Humans Of Purpose

Ash Knop Ash is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wilderlands. Wilderlands have developed one of the world's first voluntary biodiversity credits and launched a platform to make it easy for anyone to start protecting nature today. Promotional Partnerships Like what we are serving up on Humans of Purpose and believe youself to be in a values-aligned organisation? Our promotional campaigns have delivered great outcomes and ROI for our partners to date.  Don't waste your marketing dollars on Facebook or Google Ads, we guarantee a far better ROI and you'll also be enabling us to continue to amplify purpose-driven people and organisations that are driving social impact. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. Gold Membership We’ve got a free trial of our Humans of Purpose Gold Membership until the end of November, where you can join current members Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki

Nasser Mashni Nasser Mashni is the President of APAN, which stands for the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network. APAN harnesses the passion of Australians to advocate for Australian policy to support Palestinian human rights, justice, and equality. Content Warning This episode deals with some troubling themes around the current conflict in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as discussions of current and historical violence. This one is not suitable for kids. Gold Membership We’ve got a free trial of our Humans of Purpose Gold Membership until the end of November, where you can join current members Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff and try out our range of member benefits:  Premium dedicated podcast feed Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Audio notes for all episodes Brokered intros to all podcast guests Ask me anything page access To take up this great offer, just head to ou

Joel Burnie Joel is Executive Director at AIJAC, which stands for the Australia Israel & Jewish Affars Committee. AIJAC represents the interests of the Australian Jewish community to government, politicians, media and other community groups and organisations through research, commentary and analysis. We recorded this episode on Sunday the 15th of October just over a week ago. Alternate View We are working hard to arrange to air an episode next week to share the views of APAN, the equivalent peak body representing Palestinian interests in Australia.  Content Warning This episode deals with some troubling themes around the current conflict in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as some fairly graphic descriptions of acts of violence perpetrated against civilians and their families. This one is not suitable for kids.  Gold Membership We’ve got a free trial of our Humans of Purpose Gold Membership until the end of October, where you can join current members Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2,

Kylie Wallace Kylie is the CEO and Chief Gardiner at Seedling Giving. Seedling Giving are your personalised charity matching service and have facilitated over half a million dollars through their smart, reliable and tailored approach since they kicked off quite recently. Gold Membership We’ve got a free trial of our Humans of Purpose Gold Membership until the end of October, where you can join current members Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff and try out our range of member benefits:  Premium dedicated podcast feed Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Audio notes for all episodes Brokered intros to all podcast guests Ask me anything page access To take up this great offer, just head to our Gold Member page today. The Hedgehog's Nest Join our new Substack, The Hedgehog's Nest, where I reflect on the biggest ideas that emerge from our amazing Humans of Purpose conversations. It comes out o

Content Warning Today’s podcast discusses domestic and family violence. If this information is distressing for you or if you need support with regards to domestic and family violence you can call 1800 RESPECT for 24/7 phone and online services.  Tasnia Alam Hannan My guest today is Tasnia Alam Hannan. Tasnia is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at the Arise Foundation. The Arise Foundation focuses on the empowerment and financial freedom of survivors of financial abuse through no-interest loans, employment training and job placement, wrap-around support services and advocacy. Gold Membership We’ve got a free trial of our Humans of Purpose Gold Membership until the end of October, where you can join current members Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff and try out our range of member benefits:  Premium dedicated podcast feed Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Audio notes for all epi

Jessica Mudditt My guest today is Jessica Mudditt. Jess is a superb author and journalist. Jess writes about what she loves, her experiences traveling in South East Asia.  Her first book is Our Home in Myanmar, which documents her living in Yangon, Myanmar for four years and received rave reviews. She's currently working on her new book, Once Around The Sun due for release in early March, which will document her year setting off from Melbourne for a year of solo backpacking through Asia. Book Giveaway Jess has kindly offered 10 free copies of her audiobook to Humans of Purpose liseteners. All you need to do is to be amongst the first 10 new subscribers to The Hedgehog's Nest. This is my Substack, where I reflect on the biggest ideas that emerge from our amazing Humans of Purpose conversations. It comes out once a week on a Thursday morning, direct to your inbox. Our first 10 new subscribers post episode release will receive a reply email from me with the free download code for Jess's Audiobook on Spotify!  P

Hayley Rose My guest today is Hayley Rose. Hayley is the Co-Founder and CEO of Archer. Archer helps clients to de-risk their strategy so that they can confidently launch new ventures, products or growth tactics. Think of Archer as both an experiment lab and pressure-tester for ideas. 300th Thankyou The speech I ran out of time at the celebration on Friday night and didn't get chance to give, now available here for your reading! Signal Awards 2023 We’ve been selected as a Finalist in the Signal Awards 2023 (a major global podcast competition) in the "Indie" or independent podcast category. This is a big deal as we are in the top 5 out of over 2,000 entrants. To support our shot at winning the people's vote, Click Here. Promotional Partnerships Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner

Agnieszka Sekula My guest today is Agnieszka Sekula. Agnieszka is Cofounder at Enosis Therapeutics. Enosis are a very exciting startup focused on catalysing mainstream adoption of psychedelic treatment with virtual reality.   300th Celebration Come and celebrate our 300th episode milestone at The Commons Cremorne this Friday 5:30pm on 22nd September. Be amongst friends, past guests, listeners and more. Register Here! Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for for-purpose organisations.  Promotional Partnerships Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. The Hedgehog's Nest Join our new Substack

Weh Yeoh My guest today is a return favourite, Weh Yeoh. Weh originally came on the pod some time ago as the CEO and Co-Founder of social enterprise Umbo as well as the Founder of OIC Australia, a charity supporting the speech therapy industry and eco-system  in Cambodia. He now triumphantly returns as a first time author of a compelling and entirely relevant title for our time - Redundant Charities. Order your copy and Enter HUMANSOFPURPOSE20 on checkout for 20% off! 300th Celebration Come and celebrate our 300th episode milestone at The Commons Cremorne in Melbourne on 22nd September. Be amongst friends, past guests, listeners and more. Register Here, limited tickets remaining. Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for for-purpose organisations.  Promotional Partnerships Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations

Drew Corby My guest today is my old mate Drew Corby. Drew is one of the first people I met in the podcasting and startup world in about 2016.  He is now the Head of Risk Strategy and Enablement at Aware Super. Aware Super is one of Australia’s largest profit-for-members super funds.  Drew talks to me about the concept of operational resilience, how it enables better decision-making, and why it's important for organisations working in an increasingly complex environment.  Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for for-purpose organisations.  Promotional Partnerships Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll

Neil Pharaoh Neil is the Co-Founder and Director at Tanck. He is also the Director of Corporate Affairs at Hire Up, and Chair at Climate Action Network Australia. Check out Neil's personal site here.  Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for for-purpose organisations.  Promotional Partnerships Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. The Hedgehog's Nest Join our new Substack, The Hedgehog's Nest, where I reflect on the biggest ideas that emerge from our amazing Humans of Purpose conversations. It comes out once a week on a Thursday morning, direct to your inbox. Learn more about the origin s

Good Edi My guests today are the Founders of Good Edi, Aniyo Rahebi & Catherine Hutchins. Good Edi make the Edi Cup- a delicious sustainable and eco-friendly edible cup that you consume after you’ve finished drinking your beverage. 300th Celebration Come and celebrate our 300th episode milestone at The Commons Cremorne in Melbourne on 22nd September. Be amongst friends, past guests, listeners and more. Register Here, limited tickets remaining. The Hedgehog's Nest Join our new Substack, The Hedgehog's Nest, where I reflect on the biggest ideas that emerge from our amazing Humans of Purpose conversations. It comes out once a week on a Thursday morning, direct to your inbox. Learn more about the origin story here and hit the subscribe button if you like what you see. Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for for-purpose organisations. We look forward to sharing more about their impac

Mike Davis Mike is the Chief Podcaster (and only podcaster) at Humans of Purpose and an Executive Leader in the for-purpose world. He also dabbles in a range of things including angel investing, mentoring and advisory work with startups in the climate tech and health tech space and writing about big ideas.  Louise is the best wife, mum, cardiologist, reality-TV watcher and podcast host we've had to date. 300th Celebration Come and celebrate our 300th episode milestone at The Commons Cremorne in Melbourne on 22nd September. Be amongst friends, past guests, listeners and more. Register Here, limited tickets remaining. The Hedgehog's Nest Join our new Substack, The Hedgehog's Nest, where I reflect on the biggest ideas that emerge from our amazing Humans of Purpose conversations. It comes out once a week on a Thursday morning, direct to your inbox. Learn more about the origin story here and hit the subscribe button if you like what you see. Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming

Dilara Bahceci My guest today is Dilara Bahcheci, who is the Head of Communications at Psylo. She is also a Research Fellow at The George Institute. Psylo are an Australian borne startup developing next-generation therapeutics inspired by psychedelics from nature.  Content warning: this podcast will discuss topics of mental health and suicide. Some people may find parts of this content confronting or distressing. If this material raises concerns for you, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636. The Hedgehog's Nest Join our new Substack, The Hedgehog's Nest, where I reflect on the biggest ideas that emerge from our amazing Humans of Purpose conversations. It comes out once a week on a Thursday morning, direct to your inbox. Learn more about the origin story here and hit the subscribe button if you like what you see. Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for fo

Angus Crowther This week on the podcast I bring you my conversation with Angus Crowther, who is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Tanck. Tanck’s purpose is to build government and stakeholder engagement capability to amplify the impact of organisations that do good in the world. Tanck Sponsorship We are thrilled to be sponsored by Tanck for the coming months. They do incredible work in re-imagining government engagement that works superbly for for-purpose organisations. We look forward to sharing more about their impactful work over coming episodes. Promotional Partnerships Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. Gold Members A big thanks to our rock star supporters- Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2,

Kate Dundas This week I bring you my conversation with Kate Dundas, who has recently joined the United Nations Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCA) as Executive Director. The UNGCNA are mobilising Australia’s leading businesses to create a sustainable future and find opportunities to impact our world – for good.  HoP 300th  We'd love you fine folks to join us to celebrate our Humans of Purpose 300th episode milestone. We are partying at The Commons Cremorne (Melbourne) on Friday 22nd September from 5.30pm. This will involve food, drinks, a live DJ set and great social times with fellow HoP listeners, guests and supporters (all free). Click Here to get your tickets and do it fast with just a handful of tickets remaining. Leadership Victoria We are thrilled to be sponsored by Leadership Victoria. Leadership Victoria is an innovative, independent social enterprise. Their vision is purposeful leadership for an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable society and they exist to foster leadership that inspires, co

Michael Bronfman This week I bring you my conversation with Michael Bronfman, who is the Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer at Baresop. Baresop is a modern-day zero-waste personal care brand that keeps your body clean – and your conscience too.  HoP 300th  We'd love you fine folks to join us to celebrate our Humans of Purpose 300th episode milestone. We are partying at The Commons Cremorne (Melbourne) on Friday 22nd September from 5.30pm. This will involve food, drinks, a live DJ set and great social times with fellow HoP listeners, guests and supporters (all free). Click Here to get your tickets and do it fast with less than 30 tickets remaining. Leadership Victoria We are thrilled to be sponsored by Leadership Victoria until August. Leadership Victoria is an innovative, independent social enterprise. Their vision is purposeful leadership for an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable society and they exist to foster leadership that inspires, connects, and transforms. Click here to learn more about

James Kahn This week I bring you my conversation with Dr James Kahn, who is Principle Software Engineer at HAL Systems. HAL is predictive (AI-driven) self-learning climate control for commercial buildings. It delivers occupant comfort, while minimising energy use. HoP 300th  We'd love you fine folks to join us to celebrate our Humans of Purpose 300th episode release. We are partying at The Commons in Cremorne (Melbourne) on Friday 22nd September from 5.30pm. This will involve food, drinks, sponsor and partner treats and great social times with fellow HoP listeners and supporters. You will also enjoy some fine tunes courtesy of the great DJ10PM who will play a signature set for the occasion and you will have a chance to avail yourself of the fine surroundings, hospitality, facilities and people courtesy of The Commons Cremorne, who are proudly supporting this event. Click Here to express your interest in attending, places are limited! First in, first served. We'll open up remaining spots on Eventbrite and Lin

David Zwier This week I bring you my conversation with David Zwier, who is the Founder at Bonny. Bonny is Australia’s favourite Doona and it’s a timely conversation as we are deep into winter here in Melbourne. Bonny produces ethically made and impact-oriented top quality Doonas at affordable prices and he has driven much of Bonny's startup success through his own hard work, enthusiasm and business and marketing nous. Upgrade your old Doona today to an elite Bonny Doona with a handy 10% off, Click Here. 300th Celebration We'd love you fine folks to join us to celebrate our 300th episode release. We are partying at The Commons in Cremorne (Melbourne) on Friday 22nd September from 5.30pm. This will involve food, drinks, sponsor and partner treats and great social times with fellow HoP listeners and supporters. You will also enjoy some fine tunes courtesy of the great DJ10PM who will play a signature set for the occasion and you will have a chance to avail yourself of the fine surroundings, hospitality, facilit