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Hunger & Heart with Kaila Colbin

Hunger & Heart with Kaila Colbin

By: Kaila Colbin & Boma
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Introducing Hunger & Heart, a podcast about the intersection of wild ambition and fierce compassion, hosted by entrepreneur Kaila Colbin.


Kaila tackles the myth that you can either empathise or get the job done, but not both. She talks to people who have managed to perform at the absolute highest level while still holding tightly to their values — specifically, sportspeople — revealing insights that apply not only to sports but to the world of work and beyond.


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Kaila Colbin is founder and CEO of Boma, an organisation building a world of intentional, intelligent, courageous leaders. Boma is the creator of the Crusaders Leadership Programme™, bringing insights from five of the greatest rugby legends of all time to leaders globally.


An award-winning leader renowned for impact, Kaila works with teams and organisations to build cultural alignment, cultivate honesty, and adapt to a rapidly changing world.


As an international keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with the likes of Bear Grylls, General Stanley McChrystal, astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Swati Mandela. Her powerful, up-to-the-minute insights and world-class delivery make her a standout favourite with any audience.


She developed TEDxChristchurch into New Zealand’s flagship TEDx event and brought Singularity University to New Zealand and Australia, supporting thousands of people to engage with exponentially accelerating technologies and their impact on humanity. Her work to champion Aotearoa New Zealand on a global stage saw her given the 2022 Kea World Class New Zealanders Friend of New Zealand award.


As a founder of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome, Kaila played a critical role in developing Christchurch’s startup ecosystem. She has extensive governance experience, and has been involved with mergers, capital raises, and company sales in the US and NZ. She trained with Brené Brown and Al Gore, and is a chartered member of the Institute of Directors and a certified Project Management Professional.


A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence.

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  • DJ Forbes: “We’ve got an opportunity to create a bit of history”

    DJ Forbes: “We’ve got an opportunity to create a bit of history”
    Sep 9 2025

    DJ Forbes is Rugby Sevens royalty. He played in 512 games in 89 tournaments, winning six World Series. Last year he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.


    In this episode, DJ talks about:


    • The influence of his Samoan culture on his leadership
    • Coming to grips with the idea of captaining his nation
    • What surprised him in going from player to captain to coach


    A huge thanks to Celebrity Speakers for supporting this episode. If you want to book DJ for a keynote and bring his special brand of leadership to your audience, visit celebrityspeakers.co.nz.


    Hunger & Heart is brought to you by the Crusaders Leadership Programme™. Whether you're coaching under-5s or a professional team, we all want the same thing: to build cultures of trust, get the best out of our people, and grow players into leaders.


    The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ lets you get up close and personal with some of the greatest rugby legends of all time — people like Sir Wayne Smith, Sam Whitelock, and Kieran Read. You’ll get their secrets for building high-trust, high-performing teams, on the rugby pitch or in the boardroom.


    Hunger & Heart listeners get 10% off the full price of the program. Use the code HUNGER at checkout. Find out more: crusadersleadership.com

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Raelene Castle: “You spend a lot of time in the pain cave”

    Raelene Castle: “You spend a lot of time in the pain cave”
    Sep 2 2025

    Raelene Castle is a woman of firsts: first female CEO of a club in the National Rugby League, the first female CEO of Rugby Australia, and the first female CEO of Sport New Zealand. She’s also unafraid to take on gnarly issues, operating at the centre of the storm for some of the biggest controversies and challenges on the world stage with a near-supernatural level of grace and steadiness.


    In this episode, Raelene talks about.


    • How her parents helped her cultivate a passion for debate
    • How to stay calm when everything seems to be falling apart
    • What she learned from her closest advisors


    A huge thanks to Celebrity Speakers for supporting this episode. If you want to book Raelene for a keynote and challenge your leadership to the next level, visit celebrityspeakers.co.nz.


    Hunger & Heart is brought to you by the Crusaders Leadership Programme™. Whether you're coaching under-5s or a professional team, we all want the same thing: to build cultures of trust, get the best out of our people, and grow players into leaders.


    The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ lets you get up close and personal with some of the greatest rugby legends of all time — people like Sir Wayne Smith, Sam Whitelock, and Kieran Read. You’ll get their secrets for building high-trust, high-performing teams, on the rugby pitch or in the boardroom.


    Hunger & Heart listeners get 10% off the full price of the program. Use the code HUNGER at checkout. Find out more: crusadersleadership.com


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Rob Penney: “It wasn’t about who I was, it was about my effect on other people”

    Rob Penney: “It wasn’t about who I was, it was about my effect on other people”
    Aug 26 2025

    Rob Penney just finished his 2nd year as head coach of the Crusaders.


    Year One: the team didn't make it to the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade.


    Year Two: complete turnaround, won the championship.


    Huge credit of course has to go to Colin Mansbridge, Angus Gardiner, Brent Francis, and the entire leadership team for keeping their cool, understanding what needed to be done, and staying the course. But of course Rob was the man at the centre of the storm — and he handled it about as well as a mortal red-blooded human could handle it.


    In this episode, Rob talks about:


    • The shift from being driven by hate for the enemy to being driven by love of the game
    • How he learned to cope with the pressure of professional coaching
    • What happened in the off-season to turn things around from 2024 to 2025


    Hunger & Heart is brought to you by the Crusaders Leadership Programme™. Whether you're coaching under-5s or a professional team, we all want the same thing: to build cultures of trust, get the best out of our people, and grow players into leaders.


    The Crusaders Leadership Programme™ lets you get up close and personal with some of the greatest rugby legends of all time — people like Sir Wayne Smith, Sam Whitelock, and Kieran Read. You’ll get their secrets for building high-trust, high-performing teams, on the rugby pitch or in the boardroom.


    Hunger & Heart listeners get 10% off the full price of the program. Use the code HUNGER at checkout. Find out more: crusadersleadership.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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