SproutCast – Social Enterprise | Changemakers | Social Entrepreneurs | Positive Impact | For Purpose

Tony Nicholls from Good Talent Media speaks with Julia about communications, public relations, managing the media and putting on events that will get journalists attention and generate press/coverage for your social enterprise, not-for-profit or startup.

Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald founder of Bright Sparks Australia, a social enterprise that reuses, repairs and recycles small electrical appliances to keep them out of landfill chats with Julia about founding Bright Sparks, participating in Social Traders The Crunch program, her experiences in the non-profit sector and much more.

Julia chats with Vinesh George, Creative Director of Sydney based branding agency BrandCube, about how to brand your organisation, and brand considerations for startup and established social enterprises and not-for-profits. Vinesh provides many actionable examples and real world case studies for you to learn from and apply to your own organisations.

Elise Sernik, Executive Director at Leadership Space and host of the podcast 'Conversations that shape us' speaks with Julia about leadership in the social purpose sector, the importance of reflective practices to improve your leadership style, avoiding founders syndrome in non-profits and social enterprises, power and politics in leadership and around the board table, what excites her about the sector, conversations that shape us and much more.

Rob Lockhart from Westpac's Davidson Institute chats with Julia about the various critical steps to take when starting your social enterprise, from getting the simple stuff like a business number and registration to the various documents you need to have - constitution etc... Rob also highlights the why having a crystal clear understanding of your organisations purpose is so important as well as touching on some key financial considerations when starting a social enterprise.

Kristie Looney chats with Julia about the formation of Property Initiatives Real Estate which is a social enterprise of Women's Property Initiatives. Property Initiatives Real Estate is a first of its kind in Australia – a social enterprise real estate agency that operates as a profit-making enterprise, covering both property management & property sales. All profits are to be channeled into Women's Property Initiatives, a not-for-profit whose social purpose is to build a secure future for women and children in need by developing and providing good quality, long term, affordable housing. Kristie offers insights on starting a social enterprise, why a not-for-profit would want to start its own social enterprise, the challenges faced in creating Property Initiatives Real Estate, and the usefulness of accelerator programs for social enterprise (such as the Crunch run by Social Traders in Australia) and much more.

Jessica Macpherson, CEO at St Kilda Mums, speaks with Julia about starting a non-profit organisation in her own kitchen with a group of friends and then expanding it into a rapidly growing organisation that has helped deliver over $1.7 million in essential nursery equipment, clothing, books and toys to families in need through partnerships with maternal child health nurses and social service agencies. St Kilda Mums has also assisted others to launch their own local versions of the organisation both in Australia (Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums) and also overseas. Listen to hear Jessica share her own journey in the non-profit sector and also the journey of St Kilda Mums as it has grown.

Michael Dawson, CEO of CBB The not4profit people chats with Julia about his insights on building a successful social enterprise, what he is excited about in the Australian non-profit sector as well as sharing tips on making your idea for a business or social enterprise happen.

Peter Ball from Yonder Co and The Impact Academy chats with Julia about the social enterprise model, starting a social enterprise, boards in early stage social startups and a range of other topics. This interview is a great starting point for those wanting to find out more about the early stages of starting a social enterprise.

Jennene Buckley is the Chief Executive Officer of Feros Care, one of the fastest growing aged and community care providers on Australia’s east coast. Jennene takes time from her busy schedule to speak with Julia on a wide range of topics including innovation at Feros Care, how to set your organisation’s culture in the early stages, how to manage culture as the organisation grows and expands, and non-profit organisations as community businesses.