I interview really interesting people who do really interesting things to make the world a better place. Sometimes, I share my own reflections on things I’m doing or seeing in the world. I explore a wide range of topics on life, a different way, how to get to cooperation and the concept and practice of sustainability. I share insights and experience from my work pioneering paths to cooperation while mediating conflicts between some of the world’s largest businesses and NGOs that led to unprecedented changes in the way we interact with each other and the planet. Here are the latest episodes and below are links to services where you can listen in while on the go.
Nadene Canning is a facilitator, learning designer, coach, mentor and a very fine human being. She cares about others and has deep experience supporting people to travel their journeys. I had the privilege of meeting Nadene online in January 2024 and in person a month or so later. We got along like a house on fire.
Read MoreGretha Oost is inspiring. An inventor, an entrepreneur, a community member and a true believer that together, we can make the world a better place. Gretha has built a beautiful initiative called "1million mini missions" to help people to come together to do what they each can do. All on their own, these mini missions are beautiful, but together, they represent a catalyst to inspire social change from the ground up, by focusing on what's possible, that which binds us together, not what divides us.
Read MoreMark Bjornsgaard is the Founder and CEO of Deep Green which decarbonises commercial and domestic heating. He invests in projects that help make the world a better place. Mark shares some of the lessons he's learned along the way to help new impact entrepreneurs make their impact.
Read MoreElizabeth Bashiru (Lizzy) leads Pond Foundation’s Hilary’s Kids initiative in northern Ghana which supports communities and particularly children with learning materials, safe drinking water, community health equipment and opportunities for women entrepreneurship. Lizzy discusses her family, background, and experience which led to her journey to this position.
Read MoreAndrew Reeves is Commercial Director of WhatIF Foods. WhatIF Foods is a 'planet-based' food company and a Pond Foundation member. Andrew discusses the development of WhatIF Foods as a company, centred around solving the world's 'Nutritional Paradox', where global food systems are far too reliant on very few crops, and food inequality is extremely widespread.
Read MoreAbdulai Abdul-Razak (Razak) is the Kasima Ghana Operations Manager for the regenerative Bambara bean agricultural project in the Northern Region of Ghana. Razak shares the story of his humble upbringing and his journey to his current position, and shares how a regenerative agricultural project can unfold for the project and the people involved.
Read MoreIn this episode, I discuss the process of bringing change in some of the world's largest industries, and within the hearts of the people involved.
I share something of my career and experience finding a path to change, and my understanding of what it means to change. Change happens deep within the human heart, not in the mind. Logical arguments and criticism often have little impact on industry leaders, but impactful change often came from being guided to approach things with their heart and their values.
Read MoreI share more about the work I've been doing in Ghana to set up a Bambara bean regenerative agricultural supply chain with Pond Foundation members WhatIF Foods and Kasima Ghana. I discuss the project's progress going into the second growing season, the problems we came across, and the achievements of the pilot season.
Read MoreIn this solo podcast, I discuss climate change and climate action. In the midst of some of the worst European heatwaves on record, I hope to help answer the question: What can I do to address climate change?
Photo by Rapha Wilde on Unsplash
Read MoreIn this solo podcast, I share my experiences over the first months of 2022 working in Tamale, northern Ghana. Since Feb 2022, I have been working with a Singaporean-based food company called WhatIF Foods to build a regenerative supply chain for the Bambara groundnut. Here I reflect on what I saw of the lives of the farmers and the way we need to work to improve things, to do things a different way.
Read MoreBeing human brings change and hope. A chat with Tony Rinaudo, The Forest Maker.
In this episode, Tony Rinaudo and I discuss hope, humanity, and forest regeneration as we describe our experiences in conservation.
Read MoreA chat with Alex Pastollnigg, the founder of Fair Voyage, a social enterprise based in Zurich. Alex describes how she transitioned out of the world of finance and banking, and how she is finding her purpose through her work in promoting sustainable and ethical travel. She also shares insights into her new project on Global Healing which explores how the traumas we experience in childhood cast shadows forward into our adult lives.
Read MoreStephanie Lentz, is CEO and founder of Scoop Marketplace, a zero-waste grocery store in Seattle. Stephanie tells the story of how she became interested in sustainability and reducing our impact on the planet. She tries to inspire others to take imperfect action, making progress rather than always striving for perfection.
Read MoreNigel Majakari, is the founder of Ca'lyah, a Pond Foundation's founding member. Ca'lyah is a furniture company that was founded to create design and art objects by bringing together award-winning designers and traditional artisans/craftspeople.
Read MorePaul and Beau are two of the founders of Kijani Forestry, a community tree planting enterprise in Uganda that produces sustainable charcoal, relieving pressure on the critically endangered natural forest and the rich biodiversity it contains. In this discussion, they speak about their work and the impact that they're having on people’s lives and the environment.
Read MoreEmma Gallagher is a cricket manager at Cricket Victoria. Emma discusses how sport shaped her idea of family, identity, and community in Australia; and how these experiences affected her wellbeing over the course of her life.
Read MoreBen Page is a Forest Therapy Guide and Trainer with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. He’s just published his first book, “Healing Trees,” has Founded a School and thinks deeply about his and all human relationships with the Earth. I was inspired to interview Ben after completing my own Forest Therapy Guide training.
Read MoreI share my perceptions and actions on climate change, one of the most pressing issues of our time. I discuss how each of us can cope with it and take action as individuals. We need to combat governmental and corporate inaction on climate change, which can come from each and every one of you.
Read MoreNatasha Mahendran is an Australian, currently based in Malaysia. She works in Human Rights and International Development and is currently working with the Earthworm Foundation on the supply chains of many big companies.
Read MoreChris Langwallner is the Founder and CEO of WhatIF Foods . The company addresses the paradoxical existence of hunger, obesity, micronutrient deficiencies and the destruction of our planet – what is known as the Nutritional Paradox. Chris and I discuss WhatIF Foods, the Nutritional Paradox, and life in general.
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