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The Business of Meaning

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Business
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The business of meaning podcast showcases inspirational UK small business owners that are pursuing profits and purpose. We will be exploring culture, organisational structure, business models and strategy to understand how the companies balance profit with doing good. Our goal is to provide actionable insights for other small business owners and entrepreneurs so that they can implement tools and strategies and transform their own businesses to become purpose driven companies.
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Episodes

#13: Andy Ayim - Investing in Diversity

Andy Ayim is an author, investor and product lead. He's formerly the managing director of Backstage Capital London which invests $100,000 to support women, people of colour, and/or LGBT people. Prior to Backstage, Andy has worked in a range of product roles in companies such as World First which was acquired by Ant Financial for $700 million. He's really passionate about creating pathways into tech and upscaling people from low-income backgrounds. He serves currently on the board of YSYS, Flipsi...

Nov 29, 2019•52 min•Ep. 13

#12: Tom Old - Making it Simple for Anyone to Reduce their Impact on the Planet

My guest today is Tom Old. Tom is a social entrepreneur and sustainability leader. In 2014, he established two businesses Just Move In and Big Clean Switch, which are both B-Corporations. In 2016, Tom spent three days training with Al Gore in Manila as part of the Climate Reality Program. He has since been an active member of Climate Reality and some talks and events across the country. He’s been to the COP 21 in Paris in 2015, which is the famous International Climate Agreement, and is well con...

Oct 07, 2019•42 min•Ep. 12

#11: Asesh Sarkar - Making Money Work for Working People

Asesh is the Co-Founder of Salary Finance. Salary Finance is on a mission to change the lives of working people by helping them become debt free and save towards their financial goals. Asesh is a former management consultant. He is a strong advocate of business with social purpose. The areas we covered include: What Salary Finance is trying to achieve. The core business model of Salary Finance. Why people aren't particularly good at managing their money. Salary Finance’s suite of offerings. Why ...

Jul 25, 2019•48 min•Ep. 11

#10: James Routledge - Making Mental Health Cool in the Workplace

James Routledge is the co-founder Sanctus . Sanctus is on a mission to change the perception of mental health and James is on a personal mission to make mental health in the workplace cool and to put a mental health gym on every high street. James and Sanctus want to normalise the conversation around mental health in the workplace and make good mental health practices commonplace as good physical health. The areas we covered include: How Sanctus came about. The core business model of Sanctus. Wh...

Jun 24, 2019•48 min•Ep. 10

#9: Jamie Crummie - How to Combat Food Waste with Bargain Lunches

Jamie Crummie is a Director and co-founder of Too Good To Go . Too Good To Go is a company on a mission to fight food waste and deliver tasty meals at discounted prices to food warriors around the world. Their simple to use app has saved over 13 million meals from the rubbish bin in over 9 countries. Listen on to find out: Why Jamie hates food waste and why he started the company. The sheer scale of the issue and why it should be seen as a crisis. How food waste contributes hugely to climate cha...

May 13, 2019•44 min•Ep. 9

#8: Per Källgården - Turbo Charging Neighbourhood Watch for the 21st Century with Safeland

Per Källgården is the CEO and co-founder of Safeland . Safeland is the UK's first fully collaborative safety app. It’s an app for neighbourhood watch and care with the goal of everyone being able to get help within 3 minutes. Listen to find out: Why Per was concerned about his wife’s safety and why this inspired him to found Safeland How Safeland brings people and communities closer together How Safeland works with your domestic alarm to give you greater security for the neighbourhood How the 3 ...

Apr 16, 2019•55 min•Ep. 8

#7: Adam Fudakowski - Fighting Fuel Poverty and Climate Change with Smart Tech

My guest today is Adam Fudakowski. Adam is the co-founder and CEO at Switchee . Switchee produces the first smart thermostat for affordable housing that helps fight fuel poverty and provides social landlords with remote data insights that cut maintenance costs and improve resident well-being. Adam is a graduate of both INSEAD and Cambridge University. He is on a mission to serve both landlords and residents by reducing fuel poverty for residents and by helping landlords to provide affordable war...

Mar 26, 2019•40 min•Ep. 7

#6: Nadia Laabs - Smart Sustainable Fishing with Connected Devices from SafetyNet

My guest today is Nadia Laabs . Nadia is a Business Strategist at SafetyNet Technologies . SafetyNet designs and builds clever connected devices that make fleet fishing smarter. Nadia works with mission driven organisations to prove their business models and help them achieve sustainable and socially impactful success. She is highly focused on commercialising SafetyNet to ensure the company maximises its impact. Some of the areas we cover include: Why SafetyNet was started. The discovery of rese...

Mar 05, 2019•44 min•Ep. 6

#5: Nick Taylor - Removing the Stigma of Mental Health at Work Through Software

Today’s guest is Dr Nick Taylor . Nick has spent ten years in the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist dealing day-to-day with mental health in a variety of environments before leaving to co-found Unmind where he is the CEO. Unmind is a B2B mental health platform that provides clinically-backed tools and training to bolster the wellbeing of employees. Nick tells me that the entire business is focused on providing positive, proactive solution to corporates. Unmind is a fascinating company and a busines...

Feb 19, 2019•45 min•Ep. 5

#4: Bruce Davis - Sustainable Investing for All with Abundance

Bruce Davis is the co-founder and joint Managing Director of Abundance Investment , a P2P platform for sustainable investments that has already raised over £85 million for various environmental and social businesses. Bruce is also an Ethnographer. I must admit that was new term for me. He’s applied these skills to great effect in his career, we’ll delve into this fascinating subject in the podcast. Bruce was also part of the innovation team at egg that created the egg credit card and more recent...

Feb 12, 2019•58 min•Ep. 4

#3: Jonathan Key - Innovation and Fairness for Part-time Workers and Employers

Jonathan Key is the founder and CEO of the Labour xchange an innovative recruitment marketplace that connects people with spare time with businesses that have short term needs for additional staff. His innovative and fair approach means that workers can top up their working week with extra hours from local firms whilst earning a fair wage. His vision is inspiring and the platform and Jonathan are an antidote to the many negatives associated with the gig economy culture. Find out how you can empl...

Jan 10, 2019•42 min•Ep. 3

#2: Daniel Rajkumar - Rebuilding Society by Changing the Relationship of Business Lenders and Borrowers

Daniel Rajkumar is the founder and CEO of Rebuilding Society. A peer-to-peer lending platform that is changing the way business and borrowers engage with each other to build a better society whilst generating great returns for both borrowers and investors. Daniel explains his business model, motivations, how investors and businesses can engage with the platform and how you can add more meaning to your business. This podcast does not constitute financial advice. Listeners should seek appropriate ...

Jan 10, 2019•52 min•Ep. 2
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