The Talkin' Impact Podcast

University of Northampton•www.northampton.ac.uk

Society & Culture

The University of Northampton’s Innovation Centre talks about the social echo with Lord Bird.

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Episodes

Talkin' Impact - The Local Enablers - 25th March 2020

Professor Richard Hazenberg talks to the Local Enablers, a social enterprise in Bandung, Indonesia about how they are contributing towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how they built social innovation in to the education curriculum in West Java. The team tell us about the work they are doing with 140 social enterprises in Indonesia and how that is driving change across all areas of the country.

Mar 25, 2020•42 min•Ep. 9

Talkin' Impact - Lord Bird - 17th June 2019

Recorded at the House of Lords, this special episode of Talkin' Impact features Lord Bird, founder of the Big Issue. Lord Bird takes us through his journey with the magazine and how that has influenced his work over the past quarter of a century. Lord Bird also gives us his thoughts on consumer activity in the UK and tells us how the 'Social Echo' - where communities shop locally with socially conscious businesses - will significantly contribute to helping those in need in the UK in future....

Jun 17, 2019•35 min•Ep. 8

Talkin' Impact - Golden Years - 7th January 2019

In the latest episode of Talkin' Impact, we're joined by Meg Neilan, Founder and Manager at Golden Years. Meg tells us about her journey as a social entrepreneur and how the brilliant work undertaken by Golden Years is helping remove the older generation from social isolation. You can find Golden Years on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communitysocialsupport/

Jan 30, 2019•49 min•Ep. 7

Talkin' Impact - Social Enterprise UK - 3rd September 2018

In this episode of the Talkin’ Impact podcast, we’re joined by Charlie Wigglesworth, Deputy CEO of Social Enterprise UK, the leading global authority on social enterprise. He tells us why he sees social enterprise as the future of business, provides deep insight into the role SEUK is playing in the market and offers some excellent advice for social entreprenuers wishing to make it in the challenging but rewarding third sector.

Sep 24, 2018•44 min•Ep. 6

Talkin’ Impact - Sean O'Connell - 23 April 2018

In this episode of the Talkin’ Impact podcast, we’re joined by Sean O’Connell from the United Nations Development Program. We talk about his work on sustainable development and human rights in Vietnam. He also provides an invaluable insight into the UN’s sustainable development goals and explains how social innovation is helping them become a reality. Find out more about the UNDP here: http://www.undp.org Find out more about the UN’s sustainable development goals here: https://sustainabledevelop...

May 05, 2018•43 min•Ep. 5

Talkin' Impact - Victor Adebowale - 24 Jan 2018

In this episode of the Talkin' Impact podcast, Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point, Victor Adebowale, discusses his life as a social entrepreneur, the need for sustainability and corporate citizenship, as well as the role of the third sector in public service delivery in the wake of the Carillion scandal. The discussion highlights the need for ‘profitable’ social purpose organisations, impactful cross-sector partnerships, and long-term thinking about what public services ...

Feb 14, 2018•56 min•Ep. 4

Talkin' Impact - Paul Buck - 17 Oct 2017

In this episode of Talkin' Impact, Richard Hazenberg talks to Paul Buck, CEO of Epic Risk Management. Paul tells the story of how he went from the depths of gambling addiction to successfully building the UK's leading independent gambling harm-minimisation consultancy and how his work helps some of the biggest names in sport cope with the issue. This is a social enterprise story that will fascinate and inspire entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to build a business that delivers social change. Fi...

Oct 25, 2017•56 min•Ep. 3

Talkin' Impact - Mike Britton - 20 July 2017

In the first episode of Talkin' Impact, Richard Hazenberg talks to Mike Britton, CEO of Goodwill Solutions, and discovers how Mike's desire to deliver social change through his logistics and warehousing business has resulted in one of the most successful community interest companies in the UK. Talkin' Impact is brought to you by the Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, part of the University of Northampton. Find out more about the institute here: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/research/rese...

Aug 04, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2

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