"It becomes this really fun conversation where the kids are learning and exploring alongside you. Because so many of us are still learning about these topics and unlearning every day.” In this episode, hear from Shelby Kretz, founder of Coralus Venture Little Justice Leaders. Shelby joins Coralus Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss her journey…

"Jim Crow would create, for the Black community, access to water issues so people could not easily and readily access pools and water spaces that were safe and clean. That resulted in families who didn't get that skill set to pass it to generations. And it then created this fear, which then led to drowning." In this episode, hear from Trish Miller,…

"People are very aware of our obligations around reducing our emissions. But chemical pollution is an equal priority. Climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical pollution are elevated to the same level in terms of a triple sanitary crisis." In this episode, hear from Kate Bromfield, founder of Coralus Venture HazEL. Kate joins Coralus Developme…

In this episode, hear from Stacey Mareroa-Roberts, founder of Coralus Venture Ignite Your Gift. Stacey joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Stacey’s journey so far, her background studying law and how it led to her founding Ignite Your Gift, and her company’s advisory, coaching, and mentoring practices grounded in Maori principles and…

In this episode, hear from Awhina Murupaenga, founder of Coralus Venture Whatu Creative. Awhina joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Awhina’s focus on sharing Maori storytelling and visual languages through traditional art, and her upbringing as part of the Kōhanga Reo movement of Māori immersion education style. They also discuss: St…

TW: This episode contains mentions of self-harm, violence, and bullying. In this episode, hear from Rachel Downie, founder of Coralus Venture Stymie. Rachel joins Coralus Activator Connie Henson to discuss Rachel's entrepreneurial journey, which stemmed from her background as an educator for 30 years. The tool that Rachel developed, Stymie, has gro…

In this episode, hear from Elisha Watson, founder of Coralus Venture Nisa, in a conversation with Development Guide MJ Ryan. Nisa was founded by Elisha in 2017, and up until July 2023, Nisa had provided employment to 29 women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. In December 2022, Elisha put Nisa up for sale and in June 2023, they announced they we…

"It's been a really interesting opportunity to dovetail 30 years of working in gender-based violence, to being now in a position to utilize technology in a way to create safer spaces." TW: This episode contains mentions of gender-based violence and sexual violence. In this episode, hear from Mary Lobson, founder of Coralus Venture REES. Mary joins …

“We wanted to be able to create a sense of a peace of mind. That's one of the things I'm always talking to people about. When you're tired of being tired, you just want a peace of mind.” In this episode, hear from LaTesha McIntosh-Smith, founder of Coralus Venture A Peace of Mind Counseling Services. LaTesha joins Development Guide Loren Walsh to d…

"As a designer, those are the responsibilities that you need to take on board. We've got a world where we've only got finite resources. We can't just keep on making more and more and more, it's just costing the planet far too much." In this episode, hear from Liz Mitchell, founder of Coralus Venture The Wool Revolution. Liz joins Development Guide …

"Wrapping paper is single use packaging. It's pretty single use packaging, but it is single use packaging. I want to keep that tradition. I love giving gifts. I love Christmas, I want all the trimmings. I just want to do it better." In this episode, hear from Emma Conyngham, founder of Coralus Venture Waste Free Celebrations. Emma joins Development…

"There's this idea of a sponge city. So trying to have the city actually absorb rainwater through things like tree canopies and permeable pavements. We know that climate change is changing our weather patterns. So how do we adjust to that?" In this episode, hear from Becky Shaw, CEO of Coralus Venture Stormflow Surfacing. Becky joins development gu…

In this episode, hear from Emily Bland of Coralus Venture SucSeed. Emily joins development guide MJ Ryan to discuss her journey to creating SucSeed (beginning with an MVP held together with duct tape!), lessons learned, and her company’s pivots along the way. They also discuss: Emily's personal growth and from her entrepreneurial journey A celebrat…

"Be prepared to make a lot of mistakes. Make what may not have been the best choice in hindsight, and be okay with it and make a new choice from wherever we land." — Mayumi Young, CPA MOMS In this episode: Hear from Mayumi Young, founder of Coralus Venture CPA MOMS. Mayumi joins development guide Loren Walsh to discuss the “one way revolving door” …

“The advantage of our technology is that we can support and predict if a certain medication will work for the patient or not.” — Margaret Magdesian, Ananda Devices In this episode Hear from Margaret Magdesian, founder of Ananda Devices. Margaret joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss her background as a biochemist and pharmacologist, th…

"Blood is precious and everyone needs it. We all understand the need to donate — why not think about that in terms of a device that can allow you to donate blood to yourself?" — Gillian Henker, Sisu Global Health In this episode Hear from Gillian Henker, President and Co-founder at Sisu Global Health. Gillian joins Venture Development Guide Loren W…

"Every single time we're thinking about an innovation: a new flavour, packaging upgrades, or who we're hiring... we're thinking about it through the lens of impact and connecting with people in the community." — Sheena Russell, Made With Local In this episode Meet Sheena Russell, founder of Made With Local. Sheena joins Coralus Development Guide MJ…

"It's honey. But it's something totally different than what people know honey to be. It's what honey used to be before agriculture." — Liz Connell, African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers In this episode Meet Liz Connell, founder of African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers. Liz joins Karley Cunningham to discuss her company, which produces sustainab…

"The moment when I dropped my baby was probably an ultimate parent low. So to know that that horrible moment has evolved into something so awesome… It's really easy to see the silver lining and things now." — Hayley Mullins, Inventor of Joeyband™ In this episode Catch up with Hayley Mullins and Sarah-Almaza Cox, co-founders at Joeyband™. Hayley and…

"Almost every foundational step of being in New Zealand came from that Coralus network. It was great to feel that that network extended beyond business." — Kim Aitken, Aitken Frame Homes In this episode Catch up with Kim Aitken of Coralus Venture Aitken Frame Homes! Kim joins Activator Karley Cunningham to discuss coming to New Zealand at the start…

"When you have that attachment to going out, finding, and sourcing materials, it feels really wrong to just pour it in a plastic cup and then move on." — Anong Beam, Beam Paints In this episode Catch up with Anong Beam of Coralus Venture Beam Paints, as she shares exciting new updates about the business (including interior paint and nail polish lin…

"That's really important to us at the end of the day is having that mutual understanding, and people who really believe in this positive impact that we're wanting to create in the world." — Nivatha Balendra, Dispersa In this episode Catch up with Nivatha Balendra of Coralus Venture Dispersa, as she shares exciting new updates about the business. Ni…

"Ocean health is critical to human health in the long run, and one of the best ways that we can regenerate the local ecology in this area is through regenerative ocean farming." — Bretton Hills, Ondine Oceanfarm In this episode: Meet Bretton Hills of Coralus Venture Ondine Oceanfarm! Bretton joins Activator Jessica Lax to talk about regenerative oc…

"People just don't see this as a job that they can do, because they don't see many other women out there doing it. It can be quite a lonely path and people needed to come into this as a group." — Leah Robson, Your Energy Your Way In this episode Meet Leah Robson of Coralus Venture Your Energy Your Way! Leah joins Activator Hannah Senior to talk abo…

"In order for us as a country to get better, we have to close the disparity gap. By bringing attention to how marginalized groups in this country are treated and don't have access to basic things like mental health services." — Brittany Hardy, The Hardy Clinic In this episode: Meet Brittany Hardy of Coralus Venture The Hardy Clinic! Brittany joins …

"When you are in landfills, you see how things quickly reached their end of life. But it's really long before they've ever reached their end of use." — Christal Earle, Brave Soles In this episode Meet Christal Earle of Coralus Venture Brave Soles! Christal joins Activator Megan Tong to talk about how the Venture got started, the differences between…

"The of culture of silence and shame around sexual violence is what keeps us separated, and what keeps us from activating for a movement." — Zoë Condliffe, She's a Crowd In this episode: Meet Zoë Condliffe of Coralus Venture She's a Crowd! Zoë joins Activator Gabrielle Martinovich to talk about how She's a Crowd came to be, how policymakers can use…

"One of the big themes is this idea of moving from individual to community. How in times like this, do we turn to each other? Do we work together? And do we create a stronger ecosystem together by supporting one another?" — Nat Geffen, Community Experience Manager at Coralus In this episode In this episode, we'll hear from Coralus community members…

“Kelp forests are declining because of increased temperatures, and kelp forests are just like rainforests on land — they support an incredible amount of biodiversity. If kelp forests are in trouble then that has roll-on impacts for the rest of the food chain.” — Jo Lane, Sea Health Products In this episode Meet Jo Lane of Coralus Venture Sea Health…

“The notions of being a responsible business owner has taken the forefront of our entrepreneurship journey. We’re a holistic company and we’re trying to look at circularity as as a sustainable business model.” — Danielle Ruttenberg, Remark Glass In this episode Danielle Ruttenberg of Coralus Venture Remark Glass joins Danielle Cadhit, Activator and…

"As a startup, you have the decision to make — do I want to make it cheap, make more profit, or do I want to do the right thing? And so far we have really stuck with our values and we've done the right thing." — Aniyo Rahebi, Good Edi In this episode Catherine Hutchins and Aniyo Rahebi of Coralus Venture Good Edi join Activator Connie Henson to tal…

"This actually has a lot of potential to be a social enterprise that is for the planet, for people, but also is a delicious product and actually can provide a functional benefit for the consumer." — Vanessa Murillo, I Am Grounded In this episode Vanessa Murillo of Coralus Venture I Am Grounded joins Activator Connie Henson to talk about starting th…

"400 million tonne of plastic waste is produced around the world each year. A third of it is single-use packaging, and single-use packaging makes up half of all ocean litter." — Nada Piatek, Again Again In this episode Nada Piatek of Coralus Venture Again Again joins Activator Evie Ashton to talk about how they got their start, what problems they'r…

“Plant based meat makes up 1% of total meat sales. Plant based seafood makes up 1% of plant based meat, and they’re predicting that plant based seafood will grow to be $1.3 billion within the decade.” — Aki Kaltenbach, Save da Sea In this episode Catch up with Aki Kaltenbach of Coralus Venture Save da Sea, who is currently raising capital for her b…

"There are hundreds of people and now thousands of people who created the conditions for all of this to work. What I hadn't done was receive that memo. Nothing we are doing here is about one person alone. It's about all of us together." — Vicki Saunders, Founding Activator at Coralus In this episode This special episode of the Ripples of Radical Ge…

Humans are the only species on this planet to create what is known as garbage. We're the only species that creates materials or products that cannot be reintegrated back into a natural ecosystem. So we are in a very unique position to have that responsibility to be able to manage these products and manage these materials." — Chloé Dubois, The Ocean…

"We actually create businesses that help contribute to a healthier world for all of us. Businesses are better when they are better for people and better for the world." — BE Alink, The Alinker In this episode Catch up with BE Alink of Coralus Venture The Alinker as we celebrate 5 years of being in community together. BE joins Venture Development Gu…

"The systems weren't built by us, for us. And so we're rebuilding something that is really healthy for everyone involved. The planet, people, the businesses, shareholders — everyone." — Patrice Mousseau, Satya Organic Skin Care In this episode Catch up with Patrice Mousseau of Coralus Venture Satya Organic Skin Care as we celebrate 5 years of being…

"I believe that people don't have to do sustainability perfectly. That you have to do what you can when you can do it, and always try to keep improving that. Jack59 is not perfect by far. But we're getting there, and we're holding ourselves accountable." — Vanessa Marshall, Jack59 In this episode Vanessa Marshall of Coralus Venture Jack59 joins Act…

"All the capital we talk about, the social capital, the knowledge capital — that ends up being added to the money, and then it's fused or multiplied by trust, care, generosity." — Anastasia Mourogova Millin, Dark Matter Labs In this episode Anastasia Mourogova Millin and Jenny Grettve of Dark Matter Labs join Activator Danielle Cadhit to talk about…

"We wanted to look at it from a systemic change point of view. We can create more affordable ingredients if we integrate waste from the start." — Nivatha Balendra, Dispersa In this episode Nivatha Balendra of Coralus Venture Dispersa joins Activator Danielle Cadhit to talk about her journey to founding Dispersa (starting from a science fair project…

"Consumers can only choose what they're offered. If consumers demand something, companies will listen." — Kristin Kagetsu, Saathi In this episode Kristin Kagetsu of Coralus Venture Saathi joins Activator Bryn Bamber to talk about her business, tackling period poverty, and how this creates a ripple effect in other areas of the lives of menstruators.…

"Over a third of the food we produce is wasted. And then you've got over 800 million people who don't have enough to eat. It's proven that we have enough food, it's just a matter of getting it into people's hands." — Seema Sanghavi, Founder of Cooks Who Feed In this episode Seema Sanghavi of Venture Cooks Who Feed joins Activator Karley Cunningham …

"They saw the decline that so many seniors had over the last two years now. And we know that the way to help seniors to rebound is for them to engage in quality fitness." — Emily Johnson, Founder of StrongerU Senior Fitness In this episode Emily Johnson of SheEO Venture StrongerU Senior Fitness joins Activator Miri Koller to talk about the Venture,…

"Our oceans are under great threat. Over a billion kilograms of plastic garbage is entering oceans every single year. This is equivalent to over a million elephants, or over 4 million SUVs. A huge amount of garbage." — Dr. Elaine Leung, Founder of Sea Smart In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Sea Smart! Founder Dr. Elaine Leung joins SheEO Activator…

"By making those connections in this very safe environment, it allows people to get all of that support and access they need." — Kerstyn Comley, Co-Founder of MeeToo Education In this episode Meet SheEO Venture MeeToo! Co-founder Kerstyn Comley joins SheEO Activator Joanna Denton to tell us all about the platform, how they got started, and how it w…

"What's truly important in life and what we're going after here — in the end, it's people, it's relationships. It's how we're bringing value to each other and how we're bringing value to this community." — Shari van de Pol, Founder of CATTLEytics In this episode Meet SheEO Venture CATTLEytics! Founder Shari van de Pol joins SheEO Activator Karley C…

"I want to make sure that those hotels and resorts understand that accessibility is really not as hard to achieve as they might think. And we're here to help." — Kelly Twichel, co-founder and CEO of Access Trax In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Access Trax! Founder Kelly Twichel joins SheEO Activator Vanessa Hall to tell us more about her journey …

“We need to have new ways and new tools to be able to help actually tackle the effectiveness of the therapy.” — Emmanuella Michel, Founder of CogniXR Health TW: This episode contains mentions of mental illness and suicide. In this episode Meet SheEO Venture CogniXR Health! Founder Emmanuella Michel joins SheEO Activator Faryn Jacobs to tell us more…

"The pandemic definitely accelerated it, and helped people realize that we can't continue as normal. We have to do things, we have to act in a way that is considerate for everyone in our society." — Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Co-Founder of Supply Change In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Supply Change! Co-founders Beth Pilgrim and Aoise Keogan-Noosha…