On this episode of Origin Story, I sat down with Te Omeka. If there is one thing you take away from this talk, it must be the idea of Kaizen. 'The relentless pursuit of excellence' You can see this idea throughout Te Omeka's journey through life. Each time he went through a challenge in life or a learning moment, he reflected on it, realised how he could tweak it for next time and then stored that information away for later in life when the opportunity next presented itself to improve upon what he had learnt. An amazing journey by an amazing man.

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Episode 8 - Te Omeka Morehu's Origin Story

In this episode of Origin Story, I had the pleasure of having three guests on the show, we had Caroline Saufoi, Carol Pito and Agness Stowers. There is a saying that behind every great man is an even greater woman. Well in this Origin Story you will learn that behind every great Executive is an even greater Executive Assistant. In this world we live in where large corporations are getting larger by the day, spearheaded by powerful and talented CEO's, CIO's, CFO's and all the other acronyms, we have a layer of women and men running the lives of these executives in the background, the unsung heroes of corporations that are quite often the glue that holds companies together. On this episode we get to hear from quite literally three of the best in the business with Caroline Saufoi winning New Zealand's Executive Assistant of the year in 2019. These amazing women speak about being multilayered minorities making it in a corporate world and what they are doing to help make it easy for the next generation of Admin Professionals coming up through the ranks and advocating for those already in established careers. If you are looking for your daily does of inspiration this is the episode for you.

Episode 7 - Caroline, Agness, & Carol's Origin Story

In this episode of Origin Story I spoke with Kristin Harper the Founder and Director of Harper Consultancy. Who focuses on his three pillars of Sales, Technology and Maori. He brings a huge range of Sales Leadership in to a business environment that helps companies generate more sales through an 'Old School' approach based on creating long lasting mutually beneficial partnerships with clients.  We dug deep in to Kristin's back story to understand where his resilience comes from and why at this stage of his life he has the "I just don't care attitude' when it comes to people opinions of him. It isn't that he is arrogant, it is that he is so content with who he has become that he is no longer looking for the approval of others. With a new young family in tow his future looks full of love and success and so to hear his story is to understand that not all roads are easy and that sometimes the harder journey is the one that provides the greener pastures.

Episode 6 - Kristin Harper's Origin Story

In this episode of Origin Story, I had the pleasure of speaking with Howard Youngs a Senior Lecturer Leadership in Education at Auckland University of Technology. This episode was one full of thought-provoking questions and ideas, and I left this talk with more questions then when I went in and I’m so grateful for that fact. It gave me a new light on leadership and its role in society and the workplace. I can not wait to have further talks with Howard and pick his brain further.

Episode 5 - Howard Youngs Origin Story

In this episode of Origin Story I chat with a good friend Liesel who is the owner of Founder of The Retreats Specialists & Retreats at Resorts. Her story is one of self discovery, travel, perseverance to find a way to bring to the world something that she believes in, something she is passionate about, and something that changes lives.  Her retreats are truly inspirational, they allow people to discover themselves and find a level of self-awareness that they couldn't have done on their own.  Listen to Liesel as she shares her path to both financial and spiritual freedom.

Episode 4 - Liesel Albrecht's Origin Story

In this episode of Origin Story, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shantelle Thompson who is a Mother, Storyteller, Entrepreneur, 3 X BJJ World Champion, and 2019 NAIDOC Sportsperson of the year. Her story is one of resilience, love, pain, passion, and perseverance. There are lessons in this very raw conversation that all of us can learn from and to put a spotlight on these issues is very important. I hope you enjoy this, I’m sure everyone will take what they need from it.

Episode 3 - Shantelle Thompson's ORIGIN STORY

In this episode of Origin Story, I speak with Josh Farr the founder of Campus Consultancy. His mission is to empower a generation of emotionally intelligent leaders. His measure of success is determined by whether he is a better human today than he was yesterday. Josh's Origin Story is one that many young budding entrepreneurs find themselves in after university, where they have ticked all the right boxes and landed on a path to the so-called successful career path, and though to themselves “Is this making me a better human?” Sit back and get ready to have a wealth of knowledge thrown at you in the next hour and a bit.

Episode 2 - Josh Farr's ORIGIN STORY

We kick off this new podcast with such an amazing guest, Mr Phoenix Normand. You can appreciate who Phoenix is with his about page stating simply he is an Author, Personal Success Coach, Minimalist. Truth Seeker. Phoenix's Origin Story is one that many people have seen before, working your way through corporate life for somebody else earning really good money with that big fat carrot dangling in front of your face at all times. Phoenix broke the mould and decided to help others do the same and become the best they can be. You will definitely enjoy this story; I know I did and there is so much we can learn from amazing people like Phoenix.

Episode 1 - Phoenix Normand's ORIGIN STORY

I take you on a journey with me to understand peoples Origin Stories, where they came from, how they got there, their secrets, their lessons, their why. Together we can learn how to find and apply our why.

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