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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'

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 5% of voters to overturn council decisions to establish Māori wards. * New Plymouth hīkoi for Māori wards in 2016 (not 2018).

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. Cashbucket - Financial clarity, better decision-making.

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 Switzerland and so we needed to coordinate our timing for this podcast, where I was intrigued to learn about his own book 'Lead Like Julius Caesar' and the cross over he saw in my own writing. There was one massive new insight I gained in this conversation – and why it led to Caesars downfall. Enjoy!

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 pose questions to Anita in the chat, and she will answer them. We have done this to give you a chance to ask something Harv didn't. Please feel free to ask anything!

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.