Today we chat to the awesome Scott Goodson. Scott is a multi-published author and founder of New York based StrawberryFrog, an independent full-funnel marketing, advertising and design agency. Movements are the future of branding and for the last 25 years Scott has worked with some of the world's most iconic brands including: Google, Emirates Airline, Heineken, Coca Cola, Jim Beam, Mercedes, Mahindra, P&G; plus Sabra, PepsiCo, SunTrust and many more. Scott is also the creator of the concept ...
Apr 03, 2022•36 min•Ep. 29
In today’s episode we chat to the wonderful Christina Brun Petersen co-founder of the Copenhagen based, Worksome. Worksome is the home of your contingent workforce and a leader in the flexible revolution. Christina is passionate about making the future of work a reality. To do so, she believes in supporting four fundamental initiatives at work: 1. A people-first company culture that is inclusive, authentic and sustainable 2. Trust and strength based leadership 3. A flexible workplace that foster...
Mar 25, 2022•20 min•Ep. 28
In today’s episode we chat to the awesome Heather Hansen. Heather is a Global Communication Specialist, TEDx speaker, and Founder of Singapore-based communication training and consulting firm, Global Speech Academy. Heather’s expertise around language and people, has encouraged leaders around the world to improve their communication and human relationships. Skills and expertise further discussed within her latest book, Unmuted: How To Show Up, Speak Up, and Inspire Action. During this episode, w...
Mar 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 27
In today’s episode we chat to the wonderful Chris Ashworth. Chris is the Head of Social Impact at Nominet. Nominet runs the .UK internet infrastructure and its social impact programme aims to improve the lives of one million people, providing support and opportunities to tackle some of the most important digital issues facing young people in the UK today. Issues such as the 2.1million young people at risk of becoming digitally excluded. Nominet also support other charities including Barnardo’s, ...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 26
Guy Schanschieff MBE, went from being an accountant in training at KPMG to travelling the world with his wife Jo, where a chance meeting in India, would result in the pair returning to the UK in the early 90s, to co-found the multi-million pound business Bambino Mio we see today. But Bambino Mio’s journey is much more than the luck of a chance meeting, it is a story of courage and of determination and a mission to make sure that every parent and child have access to stylish and affordable reusab...
Feb 14, 2022•28 min•Ep. 25
Morris Pearl exudes expertise, awareness and wisdom. Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and previously an MD at BlackRock (one of the largest investment firms in the world), today he shares with me, to share with you, our listeners, the amazing facts that have led to record levels of global inequality, the root cause to social unrest. Within this episode, Morris and I discussed the origins of the Patriotic Millionaires and their newest book Tax the Rich: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make ...
Jan 31, 2022•33 min•Ep. 24
Hi and welcome back to the Purpose Made podcast and Happy New Year to you all!! I, like you, have set my goals for 2022 and fitness is central to my plan. Building habits that will stand the test of time whilst creating the conditions where magic can happen! With this in mind, I thought we’d kick off the year with the amazing health, fitness and performance coaching advice of Robbie Thompson. If you don’t know Robbie yet, you should. Robbie is one of those people whose positivity and purpose is ...
Jan 17, 2022•22 min•Ep. 23
With this being our last episode of the year, we wanted to finish off by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. It's been amazing having you involved with our Purpose Made journey so far and in 2022 we can’t wait to share with you some awesome episodes we've recorded with some amazing people and organisations from throughout the globe. But before 2021 closes out, today we chat to the amazingly talented and equally very cool Graeme Fox, founder of the Ravenous Fox. In today's episode, we chat ab...
Dec 25, 2021•26 min•Ep. 22
In today’s episode we chat to the wonderful Kathryn Hymes. Kathryn is a computational linguist, co-founder of Thorny Games, and a writer whose work on language, technology, and music has appeared in The Atlantic , The New York Times and more recently Wired . On November 1st 2021, Kathryn wrote an article entitled, the ‘Great Resignation’ Misses the Point, as around the world, people are quitting their jobs in record numbers and bosses are scrambling to figure out why. The phrase itself, originat...
Dec 13, 2021•28 min•Ep. 21
In today’s episode we chat to the phenomenal Sophie Milliken. Sophie is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, director, board member, chartered HR professional, author, public speaker and investor. In today’s episode we chat to Sophie about her childhood, family, her time with John Lewis to also founding SRS, pitching to the Dragon Den’s James Caan and Sara Davies to her charitable work and thoughts for the future. This is an amazing episode exploring what it is and what it takes to be an entrepre...
Nov 29, 2021•49 min•Ep. 20
In today’s podcast, we speak to the amazing Professor John Ashton CBE, one of the world’s leading experts in the field of public health and author of the book, ‘Blinded by Corona.’ Professor Ashton is a British doctor and academic who has held positions at the University of Southampton, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool School of Medicine and also as Regional Director of Public Health for North-West England for 13 years. On February 1st 2020, Profess...
Nov 15, 2021•45 min•Ep. 19
In this episode we chat to the wonderful James Martin, seasoned Mo Bro and Movember ambassador. Movember is a charity that are quite literally changing the face of men’s health. From its Brunswick Street foundations, whereby the original Melbourne Mo Bro got together in 2003, to bring back the Mo for their fellow Bros; today we witness a community of engaged, mobilised and global Mos, who have raise over a $1 billion for men’s health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Ch...
Nov 01, 2021•40 min•Ep. 19
In this episode we chat to the amazing Dr Joanna Berry, Associate Professor at Durham University Business School, Director of the Durham Energy Institute and also the acclaimed public speaker, mentor and Northern Power Woman. During this episode I chat to Jo about everything from her university days at Oxford, her role as a solicitor in South Africa during Apartheid, diversity and the leveling up agenda to climate change and the planet. This is an episode I absolutely loved and you’re not going ...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 18
In this episode we explore testimonies from fathers from around the globe, who share their unfiltered heartfelt stories around the beauty, challenges and life affirming changes that happen upon becoming a father, and identify what the question, to be a father is, truly means to them. Huge thank you to all our amazing participants, specifically Chris, Darren, Simon, Jonny, Ross, Leigh, Andy and Matteo and to those of you listening, sit back, relax and we do hope you enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Oct 04, 2021•47 min•Ep. 17
In this episode I chat to the amazing Sarah Pittendrigh. Sarah, is a proud mum, a multi award winning entrepreneur, financier and mentor. She is also the winner of the prestigious Daily Mail and NatWest Everywoman Female Entrepreneur of the year award in 2015. Yet like every great success story, we find a journey built on courage and in 2008 Sarah was bankrupt, a single mum, on income support, plagued by anxiety and panic attacks with a bank threatening to repossess her home. From these inauspic...
Sep 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 16
In this episode we chat to the amazing Jamie Sadler, managing director of Food Nation, Harissa Kitchen and founder of the phenomenal Men’s Pie Club. This is a Purpose Made special for World Suicide Prevention Day. Every year, organisations and communities, come together on Sept 10th to raise awareness of how we can create a world whereby fewer people die by suicide. As it is estimated that 800,000 people across the world die from suicide each year. For every death there are many more people who ...
Sep 09, 2021•31 min•Ep. 15
In this episode, we chat to Constantin Papadopoulos, founder of the Zurich based sale firm Snipers sale. Constantin is a former colleague of mine, who I first had the great pleasure of meeting whilst working in Switzerland for Nestlé. As well as chatting through everything from the pandemic to the purpose behind Snipers sale, we wanted to focus in on the importance of storytelling in business in respect to building trust, loyalty and engagement. Chatting to Constantin was an absolute pleasure an...
Aug 23, 2021•35 min•Ep. 14
In this episode we chat to David Smith and Alex Laing from Oasis Community Housing. Oasis is a charity that exists to reignite a hope and provide a future for everyone facing homelessness and like ourselves they believe that anyone’s life can be transformed for the better. That’s why, every year, Oasis offer hope and futures to people facing homelessness. David is the Chief Executive of Oasis whilst Alex is the Project Team Lead for Resettlement. We wanted to speak to Oasis specifically around t...
Aug 09, 2021•31 min•Ep. 12
In this episode we chat to the wonderful Peter Neal and Andrew Marsh of the Experience Bank Group The Experience Bank Group was founded on May 31st 2020 and primarily focuses on supporting SME’s and charities to build effective boards and optimise performance. Some of our listeners may have had the pleasure of speaking with either Andrew or Peter via the Experience Bank or through the numerous peer support groups they also chair. Andrew for example chairs peer support groups for Vistage, helping...
Jul 26, 2021•51 min•Ep. 11
In this episode we chat to the incredible Juliet Davenport OBE, and creator of Good Energy – the UK’s first 100% renewable energy company. Juliet founded Good Energy in 1999, for the purpose of creating a way for people and businesses to be part of the solution to climate change. Having grown up in a high carbon world (her father is the legendary rallying co-driver John Davenport), Juliet spent most of her time as a child either on the side of a race track or watching fast cars in a forest. Juli...
Jul 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 10
In this episode we chat to the incredible Phil Douglas, Executive Producer of Curious Arts – a Newcastle based not-for-profit organisation developing LGBTQIA+ arts, artists, audiences and participants across the North East. Curious Arts celebrates and explores Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual + Culture through the arts sector. Their projects champion and develop the LGBTQIA+ cultural offer of the region by increasing opportunities for the LGBTQIA+ community as art...
Jun 28, 2021•36 min•Ep. 9
In this episode we chat to Ed Pomfret and Amina Hersi from Oxfam International. Ed is a deputy advocacy, campaigns & engagement director based in Johannesburg, South Africa whilst Amina is the Head of Gender Rights and Justice based in Nairobi, Kenya. In today’s episode we chat to Ed and Amina about their individual Covid experiences before looking into Covid through the lens of Oxfam International. During which we pay specific attention on the global impacts of the Covid pandemic and the “m...
Jun 15, 2021•55 min•Ep. 8
In this episode we chat to Julia Skupchenko, an award-winning entrepreneur and innovator. A bit of background about Julia. In 2019 she co-founded AlterContacts, a Think Tank for Sustainable Development, with two core missions: To Eradicate Ignorance and Empower Entrepreneurship. During the pandemic she had to find new ways to support entrepreneurs. This led Julia to launch the Lockdown Economy, a non-profit grassroots initiative aimed at helping small businesses overcome their challenges to the ...
May 30, 2021•33 min•Ep. 7
In this episode we chat to Nicolas Eypert, founder of the award winning games studio Watcha Games. Nicolas began his career in the games industry back in the late 1980’s working on strategic simulators such as advanced Dungeons and Dragons for the Amiga. He has also spent over 13 years working for Ubisoft on titles such as Far Cry, Assassins Creed and Red Steel. More recently, Nicolas founded Watcha Games in 2019. Watcha are based in Montreal and create collaborative games for online communities...
May 17, 2021•37 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, Purpose Made’s co-founders, Neil and Peter talk about their personal experiences and journeys with mental health to support Mental Health Awareness Week. They share their knowledge and insight aimed at helping listeners to break the perpetual loops often experienced with mental health. They explore methods of support that have helped them during their own journeys, whilst also attempting to remove the stigma faced by men for opening up. In Peter’s words, “It’s time to unmute, by...
May 11, 2021•39 min•Ep. 5
In this episode we meet global trend forecaster, founder and CEO of Trend Bible, Jo Feeley. Trend Bible is a global trend forecasting agency based in the north east of England, who forecast future trends for global brands, using a unique set of methodologies to overlay a geographic lens. This ensures each story has maximum impact and responds to the specific social and cultural requirements of each market. Jo founded Trend Bible in 2011, after identifying that the market for predicting the futur...
May 04, 2021•35 min•Ep. 4
Within this episode, the guys meet with Tom Kay, the founder of Finisterre. Finisterre is a clothing brand who designs functional and sustainable product for those that share Tom’s love of the sea. Finisterre started in 2003 in a flat above a surf shop; born from the need to make innovative product for hardy British surfers and the life they lead. Since those early days Finisterre’s brand and product has widened beyond their original beginnings. Yet from their cliff top workshop in St. Agnes, Fi...
Apr 20, 2021•11 min•Ep. 3
Within this episode, the guys meet with Deni Chambers, Assistant Principal at Gateshead College. Deni has spent her career working in education and this episode focuses on the impact the Covid pandemic has had on education, exploring technology as a key enabler for pandemic response and post pandemic change and also what the future might hold as Covid abates. So sit back, relax and we do hope you enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 06, 2021•34 min•Ep. 2
Covid 19 has affected people in a variety of different ways. We’ve captured the realities of the pandemic from those on the front line and beyond, who share how the pandemic has uniquely affected them. This is their story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2021•30 min•Ep. 1
