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!

100: What lies ahead?

Dec 31st, 2020 14m 48s

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

99: Theo Ndindwa - I am not my environment

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 40m

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

98: Peter Schelstraete - We have all the solutions

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 15m

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 collabora

97: Misha Teasdale - Moving the needle

Sep 24th, 2020 1h 6m

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

96: Jakob Trollbäck - Creative Multiplication

Sep 10th, 2020 54m 53s

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

95: Peetachai Dejkraisak - Creating new opportunities

Sep 2nd, 2020 1h

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

94: Maryke Musson - Remember to care

Aug 19th, 2020 1h 11m

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

93: Nhlanhla Mahlangu - Chant of a nation

Aug 11th, 2020 29m 51s

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

92: Justin Needham - The business of waste

Jul 29th, 2020 1h 16m

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

91: George van der Schyff - Pristine heart

Jul 22nd, 2020 1h 11m

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 stak

90: Paul Cocksedge - Inspiring joy

Jul 14th, 2020 37m 3s

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

89: Ian Dommisse - To Ecobrick or not

Jul 7th, 2020 1h 21m

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

88: Manu Prakash - Democratising science

Jun 30th, 2020 27m 31s

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 understand

87: Rowan le Roux - Business for good

Jun 23rd, 2020 1h 7m

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 sustainability man

86: Catalina Lotero - Natural by design

Jun 17th, 2020 37m 30s

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

85: Pavitray Pillay - Active awareness

Jun 8th, 2020 1h 19m

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 and

84: Debbie Millman - Design your life

Jun 2nd, 2020 37m 22s

“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 podcast.A

83: Nicki Russell - Big heart, big impact

May 25th, 2020 42m 46s

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 categories

82: Vukheta Mukhari - Nature sees no waste

May 18th, 2020 51m 25s

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 innovator, Vukh

81: Gift Lubele - What it means to be human

May 11th, 2020 1h 15m

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-founder of Ku

80: Stephen Fern - A new world Ark

May 5th, 2020 1h 9m

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 has am

79: Jon Duncan - Shared value

Apr 28th, 2020 1h 18m

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

COVID-19 Series: Episode 4 - Seraj Toefy

Apr 21st, 2020 58m 1s

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

COVID-19 Series: Episode 3 - Fred Roed

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 18m

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