FURITY Podcast

For this fifth episode on social entrepreneurship we are joined by Madeleine Evans, the CEO and Founder of Levell. Levell is on a mission to change the future of work by allowing organisations to efficiently measure employee and work well being in order to make sure performance and health go hand in hand. 

During this episode, Madeleine talks to us about finance and how to go about the pitching and investing process so that your enterprise can remain successful and sustainable in the long run.

In this fourth episode of our podcast on social entrepreneurship, we spoke to Nabiha Khwaja, the Director of Auorms. Auorms is a legal tech company striving to improve services across a variety of sectors. 

During this episode, Nabiha shares her knowledge on how you can go about forming a passionate team ready to change the world with a social enterprise! She taps into her own experience and practices to give you an in-depth insight into what it takes to be a good team leader, motivate a team and strive for success.

In the third episode of our podcast series on social entrepreneurship, we spoke to Anita Pavic, the founder of 2EY. 2EY is a social enterprise that empowers the youth by ending homelessness through housing, employment and well-being training. 

In this episode, Anita speaks about how you can go about creating a business plan for a social enterprise, and how anyone from any field and background can do it through a few simple steps in research, planning and consideration.

In this second podcast of the series on social entrepreneurship, we spoke to Jason Blackstock the Founder & CEO of two social enterprises: How To Change the World and We Make Change. From 2013 to 2018 he was also the  Founding Head of UCL’s Department of Science, Technology Engineering and Public Policy where he remains a member of faculty.
In this episode, Jason discusses problem-solving, a crucial step to creating a social enterprise that positively impacts. 

In this episode, we welcomed Florian Rutsch. He co-created and co-leads the Ashoka Europe Fellowship program including its co-learning modules on systems change strategy, leadership, and multi-stakeholder collaboration as well as its ecosystem initiatives on funding and supporting system changers.
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In this podcast, he discusses the meaning of social entrepreneurship, the importance of system change, and advice to become a changemaker.

In the first episode of this series, Alana Heath discusses the values, stakeholders and models of social entrepreneurship.  As a social entrepreneur, she also gives us insight into the importance of social entrepreneurship and its role as a change-maker. 

In this podcast, Peter Ptashko discuss social entrepreneurship and impact investing. Peter Ptashko is a social entrepreneur who recently launched his own Enterprise and Social Change consultancy: Cambio. Topics of discussion will include Peter’s personal professional experience, the biggest challenges the industry is facing, career advice for young professionals, the role the Covid-19 Pandemic and technological advancements have played in the sustainable finance landscape, and the crucial link between the UN’s SDGs and Social Entrepreneurship & ESG sectors

In this podcast, Lazarus Chok describes his experience when he created kickstart, a startup incubator dedicated to students. Through this discussion, Lazarus talks about the challenges he faced and shares the valuable lessons he learned along the way. 

Interested in migrant workers’ rights? Then listen to our new podcast featuring Andy Hall. We had a great discussion about the role and of migrants in the labour market and how actors from different sectors - private, public, third sector - can play a key role in improving their conditions. Thank you again @Andy for sharing with us your expertise!

In our last podcast, we discuss with Vladislav Kaim, a Master student and member of the Youth Advisory Group on climate change of the UN Secretary-General. Vladislav is passionate about sustainability and works actively to fulfil the Agenda 2030 of UN Sustainable Development Goals. This podcast will guide students willing to act for the protection of our environment. It is a powerful testimony of a young and ambitious person with many convictions and engagements, that will inspire those who would like to lead effective change in future years.