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People Inspired By Purpose - Purposely Podcast

Mark Longbottom

Speaking with people of purpose, those making the world a better place People Inspired By Purpose - Purposely Podcast amplifies the stories of inspirational people from across the Globe, philanthropy leaders, founders and CEO"s of nonprofits, charities, for purpose business leaders as well social entrepreneurs. They are often inspired by their own experiences. Join the Purposely team www.purposelypodcast.com

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00:46:18

#109 Communicating with empathy, Kelvyn Eglinton CEO...

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2022/10/24

Kelvyn Eglinton joins Purposely to share his leadership journey, straddling sport and community sectors alongside corporate and government. Kelvyn thrives in pressure situations, adept at sensitively working with groups of people who do not necessarily share the same views and carefully managing high stake situations. Kelvyn points to his ability to empathise with other people's perspectives. He works hard to truly listen to their side of the story, the fears they may have in any given situation

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00:56:06

#108 Beyond corporate social responsibility, John...

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2022/10/17

John O'Brien MBE is founder of Anthropy a gathering of leaders planned taking place at The Eden Project, UK. Inspired to act and counter the negativity that exists post COVID John will open ‘the UK Davos’ on Wednesday 2 November 2022. “A unique moment in time, to change the national narrative, consider the qualities we live by and build a positive, equitable, sustainable, successful future.” Anthropy will feature 300 speakers, 1200 participants attending 160+ sessions over 3 days across 12 stages

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00:39:35

#107 Driven by purpose and passion , David Downs CEO...

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2022/10/10

David Downs joins Purposely to share his story. David is an optimist, driven by purpose who is dedicated to serving others. Nominated for 'New Zealander of the Year' he is the ultimate multi-tasker and over achiever. David is a cancer survivor who overcame the odds to beat a form of blood cancer that had affected his lymphatic system. A terminal prognosis from his doctor had given him only a year to live, however, ‘a series of lucky breaks’ gave him access to a drug trial in the USA. The treatment,

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00:35:22

#106 'Responding to a crisis on day one', Linn...

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2022/10/03

Linn Araboglos joins Purposely to share her career journey spanning corporate, Government and charity sectors. Linn found her calling in the middle of the COVID pandemic becoming the leader of one of twelve of the largest grant making charities in New Zealand. Chief Executive of the Wellington Community Fund is a role Linn really wanted, partly because of where she grew up. She had also experienced the joy of philanthropy as interim Head of the Vodafone Foundation and wanted more. Linn started her

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00:40:11

#105 From charity partner to foundation leader, Gill...

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2022/09/26

Gill Whelan joins Purposely to share her story as the inaugural Head of fashion label DECJUBA’s charitable foundation. Gill swapped corporate sales for a career focused on purpose, combining skills learnt from business and experience with the charity ‘St Kilda Mums’ in her new role, leading a corporate foundation. DECJUBA is a private company and was bought by former Cotton On founder Tania Austin in 2008. A women and girls apparel brand with 140 stores across Australia and New Zealand it has gone

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00:38:55

#104 Super powering Peter Singer's giving philosophy,...

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2022/09/19

Charlie Bresler joins Purposely to share his story as co-founder of the charity, The Life You Can Save. In 2013Charlie started the charity withPeter Singer, widely recognized as one of the world’s most influential contemporary philosophers. He wanted to advance the ideas that Peter layed out in his 2009 book,The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty. In it, Peter argues that if we can provide immense benefit to someone at minimal cost to ourselves, we should absolutely do so. Charlie

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00:16:53

#103 Swapping law for impact investment, James Palmer...

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2022/09/12

James Palmer joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story starting Community Finance and Positive Capital. James founded Community Finance in 2019 on a mission to significantly grow the community housing sector. He formed Positive Capital in 2021 to provide an investment vehicle to help scale their mission. ‘seventy percent of renters in New Zealand require financial support from the State, billions spent propping up the low-income housing industry each year’. Currently a safe, warm

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00:47:10

#102 Engaging Hollywood to transform lives in...

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2022/09/04

Afam Onyema joins Purposely to share his founder story starting the GEANCO Foundation. Afam is a high achiever on a mission, a graduate of both Harvard and Stanford Universities, he is also the co founder and CEO of a charitable foundation helping to transform lives in Africa. Headquartered in Los Angeles it receives support from Hollywood stars including Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt and David Oyelowo to name just a few. Formed in 2005, the GEANCO Foundation’s mission is to save and transform lives in

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00:29:56

#101 'My ADHD inspired me to want to help young...

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2022/08/29

Charlotte Nightingale joins Purposely to share her founder story starting the Glass Ceiling Arts Collective The charity based in Auckland supports people from marginalised communities, especially young people with disabilities. Charlotte is the co-founder and inaugural artistic director of the inclusive arts provider, helping young people with disabilities to ‘smash the glass ceiling that has been unfairly set in the arts world’. A teacher and actor by trade she overcame ‘crippling anxiety and a

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00:27:46

#100 Innovative community led philanthropy, Lani...

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2022/08/22

Lani Evans, MNZM, joins Purposely to share her story. A celebrated exponent of philanthropy she’s had a significant impact on the New Zealand sector since migrating here from Australia. Head of the Te Rourou, Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation, Lani is also an entrepreneur and co founder of an artisan subscription cheese company - The Cheese Cartel. She is a prolific charity trustee, volunteer, mother, runner (Ultra Marathons) and outdoor enthusiast. Lani loves getting things done, meaningful enterprise

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00:39:20

#99 Acquiring a mission aligned business in America,...

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2022/08/16

New Zealander Steven Zinsli first featured on Purposely in 2021 (#59) and he returns to share the very latest on his fintech company HealthNow. They are focused on improving accessibility and equity in healthcare. We reflect briefly on his founder story and then dive into how he is growing and scaling his company across the Globe. Despite never being to America (mainly because of travel restrictions caused by Covid) he has led the acquisition of a ‘mission aligned’ business in the United States

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00:48:23

#98 How to lead in a crisis, Amy Carter founding CEO...

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2022/08/08

Amy Carter joins Purposely Podcast to share her founder story launching The Christchurch Foundation. Amy understands what it’s like to lead in a time of crisis. Amy shares the issues she dealt with and the emotions she experienced along the way. However, moments of doubt, sleepless nights did not knock her enthusiasm, she maintained her focus and sense of purpose to see her through the tough times. In 2011, Amy was a business owner when disaster struck. The Christchurch earthquake killed 185 people

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00:37:30

#97 How to start and scale a corporate foundation,...

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2022/08/01

Kathleen Owsley joins Purposely to share her story starting the Bosch Community Fund. The fund has donated over $37 million since inception in 2011 and it is the corporate foundation for Bosch in North America. Kathleen was inspired by her sister whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 41. This experience made her determined to live her life to the full and get the most out of it ‘I felt like I was living my life for both of us’. Kathleen also talks about her Irish heritage influencing her

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00:35:16

#96 Leaving one of the largest charities in the world...

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2022/07/25

Hendrikus van Hensbergen joins Purposely to share his founder story and his passion for insipring young people to protect the planet. In 2012, Hendrikus was working for the largest wildlife agency in the world, WWF, when he took two of his colleagues to his old secondary school to talk about their work. They really enjoyed the experience and caught a glimmer of what might be possible if more young people were inspired to fight for the planet. They decided to recruit their friends working in

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00:32:22

#95 Former New York Times journalist living off grid...

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2022/07/17

Matt Siegel joins Purposely to share his incredible career story, from war correspondent to documentary maker and sustainable business owner. Born in America, Matt grew up on the East Coast in New York City and studied History at University in Portland, Oregon. He now lives ‘off grid’ in the Southern Hemisphere with his Australian wife and two children, in a remote part of the Northern Beaches. Passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment, Matt founded Green Thumb Media in 2020. It

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00:35:38

#94 Tech for good company disrupting the $400 billion...

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2022/07/11

Gauri Manglik joins Purposely to share her founder story starting Instrumentl. Every year Americans give over $400 million through philanthropy, in 2020 that amount rose to $470 million, largely because of the pandemic and the increased need. This is a phenomenal amount of money that is crucial to the wellbeing of millions around the world. Gauri Manglik is someone focused on improving this industry and its effectiveness to ensure greater impact. In 2014 Gauri and her co founder Angela Braren

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00:41:55

#93 Risking it all to start an impact investment...

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2022/07/02

Jamie Newth joins Purposely to share his founder story and why he started Soul Capital. An academic and entrepreneur, Jamie is one of the key exponents of impact investing in New Zealand. Jamie risked it all by remortgaging his house to seed fund his venture. This bold approach enabled him to have an active stake in the company and ensured confidence from his early stage investors, showing that he was 'all in’. So what is impact investing? It's different to Philanthropy, where donors give money to

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00:31:36

#92 Serial social entrepreneur, Julia Capon founder...

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2022/06/26

Julia Capon joins Purposely to share her founder story starting Do Good Jobs. Julia established Do Good Jobs in 2012, initially as a side hustle, and then later with more intent to commercialise the site. Do Good Jobs is a popular online job board connecting people with job opportunities that create social and environmental change. You will hear how Julia is a serial social entrepreneur that is focused on building businesses that balance purpose and impact alongside profit. Businesses she has

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00:36:05

#91 Surviving AIDS and making it count, Michael...

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2022/06/18

Michael Stevens joins Purposely to share his founder story developing and launching the Rainbow Tick. Michael’s mission was to support the rainbow community in a tangible way, helping the community to gain acceptance and inclusion in the workplace and he had seen similar initiatives abroad. ‘It was about positively impacting people’s mental health and about accepting and valuing people in the workplace, embracing the diversity of sexual and gender identities.’ The first programme of its kind in

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00:31:02

#90 Celebrating diversity and building a community,...

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2022/06/11

Elina Ashimbayeva joins Purposely to share her founder experience starting Storyo. Storyo is loosely based on the ‘Humans of New York’ a famous photo blog shining a light on the people of New York, people of all genders, race and class. Storyo’s mission is to contribute to a culture shift that improves societal attitudes, behaviours and narratives. The inspiration came after she was scrolling online and was tired of the same “success” stories. Elina and her partner Steven wanted to share the

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