Episodes
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Lessons learned from a long walk for peace, with Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar is an activist and speaker. He has been a Jain monk, nuclear disarmament advocate and pacifist. Founder and Director of Programmes of the Schumacher College international centre for ecological studies, and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, Satish’s most notable...
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OMG it's matcha tea, with Katherine Swift
How satisfying would it be to make a positive difference to people’s health and build a successful business? That’s the position Katherine Swift found herself in, when her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer and she felt an urge to help. Katherine’s quest led her to support ground-breaking...
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When honey is bitter, not sweet, with Mark Wakefield
Beesou is an all-natural, bitter honey aperitif blended from ethically-sourced British honey and natural botanicals. As Mark enthuses, Beesou is a drink with a purpose. Their mission is to save bees by raising awareness about how important they are to the planet. Did you know that, if bees were…
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Making waves, with Nick Hounsfield
‘Wave maker’, Nick Hounsfield, is the Founder of The Wave, an inland slice of the ocean he’s created to provide a world first: a health and wellbeing focused surfing destination in Bristol. He secured £30m investment to develop and deliver the project as a Triple Bottom Line business - People,...
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Transforming organisations through the alchemy of design and love, with Clive Grinyer
Clive Grinyer delivers interactive, engaging, life-changing service design courses for an extensive breadth of business and public sector organisations. Their executive education courses allow organisations to refresh, replenish and retain their people and extend their capabilities to create...
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Innovatively helping couples keep their spark, with Ali Maggioncalda
It’s one thing to find your ideal partner and fall in love. It’s quite another to stay in love and maintain a healthy and fulfilling relationship. With her background studying and teaching human behavioural biology at Stanford, Ali Maggioncalda has always been fascinated by the impact that...
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Mixing up the soft drinks business, with Raissa de Haas
Raissa de Haas and her twin sister, Joyce, are the Co-Founders of Double Dutch Drinks, bringing personality and flavour to the soft drink mixers category with style and sustainability. Born and raised in the Netherlands, the birthplace of gin, whilst they were partying at uni they found that most...
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Driving change through design, with Judah Armani
Judah Armani deploys design as a conversation across some of the most challenging circumstances where design is often absent. He has pioneered new ways in which design can be used to transform the lives and education of those serving prison sentences. How? One way is by establishing the uplifting...
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Lights, camera, change the world, with Ravinol Chambers
Ravinol Chambers is an award-winning film director and video producer. He founded Be Inspired Films to bring great ideas to life and tell stories that matter, for purpose-driven organisations across the globe. Be Inspired Films was a founding B Corp member back in 2015 and their passion to make a...
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Transforming reclaimed materials into sustainable luxury, with Kresse Wesling CBE
Kresse is a multi-award winning environmental entrepreneur and Young Global Leader, with a background in venture capital and extensive start-up experience. After first meeting with the London Fire Brigade in 2005, Kresse launched Elvis & Kresse with her co-founder and partner, James ‘Elvis’…
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From beans to dreams, with Hannah Nunn
Kickstart Coffee is fuelling education, one delicious cup at a time. When their founder, Hannah Nunn, visited Uganda on a student nursing trip in 2002, it planted a seed that later grew into a sustainable business empowering Ugandan children through education. How? Every penny of profits made…
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Why Fluid is flourishing, with David Schluter
Providing managed IT services and support to a variety of impact-driven SMEs, social impact businesses and charities, Fluid IT is dedicated to being affordable, transparent and accountable. Started by David Schluter in 2005, from the beginning Fluid IT has been motivated to release the potential…
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The vinyl revolution, with Darrel Sheinman
An award-winning entrepreneur, Darrel Sheinman had a successful career as a trader at the highest level, before founding, building and selling Pole Star Global, the world’s leading maritime electronic surveillance system. In his most recent venture, he’s turned his many talents to his passion for...
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Brewing up a storm, with James Grundy
Pioneering a new way of thinking and how we drink beer, Small Beer Brew Co is a specialist lower alcohol beer brewery producing award winning, classic beer styles below 2.8% ABV. Their beer gives you all the enjoyment without the bleary-eyed consequences. London's first B Corp certified Brewery,...
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Practising law through purpose, with Martin Bunch
Bates Wells is a truly purpose and impact-driven law firm; the first in the UK to be certified B Corp. The firm sees it as its purpose to create a positive impact on people, communities and the planet. The law firm that helped to launch the Better Business Act, fighting for workers’ rights, Bates...
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Spinning a yarn of eco-packaging, with Angela Morris
Woolcool® is the multi-award winning pioneer and innovator of the Sustainable Packaging Revolution. Founded by the effervescent Angela Morris in 2009, they use natural materials – 100% wool - to change the world. How? By breaking down barriers and changing traditional perceptions of green…
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Spotting and filling a gap, with Eccie Newton
Necessity breeds invention! When Eccie and her sister, Gini, struggled to find kitchen space to support their office lunch delivery company, Karma Cans, Karma Kitchen was born. They are growing dramatically, driven by the desire to help food businesses find spaces that suit their needs, without...
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Combining meaning and style, with Gregory French
Gregory is a natural born adventurer, serial entrepreneur and venture builder, led by a lifetime of experience across the continents. This experience of the world, combined with a deep interest in sustainability, an acute insight into different cultures, and a love of wildlife and nature, have...
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Creating workplace happiness, with Henry Stewart
What does Happy mean to Henry? As his title at Happy embraces, happiness is something Henry thinks about a lot. Named on the Thinkers50 list Guru Radar of the top 50 business thinkers worldwide, he loves speaking at events - sharing his enthusiasm about how to create great workplace cultures....
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Cutting through the status quo, with Gaz Booth and Tom Walker
Holy Moly, guacamole! Tom and Gaz, with their team at Holy Moly Dips, are shaking up the chilled dips aisle, on their mission to bring us dips that taste great and make you feel good — by doing things the right way, not the easy way. Passionate about their range of products tasting great at the...
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Making EV charging easy, with Phil Nunn and Charlie Bodycote
Mission NOT impossible. Jumptech is trailblazing their way through the world of electric vehicle (EV) charging points. Their smart-tech is taking the hassle out of the EV charge point installation process, making it easier for companies to quickly and efficiently install charge points and other...
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Fusing creativity and sustainability, with Matt Hocking
Their apt name evokes energy, activism and vitality, which Leap has in spades. Matt founded this eco-centred, change-making design agency in 2004. His passion for creativity, sustainability and designing for change formed Leap’s foundations. Leading Leap from the front, Matt sets the course and...
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Canning sparkling wine, with Henry Connell
Do wine and cans go together like strawberries and cream? Henry thinks so! England is now the most exciting sparkling wine region in the world. Causing some of that stir is The Uncommon, the revolutionary British winemaker. Their innovative choice to can, rather than bottle, their wines has a...
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Nurturing family through managing wealth, with Michael Aitken
Their business might be all about managing wealth, but their purpose is all about family. Mike Aitken established Magus Wealth over 25 years ago. An independent, boutique Financial Planning and Investment Management business, they are proud to be a chartered firm - a status that only the UK’s…
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Using capitalism for sustainability, with Rob Gardner
What is this refreshing alchemy that successfully blends environmental, social and financial goals? Meet Rebalance Earth, helping companies to meet their Net Zero and nature-positive targets more efficiently and transparently. Capitalism can be a force for good in its sustainable form. That’s Rob...
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Managing mental health, with Gareth Dauncey
How do you manage your mental health? Are you in touch with your moods day to day and aware of your feelings? Gareth Dauncey found a brilliant, visual way to manage his own wellbeing, which he went on to develop in an app to improve many people’s lives. Mood helps people to better manage their...
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Creating inclusive and stunning environments, with Jonathan Smales
Imagine a living in a beautiful place that is affordable and inclusive, where people thrive and economies flourish alongside stunning landscapes. Sounds too good to be true? My guest on this show doesn't think so. Jonathan Smales is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Human Nature, a new...
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Reconnecting with nature whilst learning, with Andy Middleton
How exhilarating to learn and to be inspired whilst on the wild and beautiful St. David’s peninsula. That’s exactly what the TYF Group provides with their leading sustainability, adventure and education business that helps people reconnect to nature, to possibility and to each other. They have…
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Reawakening your entrepreneurial passion, with Shaun Russell
Did you find your vocation later in life? Shaun Russell certainly did. His belief that a more Scandinavian approach to life is better for all - a proven model of societal and environmental better practice that the world can truly benefit from - led to him founding Skandinavisk in 2012 to spread…
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Seeing pain in a new light, with Richmond Stace
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about pain? Nothing too positive, I’m guessing. Richmond Stace is a pioneer in his attitude to pain management. We talked about how he applies his extensive experience in nursing, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, coaching and neuroscience to...
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Reducing environmental impact, with Nick Russill
When your passion serves millions of people and the environment, through a successful and sustainable business, it’s a pretty powerful combination. Interviewing Nick Russill for the 2nd time, we focused on Snow-Forecast.com, a business he co-founded over 25 years ago. Now one of the internet’s…
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Achieving financial freedom, with Alexlouise Thomas
Financial freedom is an ‘end of the rainbow’ concept for many people. Alexlouise Thomas has made a successful career out of helping people find theirs. She began investing in property and in personal development courses, before retiring from catering at the ripe old age of 32. We discussed how…
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Achieving your goals, with Guy Rigby
They did it! It was fantastic to interview new World Record holder, Guy Rigby, again, now he’s back on dry land! Guy and his fellow rower, David Murray, completed the challenging feat of rowing 3,000 miles from the Canaries to Antigua over 53 days, making them the oldest pair ever to row any…
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Igniting children’s passion for reading, with Lulu Skantze
Igniting children’s passion for reading is giving them a powerful gift for life, and that’s what Lulu Skantze does every day, through the business she founded, Storytime magazine. Since its impactful launch in 2014, it continues to be the UK’s leading and most dynamic children’s magazine. Lulu…
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Reading people, with Alan Stevens
Can you read people with your eyes? Observing and interpreting every tiny gesture to understand and interact with them better? Alan Stevens, Creator & Host of the #WeTogether initiative and The Campfire Project is a real pro at it. His expertise is in showing us how we can read people to build...
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Celebrating the personal touch, with Greg Smith
In this digital age, how wonderful and refreshing to champion the beautiful art of real handwriting and to see how impactful this form of connection can be. Greg Smith’s Australia-based business, Send Handwritten, provides a unique lead generation service globally, driven by the need for a human...
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Supporting creative agencies, with Spencer Gallagher
Do you know when to reach out for support? Its impact on the success on your business can be incredibly powerful. Spencer Gallagher and his team have worked with over 1,000 creative, tech and innovation agencies over the past 10 years. We discussed how they help agencies overcome growth…
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Planning an ambitious endeavour, with Guy Rigby
For some people, it’s not enough to reach for the stars. They’ve got their eye on the moon, too! Guy Rigby is one of these inspiring individuals. Not only is Guy a respected Chair for Entrepreneurial Services for Smith and Williamson, but he’s rowing the Atlantic for The Entrepreneur Ship, in the...
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Starting young and cleaning up, with Rachel Flanagan
An 18 year old starting up what has become an award-winning, multi-million pound company? That’s quite an achievement, and quite a story! I was excited to quiz Rachael Flanagan on what’s driven her on this successful journey. Mrs Buckét is a commercial cleaning company delivering services and...
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Exploring geophysical mapping, with Nick Russill
Honesty. Agility. Harmony. Saying no. Sounds refreshing, doesn’t it! Nick Russill is a co-founder of TerraDat, a company using state-of-the-art geophysical mapping techniques to map the subsurface in a non-invasive way that can rapidly map large areas and reduce the chance of missing buried...
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Blending business and burlesque, with Paulina Tenner
Have you ever considered how the worlds of burlesque and business can complement each other? Paulina Tenner has! She is a serial entrepreneur, investor, keynote speaker, writer, and burlesque performer. We discussed Paulina’s novel Holacracy based organisation, GrantTree, which has arranged over...
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Developing a successful events brand, with David Hieatt
When did you last feel inspired and energised; have your perspective challenged? Hearing others’ stories can be incredibly inspirational. For me, David Hieatt is right up there on my list and I’m pretty confident you’ll find him inspirational too. In this second time of interviewing David, he...
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Delightful Dissent - Love has no place in business
Delightful Dissent - Love has no place in business
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Developing a culture of self-responsibility - how can organisations do that?!
In this podcast, Alan explores the legacy of command and control, KPIs and the rigidity of 20th century management thinking. In terms of self-responsibility, he discusses: What are realistic goals for large or highly regulated organisations. How to work in organisations driven by big…
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Psychographics and selling more effectively
In this podcast, Alan focuses on owner-managed businesses that want to scale up. He discusses the Minimum Viable Audience (MVA) approach and importance of niching down, so you can focus on who you really want to serve. He encourages listeners to: Think about demographics and targeting your…
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Going behind the scenes in hospitality, with Peter Backman
Most of us really enjoy a good restaurant experience, but we probably don’t think too much about what goes on behind the scenes that makes it great. The frantically paddling feet beneath the gliding swan! Peter Backman is a leading expert on the structure and dynamics of the hospitality sector…
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The Minimum Viable Audience
When you're launching a new product or business, focus on who you want to serve, because if you try marketing to everyone you appeal to no one. In this podcast, Alan discusses the idea of the Minimum Viable Audience (MVA) and why it's so important to focus. Listen to hear more about: Why to avoid...
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What I've learnt from working with 1,000 startups
In this podcast, Alan talks about the relationship to money of the leaders of organisations - how that transcends both startups and large organisations. Listen to learn more about: What big companies can learn from startups about team size. The power and curse of a start-up style "force of…
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Building a strong brand identity, with Juliet Barratt
What a massive adrenaline rush to build a big, recognisable brand with huge exposure. Juliet Barratt knows how that feels firsthand! She is a brilliant and inspiring leader who has made Grenade the world's fastest-growing nutrition brand. We talked about how it’s crucial to create a strong brand...
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Exploring the power of sound, with Julian Treasure
Let’s shout about sound! I guarantee you’ll think of it in a whole new light after listening to this interview. Julian founded The Sound Agency . He’s also an author and an international speaker who has been invited to do five TED talks on aspects of sound and communication. We discussed ‘the...
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Are you a progressive-minded entrepreneur? Are you hungry to learn from other entrepreneurs who've trodden along similar paths? Then this podcast is for you.....
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