Community Leadership that Works - with Johnnie Timu, Brown Pride EP#94

About this episode

In this episode, we interview Johnnie Timu about community leadership and the values behind his work with Brown Pride.

We interview Johnnie Timu , founder of Brown Pride , a South Auckland movement serving our community with monthly markets for local entrepreneurs, kai and toy drives for families, support for the homeless, free haircuts and barber training, merch courses, youth programs, and open talanoa for mental health. In this episode we unpack the values behind Johnnie's mahi, the shift from victim mindset to owner mindset.

People in this episode

Guest: Johnnie Timu

Topics covered

• community leadership
• entrepreneurship
• mental health
• victim mindset
• owner mindset

Keywords

• community
• leadership
• entrepreneurs
• mental health
• South Auckland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown Pride

Places: South Auckland

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