May 23 2024 49 mins 6
If you are interested in Supported living, Impact Investment, Private Equity, Operational Efficiencies, EBITDA, ESG, Housing Crisis then you are in for a treat.
I was joined by Honor Barratt the Managing Director of Birchgrove, https://www.birchgrove.life/ a Senior Assisted Living operator that is funded by Impact Fund, Bridges https://www.bridgesfundmanagement.com/our-story/
We discuss;
Honor's background in business and how she became the Managing Director of Birchgrove.
Coping with changes when your business is bought by Private Equity.
Upskilling through business programmes such as Harvard.
Transferable skills from a Creative industry.
The scale of the retirement living problem in the UK.
When people should look to downsize.
Renting in later life.
How the housing market is affected by the older population.
How the senior living market in the UK compares with other countries.
Why does it take us so long to create buildings in the UK.
The biggest challenges Birchgrove faces.
Market and Investors concerns over the supported living industry.
Where the money is currently coming from that is investing in UK Senior Living.
Measuring Impact.
Delivering EBITDA with impact.
How ESG and EBITDA are not mutually exclusive.
The biggest challenges with scaling a business where there is an absence of comparables.
The demographics of the industry and why this sector looks rosey.
Identifying the problem with insight.
How the cost of finance affects the business as well as impact.
The realities of paying for care.
Having a sense of purpose and how that really supercharges things.
Ghetto-ising certain communities and how sometimes some communities want it.
How impactful gestures can be.
And Lots more.
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