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Heather du Plessis-Allan DriveErica Stanford: Education minister promises a school property agency will pay for itselfThe Education Minister is promising a school property agency (taking over management from the Ministry of Education) will pay for itself. Erica Stanford says using offsite manufacturing and repeatable designs from now, is reducing class build costs. She's announced plans for 137 new schoolrooms in Auckland. Stanford told Ryan Bridge cost efficiencies will pay for the new property agency. Stanford's also today announced plans to build 137 classrooms across 24 Auckland schools. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-07-1803 min
Kerre Woodham Mornings PodcastErica Stanford: Education Minister on the decision to scrap open plan classroomsThe Education Minister's stressing schools can still be flexible as the Government pulls the plug on open plan classrooms. It was introduced by John Key's Government in 2011. Erica Stanford announced yesterday all new builds will now have more traditional layouts. She told Kerre Woodham there are good examples in the best modern learning environments. She’s also looking into helping fund schools to modify existing open-plan rooms. Stanford told Woodham she's tasking the school property agency to look into ways to help schools revert their teaching spaces. In the m...2025-07-1710 min
The Mike Hosking BreakfastHeather du Plessis-Allan: Erica Stanford is this Govt's MVPI've said it before, and I'll say it again: Erica Stanford is this Government's MVP. Once again, she is taking an inexplicably stupid thing in schools, ditching it, and going back to common sense. This is something close to my heart at the moment because I have to make a decision in the next six months or so about which school we send our son to. But I’ve basically already made the decision, and it will be the one school in the area that has single classes instead of open plan, modern learni...2025-07-1701 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Minister of Education on the improvement in NCEA pass ratesThe Minster of Education says it's the teachers who have made the difference to improving NCEA literacy and numeracy pass rates. Small improvements were seen last year with 57% of NCEA students achieving the numeracy standard, 61% achieving the reading standard, and 55% achieving the writing standard. Erica Stanford told Heather Du Plessis-Allan she knows there's a long way to go but it's the schools, principals, and teachers who have done the heavy lifting. She says they've moved heaven and earth since this has become compulsory, and it's made the difference. LISTEN ABOVE See...2025-07-1404 minHeather du Plessis-Allan DriveErica Stanford: Education Minister on NCEA literacy and numeracy results improvingNew data shows there's been a noticeable surge in high school students passing NCEA numeracy and literacy assessments. Latest results show 57 percent achieved the maths standard across all year levels in May this year, up from 45 percent in the same month last year. 61 percent met the reading standard for all year levels - up from 58 percent. Education Minister Erica Stanford says she's 'proud' to see that achievement rates have gone up. "We've turned the corner, we have a relentless focus on achievement, on literacy and numeracy an hour a day...2025-07-1406 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on Section 127 in the Education and Training Amendment Bill No.2The Education Minister is hitting back against claims she’s trying to entrench co-governance into education. Hobson’s Pledge is claiming that the Education and Training Amendment Bill No.2 includes a section, put there by Stanford, that will force every school board to reflect “local tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te ao Māori” in their policies, plans, and classroom teaching. Erica Stanford refutes these claims, saying that 127 was an already existing Treaty clause. She told Mike Hosking that section is not the only clause in the Education Act to reference the T...2025-06-2608 minHeather du Plessis-Allan DriveErica Stanford: Immigration Minister on the success of the Government's new 'golden visa' schemeThe Immigration Minister says the first proper data will be collected on the value overseas investors bring to New Zealand. The Government's confirmed almost 200 applications have been received from overseas investors since settings loosened in April. Erica Stanford says applicants have six months to find and make an investment. But she explained what happens after the initial funding is often more significant. "We know through the data that we do have that they invest a whole lot more once they get here and they see the ecosystem and they fall in lov...2025-06-2303 min
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeErica Stanford: Immigration Minister on the Travel Authority for Chinese visitorsFrom November, transiting Chinese passport holders won't need a visa to pass through New Zealand airports. They'll can instead get a New Zealand electronic Travel Authority that's processed in four hours, and lasts for two years. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford told Ryan Bridge our Chinese visitor numbers are lagging at about 65% pre-Covid levels, so they're doing anything to help. She says it will also significantly increase the amount of freight from China and South America and bring down freight prices. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-1904 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on the Government's efforts to attract more teachersThe Education Minister says several factors are at play in making teaching an increasingly attractive career option. New figures released to Newstalk ZB show the teaching workforce increased 2.5% last year – the largest annual increase since records began back in 2009. First-time enrolments in teaching courses are also up, 6.3%. Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking the Government's doing several things to attract and retain teachers. She says that includes good resources, world-leading professional learning and development, on-site training programmes, and paying teacher fees. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...2025-06-0903 minHeather du Plessis-Allan DriveErica Stanford: Education Minister 'excited' to expand maths tutoring after funding boost in Budget 2025The Education Minister says she's excited to expand maths tutoring - after a pilot with 3,000 children launched. About $40 million will go into small-group tutoring in years seven and eight. It's part of a $100 million boost in maths funding over four years, announced as part of Budget 2025. Erica Stanford says just 20 hours of tutoring is already producing a marked improvement. She says it's great for students. "They can now be involved in the whole class teaching because they understand the concepts - so it's been massively positive across the board." 2025-05-1203 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on banning under 16s from using social mediaThe Prime Minister says the Government is making work on restrictions to social media for New Zealanders under the age of 16 part of its official programme. It will sit with Education Minister Erica Stanford, whose portfolio will be expanded to allow her to commission advice and direct officials from a range of departments on reducing social media harm for those under 16. As it’s a Member’s Bill, it needs to be drawn from Parliament’s ballot before proceeding. Education Minister Erica Stanford talks to Mike Hosking about the bill. LISTEN ABOVE. 2025-05-1105 minHeather du Plessis-Allan DriveErica Stanford: Abuse in care lead coordination minister on the Government's compo announcement for victimsThe Government has announced how they will pay compo to victims of abuse while in state care. There will be no new compo scheme, instead the Government will top up the current system. Lead coordination minister Erica Stanford talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the payment cap, how much is set aside financially, the pay equity bill and more. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-0904 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastMark the Week: Erica Stanford's email was time-wasting nonsenseAt the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Anthony Albanese: 8/10 Better than anyone, and I suspect even he, expected. Nigel Farage: 8/10 Better than anyone, and I suspect even he, expected. Donald Trump: 6/10 Between the redecorating tips, the movie move, the GDP going backwards, Mark Carney, whatever the Middle East announcement is, the deals he wants to do, the deals he doesn’t want to do, his withdra...2025-05-0902 min
#BHN Big Hairy News#BHN Chris Hipkins on Erica Stanford's Gmail scandalChris Hipkins was on Breakfast this morning talking about Erica Stanford using her gmail account making the case that Parliament Cyber Security have been telling MPs not to use systems outside the security of Parliament, which means if Mr Luxon is so chilled about it either security is wrong, or he doesn't care about Stanford being a security issue.2025-05-0718 min#BHN Big Hairy News#BHN Brooke Van Velden cancels Equal Pay Act | Chris Hipkins on Erica Stanford's emails | Luxon ban on under 16s on social mediaThe Government is fast-tracking amendments to the Equal Pay Act, the law which prohibits employers from paying men and women different rates for the same work, in a move which will scrap all current pay equity claims and make it harder for employees to make a claim. - Craig Renney joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over the economics of the change- Labour's Workplace Relations Spokesperson, Jan Tinetti, joins us LIVE at 9.20 to talk the impact to those who the Equal Pay Act is currently helpingChris Hipkins was on Breakfast this morning talking about Erica...2025-05-061h 45#BHN Big Hairy NewsThe hypocrisy over Erica Stanford private email use if palpable, anyone remember Clare Curran?1News has revealed that Education Minister Erica Stanford has been using her personal Gmail to send documents to herself that could be sensitive, or even damaging should they get into the hands of a nefarious actor. Spineless Christopher Luxon is just fine with it all.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of #BHN www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social2025-05-0629 minHeather du Plessis-Allan DriveThe Huddle: Should we be concerned about Erica Stanford?Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and Thomas Scrimgeour from the Maxim Institute joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Minister Erica Stanford is in a spot of trouble after it was revealed she sent pre-Budget announcements to her personal email before they were announced last year - one of tens of examples since she's been a Minister. Is this a good look? Should we be concerned? Mark Mitchell has expressed interest in extending prison sentences to reduce recidivism - do we think this is...2025-05-0510 min
School ShortsErica Stanford: New Parent Information ToolNew Zealand's Minister of Education, Erica Stanford, announces a new information tool for parents to help their children with reading, writing, maths and more.The Minister also reflects on the progress of the new structured literacy and maths curriculum - and reveals the one particular challenge that keeps her up at night. Minister Stanford hints at further announcements to come around extra funding and additional changes to the curriculum in other subjects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-05-0437 minHeather du Plessis-Allan DriveErica Stanford: Education Minister on the Government's new curriculum update designed to teach kids about moneyAnother Government curriculum refresh is aiming to give school kids more grasp of money management. The Education Minister's making financial literacy a compulsory topic for years one to ten. The Government is teaming up with financial organisations, banks, and charities for lessons on investment and taxes. Erica Stanford says kids will learn a small dose each year, increasing in complexity as they get older - in order to build up financial skills over their time at school. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-3001 min
Best of BusinessErica Stanford: Education Minister on the Government's new curriculum update designed to teach kids about moneyAnother Government curriculum refresh is aiming to give school kids more grasp of money management. The Education Minister's making financial literacy a compulsory topic for years one to ten. The Government is teaming up with financial organisations, banks, and charities for lessons on investment and taxes. Erica Stanford says kids will learn a small dose each year, increasing in complexity as they get older - in order to build up financial skills over their time at school. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-3002 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on the standardisation of sex education in schoolsThe Education Minister wants to be the one taking the heat over sex education, not schools. The new draft curriculum is out for the first round of public consultation before it's written up later this year. It proposes children from Year Four learning about consent and gender stereotypes, while high schoolers learn about menstrual cycles and STIs. Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking currently, it's up to principals to go out to their community and specify what's taught. She says ERO reports found that to be very divisive, and sometimes schools and prin...2025-04-1404 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on the bill requiring school boards to make achievement the ultimate goalThe Education Minister's looking to set it in stone what a school's ultimate goal should be. Erica Stanford's introducing a new Bill requiring boards to have attendance management plans. It includes amending school board objectives to make educational achievement the ultimate goal. Stanford told Mike Hosking she wants to make it clear. She says under the previous government it became very convoluted and it took away from the previous goal of having students achieve. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-1003 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on NCEA test concerns, cost of building new school buildingsThe Education Minister says there's no argument for getting rid of some NCEA tests over fears some students will end up with no credits. RNZ reports principals from some of the country's poorest communities, want the Government to scrap new reading, writing, and maths tests. They say a number of Māori or Pacific students could end up leaving school without a qualification. Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking she is aware of every single student in that situation and is doing everything she can to turn it around. She says they've put i...2025-03-0506 minThe Mike Hosking BreakfastErica Stanford: Immigration Minister on the new residency rules for overseas primary school teachersThe Government's changing residency rules to allow overseas primary teachers to apply for New Zealand residency. Speaking exclusively to Newstalk ZB, the Immigration Minister says from next month, offshore primary teachers will only need a job offer, and don't need to have worked here for two years, to be given residency. Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking it follows the Government putting secondary teachers on the same pathway last year, which made a big difference to their numbers. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-02-2403 min
Wellington Mornings with Nick MillsBeehive Buzz: Jason Walls on Erica Stanford v David Seymour on teacher-only day crackdownAct leader and associate Education minister David Seymour says he didn't overstep when he announced there would be a crackdown on teacher only days - despite comments from Education minister Erica Stanford suggesting otherwise. “I think he knew at the time he was overstepping the mark somewhat because it is my decision – I am the Minister of Education, and when we are rolling out a new curriculum, we have to have curriculum days," Stanford told Q+A yesterday. So who's right, and how does this reflect on the coalition? Newstalk ZB political editor Jason W...2025-02-1709 min
Q+AErica Stanford wants to relax foreign buyer ban for wealthy migrantsWith Erica Stanford, Scott Morrison and Kahurangi Carter.2025-02-1653 min
Stanford Psychology Podcast145 - Marginalia Episode: Erica Bailey on AuthenticityMarginalia Episode is a collaboration between the Stanford Psychology Podcast and Marginalia Science. Marginalia Science is a community committed to promoting work of scholars who are traditionally underrepresented in academia. Their mission really resonated with our values at the Stanford Psychology Podcast.In each Marginalia Episode, we feature a guest who has been featured in the Marginalia Science Monthly Newsletter. In this episode, Enna chats with Professor Erica Bailey at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Erica broadly studies the construct of authenticity, asking questions like, how do we know who we are? When do we feel...2025-01-1750 min
Holiday BreakfastErica Stanford: Education Minister on only 70% of students passing NCEA Level 1There's determination from the Education Minister to continue focusing on literacy and numeracy in schools. New data shows 70% of Level 1 students passed NCEA last year, down from 82% the previous year. It's partly due to the new 20-credit foundational literacy and numeracy requirement. Erica Stanford told Tim Beveridge there was a cohort of students who were getting enough credits but couldn't pass the requirements throughout the year. She says it's why more investment was announced to target young people in 169 schools in term four. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/li...2025-01-1605 minBest of BusinessErica Stanford: Immigration Minister on the new changes to the Accredited Employer Work VisaThe Government says changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa should make hiring migrants easier, and protect Kiwis in low-skilled jobs. Amendments from March include altering the median wage threshold - and reducing minimum experience requirements for lower-skilled roles. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says previous settings skewed the market, as low-skilled immigrant workers had to be paid the median wage. "Which is paying them more than the Kiwi standing next to them - and it's caused huge problems for employers, who've got their Kiwi workers living there doing the same job." LIS...2024-12-1704 min
Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonaldPolitics Friday with National's Vanessa Weenink and Labour's Duncan Webb: Erica Stanford's insult in Parliament, gang patch ban, boot campsJohn MacDonald was joined by National’s Vanessa Weenink and Labour’s Duncan Webb this morning for Politics Friday. They discussed whether the new gang patch law will make a difference to crime numbers, and why the Government is pushing on with the boot camp legislation while the trials are ongoing. They also discussed behaviour in Parliament, particularly following Erica Stanford’s apology after insulting Jan Tinetti in the House. Is it time for more serious action? Are standards slipping? Labour MP Duncan Webb claims Education Minister Erica Stanford has muttered insults in the House for some...2024-11-2219 min
Politics CentralErica Stanford: "I'm focused on raising achievement"The National Party announced a policy today to improve achievement levels in maths, following their Annual General Meeting this weekend. Education Minister Erica Stanford joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss this and more. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-08-0410 min
The Weekend CollectiveErica Stanford: "I'm focused on raising achievement"The National Party announced a policy today to improve achievement levels in maths, following their Annual General Meeting this weekend. Education Minister Erica Stanford joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss this and more. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-08-0410 min
Wolfie's Wish Pet Loss Pawdcast with Erica MesserDr. Katie Lawlor, AKA @petlossdoctorDr. Lawlor holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the joint program between the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. She trained at both the Stanford University Medical Center and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, focusing on human-animal interactions (HAI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neuropsychology.Prior to her career in clinical psychology, she held positions with NBC News in Beijing and New York City, the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC, and the Governor’s Office of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger was actually her very fi...2024-06-2544 minWolfie's Wish Pet Loss Pawdcast with Erica MesserDr. Katie Lawlor, AKA @petlossdoctorDr. Lawlor holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the joint program between the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. She trained at both the Stanford University Medical Center and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, focusing on human-animal interactions (HAI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neuropsychology.Prior to her career in clinical psychology, she held positions with NBC News in Beijing and New York City, the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC, and the Governor’s Office of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger was actually her very fi...2024-06-2544 min#BHN Big Hairy News#BHN Erica Stanford is just fine with teachers catching COVIDEducation Minister Erica Stanford explains why teachers shouldn't worry about catching COVID and confirms that, while National thinks they have the best way forward for educational outcomes, Charter Schools will be able to ignore all those rules and do what they want.
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2024-05-3126 min#BHN Big Hairy News#BHN COVID on the rise | Erica Stanford on Charter Schools | Willis on further job cuts
New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022. Last week, the ministry reported 6146 new cases of the virus and 19 further deaths. Anna Brooks joins us tonight to talk about where NZ is currently at.
Education Minister Erica Stanford explains why teachers shouldn't worry about catching COVID and confirms that, while National thinks they have the best way forward for educational outcomes, Charter Schools will be able to ignore all those rules and do what they want.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has refused to rule out further changes to the public sector. Willis and Prime Minister...2024-05-271h 34
Q+AErica Stanford's plans to train more teachersWith Erica Stanford, Maiki Sherman and Romilly Madew.2024-05-2654 min
The Front PageEducation Minister Erica Stanford talks literacy, cellphones, and her plan for improving resultsThe Government has put improving education as one of its top priorities. Yesterday, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced plans to refocus education around ‘structured literacy’, with that teaching style winning the so-called ‘reading wars’ against ‘balanced literacy’. It marks the end of a big week for the Minister, with the nationwide cellphone ban at schools coming into effect on Monday, the same day she announced the new top priorities for education in New Zealand. Erica Stanford joins us on The Front Page to discuss her plans to fix education. Follow The Front Page o...2024-05-0217 min
Duncan Garner - Editor In ChiefErica Stanford: This interview will shock youErica Stanford, the new Education Minister, is promising a massive shake up of our education system. Aside from the banning of cellphones which is, well, by the bye, Stanford promises a new curriculum that's explicit, smarter reporting, stronger learning support, use of clear data, and much more. This interview will rock you to your core. If you are a parent and don't feel this, there's something wrong. Along with this, I've got a Slam Dunc as always, and plenty of letters to the editor... #makesmokinggreatagain (if you listen, you'll know what I mean)2024-04-3028 minThe Weekend CollectiveErica Stanford: Immigration Minister confident Accredited Employer Worker Visa changes will address migration concernsThe Immigration Minister is confident changes to the Accredited Employer Worker Visa will get the balance of skill right. Changes include an English language requirement for some roles, and a minimum skills threshold. Erica Stanford says they're focused on attracting and retaining high-skilled migrants where there are shortages, and prioritising New Zealanders in jobs where there aren't shortages. She says in 2017, about half of migrants were high-skilled, but now that's switched. "We really had a big switch to low-skilled migrants. And that's not going to improve our productivity, our economy, our...2024-04-0710 minPolitics CentralErica Stanford: Immigration Minister confident Accredited Employer Worker Visa changes will address migration concernsThe Immigration Minister is confident changes to the Accredited Employer Worker Visa will get the balance of skill right. Changes include an English language requirement for some roles, and a minimum skills threshold. Erica Stanford says they're focused on attracting and retaining high-skilled migrants where there are shortages, and prioritising New Zealanders in jobs where there aren't shortages. She says in 2017, about half of migrants were high-skilled, but now that's switched. "We really had a big switch to low-skilled migrants. And that's not going to improve our productivity, our economy, our...2024-04-0710 min#BHN Big Hairy News#BHN Chloe v Brooke on Breakfast | Erica Stanford on Immigration | Luxon at Big Gay OutChloe Swarbrick and Brooke van Velden were on Breakfast this morning talking about NZ being a divided nation...and who was responsible.
Erica Stanford was on Q&A over the weekend and was questioned on immigration where she was saying how terrible it was that skill sets were booming into NZ...but was advocating for those migrants as an opposition.
Christopher Luxon delivered a "State of the Nation" speech that didn't give much and then he attended the Big Gay Out where the locals showed him the door.
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In Early: The Crypto PodcastEpisode 15: Erica Stanford, author of “Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption”ORIGINALLY RELEASED 27/06/23
This week’s guest is Erica Stanford, the best-selling author of “Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption”.
We look at the history of crypto scams, from initial coin offerings to collapses of entire exchanges like Mt Gox, and hear her thoughts on where we are today, with recent SEC actions in the industry to what might happen next and the future of scams, like murder for hire.
Erica considers how notable frauds have shaped today’s market and why major players have adapted to ensure they are best position...2024-01-081h 04
The Zumo PodcastThe Aftermath of the UK Financial Promotions regime | The Zumo Podcast, Erica Stanford, Michael JohnsonErica Stanford, author and Fintech Specialist at the law firm CMS, joins this episode to discuss the aftermath of the implementation of the Financial Promotions regime, which took effect on 8th October in the UK. She is joined by Michael Johnson, Head of Compliance at Zumo, and Amélie Arras, the Marketing Director at Zumo. Together, they discuss the confusion about the new regime, its consequences, and what we can expect next.
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Dear TwentysomethingCommunity Design EXPLAINED ft. Gina Bianchini: Founder of Mighty NetworksThis week we’re talking all things community design with the expert on all things community, Gina Bianchini. In this explained episode, Erica and Gina chat through the founding story of Mighty Networks (Gina's company), her community design framework, the difference between a community and an audience, and so much more. Gina gives a masterclass on how to build a scalable, self-sustaining community.Gina Bianchini is the Founder & CEO of Mighty Networks. Her mission at Mighty Networks is to usher in a new era of digit...2023-10-0338 min
Dear TwentysomethingMembership Economy EXPLAINED ft. Robbie Kellman Baxter: Author of The Membership Economy and The Forever TransactionThis week we’re talking the membership economy with the knowledgable expert, Robbie Kellman Baxter. In this explained episode, Erica and Robbie chat through what exactly the membership economy is, why Robbie thinks those companies are best set up for success in the coming decade, and how Robbie coins terminology that the industry adopts. She has a fascinating path starting off in consulting and carving her niche as the world's expert on the membership economy.Robbie Kellman Baxter helps companies leverage subscription pricing, digital communities, and fr...2023-09-2646 min
Gone By LunchtimeMegapod 8: Erica Stanford on the minister she wants to beHigh-flying National MP Erica Stanford joins Toby Manhire to explain why she wants to be education minister and why the National Party wants to mandate structured literacy. Plus: the pressure politicians face and a response to the suggestion a two-woman party leadership wouldn’t fly.This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-09-2228 min
Dear TwentysomethingFundraising EXPLAINED ft. Robbie Crabtree: Founder of Competitive StorytellingThis week we’re talking fundraising with the enthusiastic storytelling expert, Robbie Crabtree. In this explained episode, Erica and Robbie chat through Robbie's fascinating story and his advice for founders who plan to or are actively fundraising. He gives away a lot of his proprietary tips in this episode that he normally reserves just for his clients. If you are a founder or VC raising $ anytime soon, you don't want to miss this episode!Robbie Crabtree spent the first seven years of his career as a tria...2023-09-1252 min