#291 'Seeds of Change, Serving the For-Purpose Sector', Steven Moe, Partner Parry Field Lawyers & Host of Seeds Podcast

About this episode

Steven Moe discusses his transition from corporate law to supporting the for-purpose sector in New Zealand.

Welcoming Steven Moe to Purposely Podcast — partner at Parry Field Lawyers, founder of the Seeds Podcast, author, event organiser, governance leader, and one of the more consistently active people in New Zealand's for-purpose sector. Steven's career has had two distinct chapters. The first was corporate law - big firms, big transactions, time in Japan, London and Sydney. The second, starting about ten years ago when he returned to Aotearoa, has been something quite different: using the law as a tool to support charities, social enterprises and purpose-driven organisations, while building a body of work around education, connection and community that goes well beyond legal advice. In this conversation, they get into what drove that shift, how Steven thinks about his role as a catalyst for impact, and what it actually looks like to run at the pace he does — four kids, a law partnership, two podcasts, a team of 15, a governance role as Chair of Community Finance, and a conference coming up next month. Steven talks about the career pivot that brought him back to Aotearoa and why that moment became one of reinvention rather than just a change of location. He traces the influences that…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Longbottom

Guest: Steven Moe

Topics covered

• for-purpose sector
• law and social impact
• career pivot
• community engagement
• charity support

Keywords

• for-purpose
• law
• charity
• social enterprise
• community
• impact
• Aotearoa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parry Field Lawyers, Seeds Podcast

Places: Aotearoa, New Zealand

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