7 Skills For the Future

For our final episode of Series 10 we have compiled the top tips from each guest in order.

Stay tuned for a bonus episode from a very special guest coming soon!

Episode 1 - Climate Change, Dry Cleaning and Critical Thinking with Ludovic Blanc

Episode 2 - Ambition,  Disability and Adaptability with Rachael Mole

Episode 3 - Exploration, chocolate and Empathy with Brik

Episode 4 - Introverts, Friendship and Integrity with Hubert Trinkunas

Episode 5 - Brand Identity, Creativity and Being Proactive with Amelia Ayerst

Episode 6 - Reinvention, Wine and Resilience with Laylo

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This week Emma Sue speaks to Laura Rosenberger and Laura Riches, co-founders of Laylo. Laylo was born out of lockdown to reinvent boxed wine from our memories of the 80's/90's to becoming a luxurious asset to dinner parties. Their wine stays fresh for 6 weeks and generates 90% less carbon than the same wines in glass bottles. Their business is going from strength to strength and they openly discuss their struggles and expansion - a key listen for any young brand.

INNOVATION: Boxed wines reimagined to become beautiful centrepieces, founded in lockdown

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Treat yourself to a beautiful box of wine here: https://drinklaylo.com and follow their journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinklaylo/

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This week Emma Sue speaks to Amelia Ayerst. Amelia founded the wonderful textile company Duo Hue during lockdown. After working on the Dyson Electric Car as a CMF designer and the project getting cancelled, she used her redundancy payment to purchase a digital embroidery machine. She shares her inspirational story and her passion for creativity is clear! 

INNOVATION: Creating a unique digital embroidery business after losing a job in the pandemic. 

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Keep up with Amelia’s journey and Duo Duo here: https://duohue.com or on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duohue/

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This week Emma Sue speaks to Hubert Trinkunas founder of Wishu. Wishu is the #1 community for creatives, artists and entrepreneurs, empowering them with the lastest news, trends, resources, and job opportunities from leading companies. Since 2019 it has grown to find over 1400+ jobs, has 15,000 active members and 350,000 yearly readers. The focus is to create a new way of working through hybrid working, passive income, helping people become more tech and commercially savvy.

INNOVATION: Founding a platform for creative entrepreneurs to find work and assist in the growth of their creative business.

Discover more about Wishu here: https://wishu.io

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This week Emma Sue speaks to Raffaella Baruzzo and Kia Utzon-Frank, founders of BRIK. BRIK is a chocolate company who are breaking the mould with their unique experimental designs and delicious flavours! In their London based company, they work within a small team to create the most sustainable product possible. The duo speak candidly about the struggles and tensions they face as a luxury chocolate brand and their passion for creating something special.

INNOVATION: UK Based luxury chocolate brand breaking down the boundaries between food, design, art and sustainability.

Their shop is now open! So you can shop online at: https://brik.site

Rafaella will also be speaking at our free small business panel event this Wednesday, 23rd March at 12:30 GMT!

We'd love for you to join us, sign up here: https://unimenta.com/product/small-business-panel-23rd-march/

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This week Emma Sue speaks to Rachael Mole, founder of Sick in the City. Founded in January 2021, SIC (Sick in the City)is an e-training company to help close the disability employment gap through training for companies and support for disabled people to get into employment. Rachael speaks openly about her experiences and how her training will help to change the UK job market.

INNOVATION: UK based non profit, training company providing opportunities to disabled, chronically and mentally ill people and the companies who want to employ them.

To discover more, try the courses and to get in touch with Rachel, go to https://sicofficial.co.uk

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Welcome to the new series of the 7 Skills for the Future Podcast. This series we're focused on Innovation, interviewing individuals who have created something completely new or shaken up their industry. Who better to start our series with than Ludovic Blanc!

Passionate about sustainability and improving our planet, Ludovic left his position as Vice President of JP Morgan to found Blanc in 2011. Blanc is the first dry cleaning company in the UK to not use toxic chemicals and smells to create a cyclical service. The first shop opened in Marylebone in 2013 then just 18 months later they opened a second shop in Notting Hill to deliver better quality dry cleaning - 'cleanser, softer and greener clothes' They clean over 1000 items a day with 50 colleagues for 20,000 customers and 100 fashion brands/online platforms. Hear Ludovic's fascinating story and become inspired by the power of passion.

INNOVATION: Being the first dry cleaning service in the UK to utilise non toxic chemicals

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Try Blanc's services and discover more here: https://blancliving.co

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For our final episode of Series 9 we have compiled the top tips from each guest in order.

We already have some wonderful guests lined up for Series 10 which we are so excited to bring to you in the new year.

Episode 2 - Redundancy, Tik Tok and Resilience with Isobel Perl

Episode 3 - Bike Rides, Grief and Being Proactive with Liam Meyer

Episode 4 - Careers, Cancer and Critical Thinking with Laura Price

Episode 5 - Action, Hotels and Adaptability with Thomas Kochs

Episode 6 - Discovery, Empathy and Dementia with Penny Bell

Episode 8 - Innovation, Food and Integrity with Verity De Yong

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This week, Emma Sue speaks to Verity De Yong. After spending more time cooking at home during lockdown, Verity noticed how much waste was being produced. Using her background in fine art, Verity began experimenting with the skins of fruits and vegetables to create natural dye. This has led to the creation of VED Cooks - a range of linen napkins, table cloths and placemats hand dyed by Verity in her kitchen. Verity tells her fascinating story and offers helpful advice to entrepreneurs at the start of their journey. 

PIVOT: Whilst cooking more in lockdown Verity founded her new business.

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Take a look at Verity’s products - www.vedcooks.com or shop on glassette.com and follow her journey on Instagram: @vedcooks

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This week, Emma Sue speaks to Tahir Hajat. Tahir has had a wide, varied and fascinating career from working in factories and working with young offenders to hosting global sports events. Tahir shares his skills, community experiences and explains how that can lead to life changing opportunities. His passion for supporting young people outweighs everything else. Tahir is fundamentally a kind, giving, resilient individual who works incredibly hard on a daily basis to provide young people with a new start - all whilst juggling his incredible career and family life. To Tahir, everything is an opportunity to grow, learn and reflect. Tahir displays so many of the 7 Skills without realising but particularly his resilience and optimism stand out.

PIVOT: From not being the best student (his words!) to creating a multifaceted career and inspiring others.

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Keep up with Tahir Hajat's journey on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tahirhajat/, his website here: http://www.tahirhajat.com/ and take a look at the work The Mighty Creatives do: https://themightycreatives.com

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