People Inspired By Purpose - Purposely Podcast
Episodes
#85 Circular economy start-up overcomes tornado, Rui Peng co founder of Critical
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rui Peng joins Purposely to share his founder story with circular economy start- up Critical. This New Zealand start up is focused on achieving envi...
#84 2/2 Finding your purpose and identity, Tim Jones founder of The Grow Good Guy
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Jones joins Purposely Podcast. Episode 2 of 2 with Tim Jones, founder of The Grow Good Guy. In this episode we talk purpose and identity. Tim is...
#83 1/2 Explaining the B Corp Movement, Tim Jones founder of The Grow Good Guy
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Jones joins Purposely Podcast. Episode 1 of 2 with Tim Jones, founder of The Grow Good Guy. In this episode we explore ‘business for good’...
#82 Philanthropy advisor to the British Royal Family on giving and grief, Nicola Brentnall
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ajaz.org CEO Nicola Brentnall joins Purposely Podcast to share her story and the joy she gets from philanthropy and advising charities inspired and ru...
#81 Challenge of running a green tech company, Dave Rouse CEO Carbon Click
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Rouse joins Purposely Podcast to share his journey including his successes and failures. A former medical student ‘I wasn’t mature enough t...
#80 Challenge of launching a movement early, founder CEO Sustainable Business Network
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Brown, ONZM – Founder & CEO, Sustainable Business Network Rachel Brown is the founder & CEO of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN)...
#79 Rethinking capitalism - purpose & profit, Alex Edmans' Professor and Author, London Business School
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should companies be run to earn a profit, or to serve a purpose? Alex Edmans joins Purposely Podcast to talk about his ground-breaking book, The Pie-G...
#78 Insights from a Global ESG influencer, Professor Ioannis Ioannou London Business School
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Ioannis Ioannou joins Purposely to share his thoughts on ESG and sustainability. Ioannis is respected and renowned strategy scholar whose re...
#77 Hundred million dollar charity, Hannah Bellamy UK Director Charity: Water
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Bellamy joins Purposely to share her leadership story with global aid organisation charity: water. 77 million people live without clean water. ...
#76 Helping good causes to tell their story online, Alecia Hancock founder Hancock Creative
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alecia Hancock joins Purposely Podcast to share her founder story with Hancock Creative. A former fashion journalist and editor, Alecia is now a ...
#75 Leading a community foundation through a pandemic, Talitha Nelson CEO Gloucestershire Community Foundation
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talitha Nelson joins Purposely Podcast to share her leadership story as CEO of the Gloucestershire Community Foundation. Talitha describes the enormit...
#74 From corporate career to social enterprise selling kindness, Sarah Page founder & CEO Kindness Collective Foundation
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Page joins Purposely Podcast to share her founder story starting the Kindness Collective Foundation (KCF). It began with Sarah bringing together...
#73 Leading a money for good movement, Barry Coates CEO & founder Mindful Money
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former Green Party MP Barry Coates joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with Mindful Money. Mindful Money is a charitable social enterpr...
#72 Downing Street to key voice of the charity sector, Dan Corry CEO New Philanthropy Capital
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Corry, CEO of London based New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) joined Purposely Podcast to share his leadership story. NPC is a successful and res...
#71 Leading one of UK's largest grant makers, Paul Ramsbottom OBE CEO of the Wolfson Foundation
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Ramsbottom OBE joins Purposely Podcast to share his leadership story. We also touched on how he got his name and what led him to be awarded an Of...
#70 Leading a responsible investment revolution, Robert Gardner Investment Director St. James's Place Wealth Management
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Gardner joins Purposely Podcast to share his fascinating story, from a childhood in inflation ravaged Argentina to disrupting the pension indus...
#69 Starting a 'death tech for good' company, Samuel Grice Founder of Guardian Angel
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fellow Kiwi Sam Grice joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with Guardian Angel. Guardian Angel is categorised as a ‘death tech for goo...
#68 In defence of philanthropy, Beth Breeze Author and Academic
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Breeze joins Purposely Podcast to discuss the launch of her book ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’. She is passionate about giving and fundraising...
#67 Lifelong fight to find a cure for AIDS, Kevin Robert Frost CEO amfAR
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Robert Frost joins Purposely Podcast to share his very personal leadership story in the fight against HIV. Kevin has been the CEO of amfAR, The ...
#66 Launching a successful social impact start-up, We Are For Good Founders Jon McCoy and Becky Endicott
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Becky Endicott and Jonathan McCoy join Purposely Podcast to share their founder story about ‘We Are For Good’ from Oklahoma, USA. This is a specia...
#65 How to build a responsible business strategy, Kirsty Green-Mann Head of CR at Burges Salmon LLP
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Green–Mann joins Purposely Podcast to share her expertise on responsible business. Kirsty is Head of Corporate Responsibility at Burges...
#64 Wine seller to social entrepreneur, Jessica Macpherson OAM founder Blaze Your Trail
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning social entrepreneur Jessica Macpherson joins Purposely Podcast to share her founder story and how she swapped wine selling for life as a...
#63 Helping people to give effectively, Cheryl Spain CEO The Gift Trust
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cheryl Spain joined Purposely Podcast to share her story and her expertise on giving and philanthropy. Cheryl is the CEO of The Gift Trust, a New &nbs...
#62 Starting a social enterprise in a crisis, Michelle Wright founder Cause4
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 62 with Michelle Wright founder and CEO of Cause4 , originally a social enterprise (now a BCorp) that supports charities and philan...
#61 From lawyer to trailblazing social entreprenuer, Bridget Williams founder Bead & Proceed
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bridget Williams joined Purposely Podcast to share her inspirational founder story. Bridget had the courage to leave her career as a lawyer to help so...
#60 What it means to be a diversity activist, Melanie Sharma-Barrow Ludo Consulting
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 60 of Purposely Podcast with Melanie Sharma-Barrow founder of Ludo Consulting which advises individuals and companies on diversity as well as ...
#59 Start-up fintech removing barriers to healthcare, Steven Zinsli founder HealthNow
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
27 year old Steven Zinsli is the founder of Fintech start-up HealthNow, Steven joined Purposely to share his founder story and his vision for the futu...
#58 Peer support saving lives, Simon Kitchen CEO of Bipolar UK
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Kitchen joined Purposely Podcast to share his story. Simon is the CEO of Bipolar UK having joined the organisation in 2018 during a difficult ti...
#57 Social enterprise turning gifts into positive impact, Christine Langdon co-founder The Good Registry
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Langdon joined Purposely Podcast to share her founder story with The Good Registry Christine is a social entrepreneur and communicator with ...
#56 Transforming nonprofit Boards, Penny Wilson CEO of Getting on Board
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Penny Wilson joined Purposely Podcast to share her story as CEO of Getting On Board a non-profit focused on supporting people from all sectors of soci...
#55 Nonprofit saving lives in conflict zones, Mike Seawright Founder of ReliefAid
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Seawright joined Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with ReliefAid. Mike Seawright started ReliefAid because he was frustrated by the i...
#53 Reimagining the workplace, people and purpose, James Hurman founder Previously Unavailable
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Hurman joined Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with Previously Unavailable. A creative agency he launched in 2014 that focuses on de...
#54 Ethical investment firm creating income for nonprofits, John Berry co-founder Pathfinder
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Berry, co-founder of ethical investment company Pathfinder joined Purposely Podcast to share his story. John along with Paul Brownsey set-up Path...
#52 Toms Shoes inspired me to start a business helping disadvantaged children, Lisa King founder of Eat My Lunch
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa King joined Purposely Podcast to share her founder story with Eat My Lunch Lisa and her business partner Michael Meredith’s mission started in ...
#51 Creating a successful consultancy advising on effective and impactful giving, Emma Beeston Philanthropy Advisor
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Philanthropy Advisor Emma Beeston joined Purposely Podcast to share insights into her career, her approach and what it takes to successfully advise pe...
#50 Scaling a tech platform helping small businesses to give, Danny Witter founder of Work for Good
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Witter joined Purposely Podcast to share his co-founder story with Work for Good Danny spent 25 years in the City of London, including 17 years ...
#49 Inside the mind of an angel investor doing good and delivering profit, Marcus Exall founder of Up And To The Right
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 49 with Marcus Exall A really nice guy, angel investor, business founder and charity trustee. We talk about how starting and eventu...
#48 Start-up cafe empowering people with disabilities, Bianca Tavella founder of Fairshot Cafe
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode #48 with Fairshot Café founder Bianca Tavella In her mid twenties Bianca Tavella has overcome significant barriers including funding, COVID-1...
#47 Irishman who took TEDX Talks to the southern most point in the world, Leon Hartnett founder Greenlight Innovations
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Proud Irishman and Radio Host Takes TEDx Talks To The Bottom of the World Leon Hartnett, founder Greenlight Innovations Proud Irishman Leon Hartnett i...
#46 NextGen leader redefining philanthropy , Chris Belmont founder Youth Philanthropy NZ
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
‘Philanthropy is love for humankind, it’s not just about money’ Chris Belmont joined Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with Youth Phi...
#45 A nonprofit disrupting the finance sector in more ways than one, Sam Stubbs founder of Simplicity
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Stubbs is the founder of non profit KiwiSaver fund Simplicity. A reformed investment banker and stockbroker his career also spans politics, philos...
#44 The globalist transforming education in Cambodia, Edward Shuttleworth Co Founder of See Beyond Borders
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Suttleworth joined Purposely Podcast to share his founder story With his wife Kate, Ed founded SeeBeyondBorders in 2009. He is committed ...
#43 Founding a fintech company that aims to unlock millions for good causes, Guillaume Dehan founder Fund A Future
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guillaume Dehan joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with fintech for good company, 'Fund A Future'. Guillaume is a French man who lives...
#42 Making the world a better place through social enterprise, Heidi Fisher MBE founder of Make An Impact CIC
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heidi Fisher joined Purposely Podcast to share her founder story with Make An Impact CIC Heidi is a multi-award winning specialist in social enterpr...
#41 Inspiring emerging leaders to take on the big issues of our time, Guy Ryan founder Inspiring Stories
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Ryan, founder and CEO of New Zealand charity Inspiring Stories joined Purposely Podcast to share his founder story Guy talked about the challenges...
#40 'former UN Worker & filmmaker educating refugee children in indonesia' Muzafar Ali & film maker Jolyon Hoff
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Muzafar Ali is a former refugee from Afghanistan. He is currently living in Adelaide, where he is a student at the University of South Australia. He...
#39 The humble and intelligent charity leader Lea Milligan CEO of MQ Mental Health Research
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lea Milligan, CEO of MQ Mental Health Research, joined Purposely Podcast to share his story. Lea talks about being appointed CEO during the first COVI...
#38 Building a cryptocurrency giving platform founders Pat Duffy & Alex Wilson The Giving Block
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Duffy and Alex Wilson joined Purposely Podcast to share their founder story The Giving Block has created a turnkey solution for cryptocurrency don...
#37 'I started a mental health charity focused on masculinity' Jake Stika founder of Next Gen Men
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Stika founder of Canadia nonprofit Next Gen Men joined Purposely Podcast to share his story. ‘I had a really shitty mental health experience in...
#36 Left Prince’s Trust to set-up successful ‘for purpose’ consultancy Steve Wickham, Giving Dept
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Wickham joined Purposely to share his founder story with the London based Giving Department. Steve shares details on his ‘carpe diem’ moment...
#35 'Director of Philanthropy at Barclays Private Bank talks about smart giving' Director Emma Turner
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Turner joined Purposely Podcast to share her story Described by others as the doyenne of philanthropy and an expert wealth therapist Emma shares ...
#34 'my mothers battle with breast cancer led to fundraising mission' Nina Rauch founder Pink Week & Social Impact guru at Lemonade
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Rauch is founder of the Pink Week campaign and social impact coordinator for Lemonade https://www.lemonade.com/, an insuretech company When Nina ...
#33 'for purpose tech entrepreneur transforming corporate giving globally' Bryan de Lottinville founder of Benevity
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan de Lottinville, Executive Chairperson at Benevity, joined Purposely Podcast to share his founder story Benevity’s corporate purpose platform c...
#32 'award winning social enterprise utilising music to improve dementia care' Rosie Mead founder of Musica
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Mead joined Purposely Podcast to share her founder story Rosie combined her interest in music and dementia to start a successful social enterpri...
#31 'charity CEO by day and nonprofit podcaster by night' Purposely host joins Charity CEO Podcast
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a role reversal with Mark Longbottom being interviewed about his dual roles as CEO of Heart Kids New Zealand as well as founder and host...
#30 'my Artic adventure and New Zealand's social issues inspired me to want to help young people' co founder of Graeme Dingle Foundation
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Graeme Dingle joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story In this enlightening episode of Purposely you will hear his theory on family viol...
#29 'friends experience fuelled my passion for the disability sector' Sonia Thursby founder of PHAB NZ & CEO of Yes Disability
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sonia Thursby ONZM joins Purposely Podcast to share her story and why she is motivated to support people with disabilities. "at a very early age, I sa...
#28 ‘my brother's HIV inspired me’ Anne Aslett CEO of Elton John AIDS Foundation
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
‘my brother and his friends' battle with HIV motivated me to want to help’ – Anne Aslett joins Purposely Podcast to share her story Anne Aslett ...
#27 'turning a career crisis into an opportunity to do good' Katy Brown co founder of Skylark Works
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katy is the co-founder and Managing Director of Skylark Works, a purpose-led consultancy providing practical business support to organisations deliver...
#26 'backed Daughter's mission to help educate children in Guatemala' David McKee co-founder Education for the Children
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave McKee joins Purposely Podcast to share his unique founder story It all started with a phone call from his daughter Sophie seventeen years ago whe...
#25 "My Daughters memory motivated my support of others' Mary Storrie founder CEO of Rosie May Foundation
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Storrie joins Purposely Podcast to tell her inspirational story On the 28th of December 2003 Mary’s world came crashing down. At a Christmas pa...
#24 'using her own experience of loss to help others' Nic Russell founder of Kenzie's Gift
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nic Russell joined Purposely Podcast to share her founder story Nic reflects on the start of Kenzie’s Gift in 2006, founded with the intent of provi...
#23 'millennials transforming philanthropy 10X10' Laurence Marshbaum founder of 10x10 Philanthropy
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
‘Millennials Changing the face of Philanthropy’ Laurence Marshbaum joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story Laurence is Founder and Chai...
#22 ‘cycling for social change’ David Pitcher founder of Wheely Tots
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Pitcher joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story David Pitcher utilised a brief volunteer experience in 2014 to reshape his future, fr...
#21 'tackling poverty' David Crosweller founder of Sanitation First
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Crosweller joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story Sanitation First provide ecosan toilets to people in India and Africa. Incredibly ...
#20 'support through baby loss' Tara Arnold founder of Nova Foundation
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Arnold lost her first born son Buddy in July 2017, tragically he was stillborn. Tara joins Purposely Podcast to share her story and how she recov...
#19 'farming and therapy' Jamie Feilden founder of Jamie’s Farm
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Feilden joins Purposely Podcast to share his founder story about Jamie’s Farm. Jamie’s Farm was set up to provide a life changing rural exp...
#18 Camila Batmanghelidjh founder of Kids Company
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Camila Batmanghelidjh joins Purposely Podcast to share her founder story about controversial charity. Kids Company was set up to provide support to de...
#17 'swapping Vogue for a life of purpose' Dame Benita Refson founding Trustee of Place2Be
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Awarded an OBE and then recognised as Dame for her services to children and young people Benita (Benny) Refson is one of the most influential people i...
#16 'loving homes for children' Mark Cook Co Founder Hope and Homes for Children
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hope and Homes for Children was founded by Mark Cook OBE, a retired Colonel, and his wife Caroline. The first project was an orphanage in Croatia, in ...
#15 'business of doing good' Annah Stretton founder of RAW
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Annah Stretton joins Purposely Podcast to talk about her successful charitable work. How she has used her entrepreneurial skills to help empower and c...
#14 'small enterprise changing lives' Olly Belcher founder of Shivia
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Olly Belcher joined Purposely Podcast to talk about her founder story and her absolute dedication to helping people living in poverty in India. She...
#2 'providing hope through activity' Kelda Wood founder of Climbing Out
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kelda Wood experienced a life changing accident in 2002 which almost led to her leg being amputated. Despite these injuries she has turned turmoil int...
#1 'survival in Malawi leads to a mission to help others' Sarah Brook founder of Sparkle Foundation
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Brook, the founder and owner of The Sparkle Foundation, was on a trip through Malawi when she suddenly fell ill. Being saved and cured in Malawi...
#14 'digital fundraising expert' Howard Lake founder of UK Fundraising
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Purposely Podcast to hear my latest guest Howard Lake. In this podcast Howard talks about being an unlikely dotcom entrepreneur and while his fri...
#13 'the currency of kindness' Richard Moore Founder of Children in Crossfire
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how an incident on the way home from school on May 4 1972 changed Richards life forever. Richard Moore, then aged 10, was shot by a British Soldi...
#12 'access to education' Katrin McMillan Founder Hello World
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are approximately 260 million children worldwide who do not have access to education. Our latest inspirational founder believes that she has fou...
#11 'education transforms lives' Sanjeev Gandhi founder of Reach to Teach
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjeev Gandhi founder of education charity Reach to Teach. He launched Reach to Teach in 2003 with the aim of providing education to children living ...
#10 'renowned environment guru' Sir Tim Smit founder of the Eden Project
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Head of Purpose Mark Longbottom interviewing the inspirational Sir Tim Smit. Tim dreamt about a gigantic ‘tree museum’ that would go on to be...
#9 'dyslexia is my super power' Joseph Russo founder of The Enthusiasm Trust
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Russo states his dyslexia is his super power. Tune in and hear how growing up with a disability propelled him to a life of purpose as founder a...
#8 'disability swimming' Ian Thwaites founder of Level Water
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2012 Ian Thwaites swapped a career in the City with an Investment Bank for a life of purpose. Ian and his co founder and now Chairman Stuart Rhodes...
#7 'swappd tv production for a life of purpose' Lucy Buck founder of Childsi
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Buck swapped a successful career producing reality television for a life of purpose in Uganda helping orphan children. Love Island for a love of ...
#6 'data and empowerment to change young lives' Hannah Underwood of DataKind Uk & The Key
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Underwood is a self-confessed charity and data geek with an unquenchable desire to improve as many young lives as possible. In her early caree...
#5 'social enterprise to empower people' Nyasha Gwatidzo founder of Banya & Vana Trusts
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nyasha Gwatidzo was born in Zimbabwe and gained a degree in Chemistry from London University. She then went on to retrain at Reading University and ga...
#4 'ending poverty with education and cricket' Dr Sarah Fane founder of Afghan Connection
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear Dr Sarah Fane's incredible story... how this British woman continuously risked her life to play a key role in transforming the lives o...
#3 'channeling lived experience to end recidivism' Mark Johnson founder of User Voice
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Johnson is a rehabilitated offender and former drug user, bestselling author of Wasted and the founder of the charity User Voice. User Voice was ...