MDE 18: Liam Black, lifelong social entrepreneur's A to Z of business survival
Liam Black doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to his advice for entrepreneurs. He’s quick to call out jargon, has little time for Dragon's Den style TV shows and his saying at Wavelength, the company he co-founded in 2009 is, “we don’t do pointless inspiration.” The author of The Social Entrepreneur’s A-Z draws from an incredible well of experience, having lived and breathed social enterprise for well over 20 years. And when you can line up Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to write the…
MDE 17: Michelle Evans, from Microsoft to nurturing aspiring entrepreneurs
Business coach and marketing strategist Michelle Evans helps entrepreneurs gain clarity, confidence and a solid client-attraction profit plan. She spent 16 years working in very senior global marketing positions at companies including leading banks, dotcoms and Microsoft. But she left behind a six-figure salary to start up on her own. Her aim is to help you do the same. Michelle started her professional life in marketing. At the age of 26 she was hired to lead marketing and investor relations…
MDE 16: Delivering inspiration every day - David Ralph of Join Up Dots
"You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards" Steve Jobs, Stamford Commencement Address 2005 This week I'm talking to David Ralph, host of the phenomenally successful online chat show "Join Up Dots" - 3 million downloads and counting! In the true spirit of the Apple founder's famous speech, David interviews inspiring individuals and encourages them to 'join the dots' backwards to make sense of the journey that has taken them to fulfilment and…
MDE 15: Guy Jeremiah, founder of Ohyo collapsable drinking bottles. Dragons Den survivor and sustainable water hero!
This week I'm talking to Guy Jeremiah, founder of Ohyo. I've been a huge fan (and user) of Ohyo's collapsable drinking bottles for a few years now, and it was a real pleasure to meet the man behind this brilliant product. Guy's mission is quite simply "to make drinking tap water easier". Like so many great ideas, it was borne out of necessity. Guy found himself at a train station with no water fountain in sight, and with no option but to buy a bottle of the stuff. As a natural…
MDE 14: Helping people convert their purpose and passion into pay, Shannon Houde founder of Walk of Life Consulting
PODCAST: In this episode of Mission Driven Entrepreneurs I interview Shannon Houde who left a stellar career in corporate America, NGOs and sustainability to go after her mission of getting the right people into the right jobs to advance their careers and create a more sustainable world. Looking at her background she is perfectly placed to advise people on the very world she has worked in for many years. Her partnerships with leading recruitment companies in the UK and USA also give her…