Israel Cooper's guest appearances

Israel Cooper

Seeds

Constructing You

Brené Brown

Matt Morris

James Stewart

Dale Cheesman

Edmund Hillary

Matthew Jackson

Elliot Taylor

Joseph Williams

Jenny Gill

Tim Jones

Ben Atkinson

Joe Davis

Rob Lawrence

James Kelly

Chris Taylor

OwlTail

Israel is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Home Development Group, and together with his wife Jessica lead a national and international construction and development organisation with a mission to build flourishing communities and eradicate global homelessness.  After completing a dual honours degree at the University of Queensland in Economics and Commerce, Israel started out his career as a finance and economics adviser for PwC. After his early years in financial services, Israel spent the next decade in various technology and software companies. This included Co-Founder of Trigger Happy which created worlds first HTML5 render engine and tablet animation tool. Then CFO of Rex Bionics, which revolutionized the medical devices industry through the development of the worlds first commercially viable robotic walker, and transformed the lives of those bound to a wheelchair. As well as Director of Finance for Massive Software, whose Academy Award-winning technology is used for epic crowd scenes in feature films such as Avatar and Lord of the Rings.  Israel lives in Christchurch, NZ with his wife Jessica, and three children.  In this episode, you'll learn about:  Constructing real inter-generational industry transformation Importance of defining your own identity Serving others for a greater purpose Philanthropy and business Pillars of communities that flourish Pursuit of excellence and not being the best Lessons of exemplary leadership   And so much more.  Resources: https://builtbyhome.com Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury  Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn.  Don't forget you can also join the Facebook community to be part of the growing family of constructors who chose exceptional futures.

Israel is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Home Development Group, and together with his wife Jessica lead a national and international construction and development organisation with a mission to build flourishing communities and eradicate global homelessness.  After completing a dual honours degree at the University of Queensland in Economics and Commerce, Israel started out his career as a finance and economics adviser for PwC. After his early years in financial services, Israel spent the next decade in various technology and software companies. This included Co-Founder of Trigger Happy which created worlds first HTML5 render engine and tablet animation tool. Then CFO of Rex Bionics, which revolutionized the medical devices industry through the development of the worlds first commercially viable robotic walker, and transformed the lives of those bound to a wheelchair. As well as Director of Finance for Massive Software, whose Academy Award-winning technology is used for epic crowd scenes in feature films such as Avatar and Lord of the Rings.  Israel lives in Christchurch, NZ with his wife Jessica, and three children.  In this episode, you'll learn about: <ul> <li>Constructing real inter-generational industry transformation</li> <li>Importance of defining your own identity</li> <li>Serving others for a greater purpose</li> <li>Philanthropy and business</li> <li>Pillars of communities that flourish</li> <li>Pursuit of excellence and not being the best</li> <li>Lessons of exemplary leadership</li> </ul>  And so much more.  Resources: <a href="https://builtbyhome.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://builtbyhome.com</a> Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury  Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn.  Don't forget you can also join the Facebook community to be part of the growing family of constructors who chose exceptional futures.

Israel Cooper on Constructing You - Choosing Excellence, Constructing Legacy, Creating Communities

Israel has a clear sense of identity and purpose and we talk about what led to his co-founding the building company, home, which has a real focus on people and community and is an impact driven company.  From his earliest years as a child growing up in the cult his Grandfather founded (now called Gloriavale) to time in the United States and Australia, working at PWC and co-founding IT companies, working in the movie industry, we talk about that and more along the way.  What shines through in this interview is a clear sense of identity and resulting purpose which places an emphasis on people and community over profits.  For me, having worked with many social enterprises and other companies what home is doing is significant as it foreshadows the future I think more companies will embrace - including time frames that allow for 100 year business plans, a focus on employment and care for people who work at a company and a desire to actually do some good through the business of the company itself - in this case, providing homes (not just houses) to many in New Zealand.  This is one of my favourite interviews so far and as it is the 112th one, that is saying something.   Website: https://builtbyhome.com

<p>Israel has a clear sense of identity and purpose and we talk about what led to his co-founding the building company, home, which has a real focus on people and community and is an impact driven company.  From his earliest years as a child growing up in the cult his Grandfather founded (now called Gloriavale) to time in the United States and Australia, working at PWC and co-founding IT companies, working in the movie industry, we talk about that and more along the way.  What shines through in this interview is a clear sense of identity and resulting purpose which places an emphasis on people and community over profits.  For me, having worked with many social enterprises and other companies what home is doing is significant as it foreshadows the future I think more companies will embrace - including time frames that allow for 100 year business plans, a focus on employment and care for people who work at a company and a desire to actually do some good through the business of the company itself - in this case, providing homes (not just houses) to many in New Zealand.  This is one of my favourite interviews so far and as it is the 112th one, that is saying something.  </p> <p>Website: <a href="https://builtbyhome.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://builtbyhome.com</a></p>

Israel Cooper on co-founding Home, and the importance of Community, People and Purpose 