Founders For Good
We speak to Founders of Tech For Good startups to learn about their journey in building an impact business, their secrets for success and how they go about hiring mission-driven people. Our aim is to inspire people to make the world a better place and share with you how you can be part of the solution.
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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 ban
Philipp von Lamezan, Squake: helping the travel and transport industries become sustainable ✈🚢🌱
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 bu
Elena Rueda, Dama Health: mapping the female genome and personalised contraceptive health 🧬👩⚕️
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 expla
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, w
BITESIZE: Vese Aghoghovbia, Philly & Friends: adding a drop of colour and diversity to the playroom 🧸📖🌈
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 parents
Felix Atkin, Sharesy: supporting local spaces by getting people to put money back into their community 🏫⛪
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