Jazz Shapers

Michelle Feeney is the Founder and CEO of Floral Street, a British fragrance brand. In the last episode of the current series, Michelle joins Elliot to chat about leading MAC cosmetics to become the world’s biggest make-up brand and how Floral Street's aiming to do everything differently, from making recyclability and sustainability the core of their brand and challenging the u...

Hidde Hoogcarspel is the Founding and Managing Partner at early-stage venture capital fund DFF Ventures, and the co-founder of SpaceBuzz Foundation, giving children a virtual ‘space travel’ experience. Hidde joins Elliot to talk about how his friendship with a Dutch astronaut shaped his vision and business ethos to make our life on Earth more sustainable

John Ramsay is the founder of Social Ability, a health-tech company dedicated to revolutionising care through joyful, interactive, light-based activities. John joins Elliot to talk about how the experience, aged 12,  of caring for his father when he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, led him to transform the way we think about dementia care - not as something clinical and routine, but h...

As the music world pays tribute to Kanya King following her death at the age of 57, this is another chance to hear the founder and "visionary" of the Mobo Awards taking with Elliot Moss on Jazz Shapers with Mishcon de Reya in 2014.

Abigail Tan is the CEO of St Giles Hotel Group and founder of the Hotels with Heart Foundation, a charity giving back to local communities. Abigail joins Elliot to talk about how her childhood obsession with hotels grew into a drive to have a positive impact on the communities surrounding them, by housing rough sleepers in her hotels and offering training and support finding employment in the...

Amelia Miller is the co-founder of ivee, an AI upskilling and talent network.  Amelia joins Elliot to talk about how her mother's struggle to regain her old position on the career ladder (after leaving work to raise 3 children) inspired her to create ivee and build an AI fluent network.

Mahdi Yahya is the founder and CEO of Ori Industries, an AI compute company and he's the President of Radiant, the first fully integrated AI infrastructure platform. Mahdi joins Elliot to talk about building the invisible layer between artificial intelligence and the physical world, and what it takes to flourish in a business operating 'on the edge of chaos.'

Emily Lui is the co- founder of Cutter & Squidge, the bakery and gifting brand. Emily joins Elliot to talk about her and her sister's drive to build something bigger than them, and why, (having been dropped by Selfridges and Harrods) they put their last savings into the business and kept going. 

Author and Baptist Minister Steve Chalke MBE is founder of the Oasis Trust, a UK charity dedicated to building inclusive local communities. Steve joins Elliot to share why - aged 14 - he told his mum he was going to become a minister and set up a school, a hostel and a hospital.   And what happened when he set out to make that a reality.

Rob Abrahams and Rob Green are the co-founders of COAT, the climate positive paint company. Rob and Rob join Elliot to talk about how it feels when your grandmother invests in your company and why they believe they're not actually building a paint brand.

Inventor and author William Kamkwamba, and serial entrepreneur Tom Rielly are the co-founders of Moving Windmills Project, an NGO empowering young change-makers in rural Malawi. William and Tom join Elliot to talk about William's incredible journey from being been forced - aged 14 - to drop out of school during a famine, and how his attempts to solve his family’s problems by building his...

Radha Vyas is the co-founder of Flash Pack, the adventure travel company for like-minded solo travellers.  Radha joins Elliot to chat about the life-changing impact of a viral selfie in Brazil and how, despite near bankruptcy (when the pandemic forced their business into administration) they managed to start Flash Pack all over again.

Elliot speaks to legendary musician, producer and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart and serial entrepreneur and investor Dominic Joseph, co-founders of Rare Entity, a venture-builder dedicated to creating game-changing ventures that shape culture and protect artists and creators. Dave and Dom chat to Elliot about fame, trust, collaborating and what it means to try and make beautiful meaningful th...

Priya Downes is the founder of Nudea, a B Corp certified underwear brand creating underwear and sleepwear from natural and recycled materials. Priya joins Elliot to talk about being drawn towards work with a bigger meaning' and the joy of shaping a brand to the values that matter to you.  

David Benigson is the co-founder and CEO of Signal AI, a reputation and risk intelligence company. David joins Elliot for a special Jazz Shapers Encore, returning to the show to talk about the next stage of Artificial intelligence and to share what he feels are the most useful skills for children to develop.

Kathleen Saxton is the founder of The Lighthouse Company, a leadership headhunting firm, and co-founder of Psyched Ventures, a coaching and psychotherapy business. Kathleen joins Elliot to share how the fight in her helped her overcome the impacts of becoming homeless aged 11. And she talks about her love for connecting with and understanding others.

Will Pearson is the co-founder of Ocean Bottle, a company dedicated to enabling individuals around the world to make a global impact on ocean plastic. Will joins Elliot to talk about how witnessing the side effects of plastic consumption while working as a deck-hand in the Indian ocean, led him to co-launch a business where each reusable water bottle sold, funds the collection of 1000 ocean-bound...

Jonathan Simmons is the co-founder of digital agency Zone, co-founder of experiences marketplace Yuup and CEO of NPC - New Philanthropy Capital - a think-tank and consultancy helping philanthropists. Jonathan joins Elliot to talk about how although there's a culture of giving in the UK, there needs to be a culture of talking about it

Matt Harris is the Founder of Thunderbird Chicken (the fried chicken restaurant), Stripshack, (it's baby sister), and the pickle brand, Pickle Project. Matt joins Elliot to share how his dream of a professional motorsport career led to a scholarship to race NASCAR in the US and an obsessive scientific approach to recreating the fried chicken he loved in the Southern states.   

The brand new season of Jazz Shapers kicks off with guest Louise Hill,  the Founder of GoHenry, the money app helping kids learn to earn, save, spend and invest.  Louise joins Elliot to share how she created not just a business, but a whole new category of business,  and how GoHenry's 5 year campaign has led to financial education officially becoming part of the primary school...

For the last Jazz Shapers of the season, Elliot is joined by James Hirst, the Co-Founder and COO of Tyk, an API Management Platform on a mission to connect every system in the world. James joins Elliot to talk about leaping on the internet's potential and the joy and surprise of developing your ideas with a global community.

Dr Mick Donegan, MBE, is the Founder and CEO of SpecialEffect, a charity helping people with severe physical disabilities access and enjoy technology for leisure, creativity and communication. Dr Mick joins Elliot to chat about the very moving impact of this life-changing work and the battles won to make it possible. 

David Mansfield is the ex-CEO of Capital Radio and the creator of The Monday Revolution, aiming to help you seize control of your business life. David joins Elliot to talk about his journey from being the worst chocolate salesman in the UK to building Capital Radio into a multimillion-pound company, and the  'privilege' of  helping people reach their potential.

Renée Elliot is the founder of Planet Organic, the UK’s first organic supermarket. Renée joins Elliot to talk about the shock realisation that changed her life and the impact of getting pushed out of her own company and then returning to rescue it from administration

Oli Broom is the Founder of The Slow Cyclist, a cycle tour operator leading adventures across Europe and Africa. Oli joins Elliot to share how he left his uninspiring desk job in London, to cycle 28,000 km (over 14 months) to Brisbane,  to watch the Ashes cricket series between England and Australia. And how this life-changing adventure led to a belief that great travel experiences mean takin...