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In this episode I catch up with my Brother, talk about how he copes with stress, his career path and what its like living with snakes, spiders and crocodiles as his neighbours (he lives in the wonderfully named town of Gympie in Queensland, Australia), we also talk about some childhood memories and lots more besides, I learnt a few things about my brother that I didn’t know so I found it enlightening and I hope you do too.

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In this episode of A Penny for Your Thoughts I catch up with Matthew Steans, the founder of Yarns Men, a charitable organisation with the goal of reducing suicide in men through good conversations, we talk about Matthew's life before Yarns Men, what he has struggled with and how his charity was born. He is a great guy doing amazing work and is well worth reaching out to!

Relevant links:
LinkedIn
Yarnsmen LinkedIn
Yarnsmen Website
Yarnsmen Facebook

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In this episode I have the great pleasure of catching up with Joseph Tyro we talk about his incredible commitment to his community, honestly I don’t know how he does all the things he does and still finds time to be a parent and have a full time job! Delivery Partner with Ignite Aotearoa, Principal advisor to Health New Zealand, Trustee Canterbury Men’s Centre, Trustee Reconnect Family Services, Board Member for Whakatuputupu New Dunedin Hospital, Director Te Matapuna Health Ltd, Director Hope Upstream Charitable Trust, to name but a few….and kids sports and husband and father….the list goes on! It was a privilege to hear Joeseph talk about the importance of community and to listen to the journey that he has been on!

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In this episode I catch up with Tom Chatterton, hope you enjoy listening in! We talk about mopeds and mountains, the role of Artificial Intelligence in construction, why he's a QS, the importance of family life and much more!

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In this episode I catch up with Christchurch MP and online chef (of sorts) Duncan Webb, we talk about his path into politics, working with Aunty Cindy, what keeps him sane in the mad world that modern day politicing forces upon you and much more besides. Hope you enjoy listening in!

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In this episode I catch up with Prospero Uybarreta (Paco).

Paco is a former armed forces pilot from the US, a test pilot for jets and jet packs, a father and husband, and lots more, we talk about flying fast, what drove him down that path, how he came to be in New Zealand (see jet packs) and what he enjoys about what he does as well as much more besides.

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In this episode Steve chats to Jarrod, someone he has been on governance boards with previously.

Jarrod is CEO of Portia (Ebborn Law Limited), and also Director/GM of Ferrymead Park Limited.

Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrodcoburn/
https://www.portia.law/

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Pamela Bell is the Chief Everything Officer at the New Zealand Institute of Building. She is also an Innovation Consultant and Board Director for a range of start-ups, Council controlled entities and commercial organisations in the built environment. 

Pamela is passionate about innovative construction, affordable housing, and added-value timber. She has subject matter expertise in offsite manufacturing, design-thinking approaches, dynamic strategy, and future-focused governance. Her diverse background spans:

• Olympic-level sport (snowboard racing Nagano, Japan), 
• Architecture research and writing (MArch, Kiwi Prefab book + exhibition), 
• Business entrepreneurship (PrefabNZ Inc, Fruition Apparel Ltd, NZ Snowboard Academy Ltd),
• Governance (including XFrame, Urban Plus, Seaview Marina, Abodo Wood, ConCOVE, MBIE Building Advisory Panel + BRANZ).

Pamela founded the peak body for innovative construction, PrefabNZ, in 2010 from her Master of Architecture thesis Kiwi Prefab which was also turned into a book and museum exhibition. She handed over the reins in 2019 when offsite construction reached a tipping point of awareness for central government, the construction industry, and the public alike. 

Pamela has been the lucky recipient of several awards including the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Alumni Award (2019). She is an Adjunct Professor at VUW investigating the relationship between design thinking and business. Most recently she has become intrigued about the interface between design thinking and governance for the boardroom with a series of articles and interactive workshops for the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

See more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-bell-nz/

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In this episode, I talk to Darryl about his somewhat truncated journey through university, his time as a full-time parent, why he's been a healthcare specialist for much of his working career and whisky...one of my favourite topics for sure!! Here is a link to Darryl's profile on LinkedIn:
Darryl Carey | LinkedIn
And to the Chow:Hill website:
New Zealand Architectural Design Practice (chowhill.co.nz)

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In this episode, I talk to Chris Perrins about life, why he's been a QS for over 30 years.... working for local government, kids and the fears of being a father to two teenage daughters and of course football (we are English after all!)
Chris's LinkedIn profile is here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-perrins-8a209265/

RLB's website is here:
https://www.rlb.com/oceania/offices/christchurch/

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