Social Lights
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Social Lights, with Kate vanderVoort, interviews changemakers and innovators on their visionary work and explores how they connect with and activate their tribe on social media. Get ready for inspiration, innovation and tangible strategies to help you share your passion and purpose with the world!
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Community: Different Ways of Being Human - Episode 63
November 16, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Tania Cheng (She/They), Director of Process Innovation at SheEO and part of the team that creates and curates of all aspects of community at SheEO. SheEO has more than 7000 activators globally and combined online communities of over 50,000 women and non-binary people. About Tania Tania leads initiatives related to community experience design, online community engagement, feed...
We Were Our Audience - Episode 62
November 09, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes - 88.2 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Nicole Millard, co-founder and community manager of Australia's biggest privately owned parenting and women's blog, Stay At Home Mum. About Nicole Nicole has worked tirelessly over the last 10 years alongside her business partners, Jody and Brendan Allen, to build a huge online community for not only Stay At Home Mums, but all parents (including dads!). Their online communit...
The Indispensable Community - Episode 61
November 02, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 98 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Paul Bradley, who is head of global community at Agorapulse. About Paul Paul started his journey in blogging and growing social media accounts as a social media expert. He eventually started his career as a community manager at Intel and has continued to be a part of the community manager profession. BIG IDEA 1 “We want to create a hub for people who are interested in thi...
The Essence of Community - Episode 60
October 26, 2021 18:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Lou Duggan, founder of Cake 2 The Rescue, an award-winning DIY cake kit company which has helped more than 40,000 Australian families pour their love into a homemade cake. With a background in engineering and design, Lou has spent the last ten years building Cake 2 The Rescue into a thriving e-commerce business, with more than 250 cake kit designs, and a loyal online audience ...
Give What You Have - Episode 59
October 12, 2021 18:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Chris Field, CEO and founder of Mercy Project, an innovative nonprofit working to end child labor trafficking in Ghana, Africa. Outside of his role at Mercy Project, he is an award-winning author, speaker, business consultant, college lecturer, four time Guinness world record holder, viral sensation, 27-time marathoner, and ice cream lover. About Chris Chris’ passion around ...
Building a Community on Empathy - Episode 58
September 14, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 96.7 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Jenn Donovan, marketing thought leader, change-maker coach and mentor for small businesses, a keynote speaker and a podcaster. She is the founder of an extremely successful community Facebook group Buy from a Bush Business, which currently has about 330,000 members. She's also co-founder of social enterprise Spend With Us -- Australia's answer to Amazon, for rural and regional ...
Community at the Heart of Everything - Episode 57
September 07, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 60.9 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Peace Mitchell, investor, international keynote speaker, co-founder of the Women's Business School and Ausmumpreneur, author and host of Best And Brightest podcast, Australian ambassador for women in tech and a Forbes.com business expert. Peace has a community of over 50,000 women and believes that investing in women in purpose led business is the number one way to change the w...
Creating Intentional Communities - Episode 56
September 01, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 121 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Venessa Paech, Australia’s leading expert in online communities and community management. She has led community for Lonely Planet, REA Group, Envato and Australia Post, and her private clients include: ABC, AASW, Teach for Australia, QUT, University of Sydney, SANE and Woolworths. About Venessa Venessa is Co-Founder and Director of Australian Community Managers (ACM), the nat...
Community: Truly Seen, Heard and Known - Episode 55
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Allie Fernando, Director of Brand Experience at Kajabi. She has been with Kajabi for four years – exceling in the many different roles since she started including social media marketing and partnerships. Allie has also been responsible for the massive growth of the Kajabi community with 27,000 highly engaged loyal customers in their Facebook Group alone. She is passionate in br...
The Age of Authenticity on Facebook - Episode 54
August 11, 2021 03:59 - 34 minutes - 79.8 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Kara Cronin, community manager, relationship builder and renowned public speaker. Kara is the Community Manager of Community Partnerships at Facebook and is leading the community experience for the Facebook Certified Community Manager program. About Kara Kara has been building community since the age of 6. She fell in love with community building while working as a Sorority L...
The Power of Events to Build Community - Episode 53
August 03, 2021 18:15 - 37 minutes - 84.9 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Beth McIntyre, Head of Community at Bevy, a leading provider of community software, powering live community events both in-person and virtual. Bevy’s community, which is called CMX, is the world's largest and most passionate network of community professionals. About Beth Beth is the Head of Community at CMX. She manages the ever-growing Facebook group, the bustling CMX Slack...
The Key to Community Culture - Episode 52
July 20, 2021 18:15 - 43 minutes - 100 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Lucy Good, founder of Beanstalk Single Mums and the popular Facebook group, The Single Mum Vine. Lucy has been named as a finalist for the 2018 AusMumpreneur Awards in two categories: Making A Difference (business) and Women Changing the World. About Lucy Lucy Good is the founder of Beanstalk Single Mums, an online space which empowers single mothers to re-find their potentia...
Online Communities and Social Selling - Episode 51
July 13, 2021 18:06 - 39 minutes - 90.7 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Ian Moyse, Chief Revenue Officer at OneUp Sales, and a long-time sales leader. He was awarded the accolade of UK Sales Director of the year by BESMA (British Excellence in Sales Management Awards) and in 2019 and 2020 was listed in the top 50 Sales Keynote speakers by Top Sales World. Ian has built many large communities on social media and is a social influencer for SAP, Oracl...
Show Up 100% - Episode 50
June 29, 2021 18:15 - 43 minutes - 98.5 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Petrea King who is CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation which she established in 1989. She is a well-known author, inspirational keynote speaker, teacher and facilitator. She is also qualified as a naturopath, herbalist, clinical hypnotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher. About Petrea More than 125,000 people have attended residential programs or counselling with Petrea and...
Your Voice Matters - Episode 49
June 22, 2021 18:15 - 1 hour - 149 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Tom Dawkins, Co-Founder and CEO of social impact crowdfunding platform and innovation agency StartSomeGood. In addition to running the platform with the best project success rate in cause crowdfunding they partner with companies, funders and governments to inspire, unearth, skill-up and launch innovative social impact projects. About Tom Tom has worked for leading companies a...
Connecting Parents- Episode 48
June 15, 2021 18:15 - 29 minutes - 67.1 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Edwina Sharrock, Founder of Birth Beat, a digital health tech platform revolutionising the way we prepare for birth. About Edwina Edwina Sharrock, is a passionate health advocate who has embraced technology and innovation to build an online childbirth education platform. She has over 14 years’ experience as a midwife, neonatal intensive care nurse and emergency nurse. She’s d...
You Can't Outsource Human Connections - Episode 47
June 08, 2021 18:06 - 49 minutes - 114 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Brandon C White who is an entrepreneur and author and is the Founder and CEO of the number-one social networking and e-commerce site for sport fisherman on the internet. About Brandon Brandon C. White is an entrepreneur with two exists (so far), angel investor, former venture capitalist, and worked in Marketing at a $200b internet company (AOL). Brandon started his profession...
Watering Holes Where Humans Gather - Episode 46
June 01, 2021 18:03 - 50 minutes - 115 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Paul Zelizer, one of the first business coaches to focus on the needs of social entrepreneurs and social impact businesses. Paul is the founder of Awarepreneurs, a top social entrepreneur podcast and online community. About Paul Paul has helped hundreds achieve their impact and financial goals whilst learning to create an enjoyable life. He's the former Director of Social Med...
7 Steps to Building a Fanatical Community - Episode 45
May 27, 2021 18:02 - 53 minutes - 122 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Warren Carlyle, founder and CEO of OctoNation, the world’s largest octopus fan club, and not for profit organization that inspires conservation of the ocean by teaching the world about octopuses. He is also the co-founder of the Community Leaders Association and is a community building strategist who works with purpose driven brands and influencers to build highly engaged onlin...
Clarity of Vision - Episode 44
May 18, 2021 18:16 - 43 minutes - 99.1 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with David Trotter. David is a business growth consultant, and creator of Rise Up Creatives, who's dedicated to helping new business owners rise above their biggest barriers to reach their greatest goals. About David David is the host of the Inspiration Rising podcast with over 190 episodes, featuring female entrepreneurs and leaders sharing their experience and wisdom. His latest...
Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health S4 - Episode 3
May 11, 2021 18:03 - 40 minutes - 92.5 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Briony Schadegg, co-founder and director of HCI Insights, which is better known as Frank App. About Briony Briony wants to make a positive impact on the world and it was this motivation that inspired her to become a police officer. In her role within the police, Briony undertook several advanced training programs in crime reduction which expanded on areas of criminology and...
Poly, Omni, Modular What? S4 - Episode 2
May 04, 2021 18:02 - 36 minutes - 83.5 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Dustin Miller who is an omni content creator, host of the Polymath Polycast, and creator of the Modular Degree Framework. About Dustin As an aspiring polymath, Dustin created PolyInnovator as a foundational means to build out the various careers he wanted out of life (A Polymath of Innovation if you will). He’s on a mission to create a Modular Education Platform to revolution...
Buy Local. Buy Rural S4 - Episode 1
April 20, 2021 18:04 - 18 minutes - 43.2 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Sarah Britz, who’s an e-commerce specialist and founder of Spend With Us, an online initiative to support rural and regional small businesses impacted by fires, floods and COVID. About Sarah Sarah loves meeting new people, connecting and helping them to grow their businesses, especially using her skills and knowledge to help them get online, get through difficult times and ma...
Helping Made Easy S3 - Episode 10
April 06, 2021 18:07 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Jacqui Bloom, the founder of the Helping Hub. About Jacqui The Helping Hub is an online gift platform and registry service that allows people to support friends and family in need with thoughtful gifts and practical support such as laundry services, cleaning services, meal, delivery, pet care, personal care services, and anything else that might be useful, purposeful or mean...
Believe in Yourself S3 - Episode 9
March 29, 2021 18:03 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Trudy Rankin, who is the director of West Island Digital and the founder of the Online Business Lift Off program. About Trudy Rankin Trudy Rankin is a digital strategist, an online business coach and a consultant. After more than 15 years working with big organisations, helping them use digital technology to achieve their goals, she wanted to continue her practice of giving ...
Business for Good S3 - Episode 8
March 23, 2021 04:15 - 48 minutes - 112 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Paul Dunn, the co-founder of accountants for good and B1G1 business for good. About Paul Paul is a four-time TEDx speaker. He is a senior fellow in one of the world's leading think tanks and consults with the mentors of cutting-edge businesses around the world. He was honoured as a social innovation fellow in his new home of Singapore, something he shares with film star and p...
Lego in Lockdown S3 - Episode 7
December 09, 2020 18:05 - 20 minutes - 47.7 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Ben Teoh & Emma Carbone, founders of Bricks N Bytes. Bricks N Bytes was created in response to COVID restrictions to continue providing kids and parents a way to discover more about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), how to be creative with Lego and, find fun educational apps. About Ben Teoh and Emma Carbone Ben and Emma are from the City of Marion Libraries i...
Creating Profound Connections S3 - Episode 6
December 02, 2020 18:09 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Luke Faccini, founder of The Sponge that specialises in helping the next generation of business owners rebrand with purpose. About Luke Faccini In 1999 he started his professional brand design journey since then he has helped thousands of people put their brands on the map. While beginning as a trained graphic designer, the entrepreneurial drive took him on a path of transfor...
Artificial Intelligence Creating Impact S3 - Episode 5
November 17, 2020 18:03 - 30 minutes - 69.9 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Evan Shellshear, the Head of Analytics at Biarri, a world-leading mathematical and predictive modelling company. About Evan Shellshear Evan is an expert in artificial intelligence with a Ph.D. in Game Theory from the Nobel Prize winning University of Bielefeld (in Germany). He has many years of international experience in the development and design of AI tools for a variety o...
Random Acts of Kindness - S3 - Episode 4
November 10, 2020 18:06 - 28 minutes - 64.6 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with M.J. Ryan, change expert, thought leader and one of the creators of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of The Happiness Makeover (nominated for the 2005 Books for Better Living award in the Motivational category), Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters, a...
Self Care for Entrepreneurs - S3 - Episode 3
November 03, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 78.5 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Tony Loyd, former Fortune 500 executive with companies such as John Deere, Medtronic, and Buffalo Wild Wings. Tony is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, business coach, and podcast host. About Tony Tony Loyd is a leadership development expert. He helps purpose-driven business leaders to thrive in life so that they can connect with others and contribute to society. He is ...
Reimagining the Education System - S3 - Episode 2
October 27, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 93.8 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Eddie Blass, CEO and Founder of Inventorium. About Eddie and Inventorium Having grown up in Central London and in a comprehensive school where white was the minority, she still came out on top, even with minimal interest in schooling. This experience taught Eddie much about white privilege. Inventorium began as a passion project because Eddie truly felt that the education sy...
Amplifying Women's Voices - S3 - Episode 1
October 20, 2020 20:00 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Vicki Saunders, Founder of SheEO—a network of women focused on radical generosity. About Vicki and SheEO Having grown up on a farm with her parents and three brothers, Vicki learned to work hard very early in life. She grew up in an environment where they would dream at the dinner table and build these dreams the next day. There wasn’t a lot of discussion on failure. If her f...
Financing Impact - S2 - Episode 4
March 09, 2020 22:57 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Sandy Blackburn, Founder of Social Outcomes and Author of Holding Up the Sky. About Sandy and Social Outcomes Sandy works in the social impact space—and what lights her up day after day is thinking of better ways to do things in that space. Her superpower, according to her friends, is being able to see through walls. Give her information, and she’ll be able to sort through th...
Single Use Water Bottle Solutions - S2 - Episode 3
March 03, 2020 20:48 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Jill Ford, Founder of Refill New Zealand. About Jill and Refill Jill originally worked in the Social Marketing industry. On one visit to the UK, she was involved with a plastic pollution campaign—which was run by the same people who set up Refill in the UK. She admits that though she was aware of the plastic problem, she was not that aware of how bad the problem was. Upon re...
Personalised Giving - S2 - Episode 2
February 24, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Juliette Wright, Founder and Director of GIVIT.org.au—an online donation and giving platform. ABOUT JULIETTE and GIVIT A former nutritionist who specialised in autoimmune diseases, cancer, and infertility—Juliette Wright has always wanted to help people. However, she realised one day that she wanted to help out in a different manner. What started out as a person’s simple qu...
Community Looking After It's Own - S2 - Episode 1
February 16, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Ryan Elson, who tells us about how his multiple endeavors—Tribe, EmployMeet, and the Guardian App—and how these came about. ABOUT RYAN, TRIBE, EMPLOYMEET, and GUARDIAN APP Sometimes, we as a society create systems that obviously don’t work, yet we continue to do them anyway because that’s how it’s always been done. Ryan has always had an eye for broken systems, and so he does...
A Positive Birth - Episode 8
December 16, 2019 23:00 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Melissa Spilsted, Founder and Director of Hypnobirthing Australia and Hypnobubs. ABOUT MELISSA, HYPNOBIRTHING AUSTRALIA, AND HYPNOBUBS Melissa started out in the travel industry, and would travel to new places for days, weeks, and even months at a time, trying to find out her reason for being. Upon arriving in Australia, Melissa began to teach travel and tourism to others. Sh...
Our Plastics Problem - Episode 7
December 05, 2019 22:58 - 38 minutes - 87.3 MB** Please note - there is a slight echo during the asking of questions. We apologise for this issue in this episode. In this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort shares a conversation with Darren Lomman, founder of Greenbatch. ABOUT DARREN and GREENBATCH As a child, Darren was a tinkerer. He liked to pull toys apart, and wanted to see what was inside and how things worked. Naturally, he took up Engineering at the University of We...
Shiny Sparkly Unicorns - Episode 6
December 02, 2019 22:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this sixth episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort has a conversation with All Villani, author of Ali the Shiny Sparkly Unicorn. ABOUT ALI VILLANI and ALI THE SHINY SPARKLY UNICORN Ali Villani is on a mission to redefine what it means to be alive. She is an international speaker, sought after assertiveness coach and Founder of the ALIVE Women’s Circle; a thriving network of like-minded women seeking a safe place to grow. She also...
A Real Helping Hand - Episode 5
November 18, 2019 22:51 - 35 minutes - 81.6 MBIn this fifth episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort has a conversation with Mat Bowtell from Free 3D Hands. ABOUT MAT and FREE 3D HANDS A senior engineer at Toyota, Mat Bowtell has spent more than a decade figuring out ways to improve processes, make things more efficient, and reduce waste. When Mat’s former employer announced their closure, it became a time of real reflection for him. He asked himself a simple question: "If mone...
Indigenous Wisdom in Artificial Intelligence - Episode 4
November 10, 2019 22:43 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this fourth episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Angie Abdilla, founder and CEO of Old Ways, New. ABOUT ANGIE and OLD WAYS, NEW As a writer, director, and producer in the film industry for 15 years, Angie Abdilla saw a significant shift in the way that storytelling was changing. She became fascinated with how technology could be so powerful—so powerful that various industries and sectors were cropping up because of i...
Making Business a Genuine Alternative for Any Woman - Episode 3
November 04, 2019 22:47 - 23 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this third episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort has a conversation with Mandy Richards, Founder and CEO of Global Sisters, who has created an amazing organisation that makes business a genuine alternative for any woman. ABOUT GLOBAL SISTERS Mandy Richards has always been naturally entrepreneurial, and felt that she was ready for another project. She is passionate about human rights, loves anything to do with businesses, and kne...
Bugs As Food - Episode 2
October 28, 2019 19:00 - 25 minutes - 58 MBIn this episode of the Social Lights Podcast, podcast host and Social Mediology founder Kate vanderVoort chats with Lucas Becker, who tells us why he and his partners started Grilo Protein, and why they think crickets are the food of the future. ABOUT GRILO PROTEIN Lucas and his three co-founders wanted a business with a purpose. Though driven towards eating healthy, sustainability has also been a huge player in their lifestyles. They eat organic when possible, source local produce, and ma...
Episode 1: Social Lights Launch
October 24, 2019 14:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBJulie Mason (Founder of Gutsy Business and Linked Sales Formula) interviews Kate vanderVoort (Podcast Host and Founder of Social Mediology) for the first ever Social Lights podcast. Find out about the inspiration for the podcast and what kind of interviews are in the works.
Social Lights Launch - Episode 1
October 23, 2019 23:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBJulie Mason (Founder of Gutsy Business and Linked Sales Formula) interviews Kate vanderVoort (Podcast Host and Founder of Social Mediology) for the first ever Social Lights podcast. Find out about the inspiration for the podcast and what kind of interviews are in the works.