Founders For Good

Robin Ferris is the CEO and Founder of Bankuet. With the cost of living crisis and inflation, food poverty in the UK is at it’s worst. This year 9.3 million people in the UK will experience food insecurity and in the last year 1 million people have used food banks for the first time.Volunteering in his local food bank, Robin saw firsthand the challenges that food banks face and how they would struggle to meet the continued increasing demand.Robin wanted to build a tech platform that would make it was easy and simple for people to donate, whilst making their money go further. And also making sure food banks got the food and items they needed, when they needed them. In 2019, Bankuet was born with the vision for no one in the UK to go hungry.  Since then, they have partnered with over 300 food banks across the UK and delivered over 2.8 million food and household items to help tackle food poverty. Highlights:03.23: The harsh reality of food poverty in the UK07.15: Things are only going to get worse and less food is being donated10.53: The food bank system, how it all works17.08: The story of Bankuet31.26: The power of technology to solve social issues 39.53: Build brand awareness and attracting donations43.31: Bankuet is for profit, building a scalable impact business model49.06: Internal operations, managing volunteers and part time staff remotely around the UK55.33: The future plans for Bankuet59.22: Meeting King CharlesOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Robin Ferris, Founder and CEO of Bankuet.https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinjferris/ / https://www.bankuet.co.uk/ Donate here >> https://www.bankuet.co.uk/givenow   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Philipp von Lamezan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Squake. Travel and transport are responsible for 20% of emissions worldwide, with the global population growing, this footprint is only going to increase in the next decade unless we do something about it now. Squake are advocating for short and long term change, by building a platform that makes sustainable travel and transport accessible to everyone. They do this by focusing on three main steps:1.      Working with businesses to accurately calculate emissions, so consumers can understand the impact of their travel decisions.2.      Reducing or avoiding emissions through alternative means or better modes of travel.3.      Compensating for any remaining emissions by investing in carbon projects. In this episode Philipp explains more about sustainability in travel and what needs to change, his journey building Squake, the hardest part about being a Founder and his advice for hiring as a startup. Highlights:02.00: Travel and transport make up 20% of global emissions05.06: Changing consumer behaviour to minimise the impact 10.39: The pressures on businesses to change14.33: Transitioning to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the future17.34: Squake overview23.46: Emission calculation, regulations and frameworks 26.42: Helping consumers minimise their impact33.30: Raising their Seed round, the good and the bad 37.11: The hardest part of the Founder’s role42.31: Early stage and engineer hiring advice  Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Philipp von Lamezan, CEO and Co-Founder of Squake.https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonlamezan/ / https://www.squake.earth/ Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Elena Rueda is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dama Health. 900 million people around the world use contraception, yet 80% of women report experiencing side effects that decrease their quality of life, and on average women try 4 different contraceptive methods before finding the right fit!Pretty shocking right! Elena explains why the lack of data and research in this field combined with pressures on the NHS, results in a very poor patient experience and can lead to serious side effects in women including depression, blood clots and heavy bleeding. Dama Health are fixing this broken system by applying personalised and precision medicine to contraceptive health. Their screening test identifies patient biomarkers and personal preferences, to enable better decision making between patient and clinician. They are also conduct genetic research studies to better understand how different genes react to different contraceptive methods.  Highlights:02.06: Elena’s career journey and being her friend’s contraception guru 08.34: The reasons people take contraception11.13: Different forms of contraception 13.08: The current routes (and challenges) in being prescribed contraceptives15.34: The side effects of taking the wrong form of contraception17.44: The challenges prescribers face 24.40: Dama Health and their work37.15: Dama’s genetic research studies 46.30: Getting the right funding for R&D heavy startups57.51: Meeting Davina McCall and being on Channel 4’s recent documentary  Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Elena Rueda, CEO and Co-Founder of Dama Health.https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-r-14335187/ / https://damahealth.com/ Channel 4 documentary: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/davina-mccalls-pill-revolution (Elena/Dama Health snippet 36.58-40.06).   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Dan Garrett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Farewill. For everyone, losing a loved one is one of the hardest things you’ll need to deal with. Trying to process your emotions, whilst having the pressure of deciding on funeral plans and dealing with probate. Most people end up turning to their local high street provider, who costs thousands of pounds, and they often don’t reflect the wishes of the family or deceased. Dan recognised the opportunity to innovate an industry that hasn’t changed for 100’s of years, even though everyone will need to use it at some point in their life. So Dan founded Farewill to build a tech platform that focuses on making it as easy, simple and affordable as possible for people to deal with death and provide a meaningful goodbye to their loved ones. Farewill is now the largest will writer in the UK, and one of the largest providers of probate and direct cremation services, and with a 4.9 rating on Trustpilot and multiple awards for their services – they must be doing something right! Highlights:01.59: Why the death industry appealed to Dan06.09: The reality of someone dealing with a death – the emotions, the body, the funeral 12.18: The challenge of innovating the funeral industry 17.15: Planning the “ideal death experience” 23.32: Farewill overview32.04: Farewill’s approach to designing product and user experience 40.40: The scale of Farewill and their number 1 challenge right now48.17: Burnout, collapsing on the street and having realistic expectations54.59: The publicly available Farewill Handbook, hiring and culture  Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Dan Garrett, Co-Founder and CEO of Farewill.https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangarrett-ceo-farewill/ / https://farewill.com/ Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself. 

Felix Atkin is the CEO and Founder of Sharesy. During COVID Felix started to explore why local schools weren’t renting out their unused spaces to generate much needed additional income. Most still took bookings via pen and paper, on average requiring 30 interactions before a booking was completed. This was frustrating for both the venue and the booker.Felix recognised this was a much wider problem with community spaces– church halls, scout huts, community centres – they all had unused spaces that they struggled to rent out.Enter Sharesy. In a few simple clicks, people can find and book spaces in their local community. Their unique model operates on a success only basis, so venues can sign up for free and only pay when a booking is made. Sharesy are on a mission to help local communities to thrive, by encouraging people to book local venues and put money back into their community. Highlights:02.00: Spotting the need for small schools to generate side income04.58: Community spaces struggling to rent out their spaces 07.38: The issue with existing SaaS solutions11.53: The early days of Sharesy: Angels, lockdown and raising £750k in 6 weeks20.06: Removing the barriers for venues to use Sharesy28.23: Pricing experiments and repeat bookings34.07: Funding, Angels vs VC43.02: Felix’s biggest learns as a Founder48.10: The importance of knowing what you need to hire for Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Felix Atkin, Founder and CEO of Sharesy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixatkin/ / https://www.sharesy.com/ Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Sir Peter Wanless is the CEO of NSPCC. One of the largest and longest standing charities in the UK, the NSPCC have spent over 130 years delivering on their mission to prevent cruelty to children. Peter has recently celebrated 10 years as their CEO, where he has helped modernise the charity to meet the everchanging and complex world of child abuse and neglect.The NSPCC break down their mission into three impact goals: 1. Everyone plays their part to prevent child abuse. 2. Every child is safe online. 3. Children feel safe, listened to and are supported. In this episode Peter talks about the different types of child abuse, how this has evolved over the last decade, the NSPCC’s work, the challenges running a charity this size, his highlights from the last decade and much more.Before the episode starts, I’d urge anyone who is able to, to click on the link in the show notes or go to www.nspcc.org.uk/donate and give what they can. Highlights:03.28: Who is Peter Wanless? 07.16: Child abuse and the different types of abuse10.03: How child abuse and safety have evolved over the last 20 years13.43: The importance of prevention versus protection and intervention18.40: Why England haven’t adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 23.24: NSPCC’s mission and three impact goals35.45: Peter’s highlights from the last decade at NSPCC39.28: Raising £120mn each year, operating costs and how money is spent45.21: The importance of transparency54.28: The new NSPCC careers website and open roles Our Guest: Peter Wanless, CEO of NSPCChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sir-peter-wanless-b43aa372/ / https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ 👉 Donate here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/ways-to-give/donate/ Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Peter Briffett is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wagestream. After coming across an article about predatory finance, Peter started to explore the financial support offered to low income workers and he was shocked by the lack of fair financial services available. The common practice being pay day loan companies targeting people in need with ridiculous repayment terms. So Peter co-founded Wagestream with a vision of providing fair financial services to frontline workers, starting with flexible pay, where workers could stream their earned wages in real-time. Fast forward to today and Wagestream works with 500+ employers to help over 3 million workers to have full visibility of their pay, stream earned wages, set up automated savings and get access to financial coaching. Peter chats to me about financial wellbeing and the struggles frontline workers face, how Wagestream are solving that problem, scaling a social impact business and much more. Highlights:02.01: Peter’s journey into financial wellbeing07.30: What is financial wellbeing?09.05: The financial difficulties affecting frontline workers15.21: The employer’s role in people’s financial wellbeing19.11: Wagestream services and how they’re helping frontline workers22.53: Early stage challenges in launching the business32.16: Wagetsream’s social charter38.03: The future of Wagestream43.05: The importance of a clear mission from day oneOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Peter Briffett, Co-Founder and CEO of Wagestream.https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbriffett / https://wagestream.com/  Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi

Charlotte Guzzo is the COO and Co-Founder of Sano Genetics. Whilst studying for her PhD, Charlotte witnessed first-hand the challenges with finding the right patients for medical research. After further exploration it was apparent the whole system was flawed. Due to issues with patient recruitment and engagement, 80% of clinical trials fail. This means potentially life saving drugs and treatments will never reach the market. It’s a poor situation for everyone, researchers and scientists are unable to trial new medicines, and patients are reluctant to participate in research. Sano have solved the problem by using technology to connect all these different parties in a more effective way and remove the headaches that previously existed. They enable organisations to quickly and efficiently recruit and engage the right patients, they take care of the genetic testing and data analysis, and ensure patients keep up to date with the latest research and findings. Highlights:06.49: The issues with “traditional” medical research 13.22: Sano Genetics overview and fixing the problem21.18: The barriers of operating in new countries25.43: How Sano doubled their revenue every 6 months31.53: Fundraising and Sano’s changing approach to raising39.52: The COO role in startups43.00: Parental leave and the stigma of a Founder taking time off48.09: Hiring quickly and growing responsibly53.08: Building a remote first working culture Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Charlotte Guzzo, Co-Founder and COO of Sano Genetics.https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotteguzzo/ / https://sanogenetics.com/ Sano’s “The Genetics Podcast”:  https://thegeneticspodcast.fireside.fm/   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Sam Lathey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bippit.To use Sam’s own words, he went from being a “complete financial screw up” to becoming a “trusted financial” advisor. On this journey Sam realised that most people have no or very limited knowledge and support when it comes to managing their finances. Did you know that money is the number one cause of stress for 60% of people? Sam explains that young people receive no financial education in school, most people start their professional careers in debt and later in life fall into troubling financial situations or are unable to afford key life events like buying a house or having a child.Sam wanted to change this and give everyone access to the financial guidance they need, so he founded Bippit. Bippit work with employers to provide 1 on 1 financial coaching, helping people to better manage their money and plan for the future they want. Highlights:00.34: Sam’s mixed relationship with money04.37: The average person’s financial knowledge in the UK today06.42: Common financial problems that people face12.34: What needs to change to improve everyone’s financial wellbeing15.00: The role of the employer and why they should be providing financial coaching17.50: Bippit overview and how it works for a user 24.46: Bippit financial coach selection and matching 29.35: Challenging your assumptions and user testing34.36: Communicating the ROI on a B2B2C product45.26: Sam’s views on employee wellbeing and how to hire great people Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Samuel Lathey, Co-Founder and CEO of Patchwork Health.https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-lathey-41335455/ / https://bippit.com/   Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0  Our Producer:Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Asad Hamir is the CEO and Founder of Klyk. Growing up his family always focused on getting more out of less, alongside his dad who worked in IT, Asad grew up with a passion for tech and sustainability. The idea of Klyk came to Asad when he was looking for a more sustainable solution for managing his IT for one of his other businesses. When he further explored the market and understood the impact electronic waste (e-waste) was having on the planet, he set out to provide a better solution.Klyk is building a circular economy for IT where every last bit of value is extracted from devices and software whilst minimising their impact on the planet. Klyk reuses and resells refurbished tech devices, whilst also looking holistically at how businesses are sustainably managing their IT. Asad chats about the scary impact of e-waste, becoming a serial entrepreneur, appearing on dragon’s den, his biggest failure and being a B Corp advocate. Highlights:02.12: The influences that shaped Asad’s focus on tech and sustainability08.00: The extent of the e-waste (electronic waste) problem15.39: How easy is it to recycle devices?18.13: Klyk overview23.35: Validating the business model in 2 days30.12: The environmental impact of software36.25: Asad’s other business ventures39.13: Asad’s biggest failure, losing £4 million in personal wealth41.50: His Dragon’s Den experience47.01 Advocating for B CorpOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Asad Hamir, Founder and CEO of Klyk.https://www.linkedin.com/in/asadhamir/ / https://helloklyk.com/   Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Somayeh Taheri is the Founder and CEO of UrbanChain. Whilst working as a research scientist on climate change and fuel poverty, Somayeh discovered that the wholesale energy market was dated and broken, with wholesalers inflating prices by up to 5x which was stopping most people moving to renewable energy.To fix this she founded UrbanChain, building a new peer to peer marketplace which was totally separate to the wholesale market. Here energy generators can sell directly to consumers, cutting out the middle party, so prices are fairer for everyone. Their clever tech helps buying and selling renewable energy to be as efficient and sustainable as possible, by matching parties based on their specific energy needs and location. This is just the beginning as Somayeh plans to expand her business into batteries, EV and smart chips.  If you’re interested renewable energy and how the energy market works, this is a must listen. Highlights:02.04: Somayeh’s shocking discovery of the UK energy market 07.06: Price inflation in the wholesale energy market 13.47: What is true “green energy”?17.06: The changes needed to shift to renewable energy 20.44: UrbanChain overview30.56: The focus on creating local energy markets39.57: Moving into EV’s, batteries and intelligent chips45.23: Somayeh’s proudest moments52.02: Focusing on indirect employmentOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Somayeh Taheri, Founder and CEO of UbranChain.https://www.linkedin.com/in/somayehtaheri/ / https://www.urbanchain.co.uk/   Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0   Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Kameese Davis is the Founder of Nylah’s Naturals. Kam is a very inspiring individual on a personal mission to empower black people to love their hair and feel confident and happy in who they are.When Kam’s daughter had severe eczema at an early age, Kam was shocked by the lack of products that were safe and suitable for afro hair. So she created Nylah’s Naturals that offers a range of hair products that are science backed, using the highest quality-plant based ingredients and tailored for those with textured hair. Kam also does incredibly impactful charity work in the foster care system, educating and training carers on how to properly care for afro and textured hair.Kam chats to me about the needs of those with textured hair, the impact poor hair care can have on black adults and children, building a consumer brand from the ground up, pitching on Dragon’s Den and her work with foster parents. Highlights:01.54: Who is Kam Davis? 05.08: The differences with textured vs other hair types07.15: Why the beauty industry had failed those with afro hair12.59: What needs to change in the beauty industry?16.18: Nylah’s Naturals overview an the early days 24.56: Using ingredients as close to the natural source as possible 30.04: Funding and barriers to raising as a black, female Founder37.12: Kam’s work in the foster care system, training carers on afro hair care42.33: The Untangled Project and her book “My Hair Shrinks”46.57: Battling her introversion and public speakingOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Kameese Davis, Founder of Nylah’s Naturals.https://www.linkedin.com/in/kameese-davis / https://www.nylahsnaturals.com/   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Hector Hughes is the Co-Founder of Unplugged.After working in a high growth startup and experiencing burnout, Hector booked himself on a retreat in the Himalayas where he spent 10 days cut off from the outside world with no access to his phone.When he returned to the UK, he realised how over-reliant we all are on our phones and the negative impact this has on our health and relationships. So he set up Unplugged, they provide 72 hour, off-grid digital detoxes in beautiful cabins in the countryside. In this episode Hector explains how addicted we are to our phones, the impact that has and how it’s only getting worse, how Unplugged are helping people break that unhealthy habit, and his lessons from being a Founder.  Highlights:01.52: Burnout and Hector’s Himalayan digital detox04.24:  How addicted are we to our phones?  07.90: The impact phones are having on our wellbeing and relationships09.45: What does a health relationship with your phone look like? 11.25: Unplugged overview and how it started19.09: The science behind the 72 hour detox25.49: Unplugged’s growth, word or mouth and PR  33.59: Hector’s unconventional leadership approach 37.45: What makes Unplugged a great place to work Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Hector Hughes, Co-Founder of Unplugged https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-hughes-10082195/ / https://unplugged.rest/ Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Jim Lovett is the CEO of Advetec. Advetec focus on tackling the problem of black bag waste. This is the waste created by businesses, that cannot be recycled and is difficult to process as it typically contains a mix of organic and inorganic material that is impossible to separate out. The impact this has on the planet is shocking. In the UK last year, 11 million tons of black bag waste ended up in landfill and 17 million tons ended up being burnt, which significantly contributes to greenhouse gases. Today Jim shares his knowledge about the UK waste management system and its inherent problems, the impact of black bag waste on the environment, Advetec’s revolutionary way of processing onsite waste and the lessons he’s learnt as an entrepreneur. Highlights:01.56: Business waste and the problem with black bag waste07.02: The impact poor waste management has on the planet09.04: The waste management industry that doesn’t want to change13.40: The push and pull factors causing businesses to improve 18.34: Advetec’s revolutionary way of processing waste 30.29: A snapshot of Advetec today34.54: Their revenue model and value add to customers43.58: Jim’s journey as an entrepreneur 49.35: The key to retaining great people in your businessOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Jim Lovett, CEO of Advetec.https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-lovett-80a14938/ / https://advetec.com/uk Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Katy Cottam, is the Founder of Luna Daily.At 19 years old, Katy was given antibiotics that changed her gut and skin microbiome which meant she could no longer use traditional body care products. She was forced to use “feminine hygiene” products that left her feeling ashamed and embarrassed. After that experience she created Luna Daily to fight the stigma attached to intimate skincare. A big part of this is education, people better understand their body and needs as well as what a healthy skincare routine looks like. The other aspect of this is creating a new category of product without stigma, that supports women of all ages and stages, and suitable for all skin types. Women shouldn’t need to buy one product for their body and one for their vulva. In this episode Katy enlightens me about the problems that exist, what needs to change and how Luna Daily are leading this movement. Highlights:05.20: The “aha” moment for Luna Daily06.25: The issues that exist with intimate skincare 10.00: Normalising the word “vulva”?12.30: How the beauty industry has failed women and creating a new “womanhood” category 16.20: The early days of Luna Daily and their MVP24.06: Luna’s three product pillars32.24: Fundraising “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life”38.48: The toughest part of being a Founder 43.11: Do Founders need to build a personal brand online? 47.33: Hiring advice, attitude over aptitude and better to have a hole than an a**holeOur Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest: Katy Cottam, Founder of Luna Dailyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-cottam-b6556043/ / https://luna-daily.com/   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi

Tom McGillycuddy is the Co-Founder and CEO of CIRCA5000. After starting his career in finance Tom quickly realised there was more to life than just making money, but he also saw the potential for using investments to build a better world for everyone.So Tom left job security to found CIRCA5000, a company solely focused on impact investing. This form of investing is where on top of risk and return, they look at a third factor which is how does company make money, i.e. does their product or service solve a major world problem. This ensures that money isn’t being used to fund arms dealers, coal or oil companies that you might be surprised to hear still exist in a lot of portfolios today.Then CIRCA5000 make it super easy and simple by having a range of products from ISA’s, GIA’s and pensions so everyone can invest their money in a brighter future.In this episode we cover a range of products from ESG vs impact investing, to lack of financial education in the UK to building a challenger brand and much more. Highlights:02.05: Tom’s reluctant start in finance05.50: Everyone that has a pension is an investor, where is that money invested? 11.34: ESG vs impact investing – the big difference 16.23: Impact investing is the future 19.08: CIRCA5000 overview32.32: The UK needs better financial education 35.30: Creating a brand that challenges the norm38.21: The toughest part of being a Founder47.05: A bigger team doesn’t always mean better  Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Tom McGillycuddy, Co-Founder and CEO of CIRCA5000. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mcgillycuddy-1a588037/ / https://circa5000.com/ Impact Investing podcast: https://circa5000.com/podcast Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself. https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Dr Anas Nader is the Co-Founder and CEO of Patchwork Health.From working in the NHS, Anas witnessed first-hand the challenges with over-reliance on temporary agency staff costing the NHS millions of pounds each year. As well as the lack of flexible working, with NHS workers having very little say in their shift patterns and huge barriers existing to people working across multiple NHS sites. Seeing an obvious problem Anas left the NHS to build Patchwork Health, an end-to-end solution that helps the NHS more effectively manage their workforce and improve collaboration across teams and NHS sites. They’ve also created a truly flexible working environment for clinicians, giving them the power to choose when and where they work. No surprise then that they now work with over 100 NHS sites and 40,000+ workers, helping the NHS to solve their staffing problem and save millions every year.Highlights:04.07: Anas’ view on the current state of the NHS10.01: Does change need to come from the government or NHS leadership? 17.40: The issues with NHS workforce management and Patchwork Health’s work24.21: The idea and start of Patchwork Health34.07: Selling to the NHS 39.17: What’s next for Patchwork Health42.28: How hard was the decision to leave the NHS?  53.04: The importance of a diverse team from day one 56.52: When is the right time to build your own internal talent team Our Host:Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:Dr Anas Nader, Co-Founder and CEO of Patchwork Health. https://www.linkedin.com/in/naderanas/ / https://patchwork.health/  Our Sponsor:Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0Our Producer:Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself. https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi 

Vese Aghoghovbia is the Founder of Philly & Friends. Philly & Friends is an iconic children’s lifestyle business with purpose, representation and diversity at its core.In this episode we cover:The importance of representation Is diversity and representation in child’s toys improving? Actions we need to task as parentsWant to listen to the full interview, click below:https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/vese-aghoghovbia-philly-friends-adding-a-drop-of-colour-and-diversity-to-the-playroom 

Bex Hay is the Co-Founder and CTO of Organise. Organise have supported over 3000 worker-led actions by providing a safe trusted space where people can anonymously discuss topics with colleagues and peers, get access to expert advice, and use tools purpose-built for running effective campaigns.In this episode we cover:How can people take action relating to workplace issues Common workplace issues and the most vulnerable workers The barriers stopping people from taking actionHow to take meaningful actionOrganise overview Want to listen to the full interview, click below:https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/bex-hay-organise-helping-employees-to-find-their-voice-and-take-collection-action-to-improve-their-workplace 

Morgan Fitzsimons is the Co-Founder and CXO of Perci Health. Perci have the largest network of cancer experts in the UK. Perci assign each person with their own specialist cancer nurse to build a personalised care plan and ensure they get the support they need to improve their quality of life.In this episode we cover:The state of cancer todayThe focus on cancer diagnosis and treatmentThe issues with typical post-treatment support Perci Health overviewPivot from B2C to B2BThe user journey for someone using Perci health Want to listen to the full interview, click below:https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/morgan-fitzsimons-perci-health-giving-those-affected-by-cancer-the-support-they-need