

Humans of Purpose
Purposeful
Each week, your host Mel Greblo brings you inspiring conversations with purpose-driven leaders from our local community and abroad. Guests join Mel for a relaxed conversation to discuss their life and career journey, purpose and how they create positive impact through their work. Tea, coffee or single malt whiskey are served as we traverse meaningful subjects and gain insights into business and community. Wisdom, experience and banter are combined to offer you a supreme 45-minute podcast immersion.
For more information about Humans of Purpose, including a sneak peak into the impact we’re making in the world. Visit https://humansofpurpose.com/
For more information about Humans of Purpose, including a sneak peak into the impact we’re making in the world. Visit https://humansofpurpose.com/
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Oct 31, 2022 • 1h 6min
262 Luke Anderson: Fair Threads
Luke Anderson
Luke is the founder of Fair Threads, a social enterprise that enables prison inmates access to the world of prison compliant online retail clothing. Fair Threads is also planning for an ecosystem that provides pathways for ex-inmates to re-enter the workforce.
This is a different sort of humans of purpose episode, where Luke essentially tells his whole life story, which is really important to understanding why he is building Fair Threads. It's a fascinating listen and you'll mainly hear me marvelling at Luke's storytelling as I'm sure you will too.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on purchases using promo code HUMANSOFPURPOSE. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our global audience of over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. Connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. As part of our social enterprise model, we offer just a handful of opportunities per year. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package.
LinkedIn Community
You may not know this, but our highest and most engaged online community after Instagram is via our LinkedIn page. Join about 2,100 Humans of Purpose fans and followers and join in some great conversations, share your thoughts and see what other listeners from our community are saying about the podcast.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
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Oct 24, 2022 • 42min
261 Bianca Stern: Community Cafe
Bianca Stern
Bianca is the General Manager of social enterprise cafe, All Things Equal. All Things Equal is a fresh take on the typical cafe in Melbourne, providing purposeful employment for people with and without disability in a ‘mainstream’ work environment.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on purchases using promo code HUMANSOFPURPOSE. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our global audience of over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. Connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. As part of our social enterprise model, we offer just a handful of opportunities per year. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package.
LinkedIn Community
You may not know this, but our highest and most engaged online community after Instagram is via our LinkedIn page. Join about 2,100 Humans of Purpose fans and followers and join in some great conversations, share your thoughts and see what other listeners from our community are saying about the podcast.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 2022 • 57min
260 Sarah Pink: Emerging Technology
Sarah Pink
Professor Sarah Pink is the Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University. She is also Co-Leader of the People Programme and Transport & Mobilities Focus Area at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society. Sarah is a true emerging tech leader and polymath; as we discover during the podcast, she is also a documentary filmmaker.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on purchases using promo code HUMANSOFPURPOSE. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
LinkedIn Community
You may not know this, but our highest and most engaged online community after Instagram is via our LinkedIn page. Join about 2,100 Humans of Purpose fans and followers and join in some great conversations, share your thoughts and see what other listeners from our community are saying about the podcast.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our global audience of over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. Connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. As part of our social enterprise model, we offer just a handful of opportunities per year with just two opportunities left for 2022. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 2022 • 56min
259 Sarah Davies: Brighter Futures
Sarah Davies
This week I’m thrilled to welcome Sarah Davies AM to the podcast. Sarah is the CEO of the Alannah and Madeleine Foundation and holds a number of board non executive director roles too at Social Ventures Australia, Teach for Australia and the National Museum of Australia.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose and you can get a 15% discount on purchases using promo code HUMANSOFPURPOSE. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our global audience of over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. Connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. As part of our social enterprise model, we offer just a handful of opportunities per year with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 2022 • 40min
258 Sarah Steel: Cults Demystified
Sarah Steel
Sarah has an amazing podcast called Let's Talk About Sects, where she spends time researching, engaging with former cult members and producing a incredibly high quality storytelling podcast about cults that has had a really positive impact. Now just having commenced season 5 of her podcast, she has just released her first book called Do As I Say.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enabling you to reach our global audience of over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. Connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. As part of our social enterprise model, we offer just a handful of opportunities per year with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2022 • 58min
257 Megan Weier: Social Progress
Dr Megan Weier
Megan is a Senior Research Fellow and Acting Research and Evaluation Director at the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW. Megan is doing some fascinating research into measuring social progress across different local government areas in Australia and uncovering some incredible insights and learnings that have already influenced and will continue to influence social policy making here.
Listener Survey 2022 (Final Call)
We've extended the submission deadline to Friday 30th to be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below. You are still in the running for prizes at this stage!! Please lend me 5 mins to Complete Survey now.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enabling you to reach our global audience of over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. Connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field. We offer just 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package that will get you the results you seek.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 2022 • 43min
256 Craig Hughes-Cashmore: SAMSN Supports
Craig Hughes-Cashmore
Craig is the CEO of SAMSN, which stands for survivors and mates support network. SAMSN’s vision is a world in which male survivors of childhood sexual abuse can easily access support and find understanding and acceptance. SAMSN believes male survivors of childhood sexual abuse can recover, support others to thrive and be leaders for change. Be sure to checkout SAMSN's STRONGER Podcast too!
Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022
Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! You are still in the running for prizes at this stage!! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Please lend me 5 minutes to complete the survey, it is open as of the release of this podcast and all you need to do is hit this Complete Survey link to participate. The survey closes on Friday 23rd September at 5pm.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience who are based in major Australian cities, of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field.
We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package that will get you the results you seek.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Early access all episodes
Ad free all episodes
Full transcripts all episodes
5 Key Insights all episodes
Audio notes all episodes
Brokered intros all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2022 • 39min
255 Heshan Fernando: Model Man
Heshan Fernando
This week I’m thrilled to welcome Heshan Fernando to the podcast. Hesh is the Founder of The Model Man. This is his coaching program for men around how to conquer stress and achieve success.
Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022
Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Please lend me 5 minutes to complete the survey, it is open as of the release of this podcast and all you need to do is hit this Complete Survey link to participate. The survey closes on Friday 23rd September at 5pm.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field.
We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Join the great folks at Creative Natives, Strategic Grants, SAMSN and more to book your 2022 Humans of Purpose promotional package. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package that will get you the results you seek.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Advertising-free all episodes
Full transcripts of all episodes
5 Key Insights from all episodes
Audio notes on all episodes
Brokered intros to all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2022 • 58min
254 Karen Mahlab: Social Economy
Karen Mahlab
This week I’m thrilled to welcome Karen Mahlab to the podcast. Karen is the Founder and CEO of Pro Bono Australia. Since 2000, Pro Bono Australia has shared news, careers and resources to help purpose-driven people and organisations grow their impact. With over 1.5 million people using their site each year, there is no question that Pro Bono News is the number one news outlet for Australia’s social economy.
Humans of Purpose Listeners Survey (HoPES) 2022
Be part of our annual survey to help us improve the podcast. This year 2 of the first 20 survey respondents will have the opportunity to appear as guests on the podcast representing themselves and/or their organisation! This is generally offered exclusively as part of our promotional packages and valued at around $1,000 per podcast opportunity. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Please lend me 5 minutes to complete the survey, it is open as of the release of this podcast and all you need to do is hit this Complete Survey link to participate. The survey closes on Friday 23rd September at 5pm.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose. We would welcome your support and partnership to help us take the podcast forward. More about this below in Promotional Packages below.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field.
We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Join the great folks at Creative Natives, Strategic Grants, SAMSN and more to book your 2022 Humans of Purpose promotional package. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package that will get you the results you seek.
HoP Membership
Love Humans of Purpose? We are a social enterprise and we rely on your support to cover our costs of production. You can help sustain our work by Signing Up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose 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:
Advertising-free all episodes
Full transcripts of all episodes
5 Key Insights from all episodes
Audio notes on all episodes
Brokered intros to all podcast guests
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 2022 • 40min
253 Andrew Kuypers: Visual Identity
Andrew Kuypers
Andrew is the Creative Director of A1 Studio. A1 Studio is a Melbourne-based full service design studio specialising in brand identities, art direction and photography. They help brands launch, evolve, grow and stand out in an ever-changing landscape.
Our Sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by Neon Treehouse, the best digital agency on the planet earth. Delicious and healthy soda Kreol is the official drink of Humans of Purpose.
Promotional Packages
Our promotional packages enable us to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enables you to reach our global listener audience comprising over 10,000 episode listens per month and our growing social media community. This is your chance to connect with our wonderful socially conscious audience of whom 76% are 25-44 years old and 74% are senior professionals in their field.
We offer up to 10 opportunities per year for values aligned organisations to do so, with just a few opportunities left for 2022. Join the great folks at Creative Natives, Strategic Grants, SAMSN and more to book your 2022 Humans of Purpose promotional package. Click here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package that will get you the results you seek and pop us a note at hello@humansofpurpose.com.
HoP Membership
This is your last chance to get 30% off in the last few days of our winter sale! Until the end of August you can sign up as a monthly or annual Humans of Purpose member like our rock star supporters Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff at a significant discount. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week:
Advertising-free all episodes
Full transcripts of all episodes
5 Key Insights from all episodes
Audio notes on all episodes
Brokered intros to all podcast guests
Help us ensure the sustainability of Humans of Purpose and get the great perks listed above every week too. Sign up here via our new member platform, Supercast.
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