'Careers with Impact' book release ... and your help!
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This is a short message out to ask for your help – yes, I need you, my seeds community! To participate my email is I’ve reflected a lot on my own life and work and crafted something that is short and to the point but I really think will help you. It also reflects many concepts from guests I've learned on Seeds. Will be releasing “The Circle: Careers with Impact” a 50 page book this month and would like to: - offer you a free advance copy of it - ask for your thoughts on it so I can compile a bunch of reviews and short comments and put on the launch page...
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A conversation on my Journey, Careers, Legal Structures for Impact and answering questions (live session held in New Plymouth)
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In this session held in New Plymouth recently I share about my journey and things I have learnt in my career as well as legal structures for Impact and answering audience questions. Thanks to DOSO, Venture Taranaki and New Plyouth Council for the invitation to some and share with many startups. More content for startups is at And more on seeds is at
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Charities & Tax post Budget with Jenny, Craig and Steven recorded 30 May 2025
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In this live session recorded on 30 May 2025 Jenny Gill, Craig Fisher and I discuss the budget and related issues - and even end with a story of The Apple Tree! More resources and earlier recordings and papers And audio versions are at The Apple Tree story read at the end
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Explorers and Optimisers: a short overview with Arron Judson
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I saw a LinkedIn post from Arron Judson on the topic of different people having different skill sets and the framing of 'Explorers' and 'Optimisers'. This is the short conversation we had where he explained more on this. To find out more the site for Eidotic which is here (but check back later as being built still): This is the LinkedIn that sparked this conversation. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴...
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Seán Barnes on becoming an Impact Professional, writing a book and hosting podcasts
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Seán has written a book on being an Impact Professional and we hear all about it on this episode of seeds as well as his life story. For more episodes visit Seán's book site Impact Professional podcast Also check out the 232 Degrees podcast on books from Seán Barnes and Carl Davidson Earlier episode of that show on Seeds regarding Dr Seuss! More content at
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Shamubeel Eaqub on Social Cohesion
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This is the converstion I just had with Shamubeel Eaqub about the report on Social Cohesion that he has recently co-authored. It is a wide ranging conversation where we cover: How to foster Social Cohesion, one positive step each day The negative side and reality of poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand Whether some issues like education, health and housing need to be removed from the political cycle Superannuation and what higher contribution rates might unlock The role of arts, sport, spiritual and community groups in building cohesion It was a wide ranging interview and I would love to...
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Housing, Partnerships, Green Shoots and Challenges: Panel with Ali Hamlin-Paenga, Paul Gilberd, Cate Kearney and Steven Moe
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In this panel discussion we get to hear on Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand from the following speakers at the New Zealand Green Building Council Housing Summit held on 7 May 2025 (more on ): Ali Hamlin-Paenga - Chief Executive of Te Matapihi (Site: Cate Kearney - Chief Executive of Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (Site: Paul Gilberd - Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa (Site: ) Steven Moe – Chair of Community Housing Funding Agency (Site: Thanks to Bernard Hickey for the...
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Ali Adams on Revitalised Ōtautahi Christchurch and the power of Community
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Ali Adams shares about the revitilised city of Ōtautahi Christchurch as well as her life lessons and journey to becoming the CEO of ChristchurchNZ. Seeds is a long term project with more than 440 conversations with inspiring people, most of whom are based in Christchurch. Find out more and listen to other conversations at Ōtautahi ChristchurchNZ website Earlier interview from 2019 with Joanna Norris which we mention on this episode
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Two Life Lessons shared by Ali Adams
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A very short excerpt of a long and rich conversation with Ali Adams the CEO of ChristchurchNZ where she shared two key life lessons. Be watching for the full interview out next! ChristchurchNZ website For more content visit
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Sir Maarten Wevers on a life of diplomacy, learning languages and staying curious
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This was a rich and deep conversation with Sir Maarten Wevers who shared about his life journey on this episode of seeds podcast. From being born in the Netherlands to moving to New Zealand with his family age 1, growing up with different cultural influences and then how he got into the diplomatic world, travelling the World, his learning Japanese to serve as Ambassador to Japan and then working with multiple Prime Ministers through pivotal moments in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s. From 1985 to 1987 he was private secretary to then Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, David...
info_outlineJonathan is the founder of Caliber Design and in this conversation we talk about the process of creativity and what it takes to create products as well as creating team culture and the components of strategy. We also focussed in on what it means to really understand the problem before you start to design a solution. We start with his childhood though and what he learned from growing up next to Rolleston Prison as a child and how he started his career at Tait Electronics before helping to design a variety of products. This is a great conversation showing a Christchurch based company growing and achieving a lot in the area of mechanical engineering.
Website: https://www.caliberdesign.co.nz
About the Life Chair: https://www.infact.co.nz/project/life-chair
"Caliber Design was founded in the wake of two major events that had a profound impact on the New Zealand economy: the global financial crisis and the Canterbury earthquakes.
During this challenging period, many businesses struggled to survive and the resulting uncertainty led to a reluctance to take on permanent staff. This left companies short-staffed and unable to take advantage of opportunities that arose.
However, Jonathan Prince, Caliber’s Founding Director, saw an opportunity in the midst of the chaos. He recognized that businesses needed project-based mechanical engineering resources, delivered on-demand and tailored to their specific needs. This knowledge led to the creation of Caliber in 2015, with a mission to provide exceptional project-based engineering services to businesses throughout New Zealand.
Starting out with five engineers in 2015, Caliber has grown significantly and now boasts a team of over 50 highly skilled professionals. They work on secondment for clients across the country, delivering world-class mechanical engineering solutions. By providing a flexible and responsive approach to engineering services, Caliber has become a trusted partner to businesses across New Zealand."