Social Entrepreneurs Interview Series

Liam Black,
Co Creator of Wavelength Communications

Liam Black is co-creator of Wavelength Communications which collides the best of the worlds private sectors with pioneering Social Entrepreneurs.

Tim Campbell,
Chief Executive, Bright Ideas Trust

Tim Campbell is Chief Executive of the Bright Ideas Trust which supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and helps them to start businesses.

Julia Ashley,
New Business Director, Central and Cecil

Julia Ashley is the New Business Director for Central and Cecil, a London based Housing Association and Care Provider delivering services to over three thousand people in London and the West Midlands.

Benita Refson,
Chief Executive of The Place 2Be

Benita Refson is Chief Executive of The Place 2Be which offers training to teachers and carers to engage the children to help them to express their feelings through talking and creative projects.

Camilla Batmanghelidjh,
Founder, Kid's Company

Camilla Batmanghelidjh is the Founder of Kid's Company. Kid's Company supports twelve thousand youngsters who are at crisis point in their lives when they have no functioning parent.

Fiona Dawe,
Chief Executive, YouthNet

Fiona Dawe is Chief Executive of YouthNet, the UK's first online only charity. Set-up in nineteen ninety five YouthNet aims to create an inclusive environment that engages and inspires young adults.

Kresse Wesling,
Managing Director, E&KO

Kresse Wesling is the Founder and Director of Bio-Supplies, which makes and sells environmental packaging alternatives. After expanding this company she also started Babaloo, a company that produces a range of ethical and environmental products for parents and babies. Then more recently, she founded E&KO which transforms commercial and industrial wastes. They make a range of incredibly beautiful lifestyle products and 50% of their profits go to charities affiliated with waste; such as the Fire Brigade's Benevolent Fund.

Anna Whitty,
Chief Executive of Ealing Community Transport (ECT)

ECT provide community transport to people across the UK. Anna believes that the ability to travel easily is important to help create a more inclusive society and people deserve a transport system both responsive and easy to use and that the community sector has a key role in helping to achieve this goal.

Boo Armstrong,
Founder and Managing Director, Get Well UK

Boo founded Get Well UK believing that complementary medicine can play an important role in improving health and well being and to ensure that more people have access to effective health care and not just those that can afford to pay for it privately. Boo's mission is that Get Well UK becomes the best supplier of complimentary health care to the NHS.

Uday Thakkar,
Managing Director, Red Ochre

Uday Thakker, Managing Director of Red Ochre, won Social Enterprise of the year 2008. Uday had a successful career in the Corporate world and is now passionate about working with groups in the Third Sector and in enabling them to realise their potential through training and consultancy.

John Bird,
Founder and Creator of The Big Issue

John Bird MBE, founder and creator of The Big Issue, discussing the opportunities and challenges facing social enterprises.