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This is an excerpt with Marian Johnson about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge which is on now. The full interview on her life and work with Ministry of Awesome will follow later this week.

For more on the challenge visit: https://www.healthtechchallenge.co.nz

Ministry of Awesome: https://ministryofawesome.com/

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Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this episode. We also find out about her background and what has led her to become an entrepreneur and the business model supporting NZ companies going to China. I enjoyed this interview and am sure you will as well. Be sure to check out the 4 minute excerpts in the last episode as well. And this is episode 197 so there is a lot more content and stories at www.theseeds.nz

Website: https://nzandbeyond.co/

"New Zealand and Beyond is a full service business model, supporting New Zealand skincare companies on every step of their journey into China. NZB was created by Co-founders Chelsea Aitken and Millie Morgan after discovering the underrepresentation of Kiwi brands in China."

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Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this short extract from the full interview which will be released soon. Key points:

1. Trust your gut - imposter syndrome can stop this ... 2. Not everyone's advice carries the same weight, so don't listen to every opinion 3. The first two points are really all about self belief 4. Surround yourself with mentors that both challenge and encourage you

Watch out for the full episode coming out soon.

Website: https://nzandbeyond.co/

"New Zealand and Beyond is a full service business model, supporting New Zealand skincare companies on every step of their journey into China. NZB was created by Co-founders Chelsea Aitken and Millie Morgan after discovering the underrepresentation of Kiwi brands in China."

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This is a short book review of "Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen" by Donald Miller.

More on the book: https://buildingastorybrand.com

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John Berry shares his life journey during this interview and we find out about what he is doing today in the area of ethical investing at Pathfinder which now has 7 different funds. To start with though we find out about John's childhood and he shares with us about becoming a lawyer, travels through the Middle East, going through a burnout period and deciding to move back from London. We also dive pretty deep around mental health and learning how we can be more open with each other and support people going through hard times. I really enjoyed this interview and learned a lot and am sure you will appreciate it as well.

Pathfinder: https://www.path.co.nz

Caresaver: https://caresaver.co.nz/

Men's Health Trust: http://menshealthnz.org.nz/about-the-trust/

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Vaughan founded V Formation to focus on helping small businesses achieve their potential. Along the way he has become a passionate spokesperson for the owners of the hundreds of thousands of small businesses in New Zealand. In this interview we talk all about that and what is keeping him busy these days, but we also start off back with his childhood and learn about what has led him to get involved in this. We also hear about his working for Japanese companies and what he learned from that, the important legacy that comes from exploring his Whakapapa and family origins and what makes a good storyteller. I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will as well.

Website: https://www.vformation.co.nz/

This is one of almost 200 interviews so check out the others at www.theseeds.nz

This is a short excerpt from the conversation with Vaughan Winiata which will be released next week. In that full interview we talk about small business and what they need as well as many other topics.

About Vaughan and his company V Formation: https://www.vformation.co.nz/about

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'Anau shares her story of coming from Tonga as a child. What is it like to grow up with two cultures and how do you adapt? This is a really fascinating insight into the story of an immigrant as she is very open and honest with us about her journey. I love the podcast for the different perspectives it can offer us on life, other journeys and what we might otherwise take for granted. Check out some of the things that 'Anau is involved in below.

Talanoa Tuesday Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talanoatuesday

Talanoa Tuesday IG https://www.instagram.com/talanoa_tuesday/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anau-m-64aa62163/

Four Shells Kava https://www.fourshells.nz

Short highlights of this episode here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/we-only-had-bread-short-excerpts-of-a-conversation-with-anau-mesui-henry

This is episode 191 of seeds - check out more at www.theseeds.nz

Thank you Mele Wendt and Saia Mataele for your respective roles in helping this episode happen.

'Anau came to New Zealand from Tonga as a child - her full story will follow but this has 4 short excerpts from our conversation telling a few stories about her life. I love the podcast for the different perspectives it can offer us on life, other journeys and what we might otherwise take for granted.

Talanoa Tuesday Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talanoatuesday

Talanoa Tuesday IG https://www.instagram.com/talanoa_tuesday/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anau-m-64aa62163/

Four Shells Kava https://www.fourshells.nz

This is episode 190 of seeds - check out more at www.theseeds.nz

Thank you Mele Wendt and Saia Mataele for your respective roles in helping this episode happen.

Kaila is the co-founder of Boma Global and the founder and CEO of Boma New Zealand. I'd been looking forward to this conversation for a long time because Kaila has had a fascinating life and has an attitude and approach I've learned from. In this interview we jump back in time to hear about her childhood and find out about some of her journey (including being the subject of an attempted kidnapping as a child). Her journey starts in New York but has side trips to Argentina, a culinary school, learning languages and eventually arriving in Christchurch. We discuss why she has stayed here and what the values are that drive her. I was particularly interested in the last sentence of her bio and why she included this so we talk about that: "Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence". We touch on a lot and that includes running TEDxChristchurch for 10 years as well as TEDxScottBase, bringing Singularity University to New Zealand and Australia, co-founding Ministry of Awesome and her work now with Boma. As well as all that we fit in a great discussion about vulnerability and what she learned from her training with Brené Brown. I am sure you are going to enjoy this interview with Kaila!

Boma website: https://nz.boma.global/

Short 10 minute version of this with three extracts of the interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/i-am-incessantly-curious-excerpt-from-kaila-colbin-interview

From her bio: "Kaila Colbin is a co-founder of Boma Global and the CEO of Boma New Zealand. She spearheaded the hugely successful SingularityU New Zealand and Australia Summits, introducing more than 2,500 people to exponential technologies and their impact on humanity.

She is also a co-founder and trustee of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome, Chairman of the Board of the New York-based Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, and a Director of CORE Education Ltd.

After training with Brené Brown, Kaila became a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, and has worked with hundreds of people to increase courage as a core competency. She is also a certified ExO consultant, a Climate Project Ambassador who trained with Al Gore, and a Project Management Professional. She is a renowned national and international public speaker, sought after by corporates, government agencies, industry groups, and more.

Kaila was formerly the Curator and Licensee for TEDxChristchurch in New Zealand and TEDxScottBase in Antarctica. A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian, holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University and has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 22. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence."