Doing the Quick Thing vs the Right Thing
In this blog, I am not talking about situations where you might argue that “a quick decision is better than…
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If You Are Surviving, You Can’t See the Future
In the latest Heartstopper Netflix film, Charlie Spring and Isaac Henderson have a conversation that resonated with me deeply and…
“Humanity Already Has the Potential. We Need to Remove the Barriers.” A Changemaker Interview with TERN’s Co-Founder Fred Kastner
Refugee entrepreneurship is transforming communities across the UK, yet refugee founders continue to face significant barriers to funding, networks and…
Three Clues That You Are Living the Calling
How do you know if you’re truly living your calling as a changemaker? In this blog, I share three powerful…
Finding Purpose Through Curiosity: A Changemaker Interview with Science Fuse Founder Lalah Rukh
Finding your calling is rarely a straight line. For Lalah Rukh, founder and CEO of the social enterprise Science Fuse,…
Three clues that you are living the calling
Below are three most common clues I notice when I am serving my calling and the ones I see in…
Purpose Isn’t Poverty: 3 Money Myths That Hold Changemakers Back
Why Money Myths Hurt Changemakers and Social Entrepreneurs Money is one of the most uncomfortable (and misunderstood) topics in the…
Don’t underestimate cumulative trauma
How cumulative trauma leads to burnout Social entrepreneurs and changemakers are exposed to cumulative trauma more often than they realise.…
12 Radical Ideas For 2026
In February I started writing the Build a Social Enterprise blog. In April, I began sharing some of its content…
Purpose or Calling: Which Comes First?
I started my first social enterprise in 1984, when I was six years old, selling parrots to local pet shops.…
Five ways to be yourself as a changemaker
I have just completed a ten-month leadership fellowship with Acumen Academy. The UK Fellowship is “a reflective programme that brings…
Why Bearing Witness Matters for Changemakers
In this blog, I want to explain why I believe bearing witness is a crucial practice for everyone to learn,…
How to Ask for Help and Build Your Support Network
In the last blog we explored “Five Ways to Stay Connected With Your Team”. In this blog we explore five…
Five Ways of Staying Connected with your team
One of the common threads I’ve noticed among the founders and changemakers I coach is a sense of loneliness and…
Give Back
Celebrating 100 Pro-Bono Coaching Hours I’ve just crossed a milestone: 100 hours of pro-bono coaching with incredible purpose leaders from…
8 Ways To Let Go of Control as a Founder
As a founder of a social enterprise, you’re probably used to doing everything, or nearly everything, yourself. Those early days…
Build Financial Resilience, Not Just Revenue
Dear Changemakers, One of the most frequent questions I receive, whether I’m coaching young people starting out or professionals seeking…
Generate Income While Creating Impact
Dear Changemakers, Some of the most common questions I get asked are:“How do we start a social enterprise?”“Where do we…
Embrace Your Identities
Dear Changemaker Embrace Your Identities Until recently, I hadn’t truly paused to reflect on my identities. One of the most…
Find Your Tribe, Fuel Your Purpose
Dear Changemaker Find your tribe, fuel your passion I founded Micro Rainbow 13 years ago, at a time when social…