Transforming Futures

S2 EP3 Support & Networks with Izzy Obeng

S2 EP3 Support & Networks with Izzy Obeng 

Izzy Obeng is an entrepreneur and professional speaker leading Foundervine – a non-profit training consultancy connecting purpose-driven companies to impactful start-ups.  Since 2018, Over 2,000 young people have been skilled by Foundervine programmes, over 300 startups launched with 62% female participation. Izzy has been featured in the BBC, The Telegraph, The Times, Forbes and in 2019 was named by Tech Nation as one of the 50 most influential black voices in UK tech. In this interview we talk about tackling unconscious bias, creating more inclusive spaces, networks and investments for entrepreneurs from marginalised communities to develop capacity. 

S2 EP2 Relatable Role Models with Tayla Evans & Alison Muir

S2 EP2 Relatable Role Models with Tayla Evans & Alison Muir

Tayla Evans is a Young Enterprise Alumna who led her Young Enterprise team, EnviroTent to success as the Managing Director. Named Young Enterprise Company of the Year 2020, the team went on to represent the UK at the European Finals.

Alison Muir was the volunteer mentor for Tayla and the rest of the EnviroTent team and has been a volunteer of YE for 6 years. Alison is Head of Procurement at Dunelm. In this interview we talk about the importance of relatable role models, nurturing self belief, and exploring the contribution that young people can make to developing a strong learning culture in the workplace.

S2 EP1 Taking Risks with Roberta Lucca

S2 EP1 Taking Risks with Roberta Lucca

Roberta, aka Beta Lucca, is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and keynote speaker on the future of games, entrepreneurship and leadership. She is the co-founder of the BAFTA-winning Bossa Studios, a VC-backed multimillion-dollar video games developer and publisher based in London. Beta is listed in Forbes as Top 50 Women in Tech. In this interview we talked about taking risks, trusting yourself, catching your inner thoughts and being brave to try something new. 

S2 Enterprising Mindsets Trailer

S2 Trailer

Our second series of Enterprising Mindsets shines a spotlight on female founders. We’ll hear first-hand from brilliant female founders and mentors on overcoming barriers to Female Entrepreneurship highlighted in the Alison Rose Review, as well as hearing from Alison Rose herself. 

We’ll chat about experiences of tackling barriers such as limited access to mentors, networks and funding as well as exploring their take on other barriers to female entrepreneurship, such as self-belief and fear of going it alone. Our aim being to identify more ways in which collectively we can inspire more young women to consider and pursue entrepreneurship.

S1 EP12 Entrepreneurship with Theo Paphitis

S1 EP12 Entrepreneurship with Theo Paphitis

Theo Paphitis has been a leading force in retail for the last 40 years and is known for turning around businesses such as La Senza, Robert Dyas and Ryman. He also supports over 3,000 small businesses through his SBS, Small Business Sunday initiative helping small businesses to thrive in the UK. Theo talks to us about his journey and shares his thoughts on why he believes the current climate will breed more entrepreneurs than ever before. This is Entrepreneurship with Theo Paphitis

S1 EP11 Faith with Sam White

S1 EP11 Faith with Sam White

Sam White is the multi award winning Chief Executive of Freedom Services. A vocal supporter of equal rights in the workplace, 67% of Sam's Directors are women motivated by a desire to change the insurance industry for the better and level the playing field.  In this episode we explore not accepting the status quo and why employers need to adapt their environments. This is Faith with Sam White.

S1 EP10 Adapt with Stephen Welton

S1 EP10 Adapt with Stephen Welton

Stephen Welton is executive chairman of BGF. Prior to this he was the founder and CEO of BGF between 2011 and 2020. Under Stephen's leadership, BGF has grown from 1 to 16 offices across the UK and Ireland with more than 2.2 billion invested. Stephen believes opening your mind to possibilities is the key to an enterprising mindset and talks about the importance of future industries for growth and employment opportunities in a post COVID world. This is Adapt with Stephen Welton 

S1 EP9 Authenticity with Kate Owen

S1 EP9 Authenticity with Kate Owen

Kate Owen is the Director of Industry and Key Account Marketing at Capita, leading the team responsible for supporting strategic sales bids and bringing industry-level insight aligned to customer’s needs, challenges and opportunities. Kate identifies her working class background as one of the key drivers in her life and talks us through the importance of having a strong sense of purpose. This is Authenticity with Kate Owen.

S1 EP8 Resilience with Claire Valoti

S1 EP8 Resilience with Claire Valoti

Claire Valoti is the Vice President of Snap Inc. Claire leads on growth across four continents including key markets such as the UK, France, Germany, Canada and Australia. Claire shares with us some of her early influences, talks about why she feels optimistic for young people in a post COVID world, and explores the role of technology as an enabler for enterprising mindsets. This is Resilience with Claire Valoti.

S1 EP7 Kindness with Pinky Lilani

S1 EP7 Kindness with Pinky Lilani

Pinky Lilani, CBE DL is an author, motivational speaker, food expert and women’s advocate. She is an inspiration and has given women the confidence to have a voice. Food, respect and kindness lies at the heart of everything she does and i’ve loved talking to Pinky. This is Kindness with Pinky Lilani.