Around 20% of New Zealanders live outside of New Zealand. This is our “Diaspora” — and it’s one of the world’s largest, per capita.
And not only is it large, it’s insanely talented.. Early in their lives and careers, many of New Zealand’s most ambitious individuals realise— if they want to make a dent in the universe, they need to get out there… to study abroad, gain experience, build global relationships.
Today, those estimated ~1M expats include some of our finest talent. They are the founders, top operators & execs at industry-defining companies. They are scientists and researchers working at the frontiers of science: artificial intelligence, synthetic biology. Global leaders in business, culture, and society… spread across all corners of the world.
Lamented as the “great brain drain”, most armchair critics bemoan the loss as one to our national tax base/economy. But the actual cost is worse… it shows up in each new generation of aspiring talent looking for role models, in every cohort of local founders missing the opportunity to connect with and be inspired by a vast network of role models. The scarce resource holding many founders back down-under is exactly that: access to off-shore networks of talent, angel investors, mentors with Actually Useful Experience, at critical moments in time.
As a country already isolated at the bottom of the world, we risk becoming even more so.
Some of the things I love most about the Kiwi persona .. resourcefulness, humble, hard-working, DIY attitude .. also causes many to keep a low profile, particularly early in their careers. Rather than complain and forget about departing expats — the onus is on the rest of us, at home and abroad, to meet them where they are: to build communities, networks they want to engage with. To surface and share their stories, create opportunities to meet and support each other along the way, on and offline.
And that’s what this is! a super-niche podcast by — and for the global expat community.
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