Esme Verity is the founder of Considered Capital, where she runs an Alternative Funding School to support business founders who are balancing profit with purpose.Since 2021, Esme has now worked with 120 founders, over 75% of whom are underrepresented; and her popular newsletter is now read by over 2,500 people every week.In this episode, Esme talks…

Wai Foong Ng is the founder of Matchable, a volunteering platform matching skilled employees with impactful and innovative volunteering projects.Since 2019, Matchable has delivered over £420 million of value to organizations across the world via over 600,000 volunteering hours. In this episode, Foong talks about: Founding Matchable (3.47) Transitio…

Genevieve Leveille is the founder and CEO of AgriLedger, a systems provider that seeks to revolutionize agricultural supply chains using block chain technology. Sparked by her own passion for food, as well as the boundless opportunities presented by emerging tech, Genevieve embarked on this new chapter in 2016, after 20 years in a corporate finance…

Nigel Kershaw OBE is the Chair of The Big Issue Group, a social enterprise providing business solutions for people impacted by poverty and homelessness in the UK. Over the past 30 years, The Big Issue Group's magazine has become a household name, helping more than 100,000 people affected by poverty to earn well over £100 million. As you'll hear in …

Edwina Chin is a Director in the international development team at PwC, where she works with governments, foundations and non-governmental organisations across the world, managing multi-million pound international programmes. Edwina has been part of the senior management team for a wide range of programmes: including the Girls' Education Challenge,…

Bethany Larsen is the co-founder of Charm Impact, an impact investment platform that crowdsources funding for renewable energy startups in emerging markets, including Kenya, Nigeria and India. Over the past 2 years, Charm Impact has partnered with the UK government and various energy non-profits to successfully crowdsource over £400,000 to support …

Ummul Choudhury is the co-founder and CEO of Capoeira 4 Refugees, a multi award-winning charity supporting children and vulnerable women living in conflict zones in the Middle East. Ummul talks about the power of using music and dance to overcome trauma, the importance of tech-enabled solutions and some limitations of the aid sector. Perhaps most p…

Edmilson Angelo is the founder and Director at Change 1s Life, a UK-registered charity helping those facing poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa by supplying food, clean water, clothes, medical aid and education. The charity has distributed over 450,000kg of food and clothes to over 1.5 million people. In this episode we talk about the importance of l…