Ambassador, advocate, athlete – Jaden Movold is a T54 Internationally Classified wheelchair racer and this year Paralympics NZ selected Jaden into the para-sport collective. Holding numerous NZ age-group records and several national championship titles, he is an athlete to his core!

I'm so grateful for Jaden's authenticity, as he openly discusses the impact of Tall Poppy Syndrome and why it motivates him to loudly praise others! Born with a rare form of Spina Bifida he has faced many physical challenges including 32 major surgeries. Jaden shares what being a change-maker means to him, and his role models.

During this chat we dive into his work with Massey University where he provides research assistance for studies tackling ‘ableism’ in society. Jaden has such a fasciniating insight through his work advising the Ministry of Social Dev ...