In this episode I catch up with my Brother, talk about how he copes with stress, his career path and what its like living with snakes, spiders and crocodiles as his neighbours (he lives in the wonderfully named town of Gympie in Queensland, Australia), we also talk about some childhood memories and lots more besides, I learnt a few things about my brother that I didn’t know so I found it enlightening and I hope you do too.

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In this episode of A Penny for Your Thoughts I catch up with Matthew Steans, the founder of Yarns Men, a charitable organisation with the goal of reducing suicide in men through good conversations, we talk about Matthew's life before Yarns Men, what he has struggled with and how his charity was born. He is a great guy doing amazing work and is well worth reaching out to!

Relevant links:
LinkedIn
Yarnsmen LinkedIn
Yarnsmen Website
Yarnsmen Facebook

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In this episode I have the great pleasure of catching up with Joseph Tyro we talk about his incredible commitment to his community, honestly I don’t know how he does all the things he does and still finds time to be a parent and have a full time job! Delivery Partner with Ignite Aotearoa, Principal advisor to Health New Zealand, Trustee Canterbury Men’s Centre, Trustee Reconnect Family Services, Board Member for Whakatuputupu New Dunedin Hospital, Director Te Matapuna Health Ltd, Director Hope Upstream Charitable Trust, to name but a few….and kids sports and husband and father….the list goes on! It was a privilege to hear Joeseph talk about the importance of community and to listen to the journey that he has been on!

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In this episode I catch up with Tom Chatterton, hope you enjoy listening in! We talk about mopeds and mountains, the role of Artificial Intelligence in construction, why he's a QS, the importance of family life and much more!

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In this episode I catch up with Christchurch MP and online chef (of sorts) Duncan Webb, we talk about his path into politics, working with Aunty Cindy, what keeps him sane in the mad world that modern day politicing forces upon you and much more besides. Hope you enjoy listening in!

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In this episode I catch up with Prospero Uybarreta (Paco).

Paco is a former armed forces pilot from the US, a test pilot for jets and jet packs, a father and husband, and lots more, we talk about flying fast, what drove him down that path, how he came to be in New Zealand (see jet packs) and what he enjoys about what he does as well as much more besides.

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In this episode Steve chats to Jarrod, someone he has been on governance boards with previously.

Jarrod is CEO of Portia (Ebborn Law Limited), and also Director/GM of Ferrymead Park Limited.

Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrodcoburn/
https://www.portia.law/

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Pamela Bell is the Chief Everything Officer at the New Zealand Institute of Building. She is also an Innovation Consultant and Board Director for a range of start-ups, Council controlled entities and commercial organisations in the built environment. 

Pamela is passionate about innovative construction, affordable housing, and added-value timber. She has subject matter expertise in offsite manufacturing, design-thinking approaches, dynamic strategy, and future-focused governance. Her diverse background spans:

• Olympic-level sport (snowboard racing Nagano, Japan), 
• Architecture research and writing (MArch, Kiwi Prefab book + exhibition), 
• Business entrepreneurship (PrefabNZ Inc, Fruition Apparel Ltd, NZ Snowboard Academy Ltd),
• Governance (including XFrame, Urban Plus, Seaview Marina, Abodo Wood, ConCOVE, MBIE Building Advisory Panel + BRANZ).

Pamela founded the peak body for innovative construction, PrefabNZ, in 2010 from her Master of Architecture thesis Kiwi Prefab which was also turned into a book and museum exhibition. She handed over the reins in 2019 when offsite construction reached a tipping point of awareness for central government, the construction industry, and the public alike. 

Pamela has been the lucky recipient of several awards including the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Alumni Award (2019). She is an Adjunct Professor at VUW investigating the relationship between design thinking and business. Most recently she has become intrigued about the interface between design thinking and governance for the boardroom with a series of articles and interactive workshops for the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

See more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-bell-nz/

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In this episode, I talk to Darryl about his somewhat truncated journey through university, his time as a full-time parent, why he's been a healthcare specialist for much of his working career and whisky...one of my favourite topics for sure!! Here is a link to Darryl's profile on LinkedIn:
Darryl Carey | LinkedIn
And to the Chow:Hill website:
New Zealand Architectural Design Practice (chowhill.co.nz)

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In this episode, I talk to Chris Perrins about life, why he's been a QS for over 30 years.... working for local government, kids and the fears of being a father to two teenage daughters and of course football (we are English after all!)
Chris's LinkedIn profile is here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-perrins-8a209265/

RLB's website is here:
https://www.rlb.com/oceania/offices/christchurch/

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In this episode I catch up with Edoardo Anastasia, head of designs at JP Crafts here in New Zealand; we talk about him growing up in Italy, his dad running a restaurant,  how he got into the design of boats and what the future looks like for him and his family. Its a great conversation I do hope you enjoy it!

If you want to find out more about Edoardo, here is his LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edanastasia/
The website for JP Crafts where he works as a Naval Architect is here:

https://www.jpcrafts.co/

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In our first episode of Season 2 Lizzie Davidson talks to me about the start of my company, Honoris Ltd, and our growth over the past 5 years. With candid insights, we navigate through the formative years of the company, exploring its evolution and milestones achieved over the past half-decade.

Get ready for a conversation spanning from the past to my dreams for tomorrow.

Relevant links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-davidson-writer/

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The final episode of our sustainability mini-series is with Sam Archer.

Sam is a Sustainability Consultant and Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years experience in the Construction Industry. He moved to New Zealand in July 2014 and is now Director of Market Transformation at the New Zealand Green Building Council with a responsibility for running their sustainability and energy assessment tools - Green Star, Homestar, HomeFit and Nabers.

 Sam has a particular passion for sustainable housing having spent 6 years creating and managing the sustainability framework for a 3,000 home development for the University of Cambridge in the UK.

 He also has extensive experience of sustainability and energy strategies, including carbon policy work for the UK and New Zealand governments, sustainable urban design and low energy and passive building design.

Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-archer-18839b8a/
NZ Green Building Council: https://nzgbc.org.nz/

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Professor Susan Krumdieck

PhD  Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder 

MS Mechanical Engineering and Energy Systems, Arizona State University 

BSE Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University 

New Zealand Order of Merit Queens New Years Honours 2020 

Professor Krumdieck is Chair in Energy Transition Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland where she is offering a range of education and international online training, and leads the Transition Engineering Labs Research of the Islands Centre for Net Zero. The ICNZ was announced in 2021 with £33M in core and matching funding to realise transition to climate-safe energy in the Scottish Islands by 2030. Before taking the position in Scotland, Susan made major contributions in energy transition engineering research and was active in support of industry, local and central government, and communities through her Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab research group. 

Susan is the co-founder and a Trustee of the Global Association for Transition Engineering (GATE). Transition Engineering is an emerging transdiscipline that, like Safety Engineering, has straight-forward methods and tools for duty of care in meeting sustainability objectives and dealing positively with wicked problems in all sectors. Susan has more than 160 peer reviewed publications, and her book Transition Engineering, Building a Sustainable Future (CRC Press, 2020) has received great reviews and sold more than 40,000 copies.  

Transition Engineering is growing rapidly with more than 20 PhDs, 500+ engineers completing the training courses, thousands of people from all backgrounds completing on-line microcredentials at University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and a new Masters and research centre at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Susan’s pioneering research over 25 years has provided insight, fundamentals of engineering whole systems transitions, and innovations in data observatories and engineering tools for transition of personal and freight transport and energy. She is probably most well-known for providing frank and politically agnostic information about technology or energy problems and options. 

https://www.transitionengineering.org/
https://www.aemslab.org.nz/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260265974_From_the_Ground_Up

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Jon Davies
Jon has recently rejoined Proclima in an education and technical role across the Australasian market. Proclima is a manufacturer of building materials related to the building enclosure -weather-tightness and airtightness in roof wall and floor for both new and existing buildings.

His background is in building - starting out as an adult carpentry apprentice. He then moved into building materials procurement and analysis. During the past 4 years working as a Building Enclosure Consultant at Oculus Architectural Engineering he completed a Master of Architecture degree investigating retrofitting occupied housing.

He was also the laboratory manager of Shelby Wright Test Labs - testing facades, claddings, windows and other materials for weather-tightness and structural integrity. Now back into an education-focused role he combines his original profession of teaching with knowledge and experience in the construction industry.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-davies-5955a543/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/parka-wrap-ltd

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Matthew Cutler-Welsh
Matthew is the Business development manager - residential at the NZGBC working with Homestar and HomeFit. Matthew's mission is to inspire people to make a better place to live.

After completing his Honours Degree in Natural Resources Engineering Matthew now has 15 years of experience leading residential energy efficiency projects and education programmes in New Zealand and Australia. In 2016 he joined the Board of the Passive House Institute New Zealand.

An experienced presenter, facilitator and podcaster, Matthew has interviewed over 200 architects, builders and industry experts from around the World on the Home Style Green podcast. He is also the co-host of the Passive House Podcast.

Prior to training as an engineer, Matthew was an Outward Bound instructor in New Zealand and the US.

Links:
Matthew's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcutlerwelsh/

His personal website is a bit out of date at the moment, but you can still find a back catalogue of interviews with architects, builders and sustainability professionals here: https://homestylegreen.com/

Links discussed in the show:

 https://www.building.govt.nz/getting-started/building-for-climate-change/

 https://www.nzgbc.org.nz/homestar

Other links are:

https://nzgbc.org.nz/introduction-to-homestar

https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/

https://passivehouse.nz/

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Sophie Howe
Described by The Guardian as ‘the Worlds First Minister of the Unborn’ Sophie Howe was the worlds first Future Generations Commissioner and for last seven years has held a legal mandate to be the ‘guardian of the interests of the future generations of Wales.’ In this role she has led high profile interventions holding the Government to account on how they have considered future generations in their policy making and has secured fundamental changes to transport planning and education policies ensuring they are fit for the future generations. She has served as an Adviser to two of Wales First Ministers as an adviser to the UN Secretary General on governance for intergenerational equity and has influenced the development of similar legislation in Scotland and Ireland and a UK Future Generations Bill. She is a TED speaker and has shared platforms with HRH Prince Williams Hollywood Superstars Michael Sheen and Chris Hemsworth as well as The Pope. She was named as no 5 the BBC Women’s Power List 2020.

She runs her own consultancy business supporting governments and progressive corporates to implement sustainability wellbeing and future generations thinking. She is a Global Ambassador for the Wellbeing Economics Alliance and holds roles advising on wellbeing economics and anticipatory governance with the School of International Futures and Apolitical supporting 150k public officials across the world to develop skills for 21st century governments.

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Patrick Bellew
RDI FREng FCIBSE FEI HonFRIBA  
Founder and Chairman of international design consultancy Atelier Ten 

Patrick studied at Bath, graduating in 1981 from an integrated design course that blended MEP Engineering, Environmental Design and Architecture. At 30 and after working at Buro Happold for a period he set up Atelier Ten, a design consultancy that has grown to more than 350 staff in 11 offices and has become synonymous with high performance integrated building design and sustainability. In the past 23 years he has also been teaching in the Architecture School at Yale, where he is a Visiting Professor, leading seminar classes and Advanced Design Studios, influencing and inspiring a new generation of young Architects. He recently received the 2023 Falzul Khan Lifetime Achievement Award from the CTBUH in Singapore. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-bellew-3b38b8b/

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In this episode I catch up with my oldest and best friend Lawrence Hooker, we talk about his life, work, his passion for the Masonic Society, Arsenal Football Club and mysteries like Gobekli Tepe in Turkey and other ancient site....its a bit of a ramble but a good one with plenty of humour...

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In this episode, I catch up with Josh Blackmore a young engineer that interned with me over the summer of 2017/18. We find out what he's been doing  since then, how he got involved with the Student Volunteer Army, including becoming the President of this amazing group of young people for a time. It was great catching up with him and I hope you enjoy the conversation! 
He works for WSP, here's a link to the website:
https://www.wsp.com/en-nz
His Linkedin Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-blackmore/
If you want to find out more about the SVA check out their website here:
https://sva.org.nz/

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In this episode I catch up with Lizzie, a professional writer and the first Falkland Islander I have ever met. We talk about her journey, both from the Falklands to New Zealand and how she has become a professional writer, it's a great conversation.  If you want to find out more about Lizzie here is the link to her website:
https://www.lizziedavidson.co.nz/
and to her LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-davidson-writer/

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In this episode, I catch up with Steven Moe a lawyer with Parry Field here in Christchurch, an author and a broadcaster with his own series of podcasts called Seeds. He is in a large part my inspiration for starting this podcast, he's also travelled a lot. We talk about all of this and more in this episode. 

Here is a link for Parry Field, if you want to know more about them
https://www.parryfield.com
Here's the link to Steven's Podcast, Seeds, highly recommend listening to these!!
https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdRBsKdWUrdRWkyr0tQbo?si=0e87f9480d644e50
Orange Sky website:
https://orangesky.org.nz/
My previous conversations with Steven:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mzFKta2ZZyys1aRakAZdO?si=9cbf41771cdb4db9
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SmpamCcz8R8f3TrUOaFyE?si=beebd9e081e44223
Steven is also releasing a book, see the link here:
https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/

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In this episode, I chat to Darran about his time with the MoD in the UK, his passion for cycling and classic cars and his plans for travel. Darran is a highly qualified and experienced Acoustic Engineer and is the Acoustics Technical Director for Tonkin and Taylor in New Zealand.

Check out the website here:
https://www.tonkintaylor.co.nz/

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In this episode I catch up with Tony Sellin, we talk about his Life Sentence Block, hunting, Health and Safety perspectives, being in the Royal Navy, and many other things. I hope you enjoy listening in!

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I had the absolute pleasure of catching up with Patrick, who is the founder of Atelier Ten. I worked for Patrick in the mid 90's and he was already leading the way with sustainable design back then. I also met my wife, Chrissy whilst working for A10 so all in all a great place! Patrick has grown the business to over 300 strong, with offices in the US, Singapore, Australia, and the UK.  Check out the website here:  www.atelierten.com

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In this episode I catch up with Sarah, she runs her own Bookkeeping and Management accounting business called Little Black Books, check out her Website here:
www.littleblackbooks.co.nz
She's had a few roles and considers being a parent to 3 young children as one of the most challenging! She's also travelled a fair bit and we talk about this and many other things in this podcast I do hope you enjoy listening in!  

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In this episode, my guest from Episode 3, Matt, turns the tables or as he says reverse Uno's me... hope you enjoy listening to me talking about me as much as I do!! We talk about travel, work, family and many other things!

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In this episode, I chat with Paula Nicolaou, Partner at Wynn Williams, Paula is a leading figure in construction Law in Christchurch. We have spoken many times and it was great to get to know a little more about her journey and experiences working in this field in New Zealand. We also talk about travel, family and much more besides, I hope you enjoy our chat.


 www.wynnwilliams.co.nz
 

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I met Carl during my time in the middle east, we've stayed in touch and become friends since that highly stressful time for us both! Carl is now retired and full-time Guardian for his granddaughter, we talk about this, his love of all things Queen related (the group not the monarch), being a drummer...and many other topics in this podcast. I hope you enjoy!

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In this Podcast, I catch up with Paul Haggath who I have known for over 10 years. Like me, he works in the construction industry and has done all his working life. He is now running his own Project Management business, Team Projects, which has been running for 6 years now. He also owns a lifestyle (or life-sentence) block that has a menagerie including one of Paul's best friends....but more of that in the podcast!
Check out Paul's website here:
https://teamprojects.nz/

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An excellent conversation with Alex Hanlon, who I met whilst she was leading the rebuild at the University of Canterbury. She is now running her own business helping women to negotiate pay parity and she is also part of the reconciliation movement in Australia, being the non-indigenous co-chair for Reconciliation Queensland.
Check out her website here:
http://www.fairpaynegotiations.com
And for Reconciliation Queensland here:
http://www.rqi.org.au

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I met Matt when working in Dubai back in 2008 for WSP, we've stayed in touch since that time and was really pleased when he agreed to talk with me. We've both travelled a fair bit and have some shared experiences. Also, Matt has challenged me by asking me to turn the tables on myself, and be the interviewer...that's coming up soon!

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In this episode, I catch up with Alan Palmer and talk about his life journey, including the incredible work he did in Nepal building a school for a small village that otherwise would not have happened. It's great to hear about this and other parts of his life, running a business with his wife, and other steps on his journey.

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In this episode, I catch up with Chris Wallace, the owner of The Alternative Board Franchise in Christchurch and a leadership coach.  I met Chris about 18 months ago and have been working with him for just over a year.  If you want to find out more check out the website here: https://thealternativeboard.co.nz/.

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