Humans of Purpose

Eileen BellEileen is Australia's first female professional E-Sports player. For those unfamiliar with E-Sports, it is video game competition watched by millions globally each year often at stadium filled events. E-Sports has grown significantly over time and is now the E-Sports market is valued at over US1.5bn dollars worth a projected growth to nearly $6bn by 2029. It is estimated that in the US this year around 16% of the population will watch E-Sports at some stage.Eileen now provides consulting and coaching on E-Sports, gamification, cybersecurity and digital and transformation strategy. I enjoyed Eileen's competitive nature, her insights into gamification and new technology modalities and her vision of what is to come in our ever more digital world.Gold MemberLove Humans of Purpose and sick of all the ads? Sign Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose Gold Member like our rock star supporters Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:Removal of all three ads per episodeEarly access to all episodesFull transcripts of all episodesAudio notes for all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guestsHoP PromotionsOur promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. We run just 5 of these campaigns per year to enable our social enterprise model. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package.

Mike RinderMike spent most of his life as a member of the global cult, Scientology. He rose up the ranks in Scientology and was one of the highest ranking members of the organisation until his departure. He spent time working alongside current leader David Miscavige and former leader and founder of Scientology L Ron Hubbard. Since leaving Scientology, Mike has built himself a meaningful life in Florida as an author, media personality and Board Director at the Aftermath Foundation, where he helps others in need to find a way out of Scientology and to build new lives for themselves on the outside.  Key LinksMike's BlogMike's BookGold MemberLove Humans of Purpose and sick of all the ads? Sign Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose Gold Member like our rock star supporters Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:Removal of all three ads per episodeEarly access to all episodesFull transcripts of all episodesAudio notes for all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guestsHoP PromotionsEach year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. These 5 annual paid episodes enable us to cover our costs of production each year and break even, enabling our social enterprise model to tick along.Our promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package for 2023.

Eve FranceEve is the Founder of Green Up Co and a friend of mine, who I was lucky to meet at The Commons in Cremorne. Eve is passionate about sustainability at home and at work and has turned her education, expertise and sharp mind to helping businesses go green, improving their sustainability, reducing their carbon footprint and to align their day to day activity with their ESG goals.Gold MemberLove Humans of Purpose and sick of all the ads? Sign Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose Gold Member like our rock star supporters Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:Removal of all three ads per episodeEarly access to all episodesFull transcripts of all episodesAudio notes for all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guestsHoP PromotionsEach year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. These 5 annual paid episodes enable us to cover our costs of production each year and break even, enabling our social enterprise model to tick along.Our promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package for 2023 and email Stella to enquire.

Stephanie GhajarStephanie is a Director and Dramaturge as well as a producer at the State Library of Victoria. Learn more about Stephanie via her Website and Instagram. Stephanie grew up in Beirut Lebanon, where shediscovered a love of the creative arts and has spent many years developing her education, skills and experience as a Dramaturge. What is a Dramaturge I hear you ask? We discuss this, the darkness of the human condition, how exploring this enables us to find the light and much much more. Gold MemberLove Humans of Purpose and sick of all the ads? Sign Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose Gold Member like our rock star supporters Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:Removal of all three ads per episodeEarly access to all episodesFull transcripts of all episodesAudio notes for all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guestsHoP PromotionsEach year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. These 5 annual paid episodes enable us to cover our costs of production each year and break even, enabling our social enterprise model to tick along.Our promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package for 2023 and email Stella to enquire.

Season PreviewA bonus episode preview of what's in store for this season of Humans of Purpose I've been away with the family for a week break in the Gold Coast. The weather has been phenomenal and Marlo enjoyed his first crawlings and loved the swimming and playing with the sand. He also now has four teeth!During this holiday and beyond I've been busy pulling together some incredible conversations for the next few weeks of podcast releases. To give you a taste of what's to come we have in no particular order (listen to learn more!). We'll be back next week with one of the new exciting eps we previewed here. Gold MemberLove Humans of Purpose and sick of all the ads? Sign Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose Gold Member like our rock star supporters Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:Removal of all three ads per episodeEarly access to all episodesFull transcripts of all episodesAudio notes for all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guestsHoP PromotionsEach year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. These 5 annual paid episodes enable us to cover our costs of production each year and break even, enabling our social enterprise model to tick along.Our promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package for 2023 and email me to enquire.

Garry WilliamsGarry is the Head Curator at Fuck Up Nights. Fuck Up Nights have become a staple of the Melbourne startup scene and involve a storytelling-focussed gathering acknowledging the mistakes, failures, and fuckup stories that impact our personal lives and professional careers, affecting us as the humans that we are. Garry is also Director of Engagement at Tractor Ventures. Tractor Ventures provides non-dilutive, strategic funding to unlock possibilities for founders, helping Australian and New Zealand technology companies scale with optionality.HoP MembershipLove Humans of Purpose and sick of all the ads? Sign Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose Gold Member like our rock star supporters Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:Removal of all three ads per episodeEarly access to all episodesFull transcripts of all episodesAudio notes for all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guestsHoP PromotionsEach year we offer 5 out of our 50 annual episodes as paid promotional opportunities to values aligned organisations, that can be standalone episodes or part of an integrated marketing campaign. These 5 annual paid episodes enable us to cover our costs of production each year and break even, enabling our social enterprise model to tick along. Our promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package for 2023 and email Stella to enquire.