Wonderspace

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is artist, designer and the current principal of Art Academy in London, Rob Pepper. In 2003 Rob joined a small community of artists who wanted to challenge the way art education was being taught. Since then Rob has helped develop the Art Academy which today has over 3,500 students and 100 artists regularly employed. As an artist, Rob has had solo exhibitio...

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Evie Manning.  Evie is the co-founder and artistic director of Common Wealth Theatre based in Bradford and Cardiff.  They are known for taking theatre out of its comfort zones and were nominated by the team at Good Chance who were the creators of The Jungle and The Walk with Amal. Cathy Runciman also talked about Common Wealth Theatre as part of her...

On Wonderspace this week we welcome singer/songwriter Mysie who is an Ivor Novello winning artist from London and currently on tour supporting Corrine Bailey Rae. Mysie was nominated by Grammy award-winning producer Fraser T Smith who was our 11th guest on Wonderspace. To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.sp...

This weeks Wonderspace comes from the Eden Project in Cornwall where 130 people came together on the 26th April for a Boardroom 2030 event. This episode features inspiring delegates and speakers telling us (in around 20 secs) their story of hopefulness about a business, non-profit or person who are doing amazing things for the world. Charlotte Sewell and Matt Hocking briefly talk about Boardroom 2...

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with social entrepreneur Christoph Warrack.  Christoph is the founder of Open Cinema and Airbase, and co-founder of climate ventures B Foundry, Gather and media venture Must. At B Foundry they are currently mentoring ten environmental startups.  His story of hopefulness promotes the amazing work of Doc Society. To find out more: Bfoundry.org OpenCinema.o...

On Wonderspace this week we welcome Charlotte Pyatt.  Charlotte is a creative consultant and director with a passion for projects activating positive change and discussion through art. From consultancy to creative production, over the past ten years, Charlotte has been managing artist profiles, independent projects and cultural initiatives. Charlotte was nominated by the founder of Love Welco...

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Brita Fernandez Schmidt.  Until recently, Brita was the Executive Director for Women for Women International (UK), working with women affected by conflict in places such as Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo and Rwanda. Today Brita is an author, speaker, certified transformation coach and is training in trauma healing under the guidance of Thomas Hub...

On Wonderspace this week we welcome Jon Alexander.  Jon is the author of a new book called Citizens and the co-founder of the New Citizenship Project which is a strategy and innovation consultancy that aims to shift the dominant story from Consumer to Citizen. Jon was nominated by the Director of Panahpur James Perry More info: www.jonalexander.net www.newcitizenship.org.uk To view the episod...

Our Wonderspace orbit this week is with Madison Adams and Gary Sheng from Civics Unplugged in New York. Civics Unplugged ia an amazing global enterprise that empowers leaders of Gen Z with the training, funding, and network they need to become civic innovators. Their story of hopefulness partly references an extraordinary response to the Ukraine crisis. Gary and Madison were nominated by James Arb...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Anna Fielding. Anna is a specialist in economic systems change and leadership for social and environmental justice.  Alongside coaching and playing a non exec role with multiple organisations, Anna is the chair for the Economic Change Unit and is also a trainee psychotherapist.  Anna was nominated by Daniela Barone Soares who is the CEO of Sno...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Dr Paul Matts. Paul is a Victor Mills Research Fellow at Proctor and Gamble and the founder of Action on Podo, an Ethiopian NGO which has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people.  Paul was nominated by our 26th guest on Wonderspace Ivor Peters also known as the Chef Urban Rajah.   More info:   https://actiononpodo.com https:/...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Mini Cho. Mini is the first and only professional surfer representing Mozambique on the world stage and is also the Programs Director for an amazing organisation called Surfers Not Street Children who work in Mozambique and in South Africa.  Their model fuses surfing, mentorship and care with dedicated local teams that include social workers, carer...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Cora Olsen.  Cora is the Director of Sustainability and Regeneration for Better Energy in Copenhagen, a business who are driving transition towards a green energy economy.  We love Cora’s passionate and important call to restore and regenerate as a practice for our lives and corporations. More info:   betterenergy.com futurefitbusiness.or...

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Omoyemi Akerele.  Omoyemi is the founder and Executive Director of Style House Files, a fashion business development agency that primarily focuses on the Nigerian and African Fashion Industry. She launched the Lagos Fashion Week and her creative development agency gives African brands the opportunity of showcasing their talent to the world.  ...

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Elissa Freiha.  Elissa is an Emirati-Lebanese entrepreneur, producer, feminist activist and the founder of Womena which is a female-focused media company which aims to inspire real change through storytelling and digital content. Elissa’s compelling responses to our questions takes us around the world. Elissa was nominated by our 24th guest on Wond...

Joining us on Wonderspace this week is the Co-founder and Director of Empathy Action Ben Solanky.  Empathy Action create immersive experiences and workshops enabling participants to walk in someone else’s shoes. They believe that solving the worlds biggest problems such as the refugee crisis, global poverty and the climate emergency starts with empathy. More info:   empathyaction.org To...

Joining us on Wonderspace this week is social entrepreneur Sara Osterholzer from Brighton UK.  Sara is the co-founder of The Good Business Club which is a network of over 90 businesses.  Her story of hopefulness about supermarket rebels hisbe.co.uk is well worth a listen. Sara was nominated by John Pritchard from Pala Eyewear ( Episode 28 ) More info:   saraosterholzer.com www.thego...

For our first Wonderspace orbit of 2022 we welcome broadcaster, entrepreneur and award-winning designer, Samata Pattinson.  Samata is also the CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress, an organisation founded by Suzy Amis and her husband, James Cameron that brings sustainability to the forefront of the fashion industry. More info: samatahome.com rcgdglobal.com To view the episode page with a summary of...

On our last Wonderspace episode of 2021, we orbit with Dhiraj Mukherjee.  Dhiraj is the co-founder of Shazam Entertainment which was the worlds first mobile phone music recognition service.  Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2017. Today Dhiraj is an angel investor focussed on emerging technologies and tech for good. More info:   https://dhirajmukherjee.com To view the episode page wit...

This week we orbit with Jason Carter who has spent 25 years of his life touring to over 100 countries as a classical guitarist.  Working alongside The British Council and Unesco, his creative peace-building and intercultural work has taken him to countries such as North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and China.  Jason is also a filmmaker and is best known for his film,...

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Sabrina Chakori in Brisbane Australia. For more than a decade, Sabrina has been advocating for a more sustainable society, leading numerous collaborations in various countries around the world. In 2017, she founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise that encourages people to borrow tools, camping gear and other equipment which reduces waste and ho...

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Dino Siampos.  For 20 years Dino has been creatively activating and enhancing brand identities in Chicago and New York and today he is an Associate Creative Director at Apple in California. In his own story and his story of hopefulness, we love the way that Dino speaks about the vital role of art teachers in enhancing a view of the world and building a m...

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Jazz Woodward.  Jazz works with the NBA in New York and is himself a remarkable story of wonder and hopefulness which is so worth a few minutes of your time today.  Jazz was nominated by Ellonda Williams from B Lab in Philadelphia who was our 12th guest on Wonderspace. Our Re-wonder moment has been created by Asknature.org . To view the episode page...

This week we have reached 50 Wonderspace orbits and also the second week of COP26 in Glasgow.  To mark these two milestones we ask our six questions to John Elkington who is a world authority in sustainable development, the founder of Volans and the author of 20 books. John is also convening meetings of business leaders at COP this week which you will hear about in his story. To mark 50 episo...

Our 49th Wonderspace coincides with the start of COP26. For this episode we are heading for the ocean and asking our six questions to the My Changing Planet crew who over the past month have sailed from Cornwall to COP in Glasgow. Dave Erasmus was our 24th guest and one of the six crew members on board.  He asks our six questions whilst sailing on choppy waters near the Isle of Mull in the Sc...