Welcome

I’m thrilled you’ve taken the time to stop by this wee corner of the Internet.

I’m Jemma Balmer (she/her), a lover of equity, good books, an interesting problem, and great conversation. I work to try and help people understand their privilege in being able to give, and invite them to become part a story that is bigger than their own.

I grew up in Wellington, and have I’ve lived in Christchurch since 2010. Studying and living through the Christchurch Earthquakes colour quite a bit of my story.

My writing is for those interested in working for good, leadership, equity, creativity, how we learn, our obligation to future generations, running, social justice, privilege, or leaving the world a better place than when you found it.

I use this space to decipher what I think, and try and communicate that to others who are interested. I hope you’re one of them.

I can promise you that I won’t blog about coffee, cats, gardening or the price of property. You have my word.

The views shared here are my own, and are not shared by my family, friends, colleagues, clients or the organisations that I am employed with or contract to.

I do write quite a bit about Seth Godin’s altMBA. The altMBA delivers a condensed learning experience through teamwork, personalized feedback, coaching, curated readings, and shipping 13 projects in four weeks. I write about it because it changed a few things I fundamentally believed about myself.

If you find yourself reading this blog and you’ve got some questions, I’d highly encourage you to check the programme out here. If you want to talk to a Kiwi who’s been through the altMBA and then coached it, I’m your lady. Hit me up.

Here, I am learning to share myself, in the hope that it is a gift that reflects back to others what they need to see, to take them on the journey calling their name.

-JB

P.S. As at April 2022, I’m on a blogging hiatus. The current pause is right for me, right now.

Watch this space to find out what’s next…