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Origin Stories

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by Robert Tighe

15 episodes

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Everyone has an origin story to tell. In Origin Stories, I chat with people from all walks of life about how they discovered their superpowers to go from zero to hero. And what you can learn from their mistakes. I've spent most of my working life as a journalist interviewing business leaders, athletes and high achievers. I also consult to businesses on brand storytelling. Whenever I interview someone I focus on their origin story. I want to know about their journey, not the destination. I want to know who they are and why they do what they do. I want to know what makes them tick.

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11/5/2020

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July 20, 2021

Ep.14: David Downs on the value of curiosity and reasons for New Zealand to be positive

David Downs was recently appointed as the CEO at New Zealand Story Group, the the ambitious initiative to tell Aotearoa New Zealand's stories to the world. David has one of those CVs that makes you question your own life choices. He’s packed so much into a career that has included 13 years at Microsoft as Regional director for South East Asia and senior roles with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise specialising in technology and more recently agritech.  He’s written and published four books, two on New Zealand innovation and innovators, one about his battle with cancer, and this year he published Silver Linings, a book about the positive stories to come out of the Covid-19 crisis. He’s an ex-comedian, TV and Radio actor and a popular MC and speaker. In this episode David talks about... — what he learned from his Irish parents; — how he almost ended up becoming a priest as a teenager; — escaping the clutches of the Catholic Church and discovering comedy and acting at university; — becoming the first person in his family to attend university — graduating proved a bit trickier; — his first big breakthrough and how it led to a job in TV; — how the skills he learned as a comedian and actor translated to the corporate world; — giving up comedy in exchange for a real job; — why curiosity and innovation have been key motivators in his career; — the five different careers he's had and why you should never be afraid to start again; — his incredible cancer survival story; — why he's so positive about NZ's ability to bounce back from Covid; ... and much more.

June 22, 2021

Ep.13: Zac de Silva on coaching business owners to growth and profit

Zac is an award-winning business coach, consultant and strategist based in Auckland. In simple terms, Zac makes businesses better. His company Business Changing works with some of New Zealand’s leading companies and each year hundreds of owners, founders and senior managers attend Business Changing business planning & strategy workshops. Before he started Business Changing in 2011, Zac was the Managing Director of Barkers Menswear and before that he was the finance guy behind House of Travel and Flight Centre. In this episode Zac talks about... — the importance of managing your mental health as a business owner; — why he reckons it will be 2024 or 2025 before we are anywhere near pre-Covid normal, whatever that will look like; — the frustration for business owners who are not in control of their own destiny; — how his personal life suffered as a result of prioritising business; — how analysing his Dad's sales figures game him a great grounding in numbers; — running his first business which was 100 percent pure profit; — why he focuses on income not costs; — Buying Barkers Menswear and how winning the All Blacks account was crucial in turning the business around; — Why he left Barkers to go out on his own and set up Business Changing; — how to grow and scale a business; ... and much more.

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May 10, 2021

Ep.12: Maria Devereux, award-winning creative on the advertising industry and tackling mental health issues in the workplace

Maria Devereux is an Executive Creative Director with Colenso BDDO and a passionate member of the Mentally Healthy Change Group. She won six Cannes lions in her first six years as an Art Director with Colenso. Since then she has held creative leadership roles at TAXI Canada, Special Group and Y&R NZ. She's motivated by that perfect mix of innovation and optimism which leads to seemingly inevitable creative solutions. In 2019 Maria was named in Adweek’s Creative 100 and in 2020 she was awarded a Certificate of Excellence at Campaign Asia’s Women Leading Change Awards.  In this episode Maria talks about... — why understanding what makes people tick is the key to marketing; — how she graduated from a graphic design role to creative leadership roles with some of the best agencies in the world; — whether creativity is an innate skill or something that can taught and learned; — being brave as a creative and why you're only as good as your last idea; — her passion for bluegrass and cross-stitching and what hobbies have to do with the creative process; — the importance of being provocative in order to stand out from the crowd; — her husband's battle with mental health illness; — why she's obsessed with bringing more empathy into the workplace; — why it's okay to be yourself at work and live an authentic life in and out of work; — how advertising can help change the world for the better; — attracting more diversity into the advertising industry; ... and much more.

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What is Origin Stories?: Everyone has an origin story to tell. In Origin Stories, I chat with people from all walks of life about how they discovered their superpowers to go from zero to hero. And what you can learn from their mistakes.

I've spent most of my working life as a journalist interviewing business leaders, athletes and high achievers. I also consult to businesses on brand storytelling.

Whenever I interview someone I focus on their origin story. I want to know about their journey, not the destination. I want to know who they are and why they do what they do. I want to know what makes them tick.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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