Hey Impact Sessioners!

Will that catch on? Haha, probably the last time I use that…

Anyway, I’m always pumped to introduce the guests on the Impact Sessions Podcast and today is no exception!

Baruk Jacob is an innovation facilitator with a deep interest in how psychological safety enables the honest sharing of emotions.

This is important on a number of levels, especially as innovation requires it. It requires truth telling, the ability to leave assumptions at the door and to call each other’s blindspots out.

I can’t wait for you to hear this episode!

You can find Baruk Jacob here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/feddabonn/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/feddabonn

Show Notes and Links:

Baruk explaining his use of the Emotional Culture Deck: https://youtu.be/afoAH__QKPc

Andy's TedX talk he mentions: https://youtu.be/g_fFi7vFrHA

Always a pleasure to catch up with Rui Peng, from Critical Design, who is on a mission to make recycling sexy by taking waste plastic and turning it into beautifully functional objects.

Listen in on Rui's journey and the phases he has recognised as being transformative for himself while building his social enterprise, Critical Design.

Social for Rui and Critical Design:

https://www.instagram.com/critical.things/

https://www.instagram.com/ru_aye/

https://www.facebook.com/Criticalnz/

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce you, if you haven't heard of him already, to Ira Munn. A phrase you will hear in the intro and in the episode from me, is how much I appreciate the lens that Ira brings to his thinking and work. 

Thank you so much for tuning in! 

Peace,

Andy

I got to catch up with 2 out of 4 of thespiritlab.co team, Tui Williams and Shruthi Vijayakumar, to hear about their journeys towards social entrepreneurship and impact driven work. We cover so much in the 40 minutes we had together. Self compassion, self kindness, stuff that makes us angry but moving towards our inner world reflecting our outer world. Developing disciplines that grow inner peace can lead to being a world that is peaceful.

As always would love any feedback or questions on this episode!

Some of the links from the episode:

The Presencing Institue: https://www.presencing.org/

Tackling Heropreneurship by Daniela Papi-Thornton: http://tacklingheropreneurship.com/

A chat with Rafael Lee from Mustard Seed Creative Studio. Rafael is a new social entrepreneur and I really enjoyed recording this podcast as I think sometimes the best people to support us on our journeys are the ones who only 2 or 3 steps ahead. The learnings is still fresh and the insights are newly formed.

I’m incredibly excited for you to feast on Episode 2 of the Impact Sessions Podcast.

If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen two posts of the knowledge bombs from this weeks guest, Dalaney Davis.

Who is he? Dalaney Davis, is an entrepreneurial mindset coach.

Well, let’s get to it shall we!

Links:

https://www.dalaneydavis.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dalaneys_daily/

In this wide ranging discussion with, Chief Go Getter, Paul Dickson from OKE Charity. We hear about his journey towards OKE, how it came about and some of his learnings along the way. 

This episode was originally recorded nearly a year now, so some of the event references are not up to date. But the content and chat is still relevant. 

https://www.oke.org.nz/

It’s been said that social enterprises are 10X harder to build. You’re not only seeking financial sustainability, but also environmental, social and cultural sustainability. It can be a minefield.

However, there are many social innovators taking the leap and pursuing the dream. What are the tools, experiences and mindsets that drive them? Why are they doing it and how do they stay the course?

That’s the job of “Impact Sessions”. A podcast dedicated to unpacking the leaps of faith of social innovators and creating a resource for the next wave.

I’m your host Andy Crowe, let’s get this session started!