a job within the tech industry! Whitney Steel also teaches us that you need to change your mindset if you want to progress in your career. 

There is not much support or playbooks out there on being the best Father that you can be. This can also make it difficult to recognise and appreciate the role that a Father plays. Fathers are the unsung heroes of our society. They work hard to provide for their family while also balancing many other responsibilities. It can be exhausting to balance all these things at once! We want you fathers ou...

The nationwide Covid-19 lockdown in the past couple of years had highlighted New Zealand's "digital divide", with many households across the country not having access to a computer, a device or the internet. Digital devices like laptops help adults and our rangatahi (young people) who need them, so they're able to get access to online schooling, apply for jobs, complete tertiary study, work from h...

Great podcast interview today with  Maureen Fepuleai  who is the founder of IQ Talanoa which is a community support group focused on empowering and supporting women. We had a good talanoa about her personal story, pacific culture, mindsets, sexual and physical abuse, education and creating a safe space for people to flourish!

Our CEO Pasitaua Haufano was invited by Auckland Council to give a speech on Whānau and Financial Wellbeing. Pasitaua shares tips on how you can increase your income and manage down some of your expenses.

A recent survey of EMA members showed that 100 per cent of responding employers with vacancies were struggling to fill them with almost 40 per cent of employers advertising for more than six months. The survey had 335 businesses respond, mostly from the manufacturing, transport, construction, health, and retail sectors, but included 50 different sectors and industries. In this episode we talk abou...

LinkedIn is the largest business-oriented networking website geared specifically towards professionals. It has over 500 million members, in over 200 countries. Learning how to use LinkedIn effectively can you help grow your business and networks. In this podcast episode, Pasitaua Haufano shares 3 simple tips on how you can use LinkedIn to grow your educational business and brand.

Poleki was born in New Zealand. His parents worked hard to save money, get green cards, and then moved to Hawaii where Poleki grew up. His parents' sacrifice motivated him to always do his best and excel even when it wasn't comfortable. In 1999, Poleki moved to the mainland to play football for Idaho State University, and became the first college graduate in his family. After graduating and settli...

Passion helps you make a difference because you are doing something that you find valuable . Those who are the most successful will happily tell others how much they love what they do. Passion is the fuel that will keep you on the path toward realising your goals and achieving your dreams. In Addition, finding your purpose in life might sound like a nice-to-have, but it's more important than you m...

A primary goal of culturally responsive teaching is to ensure that students from diverse backgrounds have meaningful opportunities to experience quality instruction that consistently incorporates cultural components to support learning. In this podcast, you will learn some tips from Pasitaua and Kalolo on how to be a culturally competent teacher.

Setting goals and actually achieving them, can be quite frustrating and disappointing if we don't know how to do it effectively. Since it's the new year and everyone is thinking about setting new goals and making 2022 a successful year, Pasitaua and Kalolo felt inspired to create this podcast for helping you create and achieve your goals for 2022!

In this zeducation podcast, Pasitaua and Kalolo discuss 3 tips on how you can improve your facilitation skills. Your ability to facilitate effectively can help give your clients or learners a more rememberable and great experience. They will always want to come back to you! If you want to take your teaching or facilitation skills to the next level, then you might want to listen to this podcast!

Peter Jospehs is a passionate Pasifika Entrepreneur and Basketball Coach. In this podcast he shares why failure or hard times are actually good for you and why it's so important to leverage your cultural identity and cultural values to win in business and life!

Check out the most recent podcast with Kasia Renae Flanagan , owner of Everyday Legacies. In this podcast she shares her journey and research of Samoan - German History. She also talks about the importance of telling your personal story or history and leaving that as a legacy to inspire generations.

Husband and Wife, Scott & Jessica Allison-Jones, are the founders of 'The Brothers Authentic Limited' and are passionate about supporting mental health in Aotearoa.  In this episode, Scott shares the kaupapa behind The 'Brothers Authentic Limited' brand and how people can contribute to supporting mental health.

Makatuliki is a programme designed & delivered by Zeducation to help Pacific families develop more confidence and positive habits around manging money and working towards home ownership. One of our Zeducators, Tupou Moeakiola interviews one of her Mangere students to understand her experience and feedback from the Makatuliki programme.

Junior Fa shares what you should focus on to help you prepare for any fight or challenge that life throws at you. We also get to hear about how his passion for boxing all started.

Our Zeducators (trainers) Kalolo Haufano, Maria Kalpatzoglou & Tupou Moeakiola share their experiences and highlights of facilitating othe Makatuliki programme which focuses on helping Pacific families work towards home ownership.

Founder of GameTan, Raynor Cocker shares his story behind why and how GameTan started as a business for him to help youth to learn principles and life skills through digital gaming like Playstation, Xbox, PC etc.

Bun Leng is the owner of the popular Papakura Satay Noodle House in Papakura, South Auckland. In this podcast he shares how social media helped him grow his restaurant business especially through lockdown. He also shares his passion to help his community and why purpose is more important than profit in business.

Ashleigh Webster is a proud Māori and Niuean woman who shares her experience and passion about being  a Tuputoa Navigator that helps Pacific and Māori rangatahi (youth) to unleash their greatness. She also talks about the work that Tuputoa is doing with Zeducation, Microsoft and adulhouse to help build resilience in our Pacific and Maori communities.

Sandra is well known for her creative genius when it comes to design and building businesses. She plays a crucial role in managing and growing Zeducation. She shares her journey towards becoming a business owner and some of the challenges and goodness of being in a family business.

Dr Naseem Ameer Ali is a Professor at Massey University who is also one of Kalolo's Money Management students. Dr Naseem Ameer Ali also has wife and kids who are doing the Money Management Course. He shares his insights of what he is learning in class and applying effectively in his life.