#32 - Gemma Major Interview (Seed Waikato, Philanthropy, Church, Drugs, Youth, Cambodia, Brisbane etc.)

Gemma Major is the founder of Seed Waikato a charity to help young people prosper in the Waikato.SOCIAL MEDIAWebsite - seedwaikato.co.nzFacebook - Seed WaikatoTwitter - @SeedWaikatoInstagram - @seedwaikato TIMESTAMPS 00:34 - Why Gemma Founded Seed Waikato01:43 - Hamilton Is A Youthful City/Working With Youth03:48 - Building A Charity/NZ Has Most Charities Per Capita In The World06:59 - Funding/Reaching Out To Businesses/Volunteers09:03 - Being Led By Aspirations Of The Community09:50 - Training Leaders/Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone11:52 - Key Aspects Of Leadership12:23 - Being Scared To Ask Questions14:22 - Gemma’s Schedule/Allocating Tasks To Her Team15:14 - Gemma Lacking Focus16:33 - Future Seed Waikato Endeavours/Reaching More Young People18:08 - How Reece Found Out About Seed Waikato19:28 - How Seed Waikato Helped Reece’s Challenge Of Moving To Hamilton20:37 - How Often Seed Waikato Events Happen21:07 - Jamie Strange21:50 - Different Speaking Styles/Pastors23:31 - Church Inspiring The Model Of Seed Waikato24:15 - Non Religious People Are Misinformed About Modern Day Churches25:49 - Church Community/Volunteering Aspect26:52 - What Does A Committee Do/Reece’s Question For Helen Clarke28:00 - Gemma’s Role On The Hamilton CBD Association Committee29:06 - Gemma’s Perception Of Hamilton CBD From Working With Association30:40 - Philanthropy32:32 - Giving People The Means To Help Themselves33:10 - Kids Going To School Hungry And Fixing The Issue36:04 - Understanding Is The First Step To Solving The Issue37:00 - Drugs/Mental Illness/Drinking Culture In NZ38:48 - Why Reece Doesn’t Drink And Do Drugs40:01 - Addictive Personality/Why Gemma Got Into Drugs41:48 - Being Relatable/Experiences Are Vital43:27 - People Funding Things When They Have No Experience In The Area They Are Funding45:06 - Working With Families47:05 - Changing The Mindset/Reece’s Get Annoyed With Some Of His Auckland Friends Mindsets48:25 - Grocery Stores Dumping Perfectly Good At The End Of The Night/Go Eco49:35 - Reece’s Experience In India50:34 - Kiwi’s Not Appreciating What They Have51:33 - Gemma’s Experience In Cambodia55:36 - The Hamilton Sucks Perception56:27 - Hamilton Nightlife Economy/Brisbane58:15 - Housing/Auckland1:00:54 - Gemma Loves Hamilton1:02:16 - Why Gemma Moved To Hamilton From Brisbane1:04:07 - Going Back To Your Original Home After Moving1:05:36 - Reece Contemplated Moving To Brisbane1:06:36 - Australia’s Fire Crisis1:07:13 - Hamilton Is Getting More Vibrant1:07:37 - David Bennett/Politicians1:09:30 - How To Get Involved With Seed Waikato