Finding Meaning In Work

On Meaningful Work #18: Jeremy Meltzer

Welcome to another episode of the On Meaningful Work podcast. In this episode we chat with social entrepreneur and founder of I=change Jeremy Meltzer. 

 

I=change is a retail tech platform that makes it easier for businesses to donate to charity.  i=Change has partnered with global brands, who give back from every sale and uniquely empower their customers to choose where it goes. The company has positively impacted the lives of over 90,000 people in 14 countries.

 

About Jeremy

 

Jeremy is a social entrepreneur and inspiring voice for women’s rights globally. He created i=Change to help accelerate the impact of extraordinary development projects, focused on empowering women and girls.

As a young man, Jeremy was moved to action while living in Cuba. He was shocked at how violence against women seemed accepted and was even considered 'normal' across Latin America. This left him with a burning question... Why is such abuse so common in some communities while abhorrent in others?

Over the last ten years in an attempt to understand this issue, Jeremy's met with NGO's and communities in many countries around the world.

Jeremy believes the solution lies in engaging men, challenging the dominant versions of masculinity, modeling respectful relationships to children, and funding best-practice NGOs.

Jeremy is passionate about the enormous potential, that often won't be realised, in women and girls around the world. What would they build if they could? How could i=Change be part of the solution?

 

On Meaningful Work #17 Phoria

Hello all and welcome to another episode of the On Meaningful Work podcast. 

In this episode, I chat with Trent and Joseph, the co-founder of the VR/Mixed reality company Phoria. We chat about how Trent and Joseph along with their other cofounders grew their high school friendship into a successful partnership. We talk about how being exposed to the natural world set the foundation for the business they want to build and the projects they want to tackle (eg their REWILD project with Netflix). We discuss the potential of V.R for being a true for good in the world, and of course, this being a VR company, we touched on what our future in the Metaverse might look like. Hope you Enjoy!

About Trent

Trent has an insatiable appetite for technology and immersive experiences. As Co-founder and CEO at PHORIA, his mission is to create software and content that can transport you places. He believes that through the power of immersive media, we now have the tools to experience the world at our fingertips. He has been deeply immersed in the worlds of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality for the last three years

About Joseph

Joseph Purdam is an award-winning XR Producer / Director using our ever evolving mediums of storytelling to share the narrative of our planet and its inhabitants. Joseph's aim is to expand our understanding and empathy through immersive content and experiences, enabling a deeper connection to our planet, its wildlife and our people. The overarching goal, to show us all as we are, one.

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On Meaningful Work with Gordon Young

Hello all and welcome to another episode of the On Meaningful Work podcast. We are back after a bit of a hiatus (thank you lockdown 6.0). Hope you all are keeping well and safe

In this episode, I chat with Gordon Young, professional ethicist and principal at Ethilogical Consulting. He also serves as a specialist educator of ethics at Victoria Police. We chat about Gordon's upbringing in Melbourne and those formative experiences that eventually led to a career in ethics. We chat about how his earlier jobs with a slightly dodgy businessman and in politics led him to pick a Masters in professional ethics that changed the course of his professional life. And of course, we talk about ethics and how he applies those frameworks in his current day job

About Gordon

Gordon Young is the Principal of Ethilogical Consulting, offering training, governance, and strategic investigation and redevelopment to organisations of all sizes and sectors. He is the author of Power and the Professional, published by McFarland Books, and serves as an Associate of The Ethics Centre. He is also the Senior Specialist Educator in Ethics at Victoria Police. He is based in Melbourne, Australia.


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On Meaningful Work with Kunal Kalro

Hi all and Welcome to another episode of the ‘On Meaningful Work’ podcast

 

In this episode, I chat with Kunal Kalro, serial entrepreneur and currently the founder of EugeneLabs. We chat about his upbringing in Dubai, what drove his early choices in education and about his primary career path. We chat about the lure of entrepreneurship, what people get wrong about entrepreneurship and what he had learnt from his failures. We conclude by exploring how a personal tragedy led to an inquiry into the real lack of diversity in the genetic data used for most medical research and how that has led to the founding of his latest venture

 

 

About Kunal

 

Kunal is an experienced entrepreneur & product designer that loves to build products that take something confusing (like genetics) and makes it easy to approach and understand. He has lived and worked in Australia, US, Latin America, Middle East & India, speaks 4 languages and is a bit obsessed with Burning Man.

 

He cofounded Eugene because unequal health outcomes for people generally due to the lack of diversity in genetic data, is something that he could no longer stand by.

On Meaningful Work with Dr. Elise Bialylew

Welcome to another episode of the On Meaningful Work Podcast. In this episode, we are thrilled to chat with Dr Elise Bialylew, the founder of Mindful in May

 

Elise Bialylew is the author of the bestselling book, The Happiness Plan, and founder of Mindful in May, the world’s largest online global mindfulness fundraising campaign.

A doctor trained in psychiatry, turned social entrepreneur and mindfulness expert, she’s passionate about supporting individuals and organisations to develop inner tools for greater wellbeing and flourishing, and offers workshops and training at The Mind Life Project.

Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, New York Times and on Australian Television. She was recently recognised by the Australian Financial Review as a 2019 AFR Women of Influence

On Meaningful Work with Luke Mitchell

This episode of the On Meaningful Work podcast features Luke Mitchell, Co-Founder of Yuki Threads, a premium snowboarding/skiing clothing brand

 

Luke Mitchell or ‘Mitch’ as he is known is the founder and owner of Yuki Threads. A country kid that somehow stumbled his way into the ‘fashion’ industry. A mechanic by trade and a snowbum by heart, what started as an excuse to keep snowboarding has turned into much more. Absorbing the experiences and lessons presented along the way Luke has evolved the vision for Yuki Threads to be much bigger than the products it makes and hopes that this vision can be shared and inspire the community

 

We talk about Luke’s upbringing in Melbourne. His first job as a mechanic but finding his tribe among the snowboarders and skiers on the mountains. We delve into the origin story of Yuki Threads and and then as the business progressed, how his aims shifted to the ‘why’ rather than the ‘what’. How sustainability, fair-trade and making sure the business is fuelled by an ethical supply chain came to the fore.

 

Luke has an incredible story to share. Thanks for listening

On Meaningful Work with Kizzi, The Barber

This episode of the podcast features Kizzi. Kizzi is the owner of Kenneth Geofferys, a barbershop in Collingwood Melbourne. I first got to know Kizzi,  in the barber's chair chatting with her while she trimmed my beard. After listening to her story, I felt I need to have her on the podcast..so here we are.

Her story exemplifies making the best of the hand that you were dealt with. For Kizzi, barbering wasn't a calling, but she made it one. Coming from a troubled background, being kicked out of school, not making it in various other jobs, it looked like a lost cause for a brief second. Until a mentor (and her own grit) helped her focus and build a career as a barber. Cut to today and she is the owner and proprietor of a thriving business.

I learned a lot from Kizzi and I really enjoyed speaking with her. And I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Thank you for listening

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On Meaningful Work with Mykel Dixon

Welcome to the first episode of 2021!

And I am really excited about this one as it features my good friend Mykel Dixon. Someone whose rise I had the privilege of witnessing first hand. 

Mykel describes himself as a musician by trade, a gypsy by nature and a fierce non-conformist. He is an award-winning speaker, learning designer and now author of 'Everyday Creative'

He works with senior leaders and teams of fortune 500 and ASX 200 companies to unlock breakthrough creativity. Some of his clients include Google, Youtube, Schneider Electric, CBA, Telstra..amongst many others

In this conversation, we dive deep into Mykel's story, his numerous adventures and inspirations that led him on his current trajectory. Hope you enjoy!

 

 

On Meaningful Work with Emily Hazell

This episode of the podcast features Emily Hazell, the founder and owner of Serotonin Eatery, Exercise + Education. She is also an Interior Architect and Graphic Designer. She opened her Happiness Centre with a vision of changing minds and lives with mental health education and awareness. She hopes for Serotonin to become a leading facility in happiness and health education. She has a passion for living and promoting a plant-based lifestyle through her Happiness Centre.

In this episode, we cover Emily's story from her childhood, her early career, the setbacks that forced her to reexamine her priorities..that eventually lead to the founding of Seratonin. I had an amazing time speaking with Emily and I hope you enjoy this episode. 

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On Meaningful Work with CJ Holden

This episode of the podcast features CJ, the co-creator of s p a c e, a conference-festival hybrid in Byron Bay (the 2020 version will be virtual) that has launched businesses, best-selling books and collaborations that changing communities for the better. 

S p a c e has been described as a conference, an un-conference, an event, a gathering of disruptive thinkers to challenge world views. However it may be described, it has been life-changing to those who attended. This episode traces CJ's story from his childhood in Rotorua NZ, his hospitality career in NZ and London, his stint as a purser on a cruise ship, his foray into high-end luxury events and onto his creation of s p a c e.

I had a blast speaking with CJ and I hope you enjoy this episode.

About CJ Holden

An experientialist at heart, CJ is passionate about building engaged communities through immersive experiences. His vision is to build a collective of Australia’s most un-like-minds all making a global impact. CJ has created experiences in London, Miami, Marrakesh, Cape Town, and Iceland and has established himself as a true disruptor in the events industry

Hope you enjoy

With Thanks,

Rahul
rahul@disruptivebusinessnetwork.com