Jimmy Stanton-Cooke is on the show this week, and I am so pleased to be bringing you this chat. Already Jimmy has lived the life of a vagabond, a ratbag and a pioneer as well as an agricultural science high school teacher. Few are like him, and to have him on the show today was a long held aspiration and a chance to get beyond the high energy public persona who lived without half of his beard for seven years. Jimmy is certainly a man of infinite vitality and action, but underneath that is a caring, seeking and sensitive man, and this conversation felt special for being able to connect at a far deeper level than what a couple of blokes usually do.Jimmy is half the face, half the creator and half the brains behind HalfCut - an organisation I deeply believe in, am currently raising funds to support and am also a board director on. Jimmy and his partner Jess have grown HalfCut from a moment of desperation into an enterprise that is rejuvenating Country and Culture, but more than that, is upending the power dynamic between white and blak. HalfCut runs on the decisions of those it fundraises and builds new financial models for - like Jimmy and his partner Jess, HalfCut is humble at its core.This chat gets into the mechanics and origins of HalfCut - what it does now and how it does it. Beyond that though this chat is about seeking purpose, connecting to self and others and finding something deep inside. Jimmy opens up in a way I didn’t expect but was humbled to be present for. Beyond the surface of all of our individual work in seeking change and being of impact lies deep care, and stories of why that care is so extinguishable despite the barriers and challenges we all face in going about our efforts to being agents of change. Jimmy opens up a lot here and it was a privilege to hold space for something a couple of boys from Sydney’s northern suburbs don’t do a lot, let alone with microphones in front of us.Jimmy is seeking, and he doesn’t do things by half.Support the Finding Nature Go HalfCut 2025 campaign!Events are live and more are coming - follow on Humanitix.Follow on LinkedIn, Substack and Instagram. Today's show is delivered with Altiorem. Use code FindingNature25 to get  25% off an annual subscription.Send me a messageThanks for listening. Follow Finding Nature on Instagram

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