Welcome back to Your Truth Shared. This week, Finola is joined by the inspirational Mick Kelly. Mick is a social entrepreneur, author, TV presenter and founder of GIY (Grow It Yourself) – a non-profit social enterprise on a mission to educate and enable a global movement of food growers to help rebuild a sustainable food system.
In this episode, we learn how Mick connected his passion with a purpose following a supermarket encounter with a bulb of garlic. Mick opens up about the opportunities and challenges of growing a sustainable social enterprise and reveals the organic evolution of GIY. Keep an ear out at the end of the episode as Mick plants a sign-off seed sharing his advice for making your business dreams a reality! Key points throughout the episode include:
An introduction to Mick Kelly.
A rewind to the roots of Grow It Yourself.
Identifying gaps in the market and taking action.
Sharing knowledge and expanding a local community into a nationwide community.
Mick’s accidental step into social enterprise.
An insight into the food system and climate change.
Business growth: striving for global success.
Building confidence to achieve your goals.
How one person can make a significant difference in the world.
The power of vision setting and goal setting.
Building a culture and the importance of organisational core values.
Finding courage and overcoming fears in business.
You are not alone: how business supports can help you.
Mick’s advice for making your dream business a reality.
Get connected socially with Mick Kelly:
https://giy.ie/
https://www.facebook.com/GIYIreland
https://www.instagram.com/giyireland/
https://twitter.com/giyireland/
https://www.youtube.com/user/GIYIreland
Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/
https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks
https://twitter.com/HowGMW
https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW
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