Jazz Shapers

Returning to Jazz Shapers for a very special encore edition is Pip Jamieson, Founder & CEO of The Dots, a white-label private social networking app. Pip joins Elliot to share how to build a real community, not just a following, and why that matters so much in an age dominated by big social media platforms.

Jez Frankel is the Founder and CEO of Quite Frankly Productions, a content creation company for global brands. Jez joins Elliot to share how he gets to the truth of stories and what it means to be as Jez says ‘fiercely independent.’  

Tim Campbell MBE is the winner and now co-host of The Apprentice;  a business advisor and founder of Bright Ideas Trust (encouraging young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to start a business). He’s also the host of re:Working, a podcast aiming to help you solve your work and money problems. Tim joins Elliot to explore the secrets of his success and the advice that dramatically changed the direction of his younger life.

Liz Upton is the co-founder of Raspberry Pi, the affordable computer built to inspire a new generation of coders, and the co-founder of Negroni Venture Studios, scaling and investing in early-stage tech businesses. Liz joins Elliot to talk about democratising access to computers, to coding and now to robotics. And how she transformed a prototype into the best-selling British computer of all time.

Sam McKnight MBE is the influential hairstylist and founder of his own brand of products, Hair by Sam McKnight. Sam joins Elliot to share his tales from growing up in a Scottish mining community to crafting iconic hairstyles for Princess Diana, Kate Moss and Lady Gaga in an industry transformed by the supermodel phenomenon.

David Forbes-Nixon OBE is the Founder and Chairman of the DFN Charitable Foundation and DFN Project SEARCH, born from his vision to transform the life outcomes of disabled people in the UK and build a more inclusive society. David joins Elliot to talk about how only 4.8% of UK adults with learning disabilities are in jobs, and what he - and the leading businesses he's working with - are doing to change that.

Ben Drury is the founder and CEO of Yoto, a screen- free audio platform for children. Ben joins Elliot to share how the scientific impact of screens on children (and the benefits of listening to audio) led him to build both an audio player that put kids in control, and a community of creators. 

Antonia and Jonny Philp are the co-founders of Skincare company Nursem. They join Elliot to share how they turned the threat of Antonia losing the nursing career she loved, into a solution and thriving business.  

Darrel Sheinman is the Founder and CEO of independent record label, Gearbox Records .  Darrel joins Elliot to share his journey from maritime satellite tracking to diving into the British Library archives for unreleased live Jazz recordings.

Sam Tidswell-Norrish is the Founder and Chair of Opus, a global platform supporting early-stage entrepreneurs by aiming to supercharge the founder journey. Sam joins Elliot to share how to unlock what he feels could be the UK's most innovative generation yet. And he reveals 'the single most important thing in business.'