Episode 47 - ”Looking Past the Narrative” with Joseph Merz

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Joseph Merz.   Joseph is a conservationist and entrepreneur based in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the CEO and founder of Merz Institute, a charity that has a broad mission to ensure continued relevance in a world where the only constant is change. Through the use of holistic data collection, networking and creative novel solutions, the institute is tackling a number of things from global insect biomass decline through to resilience issues relating to our species. Joseph is also Founder and CEO of Sterning Group, an ethical recruitment company, and is an advisor at Triiyo, an industry-first HR automation tool. Joseph is also Co-founder and Director of Commercial Strategy at BH Pharma. Combined with a wide range of life changing career and personal choices, Joseph is a wealth of experience and knowledge. Although Joseph obviously has a passion for business, you are more likely to find him hiking the hills of New Zealand with his young family.    In today’s conversation, we talk about Joseph’s upbringing and family, his early career and how it changed his moral purpose, the Merz Institute and some of the key issues it is working through, how data has helped Joseph see through the false narrative that deceive many of us, the importance of mitigation and adaptation in the face of an uncertain future and much more.   Thank you for listening.   Links https://merzinstitute.org/ https://bhpharma.com.au/joseph-merz.php https://www.sterning.com.au/people/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmerz/   Time Stamps Introduction: 0:00 - 4:12 Part 1: 4:13 - 54:40 Part 2: 54:41 - 93:54 Conclusion: 93:55 - 94:35   Moments of Clarity Instagram: @momentsofclaritypodcast Facebook: @momentsofclaritypodcast Twitter: @BarneyMOC Email: [email protected]   Podcast by Matthew Sortino Music by Christian Prochilo Artwork by Michael Chrisanthopoulos