Is wellness really that important? And if it is, how on earth do you fit it into such a busy schedule? What are the dangers of dismissing this seemingly paramount part of your day?

In this episode of Creative Couch, we are joined by special guests Katie Martin, founder of The Sensonauts, Joshua Apperley, founder of Simpel, and James Palmer, investor at Blackbird. 

Together we will look into the very current topic of burnout with discussions around what it looks and feels like, what can we do to avoid it and if founders run the risk of burnout more or less than the average person. 

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Ben Hamm Conard, Startup Programme Manager at Creative HQ.

Is wellness really that important? And if it is, how on earth do you fit it into such a busy schedule? What are the dangers of dismissing this seemingly paramount part of your day?
In this episode of Creative Couch, we are joined by special guests Katie Martin, founder of The Sensonauts, Joshua Apperley, founder of Simpel, and James Palmer, investor at Blackbird. Together we will look into the very current topic of burnout with discussions around what it looks and feels like, what can we do to avoid it and if founders run the risk of burnout more or less than the average person. 
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Ben Hamm Conard, Startup Programme Manager at Creative HQ.

Kia Ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an Innovation Hub based in WellingtonNZ. We'll be exploring everything from Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Design and all the unobvious in between. 

Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa & afar. In this first series we will look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders. 

So grab a cuppa, settle in and join us on the Creative Couch.

A podcast brought to you by Creative HQ with the support of our friends over at the Institute of Directors and WellingtonNZ.

Kia Ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an Innovation Hub based in WellingtonNZ. We'll be exploring everything from Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Design and all the unobvious in between. Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa &amp; afar. In this first series we will look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders. So grab a cuppa, settle in and join us on the Creative Couch. A podcast brought to you by Creative HQ with the support of our friends over at the Institute of Directors and WellingtonNZ.

Kia Ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an Innovation Hub based in Wellington NZ.  We'll be exploring everything from Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Design and all the unobvious in between.

Creative Couch

Kia ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an innovation hub based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, in New Zealand. 

We'll be exploring everything from innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, design and all the unobvious in between. Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa and afar.

In this first series, we look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders. 

Kia ora, welcome to Creative Couch, a podcast brought to you by Creative HQ, an innovation hub based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, in New Zealand. We'll be exploring everything from innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, design and all the unobvious in between. Joining us on the couch each week, will be trailblazers, thought leaders, creative champions and generally amazing humans who are contributing to these spaces in Aotearoa and afar.
In this first series, we look at demystifying innovation, youth entrepreneurship and chat startup life with some Kiwi founders.

Startup scenes: Founder wellbeing and burnout

What does innovation mean to Generation Z? What do younger generations make of our world and how do they see our/their future? 

Continuing our voyage through the seas of Gen Z, we will dive deeper into the reasons many Gen Z'ers believe innovation to be a crucial way of thinking when surviving and succeeding in a post-COVID world. 

Joined by special guests Elizabeth Pittman, Head of Young Enterprise Programme and Kadri Uljas, co-founder of VIVITA Aotearoa, we consider if innovation can be in fact taught or learned? Or Is Gen Z a naturally innovative generation?

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

What does innovation mean to Generation Z? What do younger generations make of our world and how do they see our/their future? 
Continuing our voyage through the seas of Gen Z, we will dive deeper into the reasons many Gen Z'ers believe innovation to be a crucial way of thinking when surviving and succeeding in a post-COVID world. 
Joined by special guests Elizabeth Pittman, Head of Young Enterprise Programme and Kadri Uljas, co-founder of VIVITA Aotearoa, we consider if innovation can be in fact taught or learned? Or Is Gen Z a naturally innovative generation?
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

Why is innovation so important to Gen Z?

The average age of a successful founder has recently been placed at 45 years of age – why do you think this is?

In our final episode exploring Gen Z, we will be joined by a couple of Wellington-based entrepreneurs who are of the Z generation, Ana Warnock, business manager at Sewing Depot, and Shuari Naidoo, CEO and founder of Moraka Menstrual Cups. 

We will be hearing first-hand from the founders what it’s truly like to live as a young entrepreneur in our current world, what current challenges Gen Z entrepreneurs face that other entrepreneurs don't and what unique opportunities they have, being born into this particular generation. 

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

The average age of a successful founder has recently been placed at 45 years of age – why do you think this is?
In our final episode exploring Gen Z, we will be joined by a couple of Wellington-based entrepreneurs who are of the Z generation, Ana Warnock, business manager at Sewing Depot, and Shuari Naidoo, CEO and founder of Moraka Menstrual Cups. We will be hearing first-hand from the founders what it’s truly like to live as a young entrepreneur in our current world, what current challenges Gen Z entrepreneurs face that other entrepreneurs don't and what unique opportunities they have, being born into this particular generation. 
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

Stories from Gen Z entrepreneurs

In our final episode of “Demystifying innovation” on the Creative Couch, we are continuing to explore and de-mystify innovation. 

Today we are joined by special guests Margaret Maile Petty, Head of the College of Creative Arts at Massey University Wellington, Suse Reynolds, General Manager, of investment at Positively Wellington Business and Ben Gleisner, founder and global CEO of Cogo. 

On the couch, there will be discussions on what innovation looks like in the boardroom and how innovation could be integrated into the way directors interact and think. We will be exploring gender and innovation, measuring innovation and how we can implement a culture of innovation at the board level, because is this where it truly starts?  

This episode of Creative Couch is hostedby Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

In our final episode of “Demystifying innovation” on the Creative Couch, we are continuing to explore and de-mystify innovation. Today we are joined by special guests Margaret Maile Petty, Head of the College of Creative Arts at Massey University Wellington, Suse Reynolds, General Manager, of investment at Positively Wellington Business and Ben Gleisner, founder and global CEO of Cogo. On the couch, there will be discussions on what innovation looks like in the boardroom and how innovation could be integrated into the way directors interact and think. We will be exploring gender and innovation, measuring innovation and how we can implement a culture of innovation at the board level, because is this where it truly starts?  
This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist.

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