The Brain Gain

The Brain Gain

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The Brain Gain episodes

  • Episode 6: CHARLOTTE BROWN: From United Nations life in NYC, how kiwis talk vs rest of world + environmental intersectionality

    In this interview we traverse the topics of:

    • Circling the globe for different education opportunities, and the experience of studying at the only UN University for Peace in the world

    • The vitamin D x mood relationship, especially when you're a kiwi used to a lot of sunshine

    • Environmental intersectionality, sustainable investment and what this means for the future of institutional investment

    • Gratitude for the work/life balance in NZ, versus the NYC/ London lifestyle

    • Being steadfast in your path and purpose, irrespective of what fellow New Zealanders may be expecting of you

    • How kiwis communicate (indirectly!) versus the directness of other cultures

      • 31 min
    • Episode 5: DR ROSIE BOSWORTH: The challenges of being a squiggling futurist, entrepreneurship as a women in Tech, and the exciting trends in FoodTech x Neuroscience

      For episode 5, we dive into a juicy IRL convo with futurist, food science thought leader and badass tech entrepreneur Rosie Bosworth. We break down topics ranging from:

      • The hotly debated issue of women in tech, and Rosie’s experiences of this in the US/ SF context versus NZ.
      • How to grapple with being a ‘squiggler’ in a world / talent environment which is demanding straight liners
      • How to juggle being with the here + now, whilst being an ardent futurist
      • The opportunities in neuroscience, tech + mental health/wellness
      • Where NZ sits on the spectrum of being a Future of Food leader or vanguard
      • The jobs + salary debacle one faces coming back into the NZ market

        • Rosie is a multifaceted Future Foods Expert, comms specialist, vinyasa yoga teacher and neuroscience lover, now based in NZ after her time in Silicon Valley. Her schtick is in the FoodTech arena, specifically in plant-based and ‘Alternative Protein’ systems. She’s a regular on the speaking circuit (including TEDx) on the future of food and agriculture and has lived between San Francisco and New Zealand throughout her dynamic transitions in the tech space. Rosie is wildly passionate about driving a sustainable, progressive and scalable global food system, fit for a growing world. Her latest obsession is around the intersection of neuroscience x food, and the areas in which humans are not going to be out-roboted in an increasingly automated world.

        30 min
      • Episode 4: KRIS WARD: the ocean adventurer navigating his way back to the waters of NZ + the power of breath

        In this interview we traverse the topics of:

        • How it feels to go from super-nomadism to super NZ-centrism
        • What it feels like to race on a 84ft carbon multi-hull, the NZ sailing scene and how to cope with some of the hardest conditions in the world
        • How to manifest support when you come back to NZ
        • The new territory of BlueTech (OceanTech) and how NZ can leverage our unique EEZ to propel this further
        • Intention setting and leaving room for spontaneity

        • The power of breathwork for everyday life, surfing massive waves and finding presence
          • 34 min
        • Episode 3: APRIL GOURDIE: life at Allbirds HQ, third culture kid realities, and life in space

          In this interview we traverse the topics of:

          • Pressures of living and breathing the frenzied culture of San Francisco and what its like to work inside a unicorn company (with kiwi roots) valued at $1.6B.
          • Mental wellbeing and meditation and the role of adrenaline (or lack thereof) in the creative design process.
          • The nuances of being a “third culture kid” and what this means in the context of tilting into Aotearoa.
          • Your personal identity v1 + v2 in terms of your ‘product development’, who is your 'user base' when you have a major update to release as a returned Brain Gainer.
          • April’s Space Book, an amazing artifact of COVID x CREATIVE times, that cuts to the core of what kind of world we imagine for ourselves and what it means to time travel…Creative optimism at its finest.
            • 39 min
          • Episode 2: ANTHONY MCGUIRE : From Facebook to Waikanae + why NZ is in the hot seat right now

            This latest raw, uncensored chat is with Anthony McGuire, who has worked at major tech companies like Facebook and Instagram, as well as early stage startups in verticals including blockchain, entertainment, and AI. COVID has brought Anthony back to New Zealand after decades and in this episode we dig into what he is eager to explore, leveraging the strategic advantages New Zealand now has on the global stage. As a Tech guy with a passion for 'The Asia Century', we get the inside runnings on what more New Zealand can be doing with China, why TikTok strategy is fundamental to understand, and how the lack of FOMO from his basecamp of NZ is a bloody good thing.

            Make sure to check out Anthony's newsletter East West Hurricane for all things Asia, Media, Tech + Business.

            36 min
          • Episode 1: JULIA ARNOTT-NEENEE: Reintegrating into NZ from the Cali Tech life, and the "toning down" effect

            In this episode we dive into an intimate IRL (yes, we did it in person during covid times!) conversation with Julia Arnott-NeeNee. We talk about the good, the bad and the ugly sides of her transition back to NZ from California and the trials and tribulations of being a loud, colorful "misfit" of sorts in the NZ ecosystem. Julia is an international strategist and insights specialist, passionate about technology, systems change and social impact. She has worked in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Most recently she held the position of Global Social Strategy Lead at HP. Julia is dedicated to looking at how technology will impact the most amount of people for the better, advocating progress that reaches the whole society. Since returning to NZ during covid, Julia has co- founded and launched PeopleForPeople a youth-led Pacific Social Enterprise with the mission to strengthen Digital Empowerment in Aotearoa.

            33 min

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          This podcast is a truth box - a home for the incredible kiwis circling back and working out how to survive and thrive in Aotearoa NZ, fresh out of quarantine.