Founders For Good: Recent Episodes
Craig Turner
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.
Robin Ferris is the CEO and Founder of Bankuet.
With the cost of living crisis and inflation, food poverty in the UK is at itâs 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 how they would struggle to meet the continued increasing demand.
Robin wanted to build a tech platform that would make it was easy and simple for people to donate, whilst making their money go further. And also making sure food banks got the food and items they needed, when they needed them.
In 2019, Bankuet was born with the vision for no one in the UK to go hungry. Since then, they have partnered with over 300 food banks across the UK and delivered over 2.8 million food and household items to help tackle food poverty.
Highlights:
- 03.23: The harsh reality of food poverty in the UK
- 07.15: Things are only going to get worse and less food is being donated
- 10.53: The food bank system, how it all works
- 17.08: The story of Bankuet
- 31.26: The power of technology to solve social issues
- 39.53: Build brand awareness and attracting donations
- 43.31: Bankuet is for profit, building a scalable impact business model
- 49.06: Internal operations, managing volunteers and part time staff remotely around the UK
- 55.33: The future plans for Bankuet
- 59.22: Meeting King Charles
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Robin Ferris, Founder and CEO of Bankuet.https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinjferris/ / https://www.bankuet.co.uk/ Donate here >> https://www.bankuet.co.uk/givenow Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
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 accessible to everyone. They do this by focusing on three main steps:
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Working with businesses to accurately calculate emissions, so consumers can understand the impact of their travel decisions.
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Reducing or avoiding emissions through alternative means or better modes of travel.
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Compensating for any remaining emissions by investing in carbon projects.
In this episode Philipp explains more about sustainability in travel and what needs to change, his journey building Squake, the hardest part about being a Founder and his advice for hiring as a startup.
Highlights:
- 02.00: Travel and transport make up 20% of global emissions
- 05.06: Changing consumer behaviour to minimise the impact
- 10.39: The pressures on businesses to change
- 14.33: Transitioning to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the future
- 17.34: Squake overview
- 23.46: Emission calculation, regulations and frameworks
- 26.42: Helping consumers minimise their impact
- 33.30: Raising their Seed round, the good and the bad
- 37.11: The hardest part of the Founderâs role
- 42.31: Early stage and engineer hiring advice
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:
Philipp von Lamezan, CEO and Co-Founder of Squake.https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonlamezan/ / https://www.squake.earth/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
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 pressures on the NHS, results in a very poor patient experience and can lead to serious side effects in women including depression, blood clots and heavy bleeding.
Dama Health are fixing this broken system by applying personalised and precision medicine to contraceptive health. Their screening test identifies patient biomarkers and personal preferences, to enable better decision making between patient and clinician. They are also conduct genetic research studies to better understand how different genes react to different contraceptive methods.
Highlights:
- 02.06: Elenaâs career journey and being her friendâs contraception guru
- 08.34: The reasons people take contraception
- 11.13: Different forms of contraception
- 13.08: The current routes (and challenges) in being prescribed contraceptives
- 15.34: The side effects of taking the wrong form of contraception
- 17.44: The challenges prescribers face
- 24.40: Dama Health and their work
- 37.15: Damaâs genetic research studies
- 46.30: Getting the right funding for R&D heavy startups
- 57.51: Meeting Davina McCall and being on Channel 4âs recent documentary
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:
Elena Rueda, CEO and Co-Founder of Dama Health.https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-r-14335187/ / https://damahealth.com/ Channel 4 documentary: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/davina-mccalls-pill-revolution **(Elena/Dama Health snippet 36.58-40.06).
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.*https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/* / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi**
Dan Garrett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Farewill.
For everyone, losing a loved one is one of the hardest things youâll 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 donât reflect the wishes of the family or deceased.
Dan recognised the opportunity to innovate an industry that hasnât changed for 100âs of years, even though everyone will need to use it at some point in their life. So Dan founded Farewill to build a tech platform that focuses on making it as easy, simple and affordable as possible for people to deal with death and provide a meaningful goodbye to their loved ones.
Farewill is now the largest will writer in the UK, and one of the largest providers of probate and direct cremation services, and with a 4.9 rating on Trustpilot and multiple awards for their services â they must be doing something right!
Highlights:
- 01.59: Why the death industry appealed to Dan
- 06.09: The reality of someone dealing with a death â the emotions, the body, the funeral
- 12.18: The challenge of innovating the funeral industry
- 17.15: Planning the âideal death experienceâ
- 23.32: Farewill overview
- 32.04: Farewillâs approach to designing product and user experience
- 40.40: The scale of Farewill and their number 1 challenge right now
- 48.17: Burnout, collapsing on the street and having realistic expectations
- 54.59: The publicly available Farewill Handbook, hiring and culture
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:
Dan Garrett, Co-Founder and CEO of Farewill.https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangarrett-ceo-farewill/ / https://farewill.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
Vese Aghoghovbia is the Founder of Philly & Friends. Philly & Friends is an iconic childrenâs lifestyle business with purpose, representation and diversity at its core.
In this episode we cover:
- The importance of representation
- Is diversity and representation in childâs toys improving?
- Actions we need to task as parents
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/vese-aghoghovbia-philly-friends-adding-a-drop-of-colour-and-diversity-to-the-playroom
Felix Atkin is the CEO and Founder of Sharesy.
During COVID Felix started to explore why local schools werenât 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 much wider problem with community spacesâ church halls, scout huts, community centres â they all had unused spaces that they struggled to rent out.
Enter Sharesy. In a few simple clicks, people can find and book spaces in their local community. Their unique model operates on a success only basis, so venues can sign up for free and only pay when a booking is made.
Sharesy are on a mission to help local communities to thrive, by encouraging people to book local venues and put money back into their community.
Highlights:
- 02.00: Spotting the need for small schools to generate side income
- 04.58: Community spaces struggling to rent out their spaces
- 07.38: The issue with existing SaaS solutions
- 11.53: The early days of Sharesy: Angels, lockdown and raising ÂŁ750k in 6 weeks
- 20.06: Removing the barriers for venues to use Sharesy
- 28.23: Pricing experiments and repeat bookings
- 34.07: Funding, Angels vs VC
- 43.02: Felixâs biggest learns as a Founder
- 48.10: The importance of knowing what you need to hire for
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:
Felix Atkin, Founder and CEO of Sharesy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixatkin/ / https://www.sharesy.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
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 workplace issues and the most vulnerable workers
- The barriers stopping people from taking action
- How to take meaningful action
- Organise overview
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/bex-hay-organise-helping-employees-to-find-their-voice-and-take-collection-action-to-improve-their-workplace
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 their mission into three impact goals: 1. Everyone plays their part to prevent child abuse. 2. Every child is safe online. 3. Children feel safe, listened to and are supported.
In this episode Peter talks about the different types of child abuse, how this has evolved over the last decade, the NSPCCâs work, the challenges running a charity this size, his highlights from the last decade and much more.
Before the episode starts, Iâd urge anyone who is able to, to click on the link in the show notes or go to www.nspcc.org.uk/donate and give what they can.
Highlights:
03.28: Who is Peter Wanless?
07.16: Child abuse and the different types of abuse
10.03: How child abuse and safety have evolved over the last 20 years
13.43: The importance of prevention versus protection and intervention
18.40: Why England havenât adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
23.24: NSPCCâs mission and three impact goals
35.45: Peterâs highlights from the last decade at NSPCC
39.28: Raising ÂŁ120mn each year, operating costs and how money is spent
45.21: The importance of transparency
54.28: The new NSPCC careers website and open roles
Our Guest:
Peter Wanless, CEO of NSPCChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sir-peter-wanless-b43aa372/ / https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ **đ Donate here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/ways-to-give/donate/
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.*https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/* / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0**
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
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 today
- The focus on cancer diagnosis and treatment
- The issues with typical post-treatment support
- Perci Health overview
- Pivot from B2C to B2B
- The user journey for someone using Perci health
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/morgan-fitzsimons-perci-health-giving-those-affected-by-cancer-the-support-they-need
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 Wagestream with a vision of providing fair financial services to frontline workers, starting with flexible pay, where workers could stream their earned wages in real-time. Fast forward to today and Wagestream works with 500+ employers to help over 3 million workers to have full visibility of their pay, stream earned wages, set up automated savings and get access to financial coaching.
Peter chats to me about financial wellbeing and the struggles frontline workers face, how Wagestream are solving that problem, scaling a social impact business and much more.
Highlights:
- 02.01: Peterâs journey into financial wellbeing
- 07.30: What is financial wellbeing?
- 09.05: The financial difficulties affecting frontline workers
- 15.21: The employerâs role in peopleâs financial wellbeing
- 19.11: Wagestream services and how theyâre helping frontline workers
- 22.53: Early stage challenges in launching the business
- 32.16: Wagetsreamâs social charter
- 38.03: The future of Wagestream
- 43.05: The importance of a clear mission from day one
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Peter Briffett, Co-Founder and CEO of Wagestream.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbriffett / https://wagestream.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Anya Roy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Syrona Health. Syrona Health is an all-in-one healthcare platform that provides personalised and inclusive support to people for all of their gynaecological needs. Syronaâs aim is to democratise healthcare in the workplace and give everyone access to the help they need.
In this episode we cover:
- What is gynaecological health
- Challenges with diagnosis and treatment
- Why the current system is failing people
- What needs to change â government, NHS, employers?
- Syrona Health and their approach
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/anya-roy-syrona-health-building-the-future-of-women-s-health
Charlotte Guzzo is the COO and Co-Founder of Sano Genetics.
Whilst studying for her PhD, Charlotte witnessed first-hand the challenges with finding the right patients for medical research. After further exploration it was apparent the whole system was flawed.
Due to issues with patient recruitment and engagement, 80% of clinical trials fail. This means potentially life saving drugs and treatments will never reach the market. Itâs a poor situation for everyone, researchers and scientists are unable to trial new medicines, and patients are reluctant to participate in research.
Sano have solved the problem by using technology to connect all these different parties in a more effective way and remove the headaches that previously existed. They enable organisations to quickly and efficiently recruit and engage the right patients, they take care of the genetic testing and data analysis, and ensure patients keep up to date with the latest research and findings.
Highlights:06.49: The issues with âtraditionalâ medical research
13.22: Sano Genetics overview and fixing the problem
21.18: The barriers of operating in new countries
25.43: How Sano doubled their revenue every 6 months
31.53: Fundraising and Sanoâs changing approach to raising
39.52: The COO role in startups
43.00: Parental leave and the stigma of a Founder taking time off
48.09: Hiring quickly and growing responsibly
53.08: Building a remote first working culture
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Charlotte Guzzo, Co-Founder and COO of Sano Genetics.https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotteguzzo/ / https://sanogenetics.com/
Sanoâs âThe Genetics Podcastâ: https://thegeneticspodcast.fireside.fm/ Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Ally Fekaiki is the Founder of Juno. Juno are redesigning the employee benefits and wellbeing space by helping companies to put the power in their employeeâs hands. Using Juno workers can choose from a wide range of top tier benefits and design a benefits package that works for them.Â
In this episode we cover:
- The problem Ally spotted which led him to creating Juno
- The âtraditionalâ approach to benefits packages
- Why are companies focusing more now on employee wellbeing
- How Juno are solving this problem
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/ally-fekaiki-juno-fixing-employee-benefits-by-giving-the-flexibility-and-choice-to-employees
Sam Lathey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bippit.
To use Samâs own words, he went from being a âcomplete financial screw upâ to becoming a âtrusted financialâ advisor. On this journey Sam realised that most people have no or very limited knowledge and support when it comes to managing their finances.
Did you know that money is the number one cause of stress for 60% of people?
Sam explains that young people receive no financial education in school, most people start their professional careers in debt and later in life fall into troubling financial situations or are unable to afford key life events like buying a house or having a child.
Sam wanted to change this and give everyone access to the financial guidance they need, so he founded Bippit. Bippit work with employers to provide 1 on 1 financial coaching, helping people to better manage their money and plan for the future they want.
Highlights:
- 00.34: Samâs mixed relationship with money
- 04.37: The average personâs financial knowledge in the UK today
- 06.42: Common financial problems that people face
- 12.34: What needs to change to improve everyoneâs financial wellbeing
- 15.00: The role of the employer and why they should be providing financial coaching
- 17.50: Bippit overview and how it works for a user
- 24.46: Bippit financial coach selection and matching
- 29.35: Challenging your assumptions and user testing
- 34.36: Communicating the ROI on a B2B2C product
- 45.26: Samâs views on employee wellbeing and how to hire great people
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com Our Guest:
Samuel Lathey, Co-Founder and CEO of Patchwork Health.https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-lathey-41335455/ / https://bippit.com/ Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Alex Stephany is the Founder and CEO of Beam. Beam is an award-winning Tech for Good start-up and crowdfunding platform that supports homeless people and refugees into stable jobs and homes.
In this episode we cover:
- The story of Beam and how it came to be
- Their unique crowdfunding model, partnering with government and charities
- The state of homelessness in the UK
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/alex-stephany-beam-creating-a-long-term-scalable-solution-to-homelessness
Asad Hamir is the CEO and Founder of Klyk.
Growing up his family always focused on getting more out of less, alongside his dad who worked in IT, Asad grew up with a passion for tech and sustainability.
The idea of Klyk came to Asad when he was looking for a more sustainable solution for managing his IT for one of his other businesses. When he further explored the market and understood the impact electronic waste (e-waste) was having on the planet, he set out to provide a better solution.
Klyk is building a circular economy for IT where every last bit of value is extracted from devices and software whilst minimising their impact on the planet. Klyk reuses and resells refurbished tech devices, whilst also looking holistically at how businesses are sustainably managing their IT.
Asad chats about the scary impact of e-waste, becoming a serial entrepreneur, appearing on dragonâs den, his biggest failure and being a B Corp advocate.
Highlights:
- 02.12: The influences that shaped Asadâs focus on tech and sustainability
- 08.00: The extent of the e-waste (electronic waste) problem
- 15.39: How easy is it to recycle devices?
- 18.13: Klyk overview
- 23.35: Validating the business model in 2 days
- 30.12: The environmental impact of software
- 36.25: Asadâs other business ventures
- 39.13: Asadâs biggest failure, losing ÂŁ4 million in personal wealth
- 41.50: His Dragonâs Den experience
- 47.01 Advocating for B Corp
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Asad Hamir, Founder and CEO of Klyk.https://www.linkedin.com/in/asadhamir/ / https://helloklyk.com/ Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Youssef Darwich is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nosso. Nosso bring your family's financial accounts into one secure app, making it easier than ever to track net worth and grow your savings as a household.
In this episode we cover:
- How do most families typically save for their childrenâs future
- Making your money work smarter for you
- Financial literacy in the UK
- Saving vs investing
- How Nosso approaching investing for your kidâs future
Want to listen to the full interview, click below:
- https://www.foundersforgood.io/episodes/youssef-darwich-nosso-helping-families-build-a-better-world-and-better-future-for-their-children
Anya Roy is the Co-Founder of Syrona Health.
Gynaecological health is an area of healthcare that has been overlooked and underinvested in for decades. Lack of proper funding and research has led to people suffering. Shockingly, itâs the norm for people with common gynaecological conditions to go years without the correct diagnosis and treatment.
Enter Syrona Health, an all-in-one healthcare platform that provides personalised and inclusive support to people for all of their gynaecological needs. Syronaâs aim is to democratise womenâs health and give everyone access to the help they need.
Anya shares why the current system is failing people, the lack of investment in gynaecological health, how Syrona are solving this problem, plus her advice on building a tech for good business and hiring great people.
Highlights:
03.34: What is gynaecological health and how peopleâs needs change throughout their life?
05.40: A broken system, with correct diagnosis taking 7.5 years on average
08.44: The main causes, why is the system so broken?
18.52: How is Syrona Health solving this problem?
21.07: The early days, pivoting from medical device to healthcare platform
35.06: Fundraising and whatâs next for Syrona
38.21: The long term vision: democratising womenâs health and removing the stigma
40.45: The secret to an effective co-founder relationship
45.00: Building a for-profit business that aligns with your mission and values
51.33: Anyaâs tips for early stage hiring
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Anya Roy, Co-Founder of Syrona Health.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anya-roy-673b0532/ / www.syronahealth.com
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Ally Fekaiki is the CEO and Founder of Juno.
The employee benefits space has been broken for a long time, with Covid and remote working the disconnect between what companies offer and what employees want has become apparent.
Ally wanted to take a completely different approach to employee benefits. So rather than companies try and guess what their people want, employees have the power to decide what they need.
With Juno, employees have a monthly allowance in the form of Juno points, which can be used at Junoâs marketplace that has thousands of premium products and services, from Barryâs Bootcamp to childcare to home laundry to healthy snacks â pretty much anything you could imagine.
In this episode, Ally gives his frank views on why companies have been getting it wrong for so long, how Juno are fixing the problem and how to scale a remote company.
Highlights:
05.21: The history of employee wellbeing and why itâs not worked
09.19: Whatâs caused the shift of companies focusing more on employee wellbeing?
14.04: What is Juno and how does it work?
17.31: Starting Juno with ÂŁ500, a WordPress website and tonnes of tenacity
26.07: Juno appeals to all sizes and types of companies
30.36: Brand is key to driving user engagement
32.57: What are the top benefits employees want?
37.42: Allyâs biggest strength as a leader and the worst thing about working with him
45.05: The key steps to building a remote business
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Ally Fekaiki, Founder and CEO of Juno.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allyfekaiki/ / https://www.withjuno.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Freddie Ward is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wild.
After being one of the first hires at Hello Fresh and seeing the company scale to over ÂŁ100 million in revenue, Freddy had caught the startup itch. Towards the end of his time there Freddie was starting to see the strong demand from consumers for more environmentally friendly products. Combining that with the lack of innovation in the personal hygiene/care space Freddy saw an opportunity to create a more sustainable, plastic-free, consumer product.
Wild are on a mission to remove single use plastic from the bathroom and allow consumers to switch to more sustainable personal care without compromising on experience and quality. Their flagship product is their natural deodorant that comes in the most stylish design you will ever see.
If thatâs not enough, listen out for Freddyâs naked PR stunt and Wildâs kinky polar bear sex advert.
Highlights:
01.43 The crazy startup journey with Hello Fresh
04.49: Freddieâs focus on sustainability
07.45: What are the problems with âtraditionalâ personal hygiene products?
13.05: Wildâs mission to remove single use plastic from the bathroom
16.58: How did Wild manage to design such a sexy looking product?
20.51: Was the naked PR campaign in Trafalgar Square a success or flop?
26.07: Building an omnichannel brand and launching in retail
34.53: Freddieâs strengths and weaknesses as a leader
41.09: Running, family time and his co-founder â the keys to Freddieâs mental health
43.04: The difficulty in building a great culture when growing from 0 to 30 to 50
47.34: Interviewing with Wild, this is how to stand out
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Freddy Ward, Co-Founder and CEO of Wild.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddy-ward-32074a56/ / www.wearewild.com
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Alex Stephany is the Founder and CEO of Beam.
Alex and Beam need no introduction, both have received multiple awards and recognition for their social impact work: Best Social Entrepreneur in the UK, Best Tech Social Enterprise, Best Entrepreneur For Good (to name a few).
Beam use crowdfunding from individuals and businesses to support homeless people and refugees into jobs and accommodation. So far, theyâve partnered with the government, charities and employers to help over 1,000 people to get into jobs and homes across the UK.
Alex shares his story, the current state of homelessness in the UK, how the solution needs a multi-stakeholder approach and hiring exceptional, mission-driven people.
Highlights:
01.44: Alexâs journey into running a social impact business
11.51: How Beam works
15.30: What is the current state of homelessness, is it getting better or worse?
17.43: Taking a collaborative and multi-stakeholder approach to solving the problem
19.51: Using tech to solve the problem at scale
23.06: The journey from first consultation, finding the right job and becoming self-sufficient
30.00: Digital inclusion leads to improved social mobility
34.51: What is a social enterprise?
41.43: The challenge of hiring exceptional people and continually raising the bar
44.52: Work for a dynamic tech startup doing world changing work
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Alex Stephany, Founder and CEO of Beam.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexstephany/ / www.beam.org / www.beam.org/careers
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
For our last show of Season One, we have Youssef Darwich, the Co-Founder and CEO of Nosso.
Now Iâm pretty sceptical of fintechâs but Nosso are building something very different. Nosso focus on helping families to use their money in a smarter way to build both a better world and a better future for their children.
Using the Nosso app, families set a goal like buying a first house or paying for school fees. They select the product that best suits them, then anyone in the family can contribute to that goal. Each time a family member contributes they can leave a message or video for the recipient, creating a unique time capsule of special memories for when theyâre older.
All of their investments are ESG and they offer specifically themed products that are good for the planet, like Carbon Cutter which invests in climate tech companies.
Highlights:
06.59: The three traditional ways to save for your children and their flaws
11.10: Why are people and parents not making better financial decisions with their money?
14.58: How does Nosso make investing in children a special memory for all of the family
24.32: Nosso focusing on ESG investments and avoiding companies doing bad
28.32: Trademarks and the rebrand to Nosso
31.22: What big things are Nosso focusing on next?
35.05: The difference in being a founder versus senior employer and how to handle it
39.18: Entrepreneur First: Love Island for Founders and how to choose your Co-Founder
44.34: Youssefâs approach to building a scalable company culture
50.02: Youssefâs tips for identifying those high potential up and comers
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Youssef Darwich, Co-Founder and CEO of Nosso.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/youssefdarwich/ / https://www.withnosso.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Sançar Sahin, is the Co-Founder and CMO of Oliva Health.
After working in high-growth tech startups both co-founders had struggled with their own mental health and had negative experiences when it came to finding suitable support. The private and public mental healthcare options have a number of associated challenges, so Sancar and his co-founder create Oliva Health to solve this problem.
With people giving a large chunk of their lives to work and work often being a cause of mental health issues, Oliva see a huge opportunity for employers to take more responsibility in supporting their employees with their mental health.
Oliva focuses on providing people with support for all mental health needs whilst also helping them to build up their emotional resilience. They also care about creating a platform that supports therapists and their needs too.
Highlights:
05.30: Sançarâs background and mental health journey
08.42 : What is the current state of mental health in the UK?
12.50: The problems with current private and public mental health care
18.44: The huge opportunity for employerâs to solve the mental health crisis
21.40 How does Olive provide employees with âproper mental health support and emotional growthâ
26.25: Why their first senior hire needed to be a Chief Clinical Officer
35.55: Fundraising and how that money has been spent
46.43: Building a productive remote-first working culture
53.26: The reasons for bringing in a Head of Talent & People early on in your journey
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Sançar Sahin, Founder and CMO of Oliva Health .
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sancarsahin/ / https://olivahealth.app/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Mary Liu is the Co-Founder and COO of Junee.
Did you know in the UK each year, 11 billion pieces of single use plastic get thrown away from lunch on the go? Even âgreenâ alternatives like compostable or recyclable packaging are not as environmentally friendly as consumers think, as Mary explains in the episode.
So after spending time in the food industry and seeing the harmful impact of single use packaging, Mary wanted to create a scalable, long term solution to the problem.
She co-founded Junee who want to make âreuseâ the default for food packaging. Tune in to hear how they plan to achieve their goal of replacing 25 million single-use containers by 2025.
Highlights:
04.59: What is the current state of single use plastic in the UK?
07.14: How did single use plastic become the default for packaging?
11.25: Mary explains Junee âreusable packaging-as-a-serviceâ
13.39: Building a startup during the pandemic
17.57: The considerations for creating their reusable container
23.56: Reusable versus other alternative packaging â the proâs and conâs
28.14: Maryâs advice on raising a pre-Seed round
32.27: What Junee needs to get right to achieve their goal of replacing 25 million single-use containers by 2025
41.37: Having a clear mission and focusing on trust and transparency to build a scalable culture
46.34: How do Junee go about attracting top people?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Mary Liu, Co-Founder and COO of junee.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liumary/ / https://www.junee.co/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Beckie Taylor is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tech Returners.
From her own personal experience of taking time out to have her first child. Beckie realised the barriers that exist for people returning to work in the tech space. Although there is a huge demand for tech talent, sadly, those that take career breaks are often overlooked or ignored.
So Beckie set up Tech Returners to combat this problem. Tech Returners run programmes that allow people to brush up on the soft and technical skills they need to feel confident about returning to work. These programmes are sponsored by tech companies, so they are completely free for returners and offer them employment at the end.
When you consider over 80% of their applicants are women and they have an average of 12 yearsâ experience in tech, itâs mind-blowing that more companies are investing in returning talent.
In this episode, Beckie shares her views on the barriers for people who take career breaks, the current state of diversity and inclusion in technology, and her lessons in building a tech for good business.
Highlights:
04.45: Why do people take career breaks and how does it affect them returning to work?
08.53: The reasons so many companies overlook âreturnersâ
11.15: Inclusivity needs to come first to drive greater diversity in tech
16.11: The Tech Returners model and why itâs free for âreturnersâ
26.09: Making sure they partner with the right kind of programme sponsors
32.27: Launching the Confidence Collective to focus on women in leadership roles
38.51: Beckieâs biggest learns as a founder and leader
41.56: How to build a scalable tech for good business
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Beckie Taylor, Co-Founder and CEO of Tech Returners.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckie-taylor-92840712/ / https://www.techreturners.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Ari Last is the CEO and Founder of Bubble.
After becoming a parent, Ari was shocked by the lack of innovation in the childcare space and set out to change this.
In this episode, Ari explains the challenges in building a marketplace for users that are trusting you with the most valuable thing in their lives, their children.
Bubble achieves this in two ways:
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Using social proof as the key to building trust with parents. Who are you going to trust more than someone vouched for by a friend or family member?
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Secondly by giving the power back to the parents. Historically childcare agencies would just send a nanny to a family, with Bubble the parents decide which nanny they use.
Tune in to hear how Ari has grown the UKâs largest on-demand in-home childcare platform, with over 200,000 families and 100,000 carers on the app.
Highlights:
04.52: The current state of childcare, in-home versus out-of-home childcare options
07.15: Why is the childcare system so broken?
10.30: The evolving role of the employer and childcare support
13.00: What is Bubble and how do they get parents comfortable using their platform to book childcare?
15.17: Why the phrase âUber for babysittersâ does Bubble a disservice
18.02: Bubbleâs vetting process and why only 25% make it through
21.14: How do you even go abut building a childcare marketplace?
28.52: Bubble for work and pushing into the B2B space supporting working parents
31.13: The future of Bubble: international expansion, B2B and in-home help.
43.41: What does Ari look for when hiring people?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Ari Last, Founder and CEO of Bubble.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arilast/ / https://joinbubble.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Lenny Leemann is the Co-Founder and CEO of Greenspark.
Lennyâs personal mission is to make it as easy as possible for consumers and businesses to do good. His first tech for good venture MAMOQ, was a marketplace for sustainable consumer products and heâs now building Greenspark.
Greenspark was founded on the belief that the only way to embed âdoing goodâ into businesses for the long term, is to show that it will positively impact their revenue.
Greenspark makes it easy for companies to link positive climate action to the behaviours they want to encourage with consumers. So, every time an order is placed, a tree is planted or every time there is a newsletter sign up, a piece plastic is removed from the ocean. This creates a clear, tangible connection between consumer action, positive impact and revenue.
If Greenspark can make this the new normal for businesses, then there is a real opportunity to drive positive change on a global scale.
Highlights:
06.28: Who can have the biggest impact on climate change? Individuals, businesses, or governments.
09.27: What is Greenspark?
13.38: Lennyâs early stage startup advice â launch early, iterate quicky and never give up.
17.48: The factors that go into choosing their impact partners and projects
24.50: The challenge of pricing, balancing revenue generation versus funding impact actions
30.21: What makes Greenspark unique to other offerings in the market?
33.55: The second time building a startup with his best friend and wife-to-be
36.01: Donât outsource your tech, even in the early days
43.46: Tying impact to revenue and transparency, are key to scaling a âfor goodâ business
47.12: What does Lenny look for in early stage hires?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Lenny Leemann, Co-Founder and CEO of Greenspark.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyleemann/ / https://www.getgreenspark.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Emilia Molimpakis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thymia.
Emilia has spent over a decade studying Neuroscience with a specific focus on using language as a marker to assess and monitor mental health.
The current method for assessing mental health is very basic and subjective and hasnât changed in over ten years. So when her best friend suffered depression and tried to take her own life, Emilia created Thymia combining her passion for linguistics, gaming and mental health.
Thymia use video games to track micro expressions to assess someoneâs mental health state more accurately and objectively. Which means clinicians can use their limited time on what matters, diagnosing and treating their patients.
This is just the start, as Emilia explains how Thymia can become the global gold standard for mental health assessment.
Highlights:
03.43: What is the current state of mental health? Is it getting better or worse?
05.56: How mental health is currently being assessed and why it is so broken
11.03: What is Thymia?
15.00: Emilia combining her passions for language, gaming and mental health to create Thymia
25.44: Building a frictionless and engaging user journey for the patients
29.48: How have the patients reacted to this new method of assessment?
33.46: Emiliaâs biggest learnings so far: having a co-founder, routes to funding and VC bias
40.16: Alignment on your purpose and clear core values are key to balancing profit and purpose
43.08: How does a mental health startup founder manage their own mental health?
48.06: The channels Emilia has found most successful for hiring
50.16: Respect as the core value underpinning everything they do
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Emilia Molimpakis, PhD, Founder and CEO of Thymia.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilia-molimpakis-phd-860325a4/ / https://thymia.ai/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
**Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley,** Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Daniel George is the Founder and CEO of StepEx.
From his own experiences, Daniel was shocked by the barriers to education for those from lower income backgrounds. Imagine wanting to do an MBA or software development course, but not being able to afford the course fee with your only other option being hit with 30-40% interest on a loan.
Daniel created StepEx to provide a better and fairer system for those wanting to finance their further education. Their FCA approved âFuture Earnings Agreementâ product removes the traditional financial barriers and bases the lending decision on future earning potential.
This creates a real social impact for those people, giving them a better chance at earn more. It also helps the education bodies to recruit more diverse students and raise the academic standards by actually having the top performers there, not just those who can afford it.
Highlights:
03.02: What is the current state of student finance?
07.16: The knock-on effect of barriers to education on students, education providers and society
10.02: The StepEx model and how it works
17.31: How are âfuture earnings agreementsâ structured and by who?
25.27: Using safeguards to ensure students are protected
29.07: The future of student finance is flexibility and paying back on the studentâs terms
33.16: Balancing purpose and profit when making business decisions
40.50: The key to scaling a social impact business is tying making money to doing good
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Daniel George, Founder and CEO of StepEx.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmacriwaller/ / www.hellobenefex.com
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
**Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley,** Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Khyati Sundaram is the CEO of Applied.
Traditional CV based hiring processes are flawed, with companies missing out on up to 60% of people. Typically, those 60% are from minority groups.
Khyati experienced this herself when looking for a job after her first startup, facing rejection from hundreds of applications until she interviewed with Applied, where they assessed based on her skills rather than her CV. She joined as Chief Product Officer and within 12 months took on the CEO role.
Applied is a tech platform that enables employers to build bespoke debiased hiring processes, so companies get access to a larger and more diverse pool of talent. Khyati explains what bias is and how it impacts hiring decisions, why this is bad for employers, and shares some simple steps to stop hiring bias.
Highlights:
04.09: What is bias and where does it come from?
08.22: What are the benefits of debiased recruitment? And why are we still stuck using hiring metrics from the 1950âs?
13.12: Humans cannot change, why we canât train out bias.
18.35: From government funded research project to commercial startup
26.34: What forms of candidate assessment are best to avoid bias?
32.26: Khyatiâs top tips for Founders to start tackling bias in their hiring processes
40.34: The important of centring the team around your mission statement
43.26: How debiased recruitment processes are a differentiator to job-seekers
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Khyati Sundaram, CEO of Applied.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/khyatisundaram/ / https://www.beapplied.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
**Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley,** Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Alex Price is CTO and Co-Founder of Ecologi.
Alex saw a unique opportunity when he co-founded Ecologi, to combine his passion for climate activism with technology.
Ecologi makes positive climate action, simple and affordable for individuals and businesses all over the world. They calculate their carbon footprint and use their money to fund reforestation and carbon reduction projects around the planet providing them with real time updates on their impact. So for as little as ÂŁ5 per month a person can offset their carbon footprint.
In this episode Alex chats with us about the current state of climate change, how we all play a part in solving it, making climate action affordable to everyone, scaling an impact business and much more.
Highlights:
04.56: Does scalable climate action need to happen on an individual, business or governmental level?
07.24: Reforestation and carbon reduction projects, two affordable, scalable ways to fight climate change
11.50: Building Ecologi from three founders to where it is today
17.17: Why brand has been critical to Ecologiâs mission and success
18.55: Building a mission-driven, for profit business. The best way to scale impact.
23.11: How does Ecologi ensure they avoid being seen as greenwashing?
31.14: Alexâs proudest Ecologi moment
35.00: Having a clear mission from day one is key to scaling a âfor goodâ business
37.44: Why did Ecologi go down the B Corp route?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Alex Price, Founder and CTO of Ecologi.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/remotealex/ / https://ecologi.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Jack Scott, is the Co-Founder of Dash Water.
Dash Water is tackling the problem of food waste within farming, where surplus or âwonkyâ produce has historically been thrown away. Dash only use âwonkyâ fruit and veg to create their premium brand of soft drinks.
What I like about Dash Water, is that they are part of the modern consumer brand movement. Where they focus on being a responsible and sustainable business, whilst building a unique and memorable brand that their customers love.
I chat to Jack about the problem of food waste in farming, building a strong brand identity, carving out a space for a premium drinks brand in a crowded market, their recent âwonky fruitâ PR campaign, and becoming a B Corp.
Highlights:
03.26: Why does up to 40% of the fruit and veg in the UK go to waste?
07.04: Validating their idea of using wonky fruit to make simple, healthy soft drinks
13.23: Focusing on independent stores to build brand equity and solidify their position as a premium brand
18.10: What has been a game changer for Dash?
21.52: How an aubergine that was too provocative for TFL went viral
28.08: Alexâs proudest achievement? The team and culture they are building.
32.04: How and why they became a B Corp.
36.21: Why values were critical to building the Dash culture and team
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Jack Scott, Founder of Dash Water.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-scott-91365757/ / https://dash-water.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Tessa Clarke is the Founder and CEO of OLIO.
OLIO is an app that connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses, so surplus food and household items can be shared, not thrown away.
Tessa shares her eureka moment for building OLIO, the shocking impact of food waste, scaling OLIO to 6 million users, the pains of raising investment as a female founder and how to build a business that is both for profit and for purpose.
Highlights:
2.00: How one moment of failure triggered the need to build a solution to food waste
03.20: If food waste was a country, it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter
06.23: Why are people so ignorant about the global impact of food waste?
09.23: Fighting food waste through community sharing with OLIO
15.21: Growing a community from scratch to 6 million global users
19.54: Building a for purpose and for profit business, the OLIO revenue model
25.06: The challenges raising money as a female founding team and Tessaâs advice to other Founders
30.25: How do OLIO compete for top talent in a competitive market?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO of OLIO.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tecook/ / https://olioex.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Molly Johnson-Jones is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flexa. Flexa certifies and scores companies based on how flexible they, then showcases why these companies are great to work for to talent all over the world.
Mollyâs first experience with flexible working, was the lack of. When she was diagnosed with auto-immune disease and told by her doctor she was disabled and needed to work from home once a week, her then employer fired her. This spurred Molly on to found Flexa with her partner Maurice OâBrien so that people could see upfront what kind of working environment companies can offer them.
Molly shares her definition of flexible working, pivoting from job board to focus on certification, raising over half of their Seed funding from female investors, VCâs views on investing in a couple and how Flexa have used their own platform to make all of their own hires to date.
Episode notes:
3.34: Having a disability and getting fired after needing one day a week working from home
04.59: Mollyâs definition of âflexible workingâ
08.17: The barriers to people finding flexible work
13.57: Building the global directory of verified flexible companies
26.02: Why the topic of âflexible workingâ has helped Flexa build an engaged community of followers
28.12: Mollyâs mixed experiences with investors and raising over half of their Seed round from female investors
36.41: Co-founding Flexa with her partner Maurice and how investors viewed investing in a couple
44.15: Why flexibility is key to building a diverse team
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Molly Johnson-Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Flexa.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-johnson-jones/ / https://flexa.careers/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Amelia Gammon is the inspirational CEO and Founder of bide, a responsible consumer brand producing eco-products that have social impact.
34% of the global workforce is made up of people that are unable to do conventional work. They may be single parents, carers, homeless, offenders or refugees. bide addresses rocketing unemployment by removing the barriers for these people to get work. Rather than making their eco-products in a factory, they bring the factories into people's homes. bide train these people, provide them with the raw materials and pay them a fair living wage for the products they create.
The products are made to the highest ethical standards. Theyâre 100% plastic and toxin free, using five simple plant-based ingredients that are sourced locally, packaged using sustainable materials.
bide really are setting the new standard for what it means to be a responsible, eco-friendly brand.
Highlights:
3.31: 34% of the global workforce is made up of people that are not able to do âconventional workâ
6.33: Greenwashing and building a brand consumers can trust
9.38: How bide are creating a truly eco-friendly and responsible consumer product.
15.36: How bide are oversubscribed with people wanting to join their âHome Manufacturing Networkâ
25.40: Growing internationally, expanding from D2C to B2B and creating new product verticals
27.22: The challenge of speaking to investors about an impact business model
31.51: Ameliaâs tips for living a more responsible, eco-friendly life
36.51: Why one of bideâs first hires was a Chief People Officer
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Amelia Gammon, Founder and CEO of bide planet. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaylobo/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliagammon/ / https://bideplanet.com/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Joel Tasche, is the CEO and Co-Founder of CleanHub. Seeing the impact of plastic waste first-hand whilst travelling Joel wanted to create a scalable solution that would stop non-recyclable plastic entering the environment.
After extensive research Joel co-founded CleanHub to tackle this issue. CleanHub work with plastic-using brands that want to be part of the solution. These brands finance the collection of non-recyclable plastic from regions of the world that lack proper waste management systems. CleanHub then work with verified partners that collect and process the plastic in the most responsible way before it enters into our rivers and oceans. Everything is underpinned by a tech platform that authenticates the work done, giving consumers the confidence they can buy from responsible brands.
Highlights:
4.06: Startup lessons - revenue is the best validation point and hire an experienced team early
6.03: The global problems with plastic waste
12.05: How CleanHub is building an effective and scalable waste management system
17.41: The most responsible way to process non-recyclable plastic
24.07: Enabling companies to engage with consumers and take responsibility for their plastic use
31.19: Joelâs advice to people trying to reduce their plastic footprint
42.36: Why transparency is critical to attracting top talent
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Joel Tasche, Founder and CEO of CleanHub.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeltasche/ / www.cleanhub.com
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Matt has dedicated his career to exploring the complex relationship between employer and employee, trying to understand how companies can best support and nurture the people who work for them.
Brought up by two entrepreneurial parents, it is no surprise that Matt went on to found, invest in and advise over 25 businesses.
In 2010, Matt founded Benefex with the belief that no one comes to work to do a bad job or be disengaged, and itâs the role of the employer to look after their people and give them the best possible experience whilst at work.
Matt shares how heâs went from identifying a gap in the HR tech market to building Benefex into the international business it is today.
Highlights:
1.43: Growing up with two entrepreneurial parents, where bankruptcy was standard dinner talk
7.21: The state of HR and people technology back in 2010
12.22: Matt roping his retired father into Benefex sales pitches
20.27: Hiring 100 people a year and the hard lessons learnt
25.38: How and why Benefex made two acquisitions during the pandemic
30.55: Mattâs thoughts on the future of employee wellbeing
36.17: What are the best benefits startups can offer to support their team?
44.54: People being bought into the mission is key to growth and success
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Matt Macri-Waller, Founder and CEO of Benefex.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmacriwaller/ / www.hellobenefex.com
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Michal Nachmany has dedicated over 12 years of her life to the fighting the global Climate Crisis. She is an internationally recognised climate policy and governance expert.
In 2021, Michal set up Climate Policy Rader. A not-for-profit, open data startup, leveraging the latest in machine learning and NLP technology to build the worldâs first global database of climate policy and legislation. The best part itâs free, so every government and policymaker around the world can make better decisions when it comes to climate change.
Highlights:
5.18: Michal witnessing the lack of "good" data being used to make policy decisions
8.10: How technology could accelerate the mapping of global climate policies
10.05: Why open-source and not-for-profit is the best way to achieve climate justice
12.20: What exactly is a Community Interest Company (CIC) and how does that affect funding?
20.10: Why partnerships and collaboration are key to growing the user base
25.55: The difficulty in building a team that can create the concept you've created in your head
29.23: The future is âself-driving policyâ
36.18: Helping the worldâs largest emitter make better climate policy decisions
39.30: What does Michal look out for in the people they hire?
41.23: As a not-for-profit how does Climate Policy Radar attract top talent?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Michal Nachmany, Founder and CEO of Climate Policy Radar.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michalnachmany / https://climatepolicyradar.org/
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
Tom Hooper has spent the last 12 years in Education, with the personal mission of making tutoring accessible and affordable to everyone.
He built and sold his first EdTech startup Brighstpark in under 3 years to TES Global.
In his current venture Third Space Learning (TSL), Tom has pioneered a new tutoring model leveraging global talent to provide one-to-one tutoring to the children that need it the most. TSL work directly with schools to help disadvantaged children to catch up on their education and obtain the best grades possible, a challenge that has only been amplified by the pandemic.
Highlights:
4.12: Tom wanting to build a social enterprise, exploring the education market, and creating a new model for affordable tutoring
6.57: Bootstrapping his first business Brightspark, selling the business in under 3 years and why Tom didnât see it as a success
10.58: How did Tom apply his learnings from Brightspark to Third Space Learning?
14.05: How does Third Space Learning work and how does it ensure the biggest impact on children and their learning?
25.40: How the team went from focusing too much on hitting sales targets and to investing in long term sustainable sales.
32.40: The challenge of demonstrating value with a product that has multiple users. (Teachers, head teachers, tutors and children).
37.16: Why building a strong team culture and leadership team is the only support system you need as a solo Founder
40.30: Why you shouldnât try and systemize values and culture
46.36: The challenge of transitioning from generalist startup to larger business with functional capabilities and design.
53.22: How does Third Space Learning compete for talent?
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Tom Hooper, Founder and CEO of Third Space Learning.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhoop/ / www.thirdspacelearning.com
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
From an early age Adnan had a flair for business, secretly building his first company whilst still at school until he needed his parents to sign the contract of sale as he was only 17. He went on to scale and successfully exit his second venture CarThrottle.Â
Now, heâs using his hard-earned startup knowledge to build MindLabs, a mobile and video first, consumer app focused on making the world a happier place.
Adnan chats to us about his entrepreneurial mindset, scaling his first two businesses, creating a mental health product, building a world class consumer app, his founder journey and how to hire for a growing tech for good business.Â
Highlights:
1.10: Adnanâs journey intro entrepreneurship and early success in exiting his first two ventures
5.00: What learnings did Adnan take from his first two ventures into MindLabs
6.55: For someone with no background/education in mental health, what attracted Adnan to the space?Â
8.45: What is MindLabs? How does their product help people improve their mental health?
14.35: Adnan shares his tips on building a world-class, mobile-first, consumer app. Â
20.35: How can MindLabs leverage health data and bio-markers to push the boundaries of their product? Â
24.30: Adnanâs tips on how you can create daily habits for a healthier mind
26.50: Adnanâs experience of being a founder and why heâd never do another startup without a co-founderÂ
29.01: How has Adnan gone about building a tech for good startup?
36.50: How do MindLabs differentiate themselves in a competitive hiring market? How to run a great hiring process.Â
38.58: How have MindLabs grown their team to 20 people so far? What can you do to increase inbound candidate traffic in the early startup stages?Â
41.30: How does Adnan assess and select recruitment partners? Â
44.45: When is the right time to start thinking about building out your own internal talent function? Â
Our Host:Â
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.comÂ
Our Guest:
Adnan Ebrahim, Founder and CEO of MindLabs.Â
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adnanebrahim/ / www.wearemindlabs.com Â
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.Â
www.jobsforgood.ioÂ
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.Â
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimiÂ
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.comÂ
Sanjay Lobo MBE is the Founder and CEO of onHand, an all-in-one tool to engage employees in local volunteering and climate action. Sanjayâs been recognised for the national Entrepreneur For Good Award, plus onHand were named the No.1 Tech For Good Company in 2021.
Sanjay chats about his journey into entrepreneurship, how helping his dad gave him the idea for onHand, growing the business, how hard it is being a solo founder and how to grow and hire for a Tech For Good startup.Â
Episode highlights:
1.20: Sanjayâs background and career journey â getting stuck in Law, taking a job in Barcelona and catching the startup bug
8.24: The onHand story â how helping his dad with his local shopping snowballed into onHandâŠ
14.17: How COVID and the threat to the elderly changed the onHand business model
18.30: What is onHand? Sanjay explainsâŠ
25.47: How do you grow a social impact business like onHand? What are the best channels?Â
29.42: How do you keep the vulnerable and users safe?
38.10: Why Sanjay thinks onHand has the potential to be âthe tool for anyone in the world to do eco or social goodâ in the next decade
39.22: Being a first-time Founder and why Sanjay in hindsight would have done it with a Co-Founder
43.16: Sanjayâs top 3 proudest momentsÂ
46.50: How companies like OLIO have paved the way for how to build and grow a tech for good startup
54.06: How do onHand compete in a competitive hiring market?Â
Our Host:Â
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.comÂ
Our Guest:
Sanjay Lobo, Founder and CEO of onHand.Â
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaylobo/ / www.beonhand.co.ukÂ
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.Â
www.jobsforgood.ioÂ
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.Â
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimiÂ
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.comÂ
The podcast host, Craig Turner, sharing a brief overview of why he started the podcast, what to expect on the episodes and most importantly, the purpose of the Founders For Good podcast.