Stuff That Matters Now

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.