Wrapping up Season 2 of Powered by Impact with key takeaways from all 10 episodes. It's been an inspiring season with guests sharing their experience, actionable takeaways and day to day impact.

Key takeaways

- Impact starting internally

- Youth Entrepreneurship

- Purpose driven storytelling

- Community building

A big thank you to ⁠Basestation⁠ for sponsoring Season 2. The coworking space I work from and highly recommend. Check them out at ⁠www.basestation.nz⁠

Pascale Hyboud-Peron is an influential community builder, an advocate of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Part 2, of this 2 part episode is focused on the power of building communities, and how businesses can build communities around their purpose/clients/brand. It also highlights that community building can be hard to measure yet it's the magic that happens behind the scenes - so how can we put ROI to this magic. A big topic for active community builders and individuals wanting to make a difference.

Pascale also touches on how businesses can make their workplace ready for the youth of today!

A big thanks to ⁠⁠Basestation⁠⁠ for making this podcast episode possible. If you want to learn more about their amazing coworking offerings in Tauranga, feel free to check them out here - ⁠www.basestation.nz

Pascale Hyboud-Peron is an influential ecosystem builder, an advocate of innovation and entrepreneurship. She is currently growing a culture of collaboration to foster connections that support entrepreneurship within youth aged 16-24.

She is leading Stand Tall Community Trust, which has a purpose to unlock the potential of youth, in and out of formal education.

Pascale is all about creating meaningful opportunities to do good stuff together. She is one of those people who you leave a conversation with feeling uplifted and on purpose!

In this episode (part 1 of 2), we cover her story, work experience, alongside the impact Stand Tall Community Trust has. Alongside how we can support younger generations better, so they can open their own doors and build the world we all want to see.

She unpacks the work they do with Young Enterprise Scheme, what young business minds care about, and how they partner with different businesses and organisations to support this purpose.

A big thanks to ⁠Basestation⁠ for making this podcast episode possible. If you want to learn more about their amazing coworking offerings in Tauranga, feel free to check them out here - www.basestation.nz

Tamika Bickham is the Founder and Creative Director of TB Media Group. An award winning broadcast journalist turned business owner. She leads a production studio that specialises in storytelling for Corporate Social Responsibility leaders and businesses doing good. Tamika and her team are based in Florida, USA.

Tamika shared her career story, gave insight into the global trends in storytelling right now, the role of storytelling in building trust with clients, staff and the wider community, alongside practical tools for SME owners/leaders to lean into sharing their impact confidently.

A big thanks to ⁠Basestation⁠ for making this podcast episode possible. If you want to learn more about their amazing coworking offerings in Tauranga, feel free to check them out here - www.basestation.nz

Devon Murphy-Davids is the CEO of Inspiring Stories. Inspiring Stories support young New Zealanders to connect, be inspired, build capability and take action to make a difference for our future.

In this conversation we talk about Devon's changing definition of success throughout her career, the challenges and emotional load of wanting to make a difference but not knowing where to start, what Inspiring Stories does to invest into young people, how young people are leading the way, businesses Inspiring Stories partner with, the importance of belonging, and so much more!

A big thanks to ⁠Basestation⁠ for making this podcast episode possible. If you want to learn more about their amazing coworking offerings in Tauranga, feel free to check them out here - www.basestation.nz

Claire Williamson is a small business owner, entrepreneur, author and rural ambassador passionate about empowering women to thrive.

Managing Director of My Mortgage, owner of Velma and Beverley and on the board of Rural Women New Zealand - a true champion of local business and communities.

In this conversation we discuss her book launch "Smashed Avo to Smashed Goals", balancing businesses, how her business My Mortgage gives back to the community, her personal community work in helping rural women to back themselves and how helping people truly drives her work ethic and lifestyle.

This episode showcases an incredible SME owner and local leader and the behind the scenes of her world, empowering others to do the same.

Check out her book 'Smashed Avo, Smashed Goals'

Website: Mymortage.co.nz/shop 

Email: [email protected] 

A big thanks to Basestation for making this podcast episode possible. If you want to learn more about their amazing coworking offerings in Tauranga, feel free to check them out here - www.basestation.nz

Ben Crawford is the co-founder of Tomorrow, a creative studio that specialises in brand. Ben is passionate about fostering growth and scale of businesses through purposeful branding and storytelling.

In this conversation we look at what sets purpose driven brands apart, benefits of purposeful storytelling, how SMEs can get clarity on their purpose and how they can communicate the impact they have effectively.

Ben also unpacks the good work Tomorrow does within the community and to support the scale of 'for good' businesses, including Rescued via their recent 'Brand for Good' competition.

This episode is practical, packed with takeaways for SME owners and leaders wanting to raise the profile of their impact more effectively.

A big thanks to Basestation for making this podcast episode possible. If you want to learn more about their amazing coworking offerings in Tauranga, feel free to check them out here - https://www.basestation.nz/

Nat Milne is the founder of The People Place and Beminded NZ, a leader in the HR, people and productivity space for SMEs. She is passionate about the role of business in society and community - creating engaged workforces, seeing businesses grow, alongside making an impact on the economy and community.

Nat shared with me the concept of social impact starting within business operations and specifically the treatment of employees. It highlighted to me the power of HR and productivity when it comes to impact.

In this conversation we look at what social impact means to Nat, challenges for businesses wanting to have an impact beyond profit, generosity starting before the bottom line and her general thoughts on the role of business.

Steven Vincent is a true community builder, driven by helping people. He wears many hats as an SME business owner. Director of TechnologyWise, Co-founder of Basestation coworking space in Tauranga, Co-founder of Tinkd Makerspace and Founder of GoTo Car Share.

In this episode, we learn the impact that each of his businesses have on the community, and their link to 'The Shared Economy'. We discuss the art of community building, collective impact, past inspirations in his life, his learnings, challenges of implementing social impact as an SME business owner and much more.

Being a resident at Basestation coworking space, I can truly say Steven and the team have impacted my life and local business community experience in a big way!

I encourage listeners to ask themselves, which communities are you part of, and how can you use your powers for good within them?