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Surprise! The show’s back for a summer holidays 2018 special edition, chatting with three of the many lovely past impact-minded guests.

Past guests Christine Langdon, Elisha Watson and Jennifer Young return for this 2018 summer holidays [reprise] special episode. Impact entrepreneurialism, laughter, not too many beeps, and big problems pronouncing words.

Thanks to everyone who has supported this largely 'love not money' digital radio show to get to air over the last three years, ninety five episodes, and one hundred and fifty nine guests. This is the last episode publishing for a while, and I wanted to share with you some of the reasons for that difficult decision.

My goal has been to capture and share stories of amazing people striving to make Aotearoa New Zealand a fairer and more socially enterprising place. Originally planned only as a six episode pilot, it’s been great to publish 89 more episodes across a few diverse episode formats.

Thank you to everyone who has given time, energy, insights, support and goodwill to the project, especially BizDojo and Collider Wellington for their support over the last year.

Most of all, thanks to you dear listener, wherever you are in the world, it’s been a real pleasure to share those stories with you, of people making positive impact from Aoteroa New Zealand. 

I’m writing up some of my audio learns in bite sized articles, which you can read, over at medium.com/@davidbinstead

Building expertise in a media format completely new to me three years ago has been quite the journey, with highs, painful lows and important learns. Suffice to say, scaling independent digital radio is really, really hard!

I’m more than delighted with what this project has achieved, and after three years I am re-focusing my energy, skills and time to where they can deliver most value.

Seth recently highlighted ‘jumping on the right bus’. Now is the right time for me to re-evaluate this digital audio journey; as information, circumstances, and sentiments dictate.

Now, where’s that bicycle...

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Great to chat social enterprise development with Louise Aitken, Chief Executive of Ākina Foundation and Minister Henare. We cover impact investment, policy and legislative progress, SEWF 2017 outcomes and 2018 Forum intentions, and touch on the upcoming Aotearoa Social Enterprise Forum (ASEF) this October.

Thomas Maharaj is committed to making education better for New Zealand’s young people (aged 5-15), and he’s doing that by building a startup to get everyone in the community involved. This episode introduces some of the thinking behind his idea, its structure and measurement; and funding for a test-case.

Startup Weekend (Wellington) co-organisers Samantha Ryan and Max Bessone chat about some of the positive dents they're hoping to make on the 54 relentless hours of this week's event. Plus, some of their journeys to now.

Samantha Jones and Jason Pemberton on discovering your purpose via Campus outdoors-based courses to grow business for good, reflecting on three years of social enterprise development from Aotearoa/New Zealand, and looking forward to SEWF2018 in Edinburgh.

Jacinta shares her purpose journey from student politics to solving society’s biggest problems, via co-founding a social enterprise well-being initiative to overcome period poverty in New Zealand. Guest-hosted by Rebecca Stewart.

Amongst many roles Nick Shewring is a parent, rebellious serial entrepreneur, and also ex co-founder of Bizdojo - New Zealand's largest cowork community. This extended edition focuses on founder journeys and mental health advocacy, two topics very close to his heart. PSA: Episode contains challenging topics (carefully edited), alongside the usual mix of laughter, insights, learns and unique journeys to now.

78: Helping People Get Started with Jennifer Young and Tony Henderson-Newport at Pop Up Business School Aotearoa

All about a man who makes impossible things happen! Tony HN delivers free to attend ten day Pop Up Business Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand, helping people get started with their own small business ideas. How does he do it fee-free, how did he get here, what are some of his feels, and how can you get on a future course. 

77: Champions Of Change at Edmund Hillary Fellowship’s New Frontiers