Seedpod
Seedpod is a podcast dedicated to the people shaping our world through social entrepreneurship, sustainability and design. We started this project in the hope of exploring unique perspectives on the issues facing the society we live in. Designer and entrepreneur Lee Rael is doing just that by having authentic conversations with talented creatives, innovative entrepreneurs and environmental pioneers. By unpacking their wisdom, insights and personal stories, Lee hopes to inspire and educate, and maybe even entertain.Let’s create more meaningful connections to our experiences by engaging with the people who are shaping them. We hope you enjoy the show.
Episodes
102 episodes
Season 2 Intro
Hello again, its me, Lee, I am back finally with season 2 called Big Questions.This is just an intro and small taste of whats to come.Look out for new episodes dropping soon!
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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3:39
100: What lies ahead?
Thank you to my faithful listeners for your ears and attention over the last 2 years. This is the last seedpod episode of the year and of season 1. I will be launching a season 2 in the coming months, i have some big ideas and intentions so sta...
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Season 1
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Episode 100
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14:48
99: Theo Ndindwa - I am not my environment
I had the absolute privilege of meeting and interviewing Theo Ndindwa, who is for those who don't know, one of the first internationally recognised black ballet dancers in South Africa. He was selected to be part of a Nutcracker production in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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1:40:30
98: Peter Schelstraete - We have all the solutions
This weeks guest Peter Schelstraete is the co-founder and CEO of UBUNTOO, a technology startup whose mission is to accelerate scalable sustainability solutions and innovations by providing a digital platform for global visibility and coll...
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Season 1
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Episode 98
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1:15:56
97: Misha Teasdale - Moving the needle
Misha Teasdale needs little introduction. As the self proclaimed Tree-E-O of Greenpop South Africa, a tree planting land restoration organization, he aims to not only facilitate the healing of our planet but ourselves as well. Misha has a B-Tec...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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1:06:04
96: Jakob Trollbäck - Creative Multiplication
Earlier this year at design Indaba I had the pleasure of talking to in my mind one of the most influential designers alive today. Swedish graphic designer Jakob Trollbäck is the main architect behind the communication language for the United Na...
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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54:53
95: Peetachai Dejkraisak - Creating new opportunities
This weeks guest is based in one of my favourite countries in the world, Bangkok Thailand. Peetachai Dejkraisak or more simply known as Niel is the co-founder and CEO of Jasberry a sustainable social enterprise that seeks to solve some of the w...
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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1:00:16
94: Maryke Musson - Remember to care
My guest for this week, Maryke Musson grew up with the ambition of being a dolphin. When that didnt work out, she managed to obtain science degrees in various fields including marine biology, medical physiology, fisheries science, psychology an...
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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1:11:17
93: Nhlanhla Mahlangu - Chant of a nation
In this week's episode I jump back to an interview I did at Design Indaba earlier this year but the relevance of the content has not changed and if anything in light of recent events is that much more powerful to listen to. I had the privilege ...
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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29:51
92: Justin Needham - The business of waste
Justin Needham, my last guest for the plastics free July series, has been involved in recycling for many years on a grassroots level. Having started one of the first consumer recycling collections businesses in South Africa he has first hand kn...
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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1:16:31
91: George van der Schyff - Pristine heart
In his latest incarnation, this weeks guest, George van der Schyff heads up Pristine earth, an NGO based in Cape Town working in the environment and specifically plastics waste and pollution. Their goal is to form collaborations and bring...
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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1:11:26
90: Paul Cocksedge - Inspiring joy
London-based Paul Cocksedge has worked on projects as diverse as a flower-powered light, a canopy for the world’s largest botanical gardens, and furniture that fuses different metals through a freezing process. It’s impossible to pigeonhole the...
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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37:03
89: Ian Dommisse - To Ecobrick or not
This week for plastic free July I chat to eco pioneer Ian Dommisse who is an architect with a passion for alternative, environmentally friendly construction methods. In 2013 he founded The EcoBrick Exchange (EBE), a recycling non-profit, which ...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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1:21:28
88: Manu Prakash - Democratising science
This weeks guest Manu Prakash, who I met at the design Indaba earlier this year, did his master’s and PhD in applied physics at MIT before founding the Prakash Lab at Stanford. “Manu works at the molecular scale to literally try and under...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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27:31
87: Rowan le Roux - Business for good
As part of my Foodnext conference series I had the privilege to interview Rowan le Roux, who has been involved in sustainable activities for over 15 years from ecological economic research, to environmental finance to being sustaina...
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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1:07:15
86: Catalina Lotero - Natural by design
Together with a multidisciplinary team, Catalina Lotero is tackling the global energy crisis with a surprisingly simple, plant-based idea. The Colombian-born American, who studied industrial design in Bogotá, Colombia, and is currently doing he...
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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37:30
85: Pavitray Pillay - Active awareness
This weeks guest, Pavitray Pillay, is the manager of the WWF (SASSI) program or Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative. She has been involved in consumer awareness, education, outreach and public engagement on sustainable seafood...
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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1:19:21
84: Debbie Millman - Design your life
“Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an author, educator, curator and host of the Design Matters podc...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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37:22
83: Nicki Russell - Big heart, big impact
Last year as part of the Foodnext series I had the privilege of chatting to Nicki Russell, head of Innovation at Pick n Pay.Nicki is a passionate foodie and product developer demonstrating a 20 year history of working across multiple cat...
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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42:46
82: Vukheta Mukhari - Nature sees no waste
Earlier this year I had the privilege of attending the Design Indaba before lockdown. This weeks guest, similarly to last week really impressed me with his energy, passion and focus toward making our world a better place.A born inn...
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Season 1
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Episode 82
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51:25
81: Gift Lubele - What it means to be human
Its been quite a long time since this conversation was recorded and the world has changed significantly but I feel its even more relevant today where we are busy evaluating the world we want to see post Covid.Gift Lubele is the co-founde...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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1:15:42
80: Stephen Fern - A new world Ark
This week I had the fortune of connecting with Stephen Fern who has a background working with many of the worlds wealthiest families and helping them to find purpose in their wealth.He has now created his own project called Ark2030 which...
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Season 1
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Episode 80
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79: Jon Duncan - Shared value
Earlier this year I had the privilege of chatting to Jon Duncan, head of Responsible Investment at Old Mutual. An engineer by training, with a Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Jon has over 20 years of professional experience in the fie...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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1:18:04
COVID-19 Series: Episode 4 - Seraj Toefy
Seraj Toefy joins me on Seedpod again bringing with him a wealth of knowledge to talk about entrepreneurship and what is like for business owners during this difficult time of COVID-19. He has some practical advice for what we can as business o...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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58:01
COVID-19 Series: Episode 3 - Fred Roed
Fred Roed runs the Heavy Chef events platform and entrepreneurship community, is a seasoned entrepreneur himself and is well respected across the board for good reason. Fred is a legend. So I thought it would be great to get his perspective on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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1:18:50
