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Episodes
- Georgina Wilson, BUD Leaders founder: ‘The best leaders create leaders’
In this episode of the Good Leaders podcast, SE100 award-winning social entrepreneur Georgina Wilson talks to Tim West about her journey, what drives her and how good leadership can multiply its impact by helping other leaders reach their…
- Why data sovereignty is crucial for Indigenous communities, with Shaun Cumming and James Gauci
The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us…
- How to use AI without harming people and planet, with Nikoline Arns and James Gauci
The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us…
- Good Ideas Episode 8: Sociability - the accessibility app making money for hospitality venues across the UK
With new features and almost 20,000 UK venues on the app, Sociability wants to give people with accessibility considerations the information they need to have a good time, while making money for hospitality venues. This episode is part of…
- Good Ideas Episode 7: TERN - Creating an entrepreneurial path to inclusion for refugees in a ‘cruel’ political landscape
Charlie Fraser, co-founder of The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network, explains how the social enterprise helps refugees in the UK rebuild their lives through entrepreneurship, the organisation's impact and how it aims to become majority refug…
- Good Ideas Episode 6: Coffee Afrik - the social enterprise delivering trauma-informed care and devolving power to east London communities
‘I believe in revolution. I believe in devolution,’ says Coffee Afrik co-founder Abdirahim Hassan. He tells us how he took an east London cafe from a startup to a 32-project enterprise taking a groundbreaking approach to tackling deeply em…
- Addictive intelligence, assistive intelligence…Audrey intelligence?
The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us…
- Good Ideas Episode 5: A ‘Vinted for good’ which gives choice to people in need
Clothing poverty is an overlooked social problem, says social enterprise Give Your Best founder Sol Escobar, despite the UK’s mountains of fashion waste. This episode is part of a series featuring the extraordinary winners of the Cambridge…
- ‘Social investment is not going to solve everything’ - Alastair Davis, CEO of Social Investment Scotland
Good Leaders: As Social Investment Scotland marks 25 years, CEO Alastair Davis talks to Tim West about his dedication to community finance, Scotland’s social investment journey, and how sabbaticals, Friday night cooking and a unique leader…
- Giselle Gonzales, founder of EqualReach: creating opportunities for displaced tech workers
Good Leaders Podcast: Giselle Gonzales explains to host Tim West how her journey documenting refugees’ journey across Europe ten years ago inspired her to launch EqualReach, a social enterprise that connects businesses to highly-skilled te…
- Urbania: The Colombian enterprise using great coffee to do good
Good Stories Podcast: Colombia is famous for its top quality coffee, but the brew can offer more than just a pick-me-up. Anna Patton meets the co-founders of social enterprise Urbania in Medellín, who are creating jobs for victims of confl…
- Frank Aswani, CEO of AVPA: ‘Africa is the perfect sandbox for us to really get innovative’
Good Leaders Podcast: The CEO of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) Frank Aswani speaks to Tim West about solving your own problems, how Africans turn “embarrassing” issues into entrepreneurial opportunities and why it took h…
- Gentrification or regeneration? The Edinburgh social enterprise helping a community navigate transformational investment
Regeneration and gentrification are often two sides of the same coin. With £1.3bn being pumped into one of Scotland's poorest areas, social enterprise The Granton Project is ensuring that local communities truly benefit. This episode was s…
- ‘A decent CEO sticks around when things are hard’ – June O’Sullivan, CEO of the London Early Years Foundation
One of the most respected social enterprise leaders in the UK, June O’Sullivan has led LEYF for the past two decades, overcoming the hardest challenges with her characteristic combination of determination and stubbornness. Speaking to host…
- The Liverpool social enterprise building on a legacy of education for women
Join Pioneers Post reporter David Lyons in Liverpool, England, where social enterprise Blackburne House is providing educational courses for underserved women in the local community while innovating its business model to expand its positiv…
- ‘Inaction is the death knell of leadership’ – Matty McEvoy, CEO of mental health platform Together All
How to keep sane as the CEO of a mission-driven mental health platform, when spiralling demand puts pressure on your mission? Matty McEvoy, CEO of Together All, talks to hosts Tim West and Liam Black about enshrining purpose in a growing c…
- Good Experts episode 1: How to do AI – the social enterprise way
The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us…
- Good Leaders Clinic Episode 3: ‘Reaching a turning point’ with Chen Mao Davies
How does an Oscar-winning visual effects artist become an impactful social entrepreneur? From working with high-profile movie-makers to launching a healthcare app that changes millions of women’s lives, Chen Mao Davies shares the very pers…
- Good Ideas Episode 4: How Daryl Chambers went from hating fighting to using martial arts to support young people
Cambridge Social Innovation Prizewinner Daryl Chambers, founder of InPower Academy, believes the philosophical and spiritual side of martial arts means it can be a more effective vehicle for supporting young people than other sports. This…
- Good Ideas Episode 3: The London music studio giving young people hope, confidence and community
Youth centre closures have left too many of London’s young people without crucial networks of support. Through Sirlute, which offers creative arts programmes, JR Josephs aims to give those young people transferable skills they need to achi…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 18 – Ashoka’s Marie Ringler
She hates small talk and has a taste for bold decisions: Ashoka’s Europe leader Marie Ringler talks to Tim West about her journey from politician to social innovator, what it takes to achieve systems change and why people’s feeling of powe…
- Good Stories Episode 4 – Reconfiguring the landscape of the outdoor sports industry
Join Pioneers Post reporter David Lyons at Kendal Mountain Festival in the Lake District, England, where socially innovative outdoor wear brands, including Patagonia and others, are pushing forward circular economy solutions to halt the in…
- Good Ideas Episode 2: Why the co-CEOs of Women’s Work Lab don’t want their jobs
Cambridge Social Innovation Prizewinners Camilla Rigby and Rachel Mostyn, co founders of Women’s Work Lab, say they want to build a team of women they’ve supported into work so strong they can hand the organisation over to its community. T…
- Good Leaders Clinic episode 2: Losing it all
What happens when it all goes wrong? In this episode, Dominic Llewellyn, co-founder of Numbers for Good, speaks about the personal impact of the sudden closure of his organisation – in a story he hopes can “help others see how hard challen…
- Good Ideas Episode 1: From riots to riches? Izzy Obeng, co-founder of Foundervine
For Cambridge Social Innovation Prizewinner Izzy Obeng, co-founder of Foundervine, the 2011 riots in her London community inspired a drive to change the system which perpetuated the economic status quo. Our Good Ideas collection explores i…
- Good Stories Episode 3 – how Mexico's waste pickers are getting decent, green economy jobs
Join Pioneers Post reporter David Lyons in Oaxaca state, Mexico, as he learns about how NGO SiKanda is supporting informal waste pickers to professionalise, set up enterprises and improve their communities’ waste management. Hosted on Acas…
- The Good Leaders Clinic Episode 1: 'Taking the leap' with Kerrie Jones, founder CEO of Orri
Tim West and Liam Black invite purposeful business leaders to open up about their real-life issues in our new podcast series. First on the “couch”, Kerrie Jones, founding CEO of eating disorder treatment clinic Orri, talks about the challe…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 17: Julia Stamm and Olivia Gambelin, the women driving AI for good
The two tech-for-good experts talk to Tim West about their initiative for women leading the development of ethical AI, the importance of empathy to advance AI for the good of humanity, and why women shouldn’t be expected to work for free.…
- Good Stories Episode 2 – circular economy pioneer i-did
With clients like Ikea and KLM, Dutch social enterprise i-did could be judged a success story. But breaking new ground in the social economy hasn't always been easy. Join Estelle Uba in the Netherlands visiting the circular economy pioneer…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 16 – Bevis Watts of Triodos Bank UK
"I'm very conscious about what nurtures me": Triodos Bank UK boss Bevis Watts talks to Tim West about his journey from environmentalist to CEO of a multi-billion-euro ethical bank, transforming the financial sector, fostering connections a…
- Good Stories Episode 1 – Isle of Skye Ferry CIC
Join Pioneers Post reporter David Lyons in the Scottish Highlands as he voyages on an award-winning social business ferry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 15 – Kirsten Dueck, CEO of NESsT
"Here’s what I knew: this was a place where a strong-minded female leader could flourish" – Kirsten Dueck of NESsT tells Tim West about stepping into the shoes of ‘the godmother of impact investing’, retiring ‘imposter syndrome’ and how he…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 14 – Sebastian Rocca, founder of Micro Rainbow
"The magic happens when you create uncomfortable, unconventional partnerships" – Sebastian Rocca, founder of social enterprise Micro Rainbow, opens up to Tim West about what Pride Month means to him, growing up gay in Catholic Italy, the i…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 13 – Devi Clark, managing director of Impact Hub London
In this episode of the Good Leaders podcast, hosted by Tim West, Devi Clark, managing director of Impact Hub London, shares the good and bad of running an impact-driven ‘umbrella organisation’: from the legal benefits of developing a new b…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 12 – Esther Foreman: ‘I’ve had three or four significant burnouts’
In this episode of the Good Leaders podcast, hosted by Tim West, Esther Foreman, founder and CEO of the SE100-listed Social Change Agency, and Social Change Nest, delves into navigating lockdown, new motherhood and multiple sclerosis along…
- Fit for the Future: How two high-growth startups harnessed ‘the power of technology’ for good
How do you build a high growth startup? In this episode of the Fit for the Future podcast, produced in partnership with Buzzacott accountants, we delve into how to take a startup to the next level at a fast pace, drawing from the journeys…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 11 – Rebecca White, CEO and founder of Your Own Place CIC
Rebecca White, CEO and founder of Your Own Place CIC, tells Tim West that she started the award-winning “targeted prevention homelessness” social enterprise after seeing that “something crucial was missing for people who didn’t have many o…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 10 - Charlie Dorman: ‘You can’t put tenacity into a spreadsheet’
It has survived the 2008 financial crisis and Covid-19 – but, for events industry trailblazer Connection Crew, “the social enterprise narrative” isn’t always helpful, says director Charlie Dorman, even if impact is embedded in the business…
- Fit for the Future: Harnessing the winds of fortune for social impact
What makes a ’Social Business Champion’? In this Fit for the future podcast, produced in partnership with Buzzacott accountants, we explore the brilliant and blustery journey of Point and Sandwick Trust, a social enterprise based in the Ou…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 9 – Katie Buckingham: ‘Social entrepreneurs are inherently resilient’
Katie Buckingham started Altruist Enterprises aged just 19 following her own experience of mental ill health. She tells Tim West why she’s an optimist – and why outside support was crucial in taking her business to the next level. Hosted o…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 8 – Azzees Minott, co-founder of 2-3 Degrees
‘Being on a journey of personal development is never ending’Teaching young people the practical life skills they’ve not learned at school: such is the mission of SE100 winner 2-3 Degrees. Co-founder Azzees Minott speaks to Tim West about l…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 7: Tom Rippin, founder and CEO of On Purpose
What does it take to lead a pioneering organisation in the new impact economy? In our Good Leaders podcast, founding editor Tim West grills some of those balancing purpose, profit and personal challenges, as they navigate the ups and downs…
- Good Leaders Podcast episode 6: Yonca Braeckman
There are only a few days left before the Impact Shakers summit in Brussels – which its organisers describe as “Europe's first big startup event focusing on inclusive entrepreneurship and impact”. But what does “inclusive entrepreneurship…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 5: Liam Black
Over his long and diverse career, Liam Black has run a number of purpose-led businesses – both his own and other people's. Now in his sixties, he’s mentoring other leaders to do the same, and has just published a new book: How to lead with…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 4: Atif Choudhury
How did a kid from a London council estate end up advising the UN on inclusion? In this episode of the Good Leaders Podcast, Tim West speaks to social entrepreneur Atif Choudhury, founder of Zaytoun and Diversity and Ability. Hosted on Aca…
- Fit for the Future: Breadwinners on impact measurement that makes a difference
What does it mean to build a healthy, resilient, sustainable organisation that’s able to do good and well at the same time? Previously, we've discussed how to find the right finance, how to navigate risk, and how to look after your team in…
- Good Leaders Podcast Episode 3 – Alice Williams: ‘Everything I've learned has been on the job’
In our Good Leaders podcast, founding editor Tim West meets some of the best and brightest of social enterprise, impact investing and mission-driven business for a series of candid conversations – expect to be surprised. This month: Alice…
- Fit for the Future: How to lead an effective and happy team – including in challenging times
In this series, we meet some of the stars of social enterprise and mission-driven business to find out what it means to build a healthy, resilient, sustainable organisation that’s able to do good and well at the same time. In previous epis…
- The Good Leaders Podcast: Susan Aktemel
What makes a 'good' leader? It’s a broad question with a myriad of possible answers and examples. In our new podcast, produced in partnership with NatWest and Buzzacott, our founding editor Tim West sits down with the best and brightest le…
- The Good Leaders Podcast - Episode 1: Cemal Ezel
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