Share The Elevator

Share The Elevator

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  • SZN 1 DELUXE EP 5 || Aigagalefili Fepulea’i - Tapua’i || Brown faces the Climate Crisis

    Aigagalefili Fepulea’i - Tapua’i is an award winning poet, youth advocate, and indigenous environmental activist. Proudly Sāmoan bred and South Auckland raised, she has served her community since she was 15 and currently studies law and environmental science. With a passion for climate justice in the Pacific, educational equity and decolonisation, her work has been to COP27, the United Nations SDG sessions, and is taught in schools across Aotearoa. In 2020 she was awarded the Women of Influence Young Leader, SUNPIX Pacific People’s Emerging Young Leader and Pacific Cooperation Youth Advocacy Awards. In 2021 she was a finalist for the New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Award. Fili is the youngest daughter of Fepulea’i Semi and Laisene Tapua’i and is from the villages of Fai’a’ai and Sagone in Sava’i, Samoa.

    1 hr 6 min
  • SZN 1 DELUXE EP 3 || Anastacia Oloapu || You deserve your love and care

    Introducing THEE Anastacia Oloapu AKA The Samoan Naturopath!


    The force behind "Wun Wise Women," a virtual and in-person health haven in Auckland, focusing on naturopathy, herbalism, and nutrition. With degrees in Health Sciences and Naturopathic & Herbal Medicine, her expertise lies in combatting burnout, sleep woes, and exhaustion. She's dedicated to accessible healthcare, especially for Māori and Pacific women, breaking down barriers with an equity perspective.

    At her clinic, women freely share their health stories, receiving tailored support and evidence-based plans. Her mission: place women at the core of their health journey, fostering empowerment through collaboration. Beyond her clinic, she's a Pacific Researcher partnering within the Maori Health Pipeline, addressing Endometrial Cancer disparities among Pacific women.

    She's fuelled by the urgency of improving these dire statistics, ensuring that Pacific women no longer endure pain that continues to go unaccounted for.

    1 hr 8 min
  • SZN 1 DELUXE EP 1 || Nina Gabriella Santos || Pay us what we deserve

    A proud generalist with a background in law, Nina Santos is a staunch advocate for ethnic communities, migrants’ rights and intersectional gender equity with a strong focus on dismantling institutional barriers to drive meaningful social change.  Nina has forged a diverse career in the public and non-profit sectors encompassing strategic communications, campaign management & delivery, social media and a sprinkle of research. Nina is Comms and Advocacy Manager at the YWCA Tāmaki Makaurau, and Delivery Manager for MindTheGap, campaigning for new pay transparency legislation in an effort to address New Zealand’s gender and ethnic pay gaps. Additionally, she contributes her expertise as a board member of the National Council of Women. Recognised for her impactful work, Nina is Young New Zealander of the Year 2023 semi-finalist, and has received the KiwiBank Local Hero Medallist award. She has also been named part of 'Y25,' a group of exceptional women under 25 who are trailblazers in their respective fields, as well as being featured in the Asia New Zealand Foundation's '25 to watch' list.

    1 hr 2 min
  • SZN 1 EP 11 || Arizona Leger || A seat at the table
    Introducing Arizona Leger!
    A seasoned keynote speaker influencing hearts and minds to think about their own impact, Arizona knows how to get her message across. 
    Realising her love for storytelling at a young age, Arizona presented her first TEDx talk at 18 years old and has continued to connect with audiences since. She is a sports content specialist and enjoys creating her own content to encourage young women and girls, especially wāhine, to chase their dreams.
    A semi-finalist for the 2021 Young New Zealander of the Year, Arizona is a current Master of Human Rights Candidate at AUT, the Content and Communications Specialist for the women’s Rugby World Cup this year in Aotearoa and is currently exploring her own journey as an emerging woman in Governance. She was recently named as a Director on the Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union board.
    Leger is passionate about creating equitable pathways and outcomes for young Indigenous wāhine. STE is so honoured to have Arizona as part of this project; in this EP she brings her own experiences bringing beautiful honesty, vulnerability and strength. The takeaways from his EP are something everyone can benefit from within any workplace.
    1 hr 6 min
  • SZN 1 EP 10 || Friendships and Seasons

    It's all about friendships in this weeks second ep with the phenomenal Te Rina West. Plus we're joined by STE's sister, Stacee Maki. Cause behind every woman is a tribe of besties - there to wipe your tears, support you unconditionally, and hand you your next Malibu pineapple. From bestie love stories to ways of maintaining friendships when we're going through it - this ep is dedicated to our sisters.

    36 min
  • SZN 1 EP 9 || Te Rina West || Māori do the mahi, still no treaty
    Introducing Te Rina West! Raised in the bosom of her people in Te Arawa, and also descending from Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, me Ngai Tuhoe, Te Rina is the physical manifestation of her ancestors' wildest dreams. A fierce advocate for Wāhine, and Māori rights, Te Rina recognises the importance of representation and resourcing. As such, Te Rina is actively working toward more equitable outcomes for Māori, particularly for Wāhine Māori. 
    In a professional capacity, Te Rina has had many roles since the age of fifteen, joining the two-year Business Graduate Programme in February. After six months was offered a permanent role as a Presenter/Producer in the Brand and Reputation team, which is the role she currently holds. Te Rina brings with her some experience of the inner workings of a Board and the importance of representation in these groups, ensuring that the strategic decisions made in Board rooms are put into meaningful action.
    In this EP we discuss Te Rina's lived experiences and learnings of being Māori within a workplace. We are so honoured to have an incredible wahine like Te Rina who understands the importance of giving back to the communities who raised her. Admiring the love she has for her people and all that Māori bring into a workplace, Te Rina is a true orator; who also has some pretty funny jokes.
    49 min
  • SZN 1 EP 8 || Body Kindness

    Complex, universal, sacred, and tainted; our relationships with our bodies are ever-evolving. On top of all those physical changes we women endure, lies the societal noise and cultural expectations to look, eat, dress a certain way.  In this ep, Bells walks us through a tumultuous relationship with her body, dismantling western body standards and what being diagnosed with stage four endometriosis meant to her arrival at body kindness. 

    31 min

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What started out as a podcast celebrating young women in corporate Aotearoa, has transpired into a series on trauma, privilege, family, intersectionality, inequality, advocacy, identity and so much more.