Hunger & Heart with Kaila Colbin
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<p>Hunger & Heart is a podcast about the intersection of wild ambition and fierce compassion, hosted by entrepreneur Kaila Colbin.</p><br><p>Kaila tackles the myth that you can either empathise or get the job done, but not both. She talks to people who have managed to perform at the absolute highest level while still holding tightly to their values — specifically, sportspeople — revealing insights that apply not only to sports but to the world of work and beyond.</p><br><p>Follow to get notified as soon as new episodes drop.</p><br><p>--</p><br><p>Kaila Colbin is founder and CEO of Boma, an organisation building a world of intentional, intelligent, courageous leaders. Boma is the creator of the Crusaders Leadership Programme™, bringing insights from five of the greatest rugby legends of all time to leaders globally.</p><br><p>An award-winning leader renowned for impact, Kaila works with teams and organisations to build cultural alignment, cultivate honesty, and adapt to a rapidly changing world.</p><br><p>As an international keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with the likes of Bear Grylls, General Stanley McChrystal, astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Swati Mandela. Her powerful, up-to-the-minute insights and world-class delivery make her a standout favourite with any audience.</p><br><p>She developed TEDxChristchurch into New Zealand’s flagship TEDx event, brought Singularity University to New Zealand and Australia, and trained with Al Gore and Dr Brené Brown. Her work with high-performing teams such as the Crusaders and the U.S. Soccer Foundation gives her a unique insight into the skills and attributes that characterise high-performing individuals and teams. </p><br><p>In 2022 she was recognised with the Kea World Class New Zealanders Friend of New Zealand award.</p><br><p>A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 23, 2026
Dame Farah Palmer: What 3 World Cups Taught Me About Leadership
<p>Dame Farah Palmer wasn't the most talented athlete in the room. She was nearly invisible at her first university orientation week. And then… someone from the rugby club noticed her.</p><br><p>In this conversation, Kaila Colbin sits down with one of New Zealand's most decorated sportswomen: three-time Black Ferns World Cup captain, Dame Companion, first woman elected to the New Zealand Rugby board, and one of the architects of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 in Aotearoa.</p><br><p>We get to the origin story most haven’t heard: the absent father, the eating disorder, the scholarship her mum found for her, and what it actually means to lead when you're not sure you're the right person.</p><br><p>Please note: this conversation contains discussion about eating disorders. If you or someone you know is struggling, free help is available through EDANZ — call 0800 2 EDANZ (0800 233 269).</p><p>This episode covers:</p><ul><li>Growing up in Piopio and the sliding-doors moment at Otago University</li><li>Being shoulder-tapped for rugby at 16 and what it did for her relationship with her body</li><li>Being asked to captain the Black Ferns - and hiding behind the door afterwards</li><li>The "BTB" framework: Better Than Before and what it did for team culture</li><li>What she calls her “fourth World Cup” and why it means more than the three on the field</li></ul><p>📖 Book mentioned: Who Moved My Cheese -<a href="https://www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/who-moved-my-cheese" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/who-moved-my-cheese</a></p><p>–</p><br><p>Hunger & Heart is brought to you by the Crusaders Leadership Programme™. Whether you're coaching under-5s or a professional team, we all want the same thing: to build cultures of trust, get the best out of our people, and grow players into leaders.</p><br><p>The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ lets you get up close and personal with some of the greatest rugby legends of all time — people like Sir Wayne Smith, Sam Whitelock, and Kieran Read. You'll connect with a global group of ambitious, caring coaches from a range of codes and backgrounds, and most importantly, you'll gain skills and techniques to drive impact and outcomes for your team. </p><br><p>The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ is a two-week high-intensity virtual experience. It is delivered exclusively online, accessible from anywhere. </p><br><p>Hunger and heart Listeners get 10% off the full price of the program. Use the code HUNGER at checkout. Find out more: <a href="http://crusadersleadership.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crusadersleadership.com</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 16, 2026
Maggie Cogger-Orr: The Loneliest Job on the Field - Lessons from a World-Class Rugby Referee
<p>What does it take to hold professional athletes to the highest standards - without ever raising your voice?</p><br><p>Maggie Cogger-Orr is one of New Zealand's top rugby referees and the current Referee of the Year. Originally from Canada, she grew up playing gridiron football before falling in love with rugby - and after two ACL injuries ended her playing ambitions, she went all-in on refereeing. She's now officiating at the top level of the men's and women's game.</p><br><p>In this conversation, Maggie unpacks the "know me, be me, stay me" framework NZ's top referees use to perform under pressure, and why accountability has nothing to do with anger. She shares the early mistakes that taught her how to de-escalate, how she processes being shouted at in front of thousands of people, and what every leader can learn from the loneliest job on the field.</p><br><p>–</p><br><p>Hunger & Heart is brought to you by the Crusaders Leadership Programme™. Whether you're coaching under-5s or a professional team, we all want the same thing: to build cultures of trust, get the best out of our people, and grow players into leaders.</p><br><p>The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ lets you get up close and personal with some of the greatest rugby legends of all time — people like Sir Wayne Smith, Sam Whitelock, and Kieran Read. You'll connect with a global group of ambitious, caring coaches from a range of codes and backgrounds, and most importantly, you'll gain skills and techniques to drive impact and outcomes for your team. </p><br><p>The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ is a two-week high-intensity virtual experience. It is delivered exclusively online, accessible from anywhere. </p><br><p>Hunger and heart Listeners get 10% off the full price of the program. Use the code HUNGER at checkout. Find out more: <a href="http://crusadersleadership.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crusadersleadership.com</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 9, 2026
Rob Hamill: My Brother Was Captured and Executed by the Khmer Rouge
<p>Rob Hamill is one of New Zealand's most storied and decorated rowers - a silver at the World Championships in 1994, the winner of the first ever Atlantic Rowing Race in '97, and a man who has lived a life most people couldn't imagine. But beneath the athletic achievements is a story that shaped everything.</p><br><p>When Rob was 14, his older brother Kerry went missing while sailing through Southeast Asia on his OE. Sixteen months of silence followed. His parents wrote letter after letter to ports across Asia, hoping for news that never came. When it finally did, it arrived on the front page of a newspaper: Kerry had been blown off course into Cambodian waters, captured by the Khmer Rouge, tortured for months at the infamous Tuol Sleng Prison, and executed.</p><br><p>In this conversation, we get into grief, resilience, forgiveness, and what it means to carry loss through a life lived at full throttle.</p><br><p>Rob shares the extraordinary details of Kerry's forced confession — and the extraordinary messages his brother managed to hide inside it.</p><br><p>He talks about rowing across the Atlantic and discovering, alone in the middle of the ocean, that he had never truly grieved.</p><br><p>He talks about testifying at the War Crimes Tribunal in Cambodia thirty years later. About losing his other brother, John, in the aftermath. And about why, in 2018, he and his family set sail to circle the globe — finishing the journey Kerry never got to complete.</p><br><p>Please note: this episode talks about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, free help is available through Lifeline, call 0508 TAUTOKO, that’s 0508 828 865.</p><p>Links mentioned in this episode:</p><br><p>🎤 Rob Hamill's TEDx Talk — On Forgiveness <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87a7KNq2YQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87a7KNq2YQ</a></p><p>🎤 Matt Brown — The Barbershop Where Men Go to Heal | TEDxChristchurch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UhP3OZ9ZCE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UhP3OZ9ZCE</a></p><p>–</p><p>A huge thanks to Celebrity Speakers for supporting this episode. If you want to book Rob for a keynote and leave your audience hungry for more, visit <a href="http://celebrityspeakers.co.nz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">celebrityspeakers.co.nz</a>.</p><br><p>Hunger & Heart is brought to you by the Crusaders Leadership Programme™. Whether you're coaching under-5s or a professional team, we all want the same thing: to build cultures of trust, get the best out of our people, and grow players into leaders.</p><br><p>The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ lets you get up close and personal with some of the greatest rugby legends of all time — people like Sir Wayne Smith, Sam Whitelock, and Kieran Read. You'll connect with a global group of ambitious, caring coaches from a range of codes and backgrounds, and most importantly, you'll gain skills and techniques to drive impact and outcomes for your team. </p><br><p>The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ is a two-week high-intensity virtual experience. It is delivered exclusively online, accessible from anywhere. </p><br><p>Hunger and heart Listeners get 10% off the full price of the program. Use the code HUNGER at checkout. Find out more: <a href="http://crusadersleadership.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crusadersleadership.com</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Hunger & Heart with Kaila Colbin?
<p>Hunger & Heart is a podcast about the intersection of wild ambition and fierce compassion, hosted by entrepreneur Kaila Colbin.</p><br><p>Kaila tackles the myth that you can either empathise or get the job done, but not both. She talks to people who have managed to perform at the absolute highest level while still holding tightly to their values — specifically, sportspeople — revealing insights that apply not only to sports but to the world of work and beyond.</p><br><p>Follow to get notified as soon as new episodes drop.</p><br><p>--</p><br><p>Kaila Colbin is founder and CEO of Boma, an organisation building a world of intentional, intelligent, courageous leaders. Boma is the creator of the Crusaders Leadership Programme™, bringing insights from five of the greatest rugby legends of all time to leaders globally.</p><br><p>An award-winning leader renowned for impact, Kaila works with teams and organisations to build cultural alignment, cultivate honesty, and adapt to a rapidly changing world.</p><br><p>As an international keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with the likes of Bear Grylls, General Stanley McChrystal, astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Swati Mandela. Her powerful, up-to-the-minute insights and world-class delivery make her a standout favourite with any audience.</p><br><p>She developed TEDxChristchurch into New Zealand’s flagship TEDx event, brought Singularity University to New Zealand and Australia, and trained with Al Gore and Dr Brené Brown. Her work with high-performing teams such as the Crusaders and the U.S. Soccer Foundation gives her a unique insight into the skills and attributes that characterise high-performing individuals and teams. </p><br><p>In 2022 she was recognised with the Kea World Class New Zealanders Friend of New Zealand award.</p><br><p>A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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