Humans of Purpose
Humans of Purpose is the modern salon - conversations with the leaders, thinkers, and builders shaping what comes next.
We're living through a period of genuine reckoning: with how business operates, what leadership demands, and what it actually costs to build something that matters. The people navigating that with honesty and intelligence are not always the loudest voices in the room. This podcast finds them.
Each episode is a real conversation - unhurried, substantive, and honest about difficulty. We talk with purpose-driven founders, impact leaders, and original thinkers about work, story, power, and what it means to lead with integrity in a world that is changing faster than the language we have to describe it.
Hosted by Mel Greblo, founder of Humans of Purpose, a proud BCorp.
For more information about Humans of Purpose, including a sneak peak into the impact we’re making in the world. Visit https://humansofpurpose.com/
Humans of Purpose is the modern salon - conversations with the leaders, thinkers, and builders shaping what comes next.
We're living through a period of genuine reckoning: with how business operates, what leadership demands, and what it actually costs to build something that matters. The people navigating that with honesty and intelligence are not always the loudest voices in the room. This podcast finds them.
Each episode is a real conversation - unhurried, substantive, and honest about difficulty. We talk with purpose-driven founders, impact leaders, and original thinkers about work, story, power, and what it means to lead with integrity in a world that is changing faster than the language we have to describe it.
Hosted by Mel Greblo, founder of Humans of Purpose, a proud BCorp.
For more information about Humans of Purpose, including a sneak peak into the impact we’re making in the world. Visit https://humansofpurpose.com/
Episodes

Nov 8, 2022
263 James Hatchman: Mental Wellbeing
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
46 min
James HatchmanJames is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voice of Health, a preventive mental health organisation that has developed a mobile app enabling people to connect with trained active listeners and a range of wellbeing tools enabling better self management of mental health. Our SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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.HoP MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guestsLinkedIn CommunityYou may not know this, but our highest and most engaged online community after Instagram is via our LinkedIn page. Join over 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 8, 2022
46 min

Nov 1, 2022
262 Luke Anderson: Fair Threads
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
1 hr 5 min
Luke AndersonLuke 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 CommunityYou 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2022
1 hr 5 min

Oct 25, 2022
261 Bianca Stern: Community Cafe
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
41 min
Bianca SternBianca 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 CommunityYou 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2022
41 min

Oct 18, 2022
260 Sarah Pink: Emerging Technology
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
57 min
Sarah PinkProfessor 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 SponsorsWe 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 CommunityYou 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2022
57 min

Oct 11, 2022
259 Sarah Davies: Brighter Futures
Oct 11, 2022
Oct 11, 2022
55 min
Sarah DaviesThis 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2022
55 min

Oct 4, 2022
258 Sarah Steel: Cults Demystified
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
40 min
Sarah SteelSarah 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2022
40 min

Sep 27, 2022
257 Megan Weier: Social Progress
Sep 27, 2022
Sep 27, 2022
58 min
Dr Megan WeierMegan 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2022
58 min

Sep 20, 2022
256 Craig Hughes-Cashmore: SAMSN Supports
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
42 min
Craig Hughes-CashmoreCraig 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) 2022Be 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesAd free all episodesFull transcripts all episodes5 Key Insights all episodesAudio notes all episodesBrokered intros all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2022
42 min

Sep 13, 2022
255 Heshan Fernando: Model Man
Sep 13, 2022
Sep 13, 2022
38 min
Heshan FernandoThis 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) 2022Be 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesFull transcripts of all episodes5 Key Insights from all episodesAudio notes on all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2022
38 min

Sep 6, 2022
254 Karen Mahlab: Social Economy
Sep 6, 2022
Sep 6, 2022
58 min
Karen MahlabThis 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) 2022Be 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 SponsorsWe 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 PackagesOur 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 MembershipLove 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 episodesFull transcripts of all episodes5 Key Insights from all episodesAudio notes on all episodesBrokered intros to all podcast guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 6, 2022
58 min

The Experience
Humans of Purpose features weekly conversations with inspiring purpose-driven leaders from our local community.
You will be treated to a delectable feast of talented individuals whose work has a positive social impact.
As we have done in our past 300 episodes, we will continue to offer equal parts wisdom, experience and banter in every episode.








