Reasonable and Necessary with Dr George Taleporos
50 Minutes - August 2024
Narrowing our NDIS: Are “support lists” an innovation killer? With Sam Paior and Chris Coombes
On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George meets Sam Paior from The Growing Space and Chris Coombes from DSC. They discuss the Government’s attempt to redefine what the NDIS will pay for. They examine the draft lists of NDIS supports and consider what should and should not be included. They also discuss some of the unintended consequences of narrowing the definition of an NDIS support.
The Sales Revolution with Ingrid Maynard
33 Minutes - May 2024
Serving A Real Purpose with Sam Paior
What underlying values do you have that drive your business or organisation? Well, Sam Paior employs only disabled people and family carers, because she believes it’s important to have peers serving her clients. Sam is Founder and CEO of The Growing Space, a disability consultancy providing one-to-one support coordination for disabled people and families navigating NDIS.
Sam explains how they handled the challenging time of COVID and restrictions imposed on those working in the sector. Also, she discusses how she manages and communicates with her team who work remotely in all parts of the country. Openness and a high degree of trust are important elements in the culture of The Growing Space, which is reflected in its low turnover of staff.”
The Empowered Parent Podcast with Dana Balutis
50 minutes - March 2024
Sam Paior (Support Coordinator) - The Journey of Parenting Neurodivergent Children and Advocating for Change
Sam, a mum, Support Coordinator and Founder of The Growing Space, talks about her journey with two neurodiverse children, who have now grown into confident adults. Through her experience as a parent and Support Coordinator who runs a successful business helping other parents, she shares the challenges and highlights of her journey as well as important tips for parents navigating the world of neurodiversity. Sam is an inspiration for many of us and a great advocate for people who are neurodiverse.
Rock Solid People Podcast with Max King
33 Minutes - May 2021
Sam Paior, CEO of the Growing Space
Sam is a passionate disability advocate, and national NDIS subject matter expert, serving people with disability and their families directly as CEO of her SA-based Support Coordination and Media Creation company, The Growing Space and shares her views on the NDIS, Disability and more!
Reasonable and Necessary with Dr George Taleporos
52 Minutes - March 2023
How to get great outcomes from your NDIS plan - A Self-management Deep Dive
On this episode of Reasonable and Necessary, Dr George speaks with NDIA General Manager Sam Bennett and NDIS guru Sam Paior about how to manage your NDIS funds efficiently, creatively and innovatively so you can get the best outcomes out of your plan. While we focus on self management, you don't need to self manage to benefit from this episode. It will be relevant to you if you are plan managed and even if you are agency managed and want to have more control over your supports.”
Disability Done Different with Roland and Evie Naufal
29 Minutes - June 2019
Sam Paior on... everyday innovation
In this episode we speak to Sam Paior, founder of the Growing Space about supporting people to live good lives and setting the bar higher for what we call innovation.