THE HUMAN:NOW

Today we met Connor Pritchard, a creative who has grown to follow the beat of his own drum. Rules are simply societal constructs in his world and sometimes one must be willing to take risks and leave all comforts to chase a dream or passion. Through our discussion, we learn that school isn't for everyone and service back to the community is a way to keep our ideas fresh and our minds young. If you don't know who Connor is, you would have surely seen his work across the New Zealand music scene. Thanks, Connor for dropping in and sharing your love, time and energy with our team.

Today we met Tom Grut, a fellow video and photo creative in the New Zealand music scene. We sat down and had a chat about how life is a big experiment, how everyone is just making it up and no matter what age you are, it's never too late to find what you want to do. Perfection is an unsustainable habit and maybe there is more to life than walking the lonely road towards mastery in one arena. Tom brought with him a fresh perspective and certainly gave us plenty to reflect on. We hope you enjoy this podcast.

Today we caught up with an OG from Roskill, none other than Randy Sjafrie. Randy popped back onto our podcast to talk about his year on the radio and how he continues to explore his creativity in various outlets such as music, fashion and the podcasting world. Randy talked about wanting to inspire those who felt like they could never achieve and that it didn't matter where you grew up or what your circumstance, greatness is destined for you if you are willing to work hard and chase it. Thanks for lifting the vibration of positivity in this one Randy, we appreciate you.

In today's episode, we caught up with a fellow creative, Devan Narsai. You may have had remembered him from our previous episode where we talked about his journey as a photographer and videographer for the New Zealand fashion label I LOVE UGLY. Since then, he has taken a step back from the full-time job to experiment and see what opportunities he can create and what life has to offer. Today we talked about his experience as a social media manager for New Zealand's leading music band Six60 and his experiences being on tour as a photographer and videographer. Devan takes us behind the scenes and shares his experiences in the hopes that it may inspire the creative within you to take the leap and do the same. Thanks for your time Devan, we loved having you on.

Today we met Charles and Cameron from Geoffery Co., a brand and identity on the pursuit to connect a creative world. They believe all humans harness the power of creativity and through their work, Geoffery wants to help share stories of people excelling in creative spaces, enabling others to try and learn new skills and most importantly share the message of positivity. This episode is filled with little nuggets of knowledge, some great banter, many laughs and will definitely leave you with an itch of wanting to create. We had the pleasure of having these guys on the show, we hope you enjoy it

Today we welcomed back someone who has been an inspiration to the HUMAN:NOW podcast, Fraser Grut. Fraser came back to give us an update on how his last year has been. He highlights his progress with his book, why quitting would never be an option and how life isn't always easy all the while fulfilling a lifelong task. We talked about growth and the evolutions of passion, redefining why he gets up in the morning and what it means to film a dream every day. Thanks for your time Fraser, we look forward to seeing what you achieve.

Today we had a chance to catch up with Auston Huggins most commonly know as Finding Huggie! He is a Tik Tok influencer inspiring acts of kindness and positivity through a global treasure hunt, bringing people together and lifting the vibration of positivity through his videos and creative content. Huggie is a force of energy and takes us through his journey travelling across the world. His stories include meeting new people, ending up in unexpected situations and creating the person we know as the powerhouse of positive energy - Huggie. The positivity was vibrating high in this session, we hope it inspires positive action

Today we introduced Anish Aya, a friend and teacher on a quest to learn and spread the knowledge of Vedanta. As a follow on from our previous episode, we asked Anish to help us understand destiny and how it plays its role in our lives and how we determine what it will be? Is it something that is completely out of our control and decided by others, God or chance? Or is it something that is determined from within? We would love to thank Anish for his time and guidance as he so beautifully explains how and why things happen in our lives and how to manage them. We hope you enjoy it.

We are gearing close to the halfway mark of the year and for some, our resolutions may have dropped off and for others, they may be riding the wave on the high. Today we were back with the OG team discussing ideas around passion, purpose and a whole lot more? Does our environment control where we end up in life or do we have the ability to break through the cycles depending on our attitude and outlook in life. We head into some pretty deep territories in this episode so we hope you can follow along. There will mot definitely be a follow-up episode to break down some of the ideas discussed today. We hope you enjoy today's chat.

Today we caught up with Paresh Nama from the Inessence Movement. He would be a familiar face to many who have tuned in to our past episodes. In today's we dug beneath the surface and got to know Paresh just a little bit better. We usually hear the story of one's journey after they have made their accomplishments, however, we talked about the struggles faced, the up's and the downs and how all these factors have contributed to make him the person he is right now and the person he wants to become. Life isn't about what happens to us but it is about how we deal with it. Life isn't about doing and attaining things, it's about becoming someone. Paresh is a growth-hungry individual with a passion for learning and a mind set on bettering the world around him. It doesn't matter where you are in life this episode is for everyone. We hope you enjoy it.