BITESIZE: Emilia Molimpakis, Thymia: a better way to assess mental health

Adnan Ebrahim: on his mission to make taking care of your mental health as normal as going to the gym.: 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 CarThrott by Founders For Good

46 min listen

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Amelia Gammon: Setting the new standard for what it means to be a responsible, eco-friendly consumer brand.: 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 paren by Founders For Good

43 min listen

Matt Macri-Waller: helping as many people as possible to love where they work: 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 surpr by Founders For Good

53 min listen

Vese Aghoghovbia, Philly & Friends: adding a drop of colour and diversity to the playroom: Vese Aghoghovbia is the Founder of Philly & Friends. When Vese had her daughter in 2017, she quickly realised that there was a lack of diversity in children’s books with less than 1% featuring a black or minority ethnic main character. This inspired he by Founders For Good

50 min listen

Sançar Sahin, Oliva Health: providing proper mental health support to employees: 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 publ by Founders For Good

57 min listen

Freddy Ward, Wild: on a mission to remove single use plastic from the bathroom by Founders For Good

50 min listen

Tessa Clarke: the shocking truths about food waste and solving that problem through OLIO's community sharing app: 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, t by Founders For Good

34 min listen

Youssef Darwich, Nosso: helping families build a better world and better future for their children: For our last show of Season One, we have Youssef Darwich, the Co-Founder and CEO of Nosso. Now I’m pretty sceptical of fintech’s but Nosso are building something very different. Nosso focus on helping families to use their money in a smarter way to bui by Founders For Good

54 min listen

Tom Hooper: providing affordable and accessible tutoring to disadvantaged children: 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 T by Founders For Good

57 min listen

Sanjay Lobo MBE: how helping his vulnerable father led him to create ‘the Uber for volunteering’.: Sanjay Lobo MBE is the Founder and CEO of onHand, an all-in-one tool to engage employees in local volunteering and climate action. Sanjay’s been recognised for the national Entrepreneur For Good Award, plus onHand were named the No.1 Tech For Good Company by Founders For Good

60 min listen

Khyati Sundaram: removing bias from recruitment: 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 by Founders For Good

46 min listen

Michal Nachmany: why open-source and not-for-profit is the best way to achieve climate justice.: 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 star by Founders For Good

48 min listen

Molly Johnson-Jones: the future of work is flexible working.: 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. Molly’s first experience with flexible worki by Founders For Good

48 min listen

Ally Fekaiki, Juno: fixing employee benefits by giving the flexibility and choice to employees: 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 c by Founders For Good

55 min listen

Alex Price: making positive climate action affordable and accessible to everyone.: Alex Price is CTO and Co-Founder of Ecologi. A company I’ve been a fan of for years. Alex saw a unique opportunity when he co-founded Ecologi to combine his passion for climate activism with technology. Ecologi makes positive climate action, simpl by Founders For Good

47 min listen

Jack Scott: using “wonky fruit” to tackle food waste in farming: Jack Scott, is the Co-Founder of Dash Water. Dash Water is tackling the problem of food waste within farming, where surplus or “wonky” produce is often overlooked. Dash only use “wonky” fruit and veg to create their premium brand of soft drinks. Wha by Founders For Good

43 min listen

Jenny Saft, Apryl: designing the future of fertility benefits: Jenny Saft is the Co-Founder and CEO of Apryl. From her own experience with egg freezing, Jenny realised how poorly serviced people were with their fertility and family forming needs. With a society that’s increasingly starting families at older age by Founders For Good

50 min listen

Beckie Taylor: removing the barriers and stigma attached to taking career breaks and returning tech talent: 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 de by Founders For Good

48 min listen

Joel Tasche: building a scalable solution to stop the most harmful plastic waste from entering the environment: 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 Joe by Founders For Good

52 min listen

Daniel George: removing the barrier to higher education to help people reach their full potential: 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 w anting to do an MBA or software development course, but not being able to aff by Founders For Good

49 min listen

Emilia Molimpakis: using video games to create the new gold standard for mental health assessment: 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 v by Founders For Good

53 min listen

Anya Roy, Syrona Health: building the future of women’s health: 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, it’s the norm for people by Founders For Good

60 min listen

Ari Last: building the UK’s largest on-demand in-home childcare platform.: 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 a by Founders For Good

53 min listen

Lenny Leemann: harnessing the power of billions of micro transactions to create long-term positive change in the world.: Lenny Leemann is the Co-Founder and CEO of Greenspark. Lenny’s 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 he’s by Founders For Good

53 min listen

Martin Holden-White, Grubby: inspiring the nation to cook more plant-based meals: Martin Holden-White is the Founder and CEO of Grubby. As it’s the start of 2023 and the beginning of Veganuary I couldn’t think of a better guest to kick off the year. Martin founded Grubby with the mission to make plant-based cooking more convenient a by Founders For Good

54 min listen

Tim Wood, Achelous Energy: using rivers to power the world with 24/7 clean renewable energy: Tim Wood is the Co-Founder of Achelous Energy. After a successful career in marine engineering, Tim and his co-founder were inspired to design a better system for creating renewable energy. They set out to harness hydrokinetic energy, i.e. the free by Founders For Good

57 min listen

Daniel Jeczmien, ESGgen: helping SMEs putting people and planet first, then profit second with ESG: Daniel Jeczmien is the Co-Founder and CEO of ESGgen. ESG is an increasingly hot topic, with investors, banks and governments putting more focus on non-financial performance within businesses. It’s no longer just about businesses making money, it’s how by Founders For Good

58 min listen

Dr Owain Rhys Hughes, Cinapsis: helping the NHS provide better and faster care to patients by Founders For Good

47 min listen

Namrata Sandhu, Vaayu: helping the retail sector become more sustainable: Namrata Sandhu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vaayu. Nam grew up in Bombay(Mumbai), India and saw first hand the impact of waste and climate change, which inspired her to pursue a career in sustainability. After working for management consultancies and by Founders For Good

43 min listen

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