Brace For Impact: Philanthropy in a Changing World

Our guest today is behind arguably the greatest entrepreneurial success story in Wales of the last 30 years. From a start up with just 57 employees to the only FTSE 100 company based in Wales, a 15,000-strong team and turnover in the billions, founder and CEO Emeritus of Admiral Group, Henry Engelhardt, has certainly left his mark on the UK's business sector. In this episode we talk to him about t...

We're delighted to welcome Lucy Standing to the Brace For Impact podcast: psychologist, ageism activist and founder of Brave Starts, a non-profit supporting people in mid and later life to rethink their careers and find jobs they’ll love. From giving evidence to the OECD and Parliament on our ageing population, to appearing in The Times, the FT, Women’s Hour and Sky News to advocate for older work...

We're delighted to welcome our third guest of Series Two: Social entrepreneur, cross-bench peer and systems reformer, Lord Victor Adebowale. From leading two of the UK's most prominent social enterprises – Turning Point and Centrepoint, to being appointed in the first cohort of People’s Peers, Victor has led an extraordinarily varied life and career. What has remained a constant throughout his car...

We’re excited to welcome our second guest of Series Two: long-term philanthropist, banker and social impact investor, Alexander Hoare. From leading the UK's oldest private bank, C. Hoare & Co., to founding Snowball Impact Management, and recently authoring his first book, Impact Banker, which was recommended in the FT as revealing "the secret to sustaining generational wealth", Alexander has b...

Series 2 of the Brace For Impact Podcast is LIVE! And we’re thrilled to introduce our first guest for the series… Anna Josse – Co-founder and CEO of Prism The Gift Fund – one of the UK’s leading Donor Advised Funds. With over 20 years advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth donors, Anna has had a front-row seat to the evolution of UK philanthropy – and raised over $1billion for charitable...

Our children are in the bottom 5% of happiness in the world - meet the man who decided to do something about it.  David Gregson is the co-founder of the UK's leading youth wellbeing initiative, #BeeWell. He was also chair of Phoenix Equity Partners, former chair of the Lawn Tennis Association, and is currently on the board of The Barclays Women's Super League, The Institute for Fiscal Studies...

The Brace For Impact podcast is thrilled to welcomed Edwin Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Spear's Magazine - the UK's top media brand for Ultra High Net Worth Individuals. With bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, and Esquire, Edwin offers a rare insider's view on wealth, philanthropy, and the forces shaping modern giving. In this episode, Edwin and Mary Rose dive into: The rise of an ‘inheritocracy...

In every neighbourhood in the UK, you will find a group of young people kicking a ball around wearing shirts with Rashford, Salah or Rodri on the back. These players are role models for kids who may not have many in their lives. The question is: can we harness football's influence to help these children reach their potential? Our latest guests already have the answer – especially since two out of...

This month, we are delighted to welcome Jonathan Simmons to the Brace For Impact Podcast. Jonathan is a serial entrepreneur, social impact leader, and the new CEO of New Philanthropy Capital. His 25-year career has spanned business, innovation, investment and social impact, giving him a uniquely perfect storm of entrepreneurial energy for social good. In this episode Mary Rose and Jonathan discuss...

We're excited to welcome our next guest: one of the UK's best known tech entrepreneurs turned public servant, Martha Lane Fox. From co-founding Lastminute.com to championing digital accessibility and innovation in the House of Lords, Martha has been at the forefront of tech-driven change for over 25 years. In this episode we ask: in a world where Musk, Bezos et al. are so often in the headlines fo...

Philanthropy is deeply personal - but making a meaningful impact can be as fulfilling as it is daunting. With so many incredible causes and ways to support them, how do we move beyond writing a cheque to rolling up our sleeves and getting involved? And how can a £10 gift turn into a £2M donation? In the first episode of Brace for Impact, founder and CEO of The Fore Mary-Rose Gunn hears from philan...

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