Hi, I'm Mike Edwards. I have 6 kids and I've fostered 37 more. That doesn't mean I'm perfect, it just means I've likely made more mistakes then most - based on the maths, that's probably not far from the truth.

Today, as I write this, I struggle with every leaders burden — to lead well at work, to grow a successful business but also make enough time for my kids.

I hope I get this right, at least some of the time. It's tricky, because my wife and I have 6 kids (we've been married for 27 years), and we've also now been blessed with grandkids — life is busy.

In addition to our large family, I lead Hāpai Whanau — our charity, and Flare Fires.

My wife and I have fallen into this work — we don't purport to being perfect. We started helping young families when we had just a young family ourselves. Welcome to Culture Maker