S8 E1: Qiulae Wong - Leader of the Opportunity Party

After requesting for about six years, Harv finally got a podcast interview with the publicity shy Dr. Kate White – Forensic Pathologist. It's a critical service for a first world country, and it's a privilege to explore the world of determining the cause of death. Another curious aspect of the podcast is that Kate and Harv are married. Content Warning – suicide and other sensitive subjects are discussed.

This is one of those podcasts where I wanted to learn about something new which is an alternative leadership development program from an innovator who is out there doing it. No theory – rather intuition and guts to do something different. That's Tamara Buckland to a tee. I hope I did Tamara justice in this episode – and not just enjoy myself.

From the corporate world to a focus on commerce as a force for good and now into a career in politics. This is an insightful conversation with the new Leader of the Opportunity Party, Qiulae Wong. Harv first met Qiulae when he interviewed her for the role of General Manager for B Lab New Zealand. He was impressed with the impact Q had in her role leading the B Corps of NZ, and thinks she will be as impactful in her new role.

When Harv was contacted by a fella from Portugal, suggesting he interview a woman from Canada – well it must be Spam. Until he read that the fella from Portugal named Tiago Faria had actually listened to his podcast and rated it highly – not Spam. Then the woman from Canada is real, and the final hook was that Rebecca Sutherns is into using imagination as a tool for helping executives to create better outcomes. And here we are. Last poddy of the year just for you! Harv wanted to learn the difference between Imagination and Curiosity. Find out here!

Who would have ever thought you could make Tax sexy. That's exactly what Nicola Taylor has done! ALL business owners and CEO's, please listen to this podcast. There is a model for managing your provisional tax that Nicola Taylor's team at Tax Traders and Taxi have developed that is incredibly smart and beneficial. What happens to your money when you pay your provisional tax? Hmmmm, you will find out.

This is part one of a two-part podcast sitting down with my mate Melissa Clark–Reynolds. Sitting down with a woman whose life experiences could not have been more different to mine, and yet here we are. An uber smart futurist and strategist who operates at the cutting edge of change, embracing AI and sensing signals we need to pay attention to.

What a treat to catch up with a mate and CQ Alumni Tim O'Connor at Auckland Grammar recently. Tim was one of the biggest influences in our evolution at Collective Intelligence, opening the door to more and more people from other industries and backgrounds – not just business focussed. If you are a parent, this is worth a listen.

What's with Hydrogen as a source of energy? That's what I needed to know, so I went to talk to Rodger Spillane, Manager of the Hydrogen Program at Toyota NZ. As it turns out – there's a lot going on with the growth of the Hydrogen industry and NZ is up there on the world stage with its development.

Why would inclusion matter in the world of the armed forces. That's what I wanted to dig into with Stu Pearce, Director of People and Culture at Royal New Zealand Air Force. And we did. Plus, we covered the world of body building as a bonus. This was a joy for me looking into two worlds I know so little about! *Disclaimer from Stu Pearce: "The views and opinions expressed are my own and don't necessarily represent those of the NZDF".

100 episodes in the can. Never thought about this moment, but now it's here it feels very cool. It was also a chance to sit down with our Patron Marg Kouvelis and reflect on some of the learnings and highlights from the past 6 years. This is number 1 of the next generation of podcasts 'Stuff that Matters Now'