#34 Pivoting in response to Covid-19 in 2020 with Jen Baughan
To end the year I wanted to share two inspiring stories of social entrepreneurs who have exceeded their revenue goals, despite real challenges to their social enterprises in 2020, due to covid-19.
There have been a lot of challenges for all kinds of businesses this year and I'm not in anyway trying to distract from this or say "you just need to try harder" by sharing these stories. My purpose is to share hope, and ensure you hear it's absolutely possible to reach and exceed what you think is possible even when the unexpected happens.
In this second interview, I speak to my best friend and colleague, Jen Baughan, co-Founder and CEO of Solutions for the Planet (the social enterprise we set up together in 2013).
I wanted to get Jen back on the podcast to share her journey of delivering her schools programme in 2020, despite all schools closing in March due to covid-19. I wanted to share how Jen and her team decided to pivot how they delivered their programme so that the students and schools involved in their programme could still benefit despite not being in school. Not only did they successfully deliver a schools programme, they also exceeded their annual income goal by £10k.
In this episode we discuss:
How Jen has developed Solutions for the Planet over the last 8 years
The "threat" they faced in March with the prospect of schools closing and why they decided to continue it
What they had to do to pivot their schools programme to move it online so students, teachers and mentors could still participate
The process & experience of this huge shift in the way they delivered their programme over a 3 week period
The results and highlights Jen and her team have seen, including being awarded a WISE 100 woman
Jen's top tips for other social entrepreneurs wanting to adapt and grow in challenging times
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