Jazz Shapers

Max Dubiel is co-founder of coffee business Black Sheep Coffee, and co-founder of Redemption Roasters, the coffee brand and prison roastery aiming to reduce reoffending through coffee. Max joins Elliot to chat about the huge impact of belief and purpose on an organisation and its people.

Molly Johnson-Jones is the CEO and co-founder of Flexa, a platform connecting job-seekers with companies offering flexible working environments.

Molly joins Elliot to chat about how getting fired (after asking if she could work from home 1 day a week due to her auto-immune disease) has led to her revolutionising the way that people find jobs.  

Floyd Woodrow MBE/DCM is an ex-SAS soldier,  founder of Quantum Group (a fintech and security investment incubator) and creator of coaching and development programme Compass for Life.   

Floyd joins Elliot to talk about becoming one of the youngest soldiers ever to have been selected for the elite SAS, and why he believes focusing on your super strengths (more than your weaknesses) is the key to success.   

Rachel Watkyn OBE is the Founder of Tiny Box Company, creating sustainable, ethically-sourced gift packaging. Rachel joins Elliot to share her tales of overcoming incredible adversity and how she's now Dragon Den’s most Successful Female Entrepreneur to date.

Giles Fuchs is the Founder and Chairman of Office Space in Town, the flexible workplace provider,  and founder of ‘No or Low alcohol’ brand, Gunner Cocktails . He's also the owner of the iconic, art deco Burgh Island Hotel. Giles joins Elliot to chat about all of this, and his drive to prove to his dad that failing his A Levels wouldn’t define him.

Jazz Shapers is back!  To kick off the new season Elliot welcomes back Emily Bendell, founder and CEO of lingerie brand Bluebella. Emily was last on Jazz Shapers in 2012 and tells Elliot about the challenges of growing a non-conforming lingerie business, and her successful campaign to get the Garrick Club to allow female members for the first time in its 193-year history.    

Rossella and Huw Beaugié are the co-founders of The Thinking Traveller, a travel brand specialising in high-end exclusive villas and experiences. Rossella and Huw join Elliot - for this last Jazz Shapers of the season - to talk about how,  after holidaying in Stromboli, they designed themselves a life (and new career) in Sicily. 

Caroline Casey is the Founder of the Valuable 500, a global organisation of 500 Partners and Companies, and their CEO's, working together to end disability exclusion. Caroline joins Elliot to share how she kept her severely limited vision a secret  before  - as she says - 'coming out of the disability closet,' on a mission to  drive lasting change for the 1.3 billion people in the world with a disability.

Andrew Radcliffe is the Co-Founder and CEO UK of Spyrosoft, the global technology services company. Andrew joins Elliot to chat about creativity and the power of sharing your big idea. 

Farah Kabir is the co-founder of Hanx, the female-focused, sexual wellness brand. Farah shares with Elliot the moment of embarrassment that led her to change careers and launch a shame-free brand, prioritising female empowerment.