Stuff That Matters Now
Whakarongo mai - listen in! Each month founder Ian 'Harv' Harvey roams across Aotearoa-NZ chatting to the change-makers that make up the Collective Intelligence people-ecosystem. Sitting down together in living rooms, boardrooms and workplaces, Harv's interviews with these epic humans are raw, real and uncut - as they explore the stuff that REALLY matters now. Podcast production supported by the great team at Te Awanga Estate.
Episodes
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.
Las...
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!
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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'
It's not often you get to sit down with someone who has cut their teeth in Hollywood as a writer, or is a best-selling author, or instrumental in kickstarting the New Zealand film industry – so what's the chance that you could have that conversation with one woman who has done all three?
What a great person to interview for our 100th podcast!
A chance to sit down with Councillor Bridget Bell representing multiple hapū and marae across the Manawatū District. To understand her journey as a young wahine into the world of a District council in provincial Aotearoa.
* Public polls can be triggered by just ...
Staying ahead of cashflow demands on a growing business is becoming more and more difficult.
Growth can destroy a business.
Multiple surprises can make bank managers edgy, and CEO's lose sleep.
Enter Cashbucket, born from such an experience by its co-founder Kevin Whitmore.
I want all business owners with a growing business to know about Cashbucket – now.
I never thought about the unintended benefits of writing a book – of which there have been many.
One of these has been introduced to Book reviewers across the globe by my wonderful editor Bob Seldon.
Dr Paul Vanderbroeck is one such person who wrote a very generous review of 'As It Turns Out – No One's Got Their Shit Together', which then sparked a conversation about his work as a leadership coach in Europe.
Paul is based in Switze...
Sitting down with Haylee Putaranui to record this podcast, was like stepping into the future of Aotearoa NZ's commercial world where Māori are resourced and a force for good.
A world where we can focus on co creating an inclusive world with Pakeha and Māori walking together.
Anita Derks sat down with Harv to discuss the process of bringing vaccines into the world. Anita is a microbiologist who has worked throughout the world, and it was a unique chance to get to understand the process of manufacturing vaccines.
After all the whoohaa of the past few years about bloody vaccines, Harv couldn't wait to get under the bonnet of someone as close to the action as you could be.
Now – we would love you to po...
From guitarist, singer song writer, to practicing Buddhist, this was a wonderful rich conversation for Harv.
Harv met Brian Baker while recording the book audio in his studio back in December and realised he had met a kindred soul on many levels.
Plus Harv got a lesson on how a band works together on stage.
From politician to food insecurity for the nation, this was a great chance to understand what advocacy looks and sounds like, talking with Iain Lees-Galloway.
What do you get when you create two AI bots – Claude 1 and Claude 2 and them conversing with each other 24 hours a day called Infinite Backrooms and launch them onto X (stupid name). Then create a 3rd Bot called Truth Terminal which takes the learnings of Claude 1 and 2, add some interest from a tech billionaire who gifts $50k of crypto to o...
I've heard it said many times. A good editor is worth their weight in gold. I now know that to be true.
Without Bob Selden my book 'As it turns out - No One's Got Th...
If you are interested in team work, leadership or anything to do developing culture read 'Better' by Christina Wedgwood.
I personally got so much clarity from this read.
This podcast intervie...
Harv got the opportunity to sit down with Manda recently to discuss her lifetime of work, and where she is focussing her energies in the future.
Intergenerational trauma was the main focus of this podcast, which is something everyone needs to have a basic understan...
After being introduced to Ellen Ford by one of our facilitators Jon Lasenby, I learned Ellen had recently published a book #workschoolhours which intrigued me. After reading the book I was very keen to learn more about what had driven her to take up this cause. It's worth a read, and the podcast is definitely worth a listen – even if I am bi...
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