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Young Enterprise UK are thrilled to launch our fourth podcast series, ‘Transforming Futures’. The series explores the contribution that opportunities and support can make to transforming young people’s futures, together with how we equip the next generation for the future of work. Sharon Davies, CEO, interviewed a mix of senior leaders from different sectors, as well as two young entrepreneurs.
Episodes
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
S2 EP1 Taking Risks with Roberta Lucca
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
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.
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
S2 Enterprising Mindsets Trailer
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
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.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
S1 EP12 Entrepreneurship with Theo Paphitis
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
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
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
S1 EP11 Faith with Sam White
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
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.
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
S1 EP10 Adapt with Stephen Welton
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
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
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
S1 EP9 Authenticity with Kate Owen
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
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.
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
S1 EP8 Resilience with Claire Valoti
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
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.
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
S1 EP7 Kindness with Pinky Lilani
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
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.
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
S1 EP6 Strive with Robert Elliot
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
S1 EP6 Strive with Robert Elliot
Robert Elliot is the co-founder and CEO of Zinc Network. He started the company with the aim of creating positive impact through compelling content and has worked with clients such as the United Nations and Microsoft. Robert and I talk about his journey in the media industry, the importance of being fearless and learning how to pitch yourself. This is Strive with Robert Elliot.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
S1 EP5 Humility with Nahyan Islam.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
S1 EP5 Humility with Nahyan Islam
Nahyan Islam is Head of Citizen Department at a North Enfield state secondary school and YE alumni and won the National Journey award. Nayhan speaks passionately about how Young Enterprise helped him devel confidence and communication and the importance of providing a safe environment to learn. This is Humility with Nahyan Islam.