
Award-winning social entrepreneur Keely Dalfen talks to Tim West about how she leads anti-poverty charity the Brick with quiet determination: running a charity like a business, making brutal calls on money when needed – and putting the dignity of the people they support first and foremost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18
55 min

In this episode of the Good Leaders podcast, SE100 award-winning social entrepreneur Georgina Wilson talks to Tim West about her journey, what drives her and how good leadership can multiply its impact by helping other leaders reach their full potential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15
1 hr 18 min

The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us – and you – to make sense of it all: welcome to the Good Experts Podcast.In episode four, First Nations Economics co-founder Shaun Cumming and tech ethicist James Gauci discuss how data about Indigenous communities gathered ethically will lead to more effective problem solving and greater impact.This episode was produced in partnership with Cadent, with support from Social Enterprise World Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6
27 min

The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us – and you – to make sense of it all: welcome to the Good Experts Podcast.In episode three, James Gauci and Nikoline Arns, two tech for good pioneers, explore why small scale AI models can mitigate social and environmental harms and how open source technology can keep pace with Silicon Valley in episode three of the Good Experts podcast. This episode was produced in partnership with Cadent, with support from Social Enterprise World Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10
28 min

With new features and almost 20,000 UK venues on the app, Sociability wants to give people with accessibility considerations the information they need to have a good time, while making money for hospitality venues.This episode is part of a series featuring the extraordinary winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2025, presented by the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation and Trinity Hall Cambridge. The 2025 winners were interviewed for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation's Social Ideas podcast, which Pioneers Post is reproducing here as part of its media partnership to support the 2026 edition of the prize. Find out more, or apply for the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2026, here (deadline 17 April): https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/centres/social-innovation/cambridge-social-innovation-prize/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2
24 min

Charlie Fraser, co-founder of The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network, explains how the social enterprise helps refugees in the UK rebuild their lives through entrepreneurship, the organisation's impact and how it aims to become majority refugee-led.This episode is part of a series featuring the extraordinary winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2025, presented by the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation and Trinity Hall Cambridge. The 2025 winners were interviewed for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation's Social Ideas podcast, which Pioneers Post is reproducing here as part of its media partnership to support the 2026 edition of the prize. Find out more, or apply for the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2026, here (deadline 17 April): https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/centres/social-innovation/cambridge-social-innovation-prize/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19
33 min

‘I believe in revolution. I believe in devolution,’ says Coffee Afrik co-founder Abdirahim Hassan. He tells us how he took an east London cafe from a startup to a 32-project enterprise taking a groundbreaking approach to tackling deeply embedded trauma. This episode is part of a series featuring the extraordinary winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2025, presented by the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation and Trinity Hall Cambridge. The 2025 winners were interviewed for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation's Social Ideas podcast, which Pioneers Post is reproducing here as part of its media partnership to support the 2026 edition of the prize. Find out more, or apply for the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2026, here (deadline 17 April): https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/centres/social-innovation/cambridge-social-innovation-prize/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6
38 min

The world of business for good is complex and fast moving, and it can be challenging to keep up with the new ideas, technologies and innovations driving positive change. So at Pioneers Post, we’ve decided to call in the experts to help us – and you – to make sense of it all: welcome to the Good Experts Podcast.In episode two, Taiwan’s cyber minister Audrey Tang and ethical technologist James Gauci discuss how open-source technology can counter ‘digital feudalism’ and how AI can be developed to truly serve communities.At Social Enterprise World Forum 2025, which took place in Taipei, Taiwan, Gauci and Tang explored these questions, and more, before Tang’s keynote speech which closed the event. From “techno-communitarianism” to “polarisation per minute” to “ancestral intelligence”, Gauci and Tang uncover ways AI can be developed and used while maintaining a commitment to serving people and planet. This episode was produced in partnership with Cadent, with support from Social Enterprise World Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25
33 min

Clothing poverty is an overlooked social problem, says social enterprise Give Your Best founder Sol Escobar, despite the UK’s mountains of fashion waste.This episode is part of a series featuring the extraordinary winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2025, presented by the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation and Trinity Hall Cambridge. The 2025 winners were interviewed for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation's Social Ideas podcast, which Pioneers Post is reproducing here as part of its media partnership to support the 2026 edition of the prize. Find out more, or apply for the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2026, here (deadline 17 April): https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/centres/social-innovation/cambridge-social-innovation-prize/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19
29 min

Good Leaders: As Social Investment Scotland marks 25 years, CEO Alastair Davis talks to Tim West about his dedication to community finance, Scotland’s social investment journey, and how sabbaticals, Friday night cooking and a unique leadership style help him lead with ambition – without burning out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6
1 hr 8 min
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