Founders For Good

Aug 14 2023 75 ep. 42 mins 5

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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, Bankuet: ending food poverty in the UK 🚚🥗

Aug 14 2023 63 mins

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 h

Philipp von Lamezan, Squake: helping the travel and transport industries become sustainable ✈🚢🌱

Aug 07 2023 47 mins

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 acce

Elena Rueda, Dama Health: mapping the female genome and personalised contraceptive health 🧬👩‍⚕️

Jul 31 2023 63 mins

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

Dan Garrett, Farewill: transforming the death industry ⚰💀📜

Jul 24 2023 60 mins

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 th

BITESIZE: Vese Aghoghovbia, Philly & Friends: adding a drop of colour and diversity to the playroom 🧸📖🌈

Jul 19 2023 13 mins

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:htt

Felix Atkin, Sharesy: supporting local spaces by getting people to put money back into their community 🏫⛪

Jul 17 2023 53 mins

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

BITESIZE: Bex Hay, Organise: helping workers take action and improve workplaces 🤝✍

Jul 12 2023 19 mins

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 wo

Sir Peter Wanless, the NSPCC: a decade leading the NSPCC in preventing cruelty to children 🧒💚

Jul 10 2023 58 mins

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 th

BITESIZE: Morgan Fitzsimons, Perci Health: personalised care for people living with and beyond cancer 👩‍⚕️🩺

Jul 05 2023 13 mins

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 treatm

Peter Briffett, Wagestream: improving financial wellbeing for frontline workers 💜🤑

Jul 03 2023 50 mins

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