Best Amra Naidoo Podcasts (2024)

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Sumitra Pasupathy, Global Partnerships Director, Ashoka 1:00:15

3y ago1:00:15

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In this episode we meet Sumitra Pasupathy, who is the Global Partnerships Director at Ashoka. Ashoka is absolutely legendary in the world of social entrepreneurship. And it's based on the idea that the most powerful force for good in the world is a social entrepreneur. Sumi is a social entrepreneur and the Co-founder and Director of Playeum, an inn…

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Cynthia Cheung, Incubation Program Lead at UNDP and Citi Foundation's Youth Co:Lab 41:13

3y ago41:13

41:13

Today I have a very special guest for you dialling in from Bangkok, Thailand. She leads the incubation programs for young entrepreneurs in over 24 countries at the Youth Co:Lab, an initiative co-led by the UNDP Asia-Pacific and Citi Foundation to economically empower the next generation in the region, through youth entrepreneurship and government i…

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Kevin Moon, Head of Impact Investments at Lonsdale Capital on Finding and Scaling Startups that Change the World 30:02

3+ y ago30:02

30:02

Today you’re in for a treat. I have a really interesting guest for you who works in the impact investment space. Now you might have heard about impact investing before, but for many people this is quite a new and up and coming area of investing. So, we’re going to find out more about what exactly it’s all about. Kevin is the Head of Impact Investme…

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Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of the United Nations World Food Program Innovation Accelerator; Accelerating Solutions to End World Hunger 42:54

4y ago42:54

42:54

On this episode I’d like to introduce you to Bernhard Kowatsch who is the founder and head of the Innovation Accelerator at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). We find out more about the World Food Program, what the Innovation Accelerator is all about and how Bernhard made the transition from a consultant at Boston Consulting Group to a …

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Catherine Chen, Founder of AvantFaire Investment Management on Impact Investing 53:11

4y ago53:11

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In this interview we speak with Catherine Chen who works in the impact investment space. Now you might have heard about impact investing before, but for many people this is quite a new and up and coming area of investing. The impact investing space has boomed in popularity over the past decade, with many institutions adapting the idea that you can …

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John 'Bob' Ranck, CEO of Orbis International; Home of the Flying Eye Hospital 57:33

4y ago57:33

57:33

Imagine living without sight. Now imagine living without sight and that you didn’t have to be. A shocking 75% of all visual impairment can be prevented or treated. Orbis International is an international non-profit that trains medical professionals around the world, rallying world class experts to train local eye care teams. They partner with local…

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Susan Bissell: Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children 1:05:37

4y ago1:05:37

1:05:37

In this interview I chat with Susan Bissell who is the Director at the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children at UNICEF. Although this episode was recorded a few years ago (I know, I’m sorry I’m slow at editing), Susan’s insights on the work to eliminate violence against children is still highly relevant. According to the Partnership, …

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Pete Yao; Chief Impact Officer at Thankyou 1:04:31

4y ago1:04:31

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In this interview I chat with Pete Yao who is the Chief Impact Officer of Thankyou. Now for those who follow me on social media, you’ll probably know that Thank you are one of my all-time favourite social enterprises. I love them because they’ve kind of flipped the whole consumer product FMCG model on its head and as a result are doing incredible w…

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Andy Last: Leveraging Authentic Communications for Social Impact 52:41

4+ y ago52:41

52:41

In this episode I had a chat with Andy Last who is the co-founder of Salt. Recently acquired by MullenLowe, and now known as MullenLowe Salt, the company is a strategic communications agency. As one of the first companies in the UK to be accredited as a B-Corporation, MullenLowe Salt advises organisations on they can use social issues to drive grow…

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Tharani Jegatheeswaran: Intrapraneurship, Career Changes and Social Impact Consulting at Deloitte 36:45

6+ y ago36:45

36:45

In this episode we chat with Tharani Jegatheeswaran who leads Deloitte Australia’s Social Impact Consulting Practise. So, if you’ve been listening for a while, you know that I am super passionate about business and impact, in particular seeing the two come together in ways that just make sense. Both for the business in terms of focusing on the core…

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Rochelle Courtenay: Sharing the Dignity in Australia 1:03:26

7y ago1:03:26

1:03:26

So, I know it’s been a while since I last released an episode. There’s been a lot of changes in my personal life and I just needed some time to refocus. I’m now located back in Singapore and heading up Community and Operations for muru-D which is a Telstra backed accelerator program. I’m excited to begin this new chapter of my journey discovering d…

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Kon Karapanagiotidis – Fighting for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Compassion, Decency & Kindness 1:08:41

7y ago1:08:41

1:08:41

I’m sure you’ve been hearing a lot about asylum seekers and refugees in the news. As a human rights advocate for the past 25 years, a lawyer, social worker, and teacher, Kon Karapanagiotidis, - CEO & Founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre - is the go-to man for everything you want to know about people seeking asylum. At 28, Kon founded the As…

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Jon Feinman– Using Weight Training to Reduce Youth & Gun Violence in the United States 44:25

7+ y ago44:25

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I had a really great interview with Jon Feinman, who is the Executive Director and CEO of Innercity Weightlifting, a non-profit based in Boston. They own and operate a few gyms around the city and work with young people who have been identified as a high risk for violence. Their programs focus on social inclusion and reducing youth violence by work…

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Mark Ruiz – Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Using Business and Technology to Create Economic Impact in the Philippines 56:47

7+ y ago56:47

56:47

As you may know, I spent a few months in the Philippines last year. And it was amazing. There’s a special place in my heart for that country and the incredible people there. During my time there, I met up with Mark Ruiz. Mark is one of the co-founders of Hapinoy - a social enterprise that work with women or nanays, who run small convenience stores,…

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Cristi Hegranes – Journalism for Development: The Woman Disrupting Global News & Traditional Media for Social Impact 51:10

7+ y ago51:10

51:10

I’m sure you’re aware that most of the world’s news coverage from developing countries centres around 4 topics: war, poverty, disaster, & disease. That’s where Global Press comes in. Global Press exists to pave a new way forward for international journalism. Acknowledging the flaws and limitations in both foreign correspondence and citizen journali…

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#18 - Marica Ristic - Domestic & Family Violence: The Cost & Causes 1:03:52

7+ y ago1:03:52

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When I first started thinking about this podcast and the topics that I’d like to cover, domestic violence was one that was top of mind for me. Domestic violence is an issue that has always stirred something in me. It’s something that is so pervasive in our societies. It crosses all cultures, races, countries, income and education levels. 1 in 3 wom…

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#17 - International Women's Day - What's the big deal? Do we still need it? 29:23

7+ y ago29:23

29:23

So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s hard not to miss all the events, news, and general PR buzz about International Women’s Day that was recognised this month. Countries celebrate it in different ways. This year you would have heard about the Day Without Women in the US and many other western countries around the world such as Australia…

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Anne-Marie Bakker – Planting Trees for Peace & Security 1:08:50

7+ y ago1:08:50

1:08:50

This week on the podcast, I’m chatting to the one and only Anne-Marie Bakker. Power-woman. Environmental advocate. Don’t mess with her, passionate, problem-solver, connector. Tree-planter. And all round, bad-ass. She is a solid driving force in the fight for environmental conservation in the Philippines - one of the last remaining tropical rainfore…

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#15 – Christine Amour-Levar – Using Adventure, Sport & Travel to End Violence Against Women 52:03

7+ y ago52:03

52:03

Of French, Swiss and Filipino descent, Christine Amour-Levar is Social Entrepreneur, Marketing Consultant and Author who passionately believes in women empowering each other. She grew up between Manila, Paris and Tokyo and is currently based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and four children. After graduating from Sophia University in…

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#14 – Sabeen Ali – Hackathons creating Social Impact & Technology for Good 54:09

7+ y ago54:09

54:09

About the episode On the show today we have Sabeen Ali, founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Angelhack - the world’s largest and most diverse hacker community. AngelHack, a female-owned, female-majority company helps drive open innovation of tech products, platforms and brands with extraordinary smarts, scale and speed via tech education, marketi…

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#13 – Esther Nai – Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability at Salesforce 45:22

7+ y ago45:22

45:22

I promise I've got a great episode for you today. I'm sure a lot of the listeners out there have heard about Salesforce and probably even use it. But I'm pretty sure your imagination would be quite limited in terms of the type of social impact initiatives that they work on that are in line with their business. Well today you're in for a treat. I in…

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#12 – Elijah Johnston – Fostering Social Innovation & Hackathons for Social Impact 1:19:43

7+ y ago1:19:43

1:19:43

I am excited to introduce to you one of my very good friends and someone who I find extremely inspiring. In this episode, I interview Eli Johnston who does a lot of very interesting work bringing together corporations and entrepreneurs to accelerate social innovation. He does this through his work as the head of corporate innovation at the Impact H…

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#11 - 3 Easy Things You Can Do To Create Impact These Holidays 13:29

7+ y ago13:29

13:29

The silly season is in full swing! And although, I love this time of year because of the special time I get to spend at home with my family and friends, I can't quite wrap my head around the craziness in the shopping malls and supermarkets. Apart from being absolute chaos, are you noticing the consumerism and materialism? #guilty This is a quick ep…

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#10 - Prashan Paramanathan - Venture Capital Fundraising as a Social Enterprise & the Public Benefit Company Structure 25:54

7+ y ago25:54

25:54

Episode 9 & 10 of the Doing Good Podcast are interviews with Founder of Chuffed, Prashan Paramanthan. In this episode, Prashan shares a ton of wisdom from his journey raising VC funds, how others can learn from their fundraising process and general advice for social entrepreneurs who are looking at securing investment from other non-traditional sou…

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#9 - Prashan Paramanathan - Crowdfunding for Social Impact, Social Entrepreneurship and Raising Funds as a Social Enterprise 1:00:28

7+ y ago1:00:28

1:00:28

Episode 9 & 10 of the Doing Good Podcast are interviews with Founder of Chuffed, Prashan Paramanthan. In episode 9, we talk all things tech for good, crowdfunding for social good and more. You get a better understand of what exactly crowdfunding is and how it can be used to create huge impact. Chuffed is a unique social enterprise in its structure …

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#8 - Clair Deevy - Facebook & Corporate Responsibility: Women in Business, Tech For Good, Social Impact 36:30

7+ y ago36:30

36:30

This is an episode that I have been wanting to do for a while. Everyone knows Facebook, but not many people would be aware about the work that Facebook is doing in the community to create social impact. In this episode, I interview Clair Deevy who is the head of Economic Growth Initiatives for Asia Pacific at Facebook. Clair is someone who really i…

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#7 We Can All Do Better 15:20

8y ago15:20

15:20

I was planning on releasing an episode from another amazing guest but given recent events, I think it’s an important time to stop and reflect about a new era that we have well and truly entered. This is an episode about tolerance and finding common ground to overcome some of the biggest problems the world is facing. These thoughts have been weighin…

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#6 - Siddarth Das - WWF, Earth Hour & Digital Engagement for Social Impact 57:59

8y ago57:59

57:59

Siddarth Das is the Director of Digital Engagement at WWF International and the Executive Director of WWF’s Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a very interesting campaign in the way that it’s run. Actually, WWF and their online communication in general is quite outstanding. The panda brand is recognized almost everywhere. So, it was interesting when Sid men…

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#5 - Maria Alejandra Garcia - CGIAR, Rural Women, World Food Day & Ending Poverty through Agriculture 56:43

8y ago56:43

56:43

This is a very special episode in partnership with CGIAR and CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network to recognise, International Day of Rural Women (15th October), World Food Day (16th October) and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17th October). CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future. CGIAR scienc…

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#4 - William Stubbs - Spur Projects, Mental Health, Suicide & How is the World Feeling? 1:10:24

8y ago1:10:24

1:10:24

William Stubbs who is the cofounder of an organsiation in Australia called Spur Projects. Most Australians would have heard of their Soften the Fuck Up Campaign and their just launched "How is the World Feeling?" campaign.

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#1 - Zhang Tingjun - Disaster Relief, Volunteering & Fundraising Challenges 32:28

8y ago32:28

32:28

In this episode of the Doing Good Podcast, I have a discussion with Zhang Tingjun the Executive Director of Mercy Relief. Ting is the first female to helm Mercy Relief in its 12 year history and was formerly the Co-Founder and Director of The Chain Reaction Project (TCRP), a non-profit organization recognized by the President's Office as one of Sin…

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#2 - David Nosibor - Social Innovation in Mazars 1:04:13

8y ago1:04:13

1:04:13

In this episode of the Doing Good Podcast, I’m interviewing David Nosibor. David is the Innovation Evangelist at Mazars, a global audit and accounting firm. David describes himself an intrapreneur, that is, someone within an organisation that is entrepreneurial and is making change from within. We find out what he does to promote innovation within …

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#3 - Chris Annadorai - Operation Sumatran Rhino 1:16:41

8y ago1:16:41

1:16:41

Chris Annadorai is the Director of Operation Sumatran Rhino which will premiere through Nat Geo Wild’s new series Mission Critical, a new monthly programming initiative featuring powerful stories of the most incredible and endangered animals on our planet.

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Sumitra Pasupathy, Global Partnerships Director, Ashoka 1:00:15

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Cynthia Cheung, Incubation Program Lead at UNDP and Citi Foundation's Youth Co:Lab 41:13

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Kevin Moon, Head of Impact Investments at Lonsdale Capital on Finding and Scaling Startups that Change the World 30:02

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Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of the United Nations World Food Program Innovation Accelerator; Accelerating Solutions to End World Hunger 42:54

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Catherine Chen, Founder of AvantFaire Investment Management on Impact Investing 53:11

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John 'Bob' Ranck, CEO of Orbis International; Home of the Flying Eye Hospital 57:33

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Susan Bissell: Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children 1:05:37

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Pete Yao; Chief Impact Officer at Thankyou 1:04:31

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Andy Last: Leveraging Authentic Communications for Social Impact 52:41

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Tharani Jegatheeswaran: Intrapraneurship, Career Changes and Social Impact Consulting at Deloitte 36:45

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Rochelle Courtenay: Sharing the Dignity in Australia 1:03:26

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Kon Karapanagiotidis – Fighting for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Compassion, Decency & Kindness 1:08:41

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Jon Feinman– Using Weight Training to Reduce Youth & Gun Violence in the United States 44:25

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Mark Ruiz – Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Using Business and Technology to Create Economic Impact in the Philippines 56:47

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Cristi Hegranes – Journalism for Development: The Woman Disrupting Global News & Traditional Media for Social Impact 51:10

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#18 - Marica Ristic - Domestic & Family Violence: The Cost & Causes 1:03:52

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#17 - International Women's Day - What's the big deal? Do we still need it? 29:23

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Anne-Marie Bakker – Planting Trees for Peace & Security 1:08:50

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#15 – Christine Amour-Levar – Using Adventure, Sport & Travel to End Violence Against Women 52:03

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#14 – Sabeen Ali – Hackathons creating Social Impact & Technology for Good 54:09

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#13 – Esther Nai – Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability at Salesforce 45:22

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#12 – Elijah Johnston – Fostering Social Innovation & Hackathons for Social Impact 1:19:43

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#11 - 3 Easy Things You Can Do To Create Impact These Holidays 13:29

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#10 - Prashan Paramanathan - Venture Capital Fundraising as a Social Enterprise & the Public Benefit Company Structure 25:54

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#9 - Prashan Paramanathan - Crowdfunding for Social Impact, Social Entrepreneurship and Raising Funds as a Social Enterprise 1:00:28

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#8 - Clair Deevy - Facebook & Corporate Responsibility: Women in Business, Tech For Good, Social Impact 36:30

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#7 We Can All Do Better 15:20

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#6 - Siddarth Das - WWF, Earth Hour & Digital Engagement for Social Impact 57:59

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#5 - Maria Alejandra Garcia - CGIAR, Rural Women, World Food Day & Ending Poverty through Agriculture 56:43

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#4 - William Stubbs - Spur Projects, Mental Health, Suicide & How is the World Feeling? 1:10:24

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#1 - Zhang Tingjun - Disaster Relief, Volunteering & Fundraising Challenges 32:28

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#2 - David Nosibor - Social Innovation in Mazars 1:04:13

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#3 - Chris Annadorai - Operation Sumatran Rhino 1:16:41

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