Experience

Social Business Brokers

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Director

  • Jun 2010 - Present

  I am a founding co-director, along with Gill Coupland, of Social Business Brokers CIC, a Leeds based social enterprise which brings people together to develop creative solutions to complex social problems. Our two main projects are Zero Waste Leeds and Empty Homes Doctor. I am a founding co-director, along with Gill Coupland, of Social Business Brokers CIC, a Leeds based social enterprise which brings people together to develop creative solutions to complex social problems. Our two main projects are Zero Waste Leeds and Empty Homes Doctor.



Generous By Design

• Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Generous By Design is the consultancy service of Social Business Brokers CIC. Through Generous By Design we share the expertise in design thinking that we have developed over the last twelve years, helping people to design and deliver high-impact projects that are good for people and good for the planet. We are social designers that work collaboratively to solve complex human problems linked to climate change, poverty and inequality. We don’t jump to conclusions, instead our approach is a combination of listening, observing, defining, imagining and testing to find long term sustainable solutions that work for people and the planet. We are inspired by a wide range of well recognised and established design thinking methodologies. We use a four-step tried and tested design process. Here's how it works. UNDERSTAND - we listen, observe and bring people together to hear what they’ve got to say. This is the research phase where we dig deep to understand as much as we can about an issue, listening to the people with a stake in it. DEFINE - we organise, interpret and make sense of the insights gained from step one. We identify common themes and define the problem/ challenge to be solved. We turn those challenges into opportunities for design. IMAGINE - we use our combined creativity, experience and knowledge from steps 1 and 2 to come up with the best and most innovative ideas to test. PROTOTYPE - we test the idea(s), turning them into a reality. We involve people at every stage of the process with the aim of finding a desirable, feasible and viable long term solution that works for all. Show less



Zero Waste Leeds

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services

• Co Director

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Since 2018, as part of my role as Co-Director at Social Business Brokers CIC, I've been working on Zero Waste Leeds - building a movement to help Leeds to become a zero waste city by 2030. Since 2018, as part of my role as Co-Director at Social Business Brokers CIC, I've been working on Zero Waste Leeds - building a movement to help Leeds to become a zero waste city by 2030.



The Social Business

• Marketing Services

• Owner

  • 2005 - Jun 2010

  The Social Business was me in my self-employed days - since 2010 all my work has been through Social Business Brokers CIC - although I still blog occasionally at http://www.thesocialbusiness.co.uk/blog/ The Social Business was me in my self-employed days - since 2010 all my work has been through Social Business Brokers CIC - although I still blog occasionally at http://www.thesocialbusiness.co.uk/blog/



WYSE School

• Start-Up Scholarship Scheme Manager

  • 2003 - 2005

  I ran 6 month long support schemes for social entrepreneurs in West Yorkshire I ran 6 month long support schemes for social entrepreneurs in West Yorkshire