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Conversations with people who are living with purpose and having a positive impact in our world. Host Steven Moe asks about their life journeys and what has shaped them into who they are today.
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This conversation with Harmaan Madon we cover many different topics with a focus in on his life story and growing up in India and how he ended up in New Zealand and working with Matthew Jackson (another former Seeds guest) on Alimentary Systems. https://www.alimentary.systems This technology processes any organic waste source to create value and pr…
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Imagine if we electrified the country and ditched fossil fuels? It is a compelling vision of a world where Aotearoa New Zealand stands apart as an example that other counntries could then follow with major positive impact for the planet. And it is possible with the right policy settings in place. Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa and I discuss this…
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This conversation with James Beck was wide ranging and I really enjoyed hearing about the podcast he has created called Ngā Here - The Many Connections (on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/0tvwAw1E4ECNlLpl1Oxfz3) In our conversation we cover his early years, his sense of identity, where he is from and what it means, some of his spiritual …
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A short reflection I hope helps one of you as we come to a time of rest and reflection and planning for the future. Braided rivers in New Zealand are unique as they change often, moving along in the same general direction, but never ever staying exactly the same. Trying to plan every aspect of your life means you’ll miss out - to really see new opp…
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The very first episode of Seeds was with Michelle Sharp so it was special to catch up and discuss UNICEF Aotearoa where she now is the CEO - we talk about the great work they do around the world in this episode. The first episode on her life story is over here so have a listen to that to hear about her journey! Its one of the best of the 400+ I've …
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What is an Advisory Board? How are they used and when? What role do they play in Governance? The Institute of Directors in New Zealand have just published an article that I wrote on Advisory Boards. The article is here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/advisory-boards-what-they-are-and-how-they-operate# It is based on a conversation I had with …
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My conversation with Katherine started with Mountains and Nature, before we talked about her life, career and systems change. This felt like a very grounded conversation as a result and I know you will enjoy hearing her insights about Wellbeing Economies and what they are. If you like this then there are 420 other conversations as well - you can fi…
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This panel discussion was at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference 2024: Growing Together – Sharing Our Knowledge, held in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Financing models for new affordable housing supply, a panel facilitated by: Steven Moe with Roy Thompson from New Ground Capital, Jamie Newth from Soul Capital, Luke Strom from Community Finance a…
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Yesterday afternoon faciliatated a fascinating conversation with some amazing people at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance conference in Pōneke Wellington. Joining me were Rachel Brown (Sustainable Business Network), Manu Caddie (Hikurangi Enterprises), Kira Day (B Labs) and Kath Dewar (Good Sense). We covered a lot of ground - the future of business, …
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Advisory Boards and how they can help governance are the topic of this conversation with Louise Broekman. We hear about founding the Advisory Board Centre and also hear about her background and life journey as well. Might an advisory board help your organisation, whether a business or charity? For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz Links and …
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James bring such a positive energy to every conversation so I enjoyed sitting down to talk with him. We've known each other a while now so I liked hearing about his childhood and what has shaped him and we have a great chat about alcohol as well. If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other life stories as well as there are more than …
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Alcohol - we do not talk about it much but perhaps we need to. This is an excerpt of my much longer conversation with James Laughlin which will be released soon. Make sure you listen in to that when it comes out. More content is at www.theseeds.nz James has a podcast too over here, check it out High Performance Leadership Training: Life & Executive…
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I recently did a LinkedIn post with some career advice and it had so many comments that were just gold I thought it would be nice to summarise all 40 of them here and make it into an episode so the wisdom was captured. If this helps why not post a link to it and tag me in? I will like and comment if you do! You can find the full list of advice in w…
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As well as Seeds podcast www.theseeds.nz I work as a lawyer helping purpose driven organisations and so try to put out helpful content that may educate and this episode is one of those – all about Incorporated Societies and what is changing for them. This was hosted by Volunteering New Zealand and Hui E! Community Aotearoa and I spoke at this webin…
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Hannah has been involved with many initiatives ranging from the Student Volunteer Army during the Christchurch Earthquakes, Entre and startups Indigo & Iris, Little Yellow Bird and now Banqer. Hannah is someone who has had a proactive approach to look out for opportunities. We talk about all of those but also take in her childhood and early years, …
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This is a short excerpt of the longer conversation I had with Hannah Duder where we talked about her te reo Māori journey and discovering more about her whakapapa. For generations in Aotearoa New Zealand people were told not to speak and to bury their culture - we discuss that and what it is to explore finding this part of yourself. Be watching for…
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This is a short excerpt of the conversation I just had with Hannah Duder on whether there is one path in life - or is it more like braided rivers? Be watching out for the full episode! Conversation with Kaila Colbin mentioned in this excerpt https://theseeds.nz/podcast/kaila-colbin-on-values-leadership-and-founding-boma-nz/ Braided River reflection…
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Just facilitated this Community Networks Aotearoa national Zui (Zoom Hui) to discuss the findings of the 2024 State of the Sector Report. Yuo can find out more and download it here https://www.communitynetworksaotearoa.org.nz/state-of-the-sector-survey-2024 The State of the Sector Report is highly anticipated by several Government Ministries and or…
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I recently sat down with Vincent Heeringa to talk about his career and life - we covered his early years and career as a journalist as well as his podcast 'This Climate Business' and many other initiatives including his sci fi book! I really enjoyed the conversation and if you do as well then why not check out more episodes at www.theseeds.nz and a…
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I was on Vincent Heeringa's podcast "This Climate Business" recently and this is the audio from that. If you like Seeds you might like to subscribe to his show too. Here is how Vincent described the episode: "You might know Steven Moe as a lawyer for Christchurch based Parry Field, specialising in charities and the impact sector; or as the chair of…
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Ever wondered about the origins of Twitter and the role of social media in movements? I got the chance to sit down with Rabble (Evan Henshaw-Plath) who was there at the start as the first employee of the company that created Twitter. We talk about that but begin with the early days in Northern California growing up as a child of hippies and counter…
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How do our choices when shopping impact the planet? Really enjoyed this conversation with Stine Smith about her entrepreneurial journey as a co-founder of Good Change which has a focus on cleaning products that are better for us and the earth. But we start hearing about her childhood in Denmark, what she learned as a 15 year old on exchange in Amer…
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The word 'fun' describes this episode well - it was such a fun recording because Sarah and I talked about so many interesting topics and her life story and what has led her to pubish a new book called 'The Wonder Mindset: Innovate from Within'. I really appreciated the chance to connect and hear from her as I've seen she is so active on a variety o…
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I had a great conversation with Jono Brent about his life story - he was really open about things he has been through and I enjoyed learning about his journey. It turned out we even grew up for a few years near each other in Oamaru! We talked about unleashing potential, the value of connections, purpose driven business, developing strategy, taking …
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I was on Edwin Dandos' podcast "Rad Work" recently and this is the audio. You can find his show here https://open.spotify.com/show/5yJfzf9MFoExgsj0SMdRRA?si=6f122874f6954eaa Listen to the Seeds Podcast episode featuring Sam Stubbs that is mentioned over here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2T6DLEiH52sQvrE2QguQUn?si=WaB3PYWXSyerj02pA905pQ And for …
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This was special because Michael was my teacher in high school - still working as a teacher today, he now teaches my children. His focus today is on performing arts and drama and I really wanted to sit with him and ask him about his career as a teacher and what motivated him to get into this. I learned a lot and I am sure you will enjoy this episod…
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Welcome to ep 400! I wanted to do something special and so asked two 9 year olds to sit and interview Dr Rod Carr who is the Climate Change Commissioner. After all, they are inheriting the Earth so it felt right for them to ask the questions. Big thanks to Isaac and Emily for asking the questions!! If you like this why not subcribe and leave a rati…
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In this session we hear from Shambueel Eaqub on the state of the economy and the past, present and future - we end talking about Love, so it was pretty wide ranging! We also looked at the Orbviz way of presenting date, worth looking at this on the budget as an example https://nzbudget-expenditure.orbviz.com/public/root We took a sense of the econom…
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This was a raw and honest conversation with Rico Gomez about his life story and what has led him to founding Neurofit. I really enjoyed the challenges he lays out for us all to think about and consider our true source of value, finding purpose and taking care of ourselves. We also talk about mental health, stress, taking care of ourselves, behaviou…
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Simone Woodland joined me for episode 397 to talk about her life and the Tākaka Cohousing Project (Tākaka Cohousing | Golden Bay (takakacohousing.co.nz)) which is an amazing example of an innovative project that combines both housing + community + nature + regeneration. I’ve been involved with providing legal support since this project began severa…
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This is the audio of an article that I wrote that was just published in The Press on street art and what it says about identity and new stories being told in Õtautahi Christchurch. The orgins directly relate to Seeds Podcast as I had a conversation on Street Art with Dr Reuben Woods a while ago (here) and always thought the topic would make a great…
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This is the audio of a talk I gave yesterday for Community Governance Aotearoa on the topic of Chairing meetings and with a focus on AGMs. I do a lot of support for boards, companies, trusts and others in goverance in my work as a partner at Parry Field Lawyers so it was a pleasure to talk on this topic. In it share my thoughts on this area and out…
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Enjoyed this conversation with Neil Ieremia about Black Grace dance company and his life as a choreographer – we start with his childhood and learned about his upbringing, the role of his parents, the impact of a childhood illness and sense of identity from a young age. We also talk about the origins of Black Grace and the first dance he choreograp…
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In this panel discussion arranged by Ministry of Awesome, got the chance to share about governance for startups along with Flip Grater, Jeff Wallace and Zach Warder-Gabaldon. We kept it practical and relevant for founders on what you need to know when it comes to advisory boards, directors, legal duties, paying people, finding the right fit, select…
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So what really is Impact Investing? A short explanation ... (This is the transript of the episode and all the links mentioned in it) Having now interviewed almost 400 guests on Seeds Podcast a recurring theme which has emerged is how they are using impact investing to effect positive change in our society. A question I get all the time though - bot…
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In this conversation with Jeff Wetzler he reflects on his new book "Ask: Tapping into the hidden wisdom of people around you". We talk about the approach that it involves and the five key steps that it involves. But before that like all seeds podcast episodes we go back in time and find out about Jeff's origins and what has led him to write this bo…
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Patricia Allan was born in 1938 and so we get to learn from her life on this episode - she got her doctorate when she was close to 80 years old! We also hear about her memories of the end of World War 2, how she travelled to Europe back when you did that by boat, moving to work in Pakistan, deciding to get married within a week, raising 4 children,…
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Patsy Bass founded the Reefton Distilling Co and it is one of a number of businesses which are adding to the community feel of West Coast town Reefton. Its also her home town, so In this episode we talk about her childhood there, what it is like, coal mining of her Father and why she started the business and the plans for the future. If you enjoy t…
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This episode is a short reflection in response to a listener's questions about how I use my time and how I choose projects. If it helps your thinking why not share the link, so others can see the content as well and benefit from it? This is also a written article here https://theseeds.nz/articles/on-using-time-being-efficient-and-choosing-projects/…
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I always enjoy catching up with people doing interesting things who specialise in things that we can all learn about. In this case I talked with Paul McGregor about Facilitation. However we start with his early years and what he studied - the law - and how that has led to what he does through a series of realisations. What has been your career path…
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This is the audio of the conversation held about Impact Investing to release the legal opinion on that topic. You can download the legal opinion discussed here. Impact Investment | Impact Law | Parry Field Lawyers Paper on 7 hard questions to ask for charities Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change - Parry Field Lawyers More con…
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This is the audio version of my reading out the legal opinion that I wrote which Parry Field Lawyers has released this week on the 20th March 2024. It tackles the issue of large funds and trusts which have amounts they invest, often conservatively. It asks: do those in governance of such entities actually now have a positive duty to invest funds fo…
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I went back to my former High School and spoke with 55 students about creativity and integrating it into all of your life. I try and do this as a lawyer and so it was really fun to reflect on my own journey in the last 30 years since I had been sitting in their seats. Hope you enjoy! Another reflection on these concepts of creativity https://thesee…
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Change is a certainty in life, but how will you cope with it? I enjoyed talking with Rob Cousins about the venture he cofounded called Open Change. As usual we start with his childhood and then hear about his life journey and what led him to Aotearoa New Zealand what he does today. The podcast aims to get at the underlying stories of what has shape…
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I enjoyed this conversation with Brett Harvey as we learned all about his life, background and upbringing. What is it like when you expect to take over the family business but it gets sold and what do you do next? We talk about that and a lot more, as well as the origins of Tāima Kōrero / Time 2 Talk which is tackling the issue of pornography and i…
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In this conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun we hear about his early years and growing up in Boston, fitting in when there is a class system at play, work in Africa but then with billionaires in Silicon Valley and then talk about biodiersity. We focus in on system change and how to effect that - are we optimistic or pessimistic on the ability to cha…
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Safe has had an interesting life in Thailand, New Zealand and Europe and in this we focus on impact and what it actually means. We also spend some time talking about what it means to take risks, how to know when to make a big move and have some shout outs to people who have helped Safe on his journey, including the guests of episode 1 and 2 of seed…
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This conversation between three former mayors of Christchurch was part of the Seeds Impact Conference and covered a wide variety of topics, hope you enjoy! Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebNe7GApO8 Garry Moore interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/garry-moore-on-the-power-of-public-debate-the-tuesday-club-and-commun…
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In this live session I spoke with Judith Bullin, an expert on legal structures for Community Housing who works with me at Parry Field Lawyers about Community Housing and how to set these up. Also Sarrah Jayne joined from the Takaka Cohousing Project to share about what they do and their community. For more info and the video visit over here Communi…
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