TIE Unearthed

By Philippa WhiteBusiness

TIE Unearthed episodes

November 05, 2021 Ep:#37 Jo and Monique on finding their way of responding to this era of disruption
With the COP26 upon us, it’s making us all more acutely aware that we are living in a moment of profound disruption.

And I think it’s fair to say, we are all looking for our way to respond.

In today’s episode, Jo Higgins and Monique Barns talk about just this.

Monique is Brand Manager at Australia’s largest not-for-profit health insurer. And Jo is responsible for designing and building IAG’s future consent experience and bringing to life their purpose through her role as Customer Consent Strategy Lead.

They met through being on UN Women Australia's Sydney International Women's Day Committee, and since then have been on a mission to realise their purpose in a number different ways. These two have been busy!

We talk about how they are contributing to the global conversation around female empowerment.

We talk about how they helped the President of Malawi position the messaging for a high-profile UN meeting and the COP26 with TIE Accelerator.

And we hear about the types of growth experiences they are after and why they engaged with TIE.

There are some pretty great stories here.

So grab your favourite beverage. Or throw on those running shoes and enjoy this wonderful chat with Jo and Monique.

We have opened entries for our next TIE Accelerator programme, kicking off mid-January 2022. This project will fill up fast.

This one is all about how the future of climate change is in the hands of 12-year old girls. You'll be helping to ensure girl's education is a strategic development priority. When this happens it's proven to be one of the strongest solutions to tackling the climate crisis. Fascinating and SO important.
Keen to broaden your horizons, break through boundaries and ultimately BE and DO more?

Reach out to learn more [email protected] or check out the video at apply.tieaccelerator.com. We'd love to work with you!
44 min
October 22, 2021 Ep:#36 Andrea Marshall, the Queen of Mantas
You can’t breed a whale shark. Or a humpback whale.

When they are gone, they are gone.

And, what about borders when it comes to the ocean? Who is responsible for caring for these charismatic creatures when they go into other territories?

I had never thought of ocean conservation in those terms before.

Today I speak with Andrea Marshall, known as the Queen of Mantas, as coined by the BBC for their documentary on her in 2009.

She’s a pioneer for Manta Ray research.

Before she started researching Mantas, there was simply no data on them.

“How can we have people going to space, yet we don’t know anything about the biggest animals in our ocean. That’s crazy!”

She and her friend Simon Pierce decided they needed to study threatened charismatic marine megafauna. And to protect the marine habitats in Africa at the same time.

And so they did.

She moved to Mozambique. And they created the Marine Megafauna Foundation.

Today she tells us her story.

How she went from living in Australia, to selling everything, and building a hut in Mozambique, to start her life’s work.

We hear about the (many) challenges they face in Mozambique.

The impact of COVID on her personally, but also on the organisation. The challenges, but also the incredible silver linings.

Andrea talks us through what keeps her up at night (as an ocean conservationist, it’s not easy), but what also gives her hope.

Andrea is a true inspiration, her passion and dedication to marine conservation is thoroughly contagious, and this chat will inspire you.

So grab that favourite beverage or throw on those running shoes, and here is Andrea.

We will shortly be kicking off our next TIE Accelerator programme. It will take place in January. If you are keen to know more, do get in touch at [email protected] or check out apply.tieaccelerator.com.

And please don't forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review and subscribe.

43 min
October 08, 2021 Ep:#35 Nick Dutton and the power of African surf
There are millions of people surfing in Africa and yet, there was no African surf brand out there.

And you’ve had generations of Africans growing up with a narrative of blond-haired, blue-eyed surfers, presented by surf brands.

It just didn’t feel right.

And, what about the brands in Africa, telling the positive stories?

Today we are going to be talking about the power of African surf – and what my good friend Nick Dutton is doing to change the story of Africa.

Nick is the co-founder and CEO of Mami Wata, which is a global African surf lifestyle brand.

Having travelled extensively around the world during his career in advertising, Nick was able to identify the global opportunity for a premium African surf brand. So he moved his family to Cape Town, and with his co-founders, they launched Mami Wata due to their love of Africa, design and surfing, as well as a belief that the world needs a different lens to view and understand Africa.

We talk about why what they are doing matters.

How Mami Wata came about

Their journey of building a business and a challenger brand.

The curve ball of COVID and where this all has taken them.

The story is incredible. And super inspiring.

Please don’t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review and subscribe.

And if you’re keen to understand more about TIE and how you can get involved, just shoot me an email at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you.
43 min
September 24, 2021 Ep:#34 Michael Jager on designing brands people actually love
What does it mean for a brand to be a living idea? Why is the humanisation of brands so important? And why do ideas with substance really matter?

Today I chat with Michael Jager, Chief Creative Officer of Solidarity of Unbridled Labour, a studio that conceptualizes and realizes ideas that help guide and create culture and positive change within it.

It’s his vision that has shaped some of the biggest brands of our time like Nike, Lululemon, Burton Snowboards, Seventh Generation, MTV, Virgin, Patagonia and Masterclass.

We talk about why he hates the word brand.

We talk about empathy. And learning.

We talk about the power of asking questions. And where you can find insights and inspiration.

And he tells us how The Clash changed his life.

Whenever I meet with Michael, I come out of the conversation with quotes and a list of suggestions of shows to watch, books to read or artists to look into. So, I of course finish the chat with inspirational references to share with all of you.

To say you will feel inspired after this episode is an understatement. You may even want to have a pen and paper nearby to write things down.

Enjoy this one. Here is Michael.

Please don’t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review, rating and subscribe.

And if you're keen to understand more about TIE and what we're up to these days, just shoot me an email [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you.
49 min
September 10, 2021 Ep:#33 Juliana Xavier on responsibly feeding the world and protecting the planet
I know that climate change is on most of your minds right now in one form or another.

The IPCC report came out, and it has got us thinking about so many aspects of life as we know it. And what needs to change in order to decrease emissions.

Today we will be talking about responsibly feeding the world and protecting the planet.

My guest is Juliana Xavier, Director of Brand Management at Yara International, a global crop nutrition company.

We cover a lot.

But, the crux of the conversation is how are we going to feed 9.8 billion people in the world by 2050?

And how will we do this in an environmentally sound way, especially if we know that growing food contributes to 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the world.

Keeping in mind that to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people…. will mean doubling food production from where we are today.

This is not easy.

But as Juliana says. Agriculture is part of the climate change problem. And it’s also part of the solution.

We talk about all of this.

Listen to the podcast and better understand the challenges. But also her hope.

Please don’t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review, rating and subscribe.
42 min
August 27, 2021 Ep:#32 Luca Zerbini on unearthing the solution to an unknown climate challenge
Imagine being given the opportunity to make a positive difference to 3 billion people around the world.

Then imagine being told you had 6 weeks to help Malawi present at the High-Level Dialogue for Energy meeting hosted by the UN in New York and bring a voice to these 3 billion people - helping save their lives and work towards decreasing climate change.

Involving the president of the country.

Sounds crazy and a little bit intense, right?

Well, Luca Zerbini was one of the ambitious people that joined the last TIE Accelerator team to help crack this challenge.

He’s the co-founder and Managing Partner of Peak Point Partners, a Venture Capital Fund at the crossroads of Technology, Digitalization, Sustainability and Social Responsibility.

Before this, he was an accomplished consultant at Bain & Company and a C-Suite Executive. He’s an Engineer, and also holds an MBA from Wharton. And is a Fellow of The Marketing Academy and of the Institute for Real Growth – which are both focused on human growth and on purpose-driven leadership, specifically around Sustainability and Social Responsibility.

So it felt fitting to chat with Luca today about his TIE Accelerator experience.

We talk about the UN High Level dialogue for energy meeting, and why it is convening again now after 40 years.

What Malawi’s role is and how the team will be contributing to the success of the discussions.

How, as an investor in this space, he learned things he was shocked he didn’t know about before.

And then tells us the most eye-opening information he learned on this project.

If you are interested in sustainability, climate change, the environment and human rights, then this is a chat you don’t want to miss.

If you would like to register for the panel discussion talked about on this podcast on the 7th of September, you can register here. You’ll get to listen to an impressive panel of political, financial, non-profit and business experts and hear their views in preparation to the UN HLDE in New York and COP26 in Glasgow.

So sit back. Relax. And grab that favourite beverage. Or throw on those running shoes. And enjoy this episode.

Please don’t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review, rating and subscribe.

And if you’re looking for inspired personal development with social impact that broadens horizons and helps transform professionals, then TIE could be for you. Find out more at tieaccelerator.com or get in touch with me at [email protected]. Our next project kicks off on the 20th of September and we have a couple of spots left. We’d love to work with you.

It's time. Let's change things!
44 min
August 13, 2021 Ep:#31 Vanessa Barboni Hallik on designing a sustainable fashion future
What does it take to walk away from a successful career in Investment banking?

Today I’m speaking with Vanessa Barboni Hallik, founder and CEO of Another Tomorrow, a woman’s sustainable fashion startup and what New York Times described as a ‘Brand as Ethically Minded as It Is Refined’.

When Vanessa suddenly became aware of the reality on the ground in the clothing industry, there was no turning back. She needed to challenge the system.

So, she created a clothing brand committed from the outset to sourcing responsibly grown, ethically manufactured materials, blending classic design with technology-enabled transparency, while building a platform for education, and advocacy and contributing to the circular economy.

In this episode, we talk about her early life and how it shaped where she’s at now.

We talk about the significant impact that the clothing industry has on the environment, on humans and on animals.

And then we talk about what Vanessa has done to respond to all of this.

So sit back. Relax. And grab that favourite beverage. Or throw on those running shoes. And enjoy this episode.

Please don’t forget to let us know what you think, leave a review, rating and subscribe.

Do check out Another Tomorrow here. And to sign the petition Vanessa talks about in the episode, you can find it here.

And if you’re looking for inspired personal development with social impact that broadens horizons and helps transform leaders, then TIE could be for you. Find out more at tieaccelerator.com or get in touch with me at [email protected]. We’d love to work with you.
35 min
July 30, 2021 Ep:#30 A second chance at life in Malawi
Being one of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi presents so many challenges to the people from there.

Challenges that those of us who have grown up in the Global North probably couldn’t even fathom.

And to add to the challenges that the country faces because of the poverty, the pandemic has pushed the children’s rights movement back by at least 30 years. If not more.

Life is not easy.

But there is hope. And that hope comes in the form of Chance4Change. Who we have worked with a few times over the years.

Chance4Change was established in 2011 and the organisation believes that all young people have the right to be active citizens and equal members of society.

Today I speak with Grace who has been with Chance4Change since 2013 in many capacities, before taking up her post as Country Director.

Today she talks to us about the many challenges the country faces, what they are doing to support the young people, and how TIE will play an important part in providing even more hope.

And you can be a part of it.

So grab your favourite beverage. Or throw on those running shoes and here is a window to Malawi. And how women and girls are getting a second chance at life.

And if you’re keen to get involved with TIE. To broaden your horizons, transform your life, skillsets and networks, while changing the world, find out more at the TIE Accelerator info session apply.tieaccelerator.com. Or simply get in touch and we can jump on a call.
36 min
July 18, 2021 Ep:#29 Mallory Erickson and the secret to fundraising
If you have ever had to raise money for an organisation, then this episode is for you.
If you get hot sweats just thinking about having to ask people for yet more money, then this is also for you.
Or, if you are a corporate, and wondering how your relationships with your NGO partners could improve, then I’d also love for you to have a listen.
Today I speak with Mallory Erickson.
She is THE non-profit coach, teaching fundraisers how to bring in more donations without chasing them.
Through her signature framework, the Power Partners Formula™️, Mallory provides unique tools to help raise more from foundations, corporate partners, and individuals. She has coached over 1,000 fundraisers using her simple, but unique strategy - and it really works.
Mallory’s key takeaway is that great fundraising is not an ask, it’s an offer.
She talks about finding common ground. The win-win. And what is possible when people are really coming to a conversation from the perspective of strategic partnerships.
There is so much rich content here. And we’ll bring this all to life.
So sit back. Relax. And grab that favorite beverage. Or throw on those running shoes. And enjoy this episode.
Please don’t forget to let us know what you think of this episode, leave a review, rating, and subscribe.
If you want to feel differently about fundraising as well as clear and excited about your next steps, make sure you watch Mallory’s FREE Masterclass - How to Get In Front of the Right Donors WITHOUT Obnoxiously Hounding Them - malloryerickson.com/free.
43 min
July 09, 2021 Trailer TIE Unearthed
Conversations that change what we notice, question and believe is possible.
TIE Unearthed brings together people from business, culture, creativity, social change and worlds far beyond the traditional leadership conversation.
Hosted by Philippa J. White, each episode explores the experiences, ideas and moments that have shifted how someone understands themselves, other people or the world around them, and what happened as a result.
The conversations move between the personal and the organisational, exploring humanity, behaviour, culture, leadership, creativity, uncertainty and the changing world of work.

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