Blog – How to Build a Social Enterprise

Tip #17 – 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…

Why Money Myths Hurt Changemakers and Social Entrepreneurs Money is one of the most uncomfortable (and misunderstood) topics in the…

How cumulative trauma leads to burnout Social entrepreneurs and changemakers are exposed to cumulative trauma more often than they realise.…

In February I started writing the Build a Social Enterprise blog. In April, I began sharing some of its content…

I started my first social enterprise in 1984, when I was six years old, selling parrots to local pet shops.…

I have just completed a ten-month leadership fellowship with Acumen Academy. The UK Fellowship is “a reflective programme that brings…

In this blog, I want to explain why I believe bearing witness is a crucial practice for everyone to learn,…

In the last blog we explored “Five Ways to Stay Connected With Your Team”. In this blog we explore five…

One of the common threads I’ve noticed among the founders and changemakers I coach is a sense of loneliness and…

Celebrating 100 Pro-Bono Coaching Hours I’ve just crossed a milestone: 100 hours of pro-bono coaching with incredible purpose leaders from…

As a founder of a social enterprise, you’re probably used to doing everything, or nearly everything, yourself. Those early days…

Dear Fellow and Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs, One of the most frequent questions I receive, whether I’m coaching young people starting…

Dear fellow and aspiring social entrepreneurs, Some of the most common questions I get asked are:“How do we start a…

Dear aspiring change-maker, future and current social entrepreneurs Tip no5: Embrace Your Identities Until recently, I hadn’t truly paused to…

Dear aspiring change-maker, future and current social entrepreneurs Tip no4: Find your tribe, fuel your passion I founded Micro Rainbow…

Five Ways the Acumen Academy Fellowship Stretched My Leadership Dear aspiring change-maker, future and current social entrepreneurs Tip no3: Stretch…

Dear aspiring change-maker, future and current social entrepreneurs Tip no2: Lead with care, not exhaustion When creating a social enterprise…

I often speak with social entrepreneurs, and the same questions come up time and again: This article is the first…