Seeds

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 also subscribe to Vincent's podcast.

Also check out the last episode on Seeds which is the interview he did with me!  

This Climate Business: This Climate Business - Vincent Heeringa - Podcasts NZ

Vincent's website: Vincent Heeringa | Writer Publisher PR expert | New Zealand

His book: Amazon.com: Road to Abaddon: Book One in the Metricia Series eBook : Heeringa, Vincent: Kindle Store

More life stories are at www.theseeds.nz 

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 Community Finance – an investor in community housing; or as the host of Seeds, a longstanding weekly podcast; or as the author of The Apple Tree, or as a mentor for Christchurch incubator Ministry of Awesome or a quietly spoken father and friend. However you know him, Steven’s seems to crop up everywhere there are sustainable causes or purpose-led businesses. Vincent chats to a quiet revolutionary at work."

Apple Tree Book https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/

Seeds Podcast www.theseeds.nz

Legal opinion on impact investing https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/

Listen to the Podcast Here:

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 counterculture thought that and being immersed in that as a child.  

We also talk about computers back when that was a new tech, the internet and what social movements can use technology for, including current project Nos and also Causes.  We also talk about the Edmund Hillary Fellowship which we are both part of.  

This was a fascinating conversation and if you enjoy it why not check out the 400+ others in earlier episodes of seeds which is trying to create a database of life stories that we can all learn from.  For more on the project visit www.theseeds.nz  

Nos site: https://www.nos.social 

Causes site: https://www.causes.com 

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 America, her international sales and management consulting career in Europe, America and the Middle East and how she came to Aotearoa New Zealand and started the business.  

A highlight is our focussing in on doing a business with a cofounder rather than on your own and what it takes to make that work well - identifying each of your skills and trusting each other to play to those.  

If you enjoy this then why not check out the 400+ other conversations on seeds www.theseeds.nz and share the show with one other person, that is how it will grow as it is just a word of mouth approach.  

Website: https://www.goodchangestore.com/ 

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 of initaitives so it was good to find out more about what motivates her.  

If you enjoy this then why not check out other conversations at www.theseeds.nz - there are now more than 400 of those!

Sarah's book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Mindset-Innovate-Within/dp/B0DBKNMWXR?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER 

Site https://www.wonderandwander.com 

LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/sarahpirienally 

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 risks, getting to the edge of burnout, really listening to each other, the value of coaching, wellbeing, staying healthy, stripping away your possessions, and setting up In Your Corner.  

If you like this then why not listen in to some of the other 400+ conversations on Seeds?  

In Your Corner website:  www.inyourcorner.co.nz

His Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jono-brent-1034b818/ 

Say No to Say Yes, a 5 minute reflection: https://theseeds.nz/articles/say-no-to-say-yes/ 

More from seeds is at www.theseeds.nz 

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 more seeds episodes go to www.theseeds.nz 

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 episode too - we even through in some questions form his current students!  If you do like this, then why not check out the 400+ other conversations on seeds at www.theseeds.nz 

More on performing arts at Middleton Grange School https://www.middleton.school.nz/performing-arts/ 

Tickets for production of Lion King which is coming up https://www.middleton.school.nz/school-production/ 

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 rating and check out the 400 other episodes too!  www.theseeds.nz has a lot more as well.

There is also a children's book called The Apple Tree that may interest you as well - info here.

https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/ 

Climate Change Commision site https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/ 

"Dr Rod Carr, Chairperson

Dr Carr has extensive experience in both public and private sector governance and leadership. He served as Chair and non-executive director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and served as Deputy Governor and for a time Acting Governor of the Bank. Dr Carr was the founding Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board and for over a decade was a non-executive director of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce. He led the University of Canterbury as Vice Chancellor for ten years, and holds a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management, an MA in Applied Economics and Managerial Science, an MBA in Money and Finance and honours degrees in law and economics."

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 economic pulse through looking at data and considering the wider context of government in the economy, budgets, the constraints and levers that can be used and how this affects us all.

For more episodes of seeds you can visit www.theseeds.nz