SEVENTEENx - SDG Convos with Mick Hase
Episodes
It's all about service with Heidi Hauf
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 100! Our guest has delivered a career in service. Starting in the Aus Defence force to serving the planet via aviation and now to serving soci...
Ideas for a modern conversation with Caroline Austin
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline is an experienced researcher and strategist in the not-for-profit and university sectors. She has developed and managed large-scale community...
Sustainability Education and Engagement with Laurent Mas
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leading Sustainability & Business for Good Laurent Mas is a Sustainability Consultant, Business Strategist, and Impact Entrepreneur, dedicated ...
Purpose driven people with Sally Murphy
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Murphy is an expert human resources professional who left the corporate world behind to launch the purpose-led human resources company Purple ...
Sustainable Empathy with Leanne Butterworth
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leanne Butterworth, an Empathy Educator, TEDx speaker and Social Entrepreneur, is dedicated to creating healthier, more connected workforces and co...
Solar for everyone with Kristy Battista
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kristy is the GM and CTO of Allume Energy, an Australian solar technology company that has developed a world-first solution which unlocks rooftop sola...
Collaborations for Decarbonisation with Dan Leverington
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is the Founder of The Ocelli Group, helping organisations build resilience and commercial opportunity through bespoke Sustainability support netw...
Philanthropic legacy done different - with Tracy Norman and Coralie Nichols
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we connect with Tracy Norman and Coralie Nichols from The Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation. Tracy Norman - Founder & Chair Tra...
Optimising human education with Dr Graziella Thake
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Graziella Thake is the CEO of The Optimisation Hub, a learning hub designed to increase human potential. With over three decades of diverse experi...
Social Impact Measurement with Georgina Camp
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Georgina Camp is the Managing Director and Founder, Huber Social. Founder and Managing Director of Huber Social, Georgina’s team is committed to cre...
Sustainability strategy with Adrian Vaida
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian is a passionate business sustainability professional, with more than 22 years of activity in the field. Through his business, the Sustainabilit...
Purpose driven by People with Leigh Barnes
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Barnes’, as he is known, is responsible for leading Intrepid’s global marketing, CX and digital functions with a focus on embedding a customer-...
Embedding sustainability in a Global Brand with Jennifer Kim Field
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Kim Field is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of solutions for health care professiona...
Scaling social impact with Laurence Marshbaum OAM
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laurence Marshbaum OAM is the Co-Founder of Community Capital. Community Capital is a social impact asset management firm that aligns investments in P...
Sustainability as a Service through measurement and action with Willem Overbosch
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Willem Overbosch is CEO (Chief Executive Officer) & Co-founder of SDG Align on a mission to make sustainable practices a business habit. Their 202...
Live Funding - Huge Impact with Kristen Lark
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen has been involved with The Funding Network Australia since its inception, first working with co-founder Lisa Cotton on the initial pilot even...
Thinking outside the box with Carol Gobby
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A senior leader with a career spanning more than 25 years, Carol has built a credible reputation, known for her strong inclusive leadership, operation...
Inclusive Innovation and Design with Manisha Amin
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Manisha is the chief strategist and visionary at Centre for Inclusive Design. With a background in strategic marketing, communication, transforming c...
A New form of Leadership with Matthew Wright-Simon
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Wright-Simon For all of this millennium – and a bit of the last one – Matthew Wright-Simon has been active in sustainability and regenerat...
Empowering communities through Resilience with Simone Allan
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Allan is Director and Founder Women’s Resilience Centre and Director Mondo Search & Mondo Mentor. Simone’s upbringing was isolating a...
Combatting Modern Slavery with Dr Stephen Morse
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Stephen Morse is the Founder and CEO of Unchained Solutions Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based consultancy that equips Australian organisations to comply wit...
Shifting the Narrative with Sue Papadoulis
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former journalist, founder of national PR firm Profile Media and the Good News Movement, Sue Papadoulis is on a mission to elevate stories that inspir...
Sparking Connections with Chris Boyle
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris is a career social worker ; with a life of experience across the sector in various roles helping people who need it most. Through his travels, ...
Engaging future leaders of the world with Sally Giblin
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Giblin is an award-winning founder, podcast co-host, environmentalist, writer, and parent. Her purpose is to unleash the power of families and ...
Impact at scale with Andrew Buay - VP Group Sustainability - Singtel/Optus
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Buay is the Vice President of Group Sustainability at Singtel and here in Optus Australia. Pioneering and leading the Singtel Group and Optus s...
Creating a generation of enterprising thinkers with project based learning with Nicole Dyson
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole is a globally recognized expert and practitioner in project-based learning and youth entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Future Anything, ...
Talk '22 - Panel Webinar Chat - Lessons from 2022 and how they frame what's ahead.
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The "Talk" series on the SEVENTEENx podcast is a yearly panel with special guests from all over the globe and the social / impact world, sp...
Finding Happiness with Jules Pace of Happiness Co
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules (Julian) Pace is the Founder and CEO of the Happiness Co and is Australia’s emerging voice in happiness, emotional wellbeing, and lived-experi...
Eco cleaning and making recycling easy with John Engelander
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we connect with John Engelander , the founder and CEO of both The Planet Earth Cleaning Company and Ecobin. Purpose driven brands desi...
Accelerating the social enterprise movement in Victoria with Nick Verginis - CEO SENVIC
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick is the inaugural CEO of Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC); the community, peak body and catalyser responsible for accelerating the soci...
Solving Wicked problems with Dr Sharon Zivkovic
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sharon Zivkovic is based in Adelaide, however an internationally recognised changemaker. Sharon's specialty is enabling community and governm...
Empowering farmers around the world with David Davies
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David has spent over 30-years in technology in senior management roles at global investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Lehman, Nomura & Standard...
International Partnerships discovering innovation with Anthony Coles of Green Gold Ventures
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony is the CEO of Green Gold Ventures in Australia with a deep experience in Clean Energy space and building partnerships between international bu...
Global SDG Case Studies with Dr Claire Brolan
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claire is a health and human rights academic at The University of Queensland, with much of her research interfacing with policy, planning and implemen...
Social Impact with Tyler Miscannon
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler is the National Social Impact Manager for Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) in Australia and manages the Flight Centre Foundation, FCTG's Austra...
Women Mentoring Women around the world with Sahera Sumar
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sahera Sumar, Worldwide SHEroes to empower women across the globe through mentorship and leadership, and contributing to the UN Sustainable Developmen...
Better Together, Together Better - Talking People with Michael Keating
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're going to use Michael's own bio to introduce to you to him in his own words as they are so super! I am a Human Being and support Others to...
Social Impact and Peace Building with Dr Elizabeth Armstrong
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Elizabeth Armstrong - Principal With more than 25 years delivering innovative, agile social impact in a range of challenging political, economic an...
Using Tech to drive Partnerships for the Goals with Phillip Nyssen
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phil's passion is to Grow wealth through sustainable communities globally using the UN SDG's as his guiding framework. Phil is a Director of AidH...
The Environmental Music Prize with Edwina Floch
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Edwina Floch is the founder of the first ever Environmental Music Prize. Something that she started simlpy as any social entreprenaur does; an idea to...
Getting purpose RIGHT and working with values aligned brands with Jennie McLaughlin
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jennie McLaughlin is a career long leader in purpose , impact and company transformation using purpose pillars to redefine what a business is "here to...
The role business community plays for the SDGs and beyond with Kylie Porter - Executive Director UN Global Compact Network Australia
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kylie Porter is a sustainability expert and business leader holding expertise in delivering responsible business strategies and guiding businesses on ...
Farting phones and posters that store CO2 with Nick Hunter and the Paper Moose
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The road to lasting positive change requires many hats. Right now Nick wears all of these as co-founder of Paper Moose — a company that focuses on s...
So much more than a ticketing platform for good - Joshua Ross Co-Founder / Director Humanitix
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're joined by Joshua Ross , co-founder of the tech platform that is not only a go to for so many events in Australia, but also our t...
TALK 2021 - Panel Chat exploring lessons from '21
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our annual TALK series as we took time to explore lessons from 2021 with an amazing panel of guests ......and a special guest co-host....
Social Enterprise and Team Building with Richard Duncan
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Richard Duncan. Partner of consulting fir Liminal and of social enterprise Team Building with Purpose. Richard is an experienced catalyst, facili...
Circular economy and the future of sustainability with Blaise Porter
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Blaise Porter is the Group Director Sustainability and Social Responsibility at Sims Limited. In this role Blaise directs and oversees the execution o...
Take the Pledge with Head of Atlassian Foundation Mark Reading
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark's role as head of the Atlassian Foundation includes leading the efforts of all Atlassians to contribute to the Atlassian Foundation's goal of hel...
Riding for change with Natalie Simmons from Wyld Bikes
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie, is a trusted and proven leader of building and driving successful global businesses. For 21 years, Natalie worked for Flight Centre Travel Gr...
Jacqui Bloom on Funding Female Founders and using Education to bridge the gap.
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqui Bloom is Director and Partner of Shepreneur. Shepreneur has been founded by Zash Ventures and is committed to bridging the gap between investor...
Driving purpose from the top and transformative co-operation with Nicole Forrester at Fujitsu
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Forrester serves as the Head of Office of Purpose for Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand. Nicole joined Fujitsu in April 2021 as a member of the...
Building Cult Status and thriving in community with Tim Duggan
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Duggan is an optimist who firmly believes in the power of business to do good. He has co-founded several digital media ventures, most notably Junk...
The "amazon for impact" with Rachel Withworth
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of Hello Good World and House of Eden Studio, Rachel Whitworth is passionate about using business as a tool for change. After working with soc...
Finding our Balance with Chris Wildeboer
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Wildeboer is the CEO of Balance Central which she formed in 2009. She has been nominated for business and charity awards, co-authored a be...
Danielle Duell on building organisational culture and success with Purpose
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Duell is a purposeful leader and entrepreneur. Her economic philosophy is “for profit and for the greater good” and her vision is for mak...
Illuminating the world with Simon Doble and SolarBuddy
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do with an innovation that can change the world for milllions around the world? Kick down the front door of the UN of course! Meet our gue...
Building a world full of giving with Masami Sato
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Masami was born in Japan but her desire to expand her horizons took her on a global journey. She became deeply concerned about the inequalities and ot...
SDG17 - Partnerships for the Goals with Catia Davim
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catia is a Partner at KPMG leading the People & Transformational Change practice. She has over 20 years’ experience working with public and priv...
The importance of purpose in team culture with Jade Green
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Internationally, Jade is recognised as the host of surf and business podcast Barrels and Business, a transformational teacher (certified as both a Min...
Changing the definition of business with Tom Allen
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom is passionate about helping people, organisations and enterprises to unleash their greatest potential to create a better world. Founded Impact Bo...
Discovering Earth Centric business and humanity with Tabitha Jayne
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tabitha Jayne is the Director and Lead Coach at EarthSelf and the author of The Nature Process: Discover the power and potential of your natural self ...
Lessons on Circular Economy from the garden with Ashleigh Morris
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the CEO of Coreo, a catalytic circular economy consultancy, Ashleigh is unwavering in her commitment to shaping an economy that respects and values...
TALK : 2020 - Lessons from the year that changed the world
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was such a pivotal year in so many ways for business, communities, and our "way of living", in part is now changed forever. Firstly acknowledging...
Understanding people and creating solutions via shared purpose with Eli Harrell
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eli Harrell Co-Founder & Head of Strategy Valhalla.team - a company that builds amazing software development teams. Because of our passion to cont...
Change through Advocacy and Kids with Lis Dingjan
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get to know Lis Dingjan: Lis has a background in product management, design, international development, law, and community building. She splits ...
Shaking up the Education system with Annie Woollard and the kids of Australia
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Annie is a Teach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ambassador and an Australian educator with a background that encompasses; - Advocate & Pres...
Connecting Community Engagement with Impact Measurement for Business Success with Dr Marcus Curcija
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Co-founder & Managing Director at Third i Management, Marcus helps organisations align with the Sustainable Development Goals and communicate t...
Ronan Mac Domhnaill on how using life experience, personal ambition and a global community to bring about change.
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ronan is the Founder of Cred, who work at the intersection of education and technology. Cred specialises in helping people and organisations change be...
Why talking with strangers can be a stepping stone to so much more with Kerrie Phipps
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first time I sat down and chatted with Kerrie was over a coffee on the Gold Coast and it was honestly like catching up with a friend that I'd know...
Creating a world giving with Steve Pipe
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interesting facts about our guest on this episode.. Steve Pipe Steve grew his business from a spare bedroom at home to 40 people Sold it when ...
Social Innovation, Behavior Mindset and new mass connection with Darren Sutton
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Sutton is the Founder for the Common Purpose Collective a social innovation consultancy. Helping clients grow through the discovery design and ...
Interview with Gretta Serov on determination, community and contribution for inclusion and equality
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A different pace of interview with this conversation with an inspiring young woman from Sydney who I had the pleasure of meeting at our 2019 SEVENTEEN...
What you didn't know about fuels...but what you NEED to know about fuels...with Larissa Rose from Glowing Green Australia
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An energetic and resilient professional with a comprehensive knowledge of renewable fuels, environmental sustainability and biofuels. Tertiary qualifi...
Impacting Men's Mental Health ; through lived experience, personal and family adversity morphing into a WHOLE lotta passion with my mate Ruckus.
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You’re about to hear a story from a regular guy who had an upbringing which lead to his own lived experience with mental health and family tragedy. ...
Making a difference through the Youth of the World with Heather Yelland from Elevation Co and Green SuperCamps Australia.
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Say Hi to Heather Yelland! Heather is a leading authority in Values Based Leadership and is a respected thought leader in the international arena of c...
Using events to grow your influence with Anna Osherov
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Osherov is the Founder of the Holistic Business Hub in Melbourne; a facilitator for Project Gen Z and is the energy behind the B1G1 Connection ga...
Join the mission to End Global Poverty with Simon Moss and Global Citizen
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Simon is a campaigning and community education expert who is obsessed with creating ways for global citizens to contribute to ending extreme poverty b...
Change Management, Leadership frameworks and how to BIGIFY simple solutions to global issues with Tim Wade
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Wade delivers keynote speeches, facilitates retreats and is engaged to conduct interactive training sessions for clients globally. Specialty areas...
Interview with Meriel Chamberlin from Full Circle Fibre - Sustainable Cotton and changing a global industry
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we connect with Meriel Chamberlin from Full Circle Fibres. Meriel is a Textile Technologist, Product developer and Supply Chain ...
Talking Climate Positive and Gender Equality with Liz Manning from Intrepid
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Manning Responsible Business Manager- Intrepid Travel With 14 years experience in Travel and Sustainability, Liz is responsible for overseeing the...
Making a Dent in the Universe with Glen Carlson - How seeing the world shaped an entrepreneurial purpose to engineer success in others.
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Glen Carlson is the co-founder Dent Global, who run structured accelerator programs that produce entrepreneurs that stand out, scale up and make a pos...
Breaking the Stigma that surrounds Mental Health in Australia with Casey Lyons and LIVIN
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An inspiring and sometime alarming conversation with Casey Lyons. One of the co-founders of LIVIN. LIVIN are a charity organisation based on the...
Chatting research and data with Sustainability researcher Dr Sukhbir Sandhu
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sukhbir Sandhu is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Ethics at the University of South Australia Business School. Dr Sandhu has a PhD in Strat...
Sally Townsend from Outland Denim talks End to End impact from activism to business for good.
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Townsend is the Head of Advocacy and Alliances at Outland Denim. Sally’s background is in Education and Social Action. She has more rece...
One of Australia's best Social Innovation exports .. Tom Dawkins from StartsomeGood.com
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a notepad and pen...this is one you'll want to take notes from. Tom Dawkins is a social innovator who has been in this space since before social ...
Firing clients and storytelling with Luke Faccini from The Sponge
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Faccini is founder and chief brand storyteller at The Sponge. He was born and raised in Sydney, and now lives in Brisbane. Since starting his pro...
Ethical Investing with Adrian Nathaniel from Argonaut Financial
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian is the Director of Argonaut Financial. Helping people link their money to purpose through ethical investing. After living in an Indian as...
Chat with Afra Abdeen on lessons from the corporate world for SMEs
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Afra Abdeen was recruited by Unilever straight out of uni, employed as a Sustainable Business Specialist. Working with the global giant to deliver the...
Meet Asha Kayla - SDG expert and speaker at SEVENTEENx Sydney
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with one of our SEVENTEENx Sydney speakers; Asha Kayla. Some great insights into the application of the SDGs and linking it to bu...
Chat with Claudette Rechtorick from Sea Life Trust in Sydney
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chat with Claudette Rechtorick from Sea Life Trust in Sydney. In this chat you'll here how persistence finally pays off; how to engage the Youth Commu...
Banksia Ignite Interview with Edda Hamar - Co Founder of Undress Runways
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Edda is the co-founder of Australia’s leading sustainable fashion show, Undress Runways. She is also the co-founder of Lána, an ethical and versati...
Banksia Ignite Chat with Alex Webb from Marine Stewardship Council
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier in 2019 I was invited to Vivid Sydney by the Banksia Foundation to interview panelists from their Banksia Ignite event. This convo is wi...
Banksia Ignite interview with Alan Dayeh from B Lab Australia
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Great conversation as apart of my invite to the Banksia Ignite event in Sydney in 2019. In this short conversation; we hear from Alan Dayeh from...
Chatting Corporate Kindness, Culture and Wine with Anna Sheppard from Bambuddha Group.
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A fun and entertaining conversation with Sydney based change maker Anna Sheppard from Bambuddha Group. Anna's story is a unique one; but not one all t...
Banksia Ignite Interview with Ryan Oostryck from Sodexo
23 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019 I was invited by the Banksia Foundation to come and interview some of their amazing panelists from the Banksia Ignite event at Vivid Syd...
Banksia Ignite panel interview with Lea Maguero from BioPak
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019 I was invited by the Banksia Foundation to come and interview some of their amazing panelists from the Banksia Ignite event at Vivid Sydney; i...
Chatting with Tom Szaky from TerraCycle on recycling the unrecyclable!
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TerraCycle are an international brand making the most amazing products out of the most amazing waste items we would normally expect to hit landfill!&n...
Chatting with d'Arcy Lunn and how little things create BIG outcomes
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
d'Arcy is an ambassador for global change. Having traveled to over 90 countries and presented to over 100,000 people, his is a voice we all near to li...
Getting Inspired with Harvee Pene
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from Harvee Pene as we chat doing business for good; how to be different than what is expected; and getting over some huge personal challenges al...
Purpose Chat with Yasmin Grigaliunas - On Circular Economy and building a culture of impact
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about a simple idea to de-clutter turned into a movement to build a circular economy that is changing lives. Also the fun of balancing fami...