Humans Of Purpose

Dr Megan Weier Megan is a Senior Research Fellow and Acting Research and Evaluation Director at the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW. Megan is doing some fascinating research into measuring social progress across different local government areas in Australia and uncovering some incredible insights and learnings that have already influenced and will continue to influence social policy making here. Listener Survey 2022 (Final Call) We've extended the submission deadline to Friday 30th to be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below. You are still in the running for prizes at this stage!! Please lend me 5 mins to Complete Survey now. Our Sponsors We are proudly s

Craig Hughes-Cashmore Craig is the CEO of SAMSN, which stands for survivors and mates support network. SAMSN’s vision is a world in which male survivors of childhood sexual abuse can easily access support and find understanding and acceptance. SAMSN believes male survivors of childhood sexual abuse can recover, support others to thrive and be leaders for change. Be sure to checkout SAMSN's STRONGER Podcast too! Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022 Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! You are still in the running for prizes at this stage!! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below. Please lend me 5 minutes to complete the survey, it is open as of the release of this podcast and all y

Heshan Fernando This week I’m thrilled to welcome Heshan Fernando to the podcast. Hesh is the Founder of The Model Man. This is his coaching program for men around how to conquer stress and achieve success. Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022 Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below. Please lend me 5 minutes to complete the survey, it is open as of the release of this podcast and all you need to do is hit this Complete Survey link to participate. The survey closes on Friday 23rd September at 5pm. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the offici

Karen Mahlab This week I’m thrilled to welcome Karen Mahlab to the podcast. Karen is the Founder and CEO of Pro Bono Australia. Since 2000, Pro Bono Australia has shared news, careers and resources to help purpose-driven people and organisations grow their impact. With over 1.5 million people using their site each year, there is no question that Pro Bono News is the number one news outlet for Australia’s social economy. Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022 Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below. Please lend me 5 minutes to complete the survey, it is open as of the release of this podcast and all you need to do is hit this Complete Survey lin

Andrew Kuypers Andrew is the Creative Director of A1 Studio. A1 Studio is a Melbourne-based full service design studio specialising in brand identities, art direction and photography. They help brands launch, evolve, grow and stand out in an ever-changing landscape. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Join the great folks at

10 Useful Thoughts (Part 2 of 2) As we are taking 2 weeks off the podcast, I'm using this time to experiment by sharing across 2 episodes 10 of my most useful thoughts or pieces of wisdom that I've accumulated over the past few years of creating Humans of Purpose. The Last 5 (Summary) 'The fox knows many thing but the hedgehog knows one big thing' - Archilochus 'I walk into the fire always, and come out more alive.' - Anaïs Nin The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule - A theory maintaining that 80 percent of the output from a given situation or system is determined by 20 percent of the input. 'You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible' - Anton Chekhov 'Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself' - Rumi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Useful Thoughts (Part 1 of 2) As we are taking 2 weeks off the podcast, I'm using this time to experiment by sharing across 2 episodes 10 of my most useful thoughts or pieces of wisdom that I've accumulated over the past few years of creating Humans of Purpose. The First 5 (Summary) The 5 x 5 Rule - "You shouldn’t spend more than five minutes worrying about something that won’t matter in five years." - Anon Giving Enriches - "No one has ever become poor by giving" - Anne Frank Listen More - "We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak." - Epictetus Consult Others - “To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.” - Herodotus Future Plan - “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.” - Seneca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaitlin Tait Kaitlin is the Co-Founder and Head of Learning at ygap. ygap is an international organisation that creates positive change by making entrepreneurship more inclusive. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Join the great folks at Creative Natives, Strategic Grants, SAMSN and more to book your 2022 Humans of Purpose p

Manny Hendrix Manny is the Director of Basketball at the Collingwood Basketball Association. Collingwood Basketball Association is a not-for-profit community based basketball club which offers young and older players in inner city Melbourne the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitions and programs. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few oppo

Mike Davis Mike is Head of Strategic Partnerships and Communications at Infoxchange and also Chief Podcaster at Humans of Purpose. Infoxchange is a not-for-profit social enterprise that has been delivering technology for social justice for over 30 years. We are currently hiring for a Strategic Communications and Engagement Manager in my team, if you are a strategic communicator, inspiring storyteller and partnership builder please check out the job ad and get in touch! Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 year

Margo Lydon Margo has been the CEO of Superfriend for over 12 years and is now acting as Chief Mental Health Advisor as she transitions to a new opportunity in the workplace mental health advisory space. Superfriend advocates for, equips and empowers profit-to-member superannuation funds and insurers to achieve mentally healthy workplaces for their staff and members. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising ove

Felicity Green Felicity and I became fast friends after crossing paths in the for purpose sector about 8 years ago. She is bright, bubbly, whip smart and a great exemplar of the modern consultant. So much so that I followed her to work in her team at Spark Strategy in my last job, where she was Co-Founder and CEO. She has since begun a new chapter as Co-Founder and Director of Ensemble Strategy. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global lis

Sarah Ramantanis Sarah is heavily involved in the world of philanthropy and is a marketing and communications professional by trade. She has just started a new role at General Sir John Monash Foundation and previously worked at Philanthropy Australia and is actively involved with Nexus Australia, Australia Youth Affairs Coalition and Kids in Philanthropy. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 epi

George Peppou George is the Founder & CEO of Vow. Vow is a collective of innovators, engineers, scientists, artists and foodies working to improve the quality of life for people, animals and planetary health, by reinventing food from the ground up. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. Promotional Packages Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wo

Philip Dalidakis This week I’m thrilled to welcome The Honorable Philip Dalidakis to the podcast. Philip is the Managing Partner at Orizontas. Orizontas is a boutique corporate advisory consultancy that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. HoP Membership Want the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join great folks like Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben and Misha and sign up to become a Humans of Purpose member. For your monthly or annual (discounted) s

Jo Garner Jo is the Founder and Director of Strategic Grants. Strategic Grants helps build non-profit’s capacity through their GEMS grants database, grant writing, grants training, grants workshops, program design and monitoring and evaluation frameworks and strategic planning for grants success. Checkout the free "Best Practice Tracker" via their website at and get in touch with the team if you have any questions or would like to know more. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. HoP Membership Want the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join great folks like Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Ni

Dean Jacobson Dean is the Creative Director at Univers. Univers is a full-service design studio specialized in brand identity online and offline. Their core services are brand Identity, brand strategy, and the design and development of websites. Dean and I work about five metres away from each other at The Commons in Cremorne and we can oft be found discussing horror films, the best coffee cups and when we will attend our next movie marathon at the Astor Theatre. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. HoP Membership Want the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join great folks like Andrew

Emily Darnett Emily is a newly appointed Board Director at Family Life, she is a provisional psychologist and is working hard on her PhD in clinical psychology at Swinburne also. Emily is a proud Nipaluna women, she grew up on Yugambeh country and currently calls the Kulin nation home. Her current areas of interest are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, social injustices and minority groups. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. HoP Membership Want the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join great folks like Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben

Kirk Honda Dr Kirk Honda is a psychotherapist based in Seattle, Washington USA. Kirk is a person of colour and an advocate of social justice. My wife and I discovered Kirk via his Psychology in Seattle podcast, which I highly recommend you checkout either via your podcast player or on YouTube. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. HoP Membership Want the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join great folks like Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben and Misha and sign up to become a Humans of Purpose member. For your monthly or annual (discounted) support we can promise the follow

Will Richardson Will is the Managing Partner at Giant Leap. Giant Leap are Australia's first 100% impact venture capital investment firm. Will and the team at Giant Leap are backing mission-driven founders solving the world's most pressing problems. Our Sponsors We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Get your free 1-hour digital strategy consultation with full notes (valued at $300), just email josh@neontreehouse.com and pop Humans of Purpose in the subject line. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. Get your 15% discount on any order at their website today, by just entering discount code humansofpurpose on checkout. HoP Membership Want the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join great folks like Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben and Misha and sign up to become a Humans of Purpose member. For your monthly or annual (discounted) support we can promise the following perks each and every week: Early access