Thomas de Mallet Burgess is the General Director at New Zealand Opera. He has an international reputation for vision and expertise as a cultural leader guiding organizational change in the performing arts. Listen on as he shares his story and experience. 

Questions for Thomas 

• His journey into Opera, how it all begin?  
• Some of the different roles within the arts sector.
• The Opera community and traditional vs new Opera
• The future of classical music in New Zealand.
• Do we need to change or make Opera commercial?
• Tips around high-performance pressure and how to manage and keep a level-headed approach.

Dr. Veeral Oza is an innovator, speaker, and medical contributor. He is a gastroenterologist and an interventional endoscopist and has a passion for therapeutic endoscopy, pancreatic diseases, and endoscopic removal of large colon polyps. He was the first physician in South Carolina to perform an endoscopic full-thickness resection on early colon cancer, which proved to be curative for the patient. He currently serves as medical director for therapeutic endoscopy at Prisma Health.

Things we chat about:

• Veeral's love for medicine
• What is Interventional Endoscopist?
• There is a lot of talk in pop culture nowadays about the connection between the gut and mind - What is this connection?
• What is some gut no-no's? What is the worst thing for your gut?
• IBS, Celiac disease and Crone's disease
• What are microvilli – how do you keep them protected?
• Are there any ways to decrease stress in the gut? What does a healthy gut look like?
• We talk about the notion of probiotics. Is it a FAD?
• What are some superfoods he recommends for everyday eating or diet-must haves?

Ruchi Page is a model and influencer from Australia. Since launching her beauty-related Instagram in 2017, the Melbourne-based digital creator has built an intimate yet powerful following that regularly turns to her for inspo and advice. Listen on as she chats to us about her journey and some of her major life lessons along the way.

https://www.instagram.com/ruchipage/?hl=en 

Things we chat about:

• Her journey and society’s expectations with women’s bodies – and why this is
• Body image and trauma and how to truly love yourself
• Ruchi is often described as the advocate for inclusion and confidence – we talk about why this is so important for her
• Toxic side of social media and ethnicity in the mainstream media
• Key advice she would give to her younger self

https://yogasanctuary.co.nz

Denise Ferguson is business owner and spiritual teacher at The Yoga Sanctuary and has made waves in her Industry. Throughout her 30s, she was a wild woman with a hunger to understand the meaning of life. She taught & practiced yoga while rebelling against society's expectations of how a yogini should be. Yoga, meditation & well-being strengthened her heart and mind and gave her solace when things were tough. These days she's living the right way up more often than not. She teaches in and manages her yoga studio, the Yoga Sanctuary, and applies the wisdom from her wild years to a healthier and happier life.

Things we chat about:

• Her journey in yoga and spirituality
• Rebelling against society's expectations of what a yogi should be
• What tips does she have for someone who has a busy mind and can't get into yoga or meditation
• Vibrations or "vibes" and how to know that something is a vibration or a gut instinct
• How she has managed to run a successful business and create a balanced life
• What her mental health journey has been like?
• Books she recommends for someone wanting to get into yoga, health, and spirituality?

Korean-Kiwi pianist Somi Kim has established herself as one of today's most highly regarded young pianists with a string of competition successes and extensive concert experience. After spending 7 years studying and working in London and Europe, Somi relocated to NZ at the start of 2019 to join be NZTrio's official pianist. Somi is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and has been described by 'The Times as having "a breath-taking range of colour, tone and inflection'. Introducing my beautiful friend, colleague and coach Somi…

We start the podcast with a very special treat! Listen on as we chat about:

• We talk about her journey
• How to be independent and lead with confidence
• Growing up in a Korean family and her love for music
• How she manages burn-out, especially in a performance-based career where you are always putting yourself out there
• How to manage criticism
• We chat about dating - how do you date a non-musician?

Moses Mackay is an actor, musician, baritone, and media personality in New Zealand. Moses graduated from the Wales International Academy of Voice in 2013 with a Masters's Degree. He is part of the award-winning operatic pop vocal trio, SOL3 MIO, who signed with Universal Music in 2016 and spent 16 weeks at #1 and achieved 8x platinum status. He also won over the hearts of Kiwis when he joined the 2021 New Zealand Bachelor.

Things we chat about:

• His journey in music so far, how did it begin for him?
• The NZ Bachelor, what was that experience like?
• His spiritual connection and love for meditation
• Mental well-being, especially when you are in the public eye
• How do to create balance in your life

https://www.hatchinvest.nz/

Kristen Lunman is the Co-founder and CEO of Hatch, the digital investment platform that's given Kiwis access to the US share markets and companies, from tech giants like Apple to beloved lifestyle brands like lululemon.

Kristen is a confident, results-driven, senior strategist and operations professional in a fast-moving, digital environment. She is a seasoned marketing professional with experience and success in managing and growing P&Ls. Innovation advocate and thought leader - did we mention she is also a total boss bitch?

Things we chat about:

• How did she get started as a successful woman in business
• Advice to young people trying to find success in business
• Money and budgeting hacks
• How the heck do you invest, or even save for that matter?
• Advice for someone starting out on a base level income: between $30-50,000 yearly, what percentage of that should be put into investments or savings?
• We deep dive a little bit deeper into her profession. Finance is often seen as a male-dominated profession. We talked about when she was starting, did she ever experience people underestimating her
• Setting goals, both short-term and long-term. How do you achieve success without overwhelming yourself in the process?

https://www.instagram.com/anindiangirlanherwhitefriend/?hl=en

Ever wondered why sometimes it's so hard to speak up and be who you truly are? We have too. This is a podcast which redefines how we talk about culture, sexuality, ethnicity and identity. We are talking with risk-takers, trendsetters and culture changers, and challenging the status quo. We are representative of the global melting pot and the younger generation of Kiwis who are part of the global village in how we were born and raised.

Listen in as we chat about who we are, and stay tuned for more episodes featuring lots of special people.