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Joy Units
by Jo Brothers and Sean Higgins
Jo Brothers and Sean Higgins an audacious couple, hosts of Joy Units – the podcast. Offering an ultimate destination for all things art, culture, creativity, humour, trends and lifestyles. Join Jo and Sean as they entertain, inspire and celebrate life.https://www.jobrothers.com/https://www.seanhiggins.co.nz/
Episodes
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Lessons from a week in Fiji and The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jo talks about life lessons she learnt from a week in Fiji and Sean talks about one of his favourite movies, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. www.jobrothers.com www.seanhigginsartistandalchemist.com
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Agatha Christie Best Selling Novelist of all time and the Mad, Mad world of Mad Magazine
Jo talks about Agatha Christie and her storytelling and Sean talks about his Dad introducing him to this magazine called Mad.
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Rick Rubin - The Creative Act: A Way of Being and Illuminated Manuscripts,Typefaces and Fonts
Jo talks about Rick Rubin's secret sauce to being a creative. Sean talks about Illuminated Manuscripts, and the Permanent Impression the Printing Press has had on Typefaces and his Fondness for Fonts.
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Hedy Lamarr the Mother of Wifi and the Illusion of 3-D Depth
Jo talks about Hedy Lamarr technology inventor and film star and Sean talks about the Illusion of 3-D Depth from the Renaissance through to the Apple Vision Pro.
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Angels and Monsters - Thierry Meugler and Maurice Sendak
Jo talks about Thierry Meugler's Angelic perfume and Sean talks about the wild world of Maurice Sendak.
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Brownies, how our fun, learning and chores were gamified in the 70's and 80's and René Magritte's far reaching influence on modern society
Jo talks about her childhood being in the Brownies and how our fun, learning and chores were gamified in the 70's and 80's. Sean talks about René Magritte's far reaching influence on modern society and asks the question "What do René Magritte, Paul McCartney and Steve Jobs have in common?"
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Grace Coddington a model and creative director at American Vogue and Cy Twombly's Scribbles
Jo talks about Grace Coddington her work as creative director at American Vogue and her incredible talent in creating magical photoshoots and worlds. Sean talks about Cy Twombly's amazing skill in reimagining the past through his unique sensual and emotional scribbles.
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Pat McGrath's porcelain doll-like skin makeup at the Maison Margiela couture show and the Philip Glass Powaqqatsi score
Jo talks about Pat McGrath's porcelain doll-like skin makeup for the Maison Margiela SS24 couture show in Paris. Sean talks about Philip Glass an American composer and pianist and his scoring of the film Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation.
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Mirror, Glitter, Disco balls and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel
Jo talks about the origins of Mirror, Glitter and Disco balls which reach back to the 1800's and into the present. Sean talks about Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel books and the story behind the project that produced these three amazing volumes.
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Welcome to Joy Units
Joy Units is our new podcast with Jo Brothers & Sean Higgins. What is a Joy Unit? Remember how you felt as a child when felt that aura or energy or frequency of being so super happy and it was like a magic feeling. We connect to Joy Units in our own way it could spending time with a friend,...
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Creative people that inspire us like Sofia Coppola, Rick Rubin, Wes Anderson, Chris Ware and Taylor Swift
Exciting news its official Sean will be joining me as a permanent host. When we share the way we see the world in ways others haven’t notice or considered that’s the work of the artist. That’s what an artist does. – Rick Rubin Sofia Coppola Taylor Swift Rick Rubin David Beckham & Posh Marilyn...
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I talk with Sean Higgins Artist & Alchemist about rebooting creative projects
We discuss rebooting my eBook Spiritual Me and Sean’s artwork for his upcoming 2024 exhibition. Buy your digital download copy of Spiritual Me the eBook for $US10 at https://www.jobrothers.com/ See Sean’s art at https://www.seanhiggins.co.nz/
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I talk with Chris Dancy the world's most connected person
We first met in 2014 when I was at Air New Zealand and we brought Chris over to New Zealand to talk at a social media breakfast and events with the leadership and Exec team. At the time Chris was talking about existence as a platform and Big Mother. Chris explained these ideas and throughout our...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with phenomenal women - Jo Seto
I talk with Jo Seto Owner of Flying Horse Takapuna. The Flying Horse is a community favourite restaurant that has been dishing up for Takapuna since 1977. Jo's story started when her parents migrated to NZ in the 80"s. In 2006, her family took over Flying Horse Takapuna and a new a new chapter...
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Giant Sisters podcast - Jo Brothers talks with phenomenal women - Kiran Jeffery
Jo talks with Kiran Jeffery started her career with The Walt Disney Company in 1999 and has held a wide range of roles in the Brand Marketing(Corporate & Film), Digital Content and Franchise Management departments. In 2014 Kiran joined Walt Disney Imagineering and now as VP for Content &...
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Giant Sisters podcast - Jo Brothers talks with phenomenal women - Dame Trelise Cooper
Ahead of International Women's day I had a fabulous conversation with the phenomenal Dame Trelise Cooper to talk fashion, life, creativity and wisdom. Establishing her business in 1985, Dame Trelise Cooper, the unconventional force behind New Zealand’s most successful fashion empire, has built…
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Giant Sisters podcast - Jo Brothers talks with phenomenal women - Lisa Tamati
I had a very interesting conversation with the phenomenal Lisa Tamati - Mental Toughness Coach and Human Potential Expert. For the past 25 years Lisa has competed in the world's toughest endurance events clocking up over 70,000km, racing everywhere from the Sahara, to the Gobi, to Death Valley to...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with Hon Nikki Kaye
Jo talks with the Hon Nikki Kaye who was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Auckland Central electorate in 2008, winning the seat for the National Party for the first time in New Zealand’s history. In 2011 and 2014 she was re-elected winning the seat against then Labour list MP Jacinda...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with Red (Lynn Paterson)
Jo talks with Red. Red is an Adventurer & a Girl Grylls, paddling the entire coastline of New Zealand in a kayak. This was not a race but her solo journey that became a 432 day odyssey starting at 8:00am, Tuesday 27th October, 2015 from Takapuna Beach, Auckland and ending 11:30am, Saturday 31st...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with the inventors of Miss Tubs ice cream
Have you heard of Miss Tubs? A newish Kiwiana ice-cream start up created by six students, five from Westlake Girls High and one from Westlake Boys, originally started as part of the Young Enterprise organisation programme. Miss Tubs key team are CEO is Caitlin Goodin, Marketing Managers…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with Heather McRae
Jo Brothers talks with Heather McRae Principal – Diocesan School for Girls. Dio is an all-girls independent school for Pre-School to Year 13 offering both day and boarding located in Epsom, Auckland. Educating Girls at the speed of Life. Prior to that Heather was Principal at Pakuranga College, a...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with Renee Graham
Jo Brothers talks with Renee Graham the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Women in New Zealand. Renee was previously Policy Director at the Ministry of Education. Renee has a strong background in leading complex strategic policy development in both the Ministry of Education and Ministry of…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with Hung Huang
Jo talks with Hung Huang a multi-media mogul holding the titles of publisher, author, blogger, podcast and TV presenter. Huang is known as the Oprah of China and is considered to have the same influence over fashion in China as Anna Wintour. Huang has a New Zealand connection partnering with...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Gillian Eadie
Jo talks with Gillian Eadie, Managing Director of Memory Foundation. Gillian's focus is encouraging brain fitness at all ages. She is currently with The University of Auckland and chaired their Human Participant Ethics Committee for two and a half years. Prior to that Gillian was an independent...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks - Debbie Summers
Jo talks with Debbie Summers Executive Director IDNZ. With 20 years of cruise experience, Debbie works closely with the vast majority of the world’s cruise companies. She has a wealth of critically important industry connections at the very highest levels. Debbie is Executive Director of IDNZ...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Jenene Crossan
Jo talks with Jenene Crossan CEO & Founder of Flossie and NZ Girl, Director & Trustee of Simplicity KiwiSaver. Jenene Crossan (Winner of the 2016 Most Inspiring Individual at NZ Innovation Awards) is a digital entrepreneur, specialising in predicting, understanding and developing technologies to...
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Giant Sisters - Jo talks with Tui, Priscilla & Sulu from Mahuki - Innovation hub of Te Papa
Jo talks with Tui, Priscilla and Sulu from Mahuki - Innovation Lab of Te Papa. What's your story? For the planet. For the community. For culture. Turn your story into a business reality. Applications for Mahuki 2018 open 28 May 2018 and close 4 July 2018. Apply at www.mahuki.org Jo Brothers...
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Giant Sisters - Thought Sparkles - I believe the biggest Transformation is us
We are living in transformational times and while every one is busy talking about Business and Digital transformation, I believe the biggest transformation is us, as people, women and men, acknowledging that the world needs a more holistic, balanced approach for life, how we live, heal, work,...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Rebecca Stewart
Jo talks with Rebecca who is the co-founder and General Manager of Pomegranate Kitchen, a catering social enterprise which trains and employs cooks from a refugee background. Language barriers and the lack of local experience means it can be very difficult for former refugees to find the right...
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Voice first - Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition with Alexa for kids
Incredible! Alexa for kids is releasing early May. The made for kids speaker is available in candy colours of blue, green and red and is described as ... Alexa is a kid-friendly DJ, comedian, and storyteller — and she’s always getting smarter. Just ask and Alexa will play music, answer questions,...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Di Foster
Jo talks with Di who is not a Doctor, Nutritionist, Shrink or Wellness Coach, she has no qualifications in the Wellness Industry. However she has a Masters in experience and a bucket load of common sense. She has been diagnosed with cancer twice, over achieving the second time with a diagnosis of...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Rachel Paris
Jo talks with Rachel Paris, Founder of The Blockchain Boutique a legal practice specialising in blockchain and crypto which will launch in 2018. Rachel is a former partner at NZ law firm Bell Gully, with experience at leading London law firms Allen & Overy and Olswang. She has 15 years'…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Jessica Manins
Jo talks with Jessica Manins, CEO at MIXT and Director at Projectr. Jessica is helping to build New Zealand's innovative digital nation using interactive technology. She is exploring the magical world of virtual, augmented and mixed reality and have established a national centre that builds…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Stacey Shortall
Jo talks with Stacey Shortall, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts Trustee of Whodidyouhelptoday Charitable Trust. Growing up on a sheep and beef farm in the Manawatu, Stacey has always been committed to excellence, service and family. A litigation partner at the MinterEllisonRuddWatts law firm, a...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Rachel Taulelei
Jo talks with Rachel Taulelei, CEO of Kono a vertically integrated, family-owned Maori food and beverage producer – an artisan producer and exporter of award-winning wine, cider, seafood, fruit and natural fruit bars. She is a former US Trade Commissioner, and founder of Yellow Brick Road…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Sharndre Kushor
Jo talks with Sharndre Kushor who's life passion is helping her generation discover their capabilities, confidence and leadership potential. As Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Crimson Education, Sharndre has helped turn a small start-up into a global education company reportedly valued...
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Giant Sisters - Jane Brothers talks with - Jo Brothers
Jo has the tables turned on her as her mother, Jane Brothers asks her the questions on her stories and insights on life, career and opportunities. Jo is extremely digitally savvy and is passionate about creative communication and has a strong understanding of digital when it comes to the art and...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Dame Wendy Pye DNZM MBE
Jo talks with Dame Wendy Pye DNZM MBE who is the CEO and owner of Wendy Pye Publishing Limited. The company is a long-established educational publisher with a focus on early literacy and reading in English and other languages. The leading brand is Sunshine Books which has sold more than 300…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Vicki Taylor
Jo talks with Vicki Taylor a leading New Zealand fashion entrepreneur, Creative Director at Taylor and The Shelter. Reach Vicki at [email protected] We are celebrating phenomenal women as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand. Jo Brothers interviews...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Tui Te Hau
Jo talks with Tui Te Hau who leads Mahuki - Te Papa's culture based innovation accelerator as General Manager of Mahuki Innovation Hub of Te Papa. We are celebrating phenomenal women as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand. Jo Brothers interviews phenomenal women…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Theresa Gattung CNZM
Jo talks with Theresa Gattung, Leading New Zealand businesswoman, author & philanthropist. Co-founder of MyFoodBag and SheEO NZ Lead. https://sheeo.world/activators/signup/new-zealand Jo Brothers interviews phenomenal women in the Giant Sisters podcast series. We are celebrating phenomenal women…
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Shelley Campbell MNZM
Jo talks with Shelley Campbell an inspirational leader of people and organisation, CEO at the Cancer Society Waikato Bay of Plenty and former CEO of the Sir Peter Blake Trust. Jo Brothers interviews phenomenal women in the Giant Sisters podcast series. We are celebrating phenomenal women as we...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Dellwyn Stuart
Jo talks with Dellwyn Stuart, a leading advisor on generosity and philanthropy and CEO of The Auckland Foundation and The Women's Fund. Jo Brothers interviews phenomenal women in the Giant Sisters podcast series. We are celebrating phenomenal women as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of women's...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Anna Galvan
Jo talks with Anna Galvan - Fundraising and Marketing Manager at Māia Health Foundation and a former Silver Fern. The Māia Health Foundation is on a mission to enhance the health experience in Canterbury – taking it from good to great. We are celebrating phenomenal women as we celebrate the 125th...
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Giant Sisters - Jo Brothers talks with - Alayna Van Dervort
Jo talks with Alayna Van Dervort, Tech for Social Impact Project Manager - Ai, ML, VR, AR, ART at Amazon. As Manager of the Tech for good team, Alayna works with organizations on the front lines of AI/ML Positive impact projects in Education, Environmental Advocacy, Accessibility, Healthcare…
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Social Media Tips & Tricks - YouTube #1 social channel in NZ
Youtube is the #1 social channel in New Zealand. Set up a channel, its time to tell your story via video.
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My Data & Science Creative Experiments - The Extraordinary Tales of Queenie Alice Moon
Hear more about Queenie Alice Moon come to life from the pages of a book to colouring in pictures, to plays to animated video. Meet Queenie Alice Moon a larger than life personality, daughter of King Leo and Queen Arabella, who are undercover Angels protecting Earth, and all the realms and...
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Social Media Tips & Tricks - Calling all Small to Medium Enterprise businesses
If you are Small to Medium Enterprise business you need to have a digital presence. It will be absolutely essential in years to come. Reach out to here how we can work with you. [email protected]
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Voice first is coming! is your brand ready to be discovered that way in search?
Voice first is coming! is your brand ready to be discovered by a smart assistant like Amazon Alexa ?
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Social Media Tips & Tricks - Video is a must to communicate
We talk about the fact that in 2018 you need to think Video 1st - as over 70% of internet traffic is video. On blogs not everyone will read long format content, most only read 2 paragraphs to make sure you create video content to express yourself!
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Jo Brothers and Sean Higgins an audacious couple, hosts of Joy Units – the podcast. Offering an ultimate destination for all things art, culture, creativity, humour, trends and lifestyles. Join Jo and Sean as they entertain, inspire and celebrate life.https://www.jobrothers.com/https://www.seanhiggins.co.nz/
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