In this blog, I am not talking about situations where you might argue that “a quick decision is better than no decision.” I am talking about situations where we have two choices: we can do the quick thing, or we…
In the latest Heartstopper Netflix film, Charlie Spring and Isaac Henderson have a conversation that resonated with me deeply and prompted me to write this blog. Charlie shares how difficult it was for him to imagine the future when he…
Refugee entrepreneurship is transforming communities across the UK, yet refugee founders continue to face significant barriers to funding, networks and business support. In this Changemaker Interview, I sat down with Fred Kastner, co-founder of TERN, a leading UK social enterprise…
How do you know if you’re truly living your calling as a changemaker? In this blog, I share three powerful clues that may already be showing up in your journey. In my previous blog, “Three Clues That You Are Living…
Finding your calling is rarely a straight line. For Lalah Rukh, founder and CEO of the social enterprise Science Fuse, it has been a journey shaped by curiosity, migration, humility, and a deep belief that every child belongs in science.…
Below are three most common clues I notice when I am serving my calling and the ones I see in the changemakers I coach. You may recognise some of them or you may have your own clues – signals, inner…
Why Money Myths Hurt Changemakers and Social Entrepreneurs Money is one of the most uncomfortable (and misunderstood) topics in the world of changemaking. Many of us entered this space driven by purpose, not profit, and along the way we absorbed…
How cumulative trauma leads to burnout Social entrepreneurs and changemakers are exposed to cumulative trauma more often than they realise. Every story of injustice, every crisis, and every responsibility adds weight. Over time, this accumulation can lead to burnout, affecting…
In February I started writing the Build a Social Enterprise blog. In April, I began sharing some of its content through a LinkedIn newsletter. In just eight months, more than 650 people have signed up. I can’t quite put into…
I started my first social enterprise in 1984, when I was six years old, selling parrots to local pet shops. My purpose and my calling were aligned long before I had the language to describe them. What are “Purpose and…
I have just completed a ten-month leadership fellowship with Acumen Academy. The UK Fellowship is “a reflective programme that brings together a cohort of extraordinary individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to solving problems of poverty across the…
In this blog, I want to explain why I believe bearing witness is a crucial practice for everyone to learn, especially for changemakers and social entrepreneurs. These reflections come from my own lived experience as a social entrepreneur, a manager,…
In the last blog we explored “Five Ways to Stay Connected With Your Team”. In this blog we explore five ways to connect with people who can support you beyond your team and board. I believe that some of the…
One of the common threads I’ve noticed among the founders and changemakers I coach is a sense of loneliness and isolation in their roles. It’s a feeling I know well, not only during the early, chaotic years of launching my…
Celebrating 100 Pro-Bono Coaching Hours I’ve just crossed a milestone: 100 hours of pro-bono coaching with incredible purpose leaders from Brazil, New Zealand, the U.S., Kyrgyzstan, the U.K., and beyond. What do they all have in common? What is your…
As a founder of a social enterprise, you’re probably used to doing everything, or nearly everything, yourself. Those early days are magical. You wear every hat: from payroll to fundraising, marketing to service delivery, budgeting to team-building. It’s exhilarating. It’s…
Dear Changemakers, One of the most frequent questions I receive, whether I’m coaching young people starting out or professionals seeking more purpose-driven work, is this: “What do I need to know to build a social enterprise?”“Where do I begin?”“How did…
Dear Changemakers, Some of the most common questions I get asked are:“How do we start a social enterprise?”“Where do we begin?”“What do we need to know?” This blog is my attempt to answer those questions, not from theory, but from…
Dear Changemaker Embrace Your Identities Until recently, I hadn’t truly paused to reflect on my identities. One of the most powerful aspects of my fellowship with Acumen Academy has been exploring the stories we tell, about ourselves and about others.…
Dear Changemaker Find your tribe, fuel your passion I founded Micro Rainbow 13 years ago, at a time when social entrepreneurship was far less recognised than it is today; at least, that’s how it felt to me. Back then, I…