We had a compelling conversation with John Thwaites on Humans of Purpose Podcast Episode #73 this week. John is Chair at ClimateWorks Australia and the Monash Sustainable Development Institute. He’s one of six Co-Chairs of the Leadership Council of the global Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). During John’s political career, he was central to several major … Read more
Simon is Director of Consulting at Social Ventures Australia as well as Chair of the SIMNA Ltd National Board and Co-Chair of Social Value International. We are incredibly lucky to have Simon bring his wealth of knowledge and understanding about impact measurement into the podcast! Evaluating success, especially for efforts that seek change people’s lives, is … Read more
Podcast Episode #69 guest is the stellar Felicity Furey. She’s Co-Founder of Power of Engineering and Machinam. She’s a social entrepreneur, engineer, and sought after speaker. In the conversation, you’ll hear all about the fierce work she is doing in STEM and education spaces. Echoing some of the sentiments of last week’s podcast guest, Ally Watson (Code Like A … Read more
The incredible and deeply passionate human being on this week’s episode of the Humans of Purpose Podcast is Louka Parry. He’s Director of Academy and Training at Education Changemakers, and is a self proclaimed “action-based optimist”. After the passing of his grandfather, Louka was confronted by the realisation of how short life is, and developed an insatiable … Read more
We are so honoured to introduce the influential Dr Lea Waters PhD on Podcast Episode #65. Lea is Professor and Founding Director of the Positive Psychology Centre at the University of Melbourne and has been there for over 20 years. She is also President of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), a registered psychologist, a TEDx speaker, … Read more
The wonderful Natalie Kyriacou is our guest for Episode #64. She’s the passionate Founder and CEO of the environmental conservation social enterprise My Green World. In the conversation, Nat got very real with us about her own journey of working in wildlife, starting the organisation, and the opportunities for humans and animals to coexist peacefully. My … Read more
Episode #63 of the Humans of Purpose Podcast features Amanda Goodman. She’s Head of Syndication and Director, Giant Leap at Impact Investment Group (IIG); but Amanda’s portfolio encompasses a wide gamut of incredible work within the impact space. She’s also a Director at Stand Up, a Director at The Observership Program, and Deputy Chair of RIAA’s Impact … Read more
Episode #61 of Humans of Purpose featuring the energetic and bold Madeleine Grummet came out earlier this week. Mads is creating and sustaining social impact through her work and projects. She co-founded GirledWorld which is an ed-tech start-up that is boldly changing the world, one girl at a time. They’re geared on skill-building for next … Read more
Our latest episode #60 features the hilarious, profound and dynamic Charbel Zeaiter. Charbel is Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Academy Xi. Academy Xi’s expert-led courses and workshops are designed to help you learn, practice and embed new knowledge, preparing you to shape your career and change the world. His work is about preparing people to … Read more
Social Impact Results We are now more than six months (half way) into our Social Impact Program at Oscar Hunt here are some of the key findings at staff level from our mid-point evaluation. More qualitative feedback from a range of program stakeholders is included later in this article. In mid-2017, Purposeful commenced piloting our … Read more
