Posts in social entrepreneur
#45 How to boost sales ethically in your social enterprise using the phone with Corinne Thomas

There is so much focus on marketing and selling online these days, we often forget there are tried and tested methods that have existed for much longer, such as telesales, or selling by phoning cold and warm leads, as well as existing customers. We dig deep in what the opportunities are for social entrepreneurs and conscious eco-brands to use "telesales" in their business.

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#43 Finding your intrinsic self-worth with Amanda Mulder

If you ever feel lacking, not good enough, not worthy of your goals or reliant on achieving your goals to feel worthy then this episode is for you. Amanda Mulder is a curious creator, passionate about connecting people to people, to nature and to their natural state of being.

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#41 Testing your idea and mistakes to avoid when starting your social enterprise with Maiko Schaffrath

In this weeks podcast Maiko Schaffrath shares the mistakes to avoid when starting you social enterprise, from the lessons he's learnt talking to hundreds of impact-entrepreneurs over the past 3 years, as well as his own experience of setting up a social impact business. He also shares about the importance of testing your idea and how to go about doing this.

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#38 My journey to social entrepreneurship

A few people have mentioned to me in the past few weeks and months they'd love to hear more about my journey to social entrepreneurship, so here it is....

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#35 How to build an engaged and active community for social impact online with Kiran Kaur

Kiran Kaur, founder of GirlDreamer shares how they easily fill out their social impact programmes within 24 hours using social media. You can use her insights to fill any programme, opportunity, offer you have in your social enterprise.

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#33 Exceeding 2020 revenue goal by 12% despite Covid-19 with Veena Isoaho

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. In this first interview, I speak to Veena Isoaho who expanded her shade-grown coffee business, Coronmandel Coast by opening up a coffee shop - Filtr, in November 2019.

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#24 What not to do when you're trying to grow your social enterprise with Daniella Genus

All to often we hear from “the experts” and success stories of how they got there, and although Daniella Genus is a multi-award winning strategy and innovation expert, which lots of success as an entrepreneur under her belt, in this episode she shares the challenges she faced as a social entrepreneur and in particular the “funding trap”, as a way to help you avoid the mistakes she made.

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Tackling Human Trafficking through AI with Emily Kennedy

Emily Kennedy is the incredible social entrepreneur behind the technology company that's created the software, TrafficJam, which has helped identify 6,800 victims of trafficking in the last 2 years. In addition to this story we share our experiences of raising people's expectations of what it is possible when they're not used to seeing you "in the room".

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Building your African fashion business with Jacqueline Shaw

There is much that Jacqueline Shaw doesn't know about sourcing and manufacturing in Africa. An author, international speaker, university lecturer plus business coach and business owner Jacqueline is passionate about changing the narrative of what Africa has to offer the fashion and textile industry as well as how should and can be ethical and creating lasting social impact. She shares all here.

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