Jazz Shapers

Connie Nam is the Founder of Astrid & Miyu, the contemporary jewellery brand. Connie joins Elliot to talk about disrupting the stale jewellery market with personality,  innovation and storytelling, and she shares the benefit of having felt like an outsider as a child.

Rupert Younger is the co-founder of PR firm The Finsbury Group and founder of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. Rupert joins Elliot to share what he feels is the secret to success, and why you've got to believe you're doing the right thing.

Chris Parnell is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Kairos Group, the global gaming media group, connecting businesses to gamers. Chris joins Elliot to talk about how a professional gamer and a Youtube content creator (on a business degree) became shapers of influencer marketing.

Deirdre O’ Neill is the Co-Founder of Hertility, the at-home hormone and fertility test, and clinical service provider. Deirdre joins Elliot to chat about her and her twin sister's journey to revolutionise reproductive healthcare 

Gori Yahaya is the CEO & Founder of UpSkill Digital, a company providing inclusive, equitable learning programs to empower people in the digital age. Gori joins Elliot to share the catalysts that drive him to shape a better, smarter future.  

Serial entrepreneur Paul Mankoo is the founder of UNIFIED, an eDiscovery business, and an investor in early stage technology. Paul joins Elliot to chat about riding the early waves of the digital revolution and he shares the key ingredients that helped him launch 5 successful companies.

Maxine Laceby co-founder of Absolute Collagen, the liquid collagen supplement. Maxine joins Elliot to chat about how a bone broth discovery led her and her daughter Darcy to launch a business from their kitchen, and grow it into a multi million pound success.

Dan Garrett is the Co-Founder and CEO of Farewill, the wills, probate and funerals company on a mission to change the way the world deals with death. Dan joins Elliot to talk about how he's modernising the ‘Victorian’ funeral care industry with a far more empathetic, personal experience.

Shosh Kazab is Co-founder and CEO of Kidswear Collective, the luxury resale platform for baby and kids fashion. Shosh talks to Elliot about turning her ‘eureka moment to tackle waste' into a growing business, and how she's squaring the need for both profit and purpose.

Melissa Snover is CEO and Founder of Remedy Health,  home of the brand Nourished - creators of 3D-printed, personalised gummy vitamins. Melissa joins Elliot to talk about creating her own 3D-printing technology and why they chose Birmingham as their base from which to disrupt the vitamin supplement world.