Lost And Founded

In today’s episode, we spoke to Amy Russell who is a second-year business student at Oxford Brookes University. She is an advocate for e-commerce selling Dr Martens on various online platforms. She launched her platform on Depop where she has a reach of approximately 300 followers. She talks us through how she started up Docs and Drops at such a young age and what is in store for the future of Doc...

In our final episode of Season 3, our business with a purpose is The Blair Project, Founded by Nile Henry. The Blair Project is a social enterprise that provides opportunities for the urban youth to participate in the green tech revolution through building racing and accelerating innovations in electric go-karts. Happy listening and thank you so much for listening to season 3. Let us know your tho...

Sarah Jordan, Founder of Y.O.U underwear, shares her unexpected journey into the entrepreneurial world that was inspired by a trip she took to Uganda in 2016. Believing that underwear should be universally available to all communities, she was inspired to start Y.O.U underwear where she kept sustainability at the core of the business. Head to the link in our bio to learn more about Y.O.U Underwear...

Today's guest, Lorraine Dallmeier, Founder of Formula Botanica, tells us about her entrepreneurial journey to start up the business. Formula Botanica is an online organic cosmetics formulation and business school that aims to make formulation as common as cookery. Sounds exciting right? Let us know what you thought @lostandfoundedpod on Instagram.

Today’s guest, Aneeta Madhavan is a Leadership Coach, Diversity and Inclusion Leader, and Business executive who is the Co-founder of Talking Cranes. Talking Cranes partner with growth companies to create a pipeline of diverse leaders and build stronger, more inclusive organisations. Listen now to hear the benefits of a diverse workforce and about how Aneeta started the business.

We had a fantastic time speaking to the Co-Founder of The Project PT, Ajaye Hunn-Phillips. Project PT started their purposeful business with the aim of making a difference as they believe children and young people are being under-catered for when it comes to sport. Ajaye is passionate about developing its offerings and continued funding of its healthy schools programme. Enjoy episode 5!

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Charlene Hunter, CEO and Founded of Coding Black Females. Coding Black Females is a non-profit organisation that was born to inspire, provide opportunities and showcase the talents of black women in tech. Charlene tells us all about her journey, what ‘purpose’ means to her, and her many successes with the Coding Black Females. Let us know what...

In episode 3, we had the pleasure of speaking with the Founder of Confident and Killing It, Tiwa Ogunlesi. Tiwa set up the business as a response to the generational cycle of low self-esteem amongst women and girls. She is a globally recognised and qualified life coach who specialises in positive psychology and recently added the title of ‘author’ to her portfolio. Happy listening!  Learn to...

In episode 2, we had the pleasure of speaking to Rosie Jacobs, Co-founder, and Director of Independent Oxford. Independent Oxford was established in 2015 as Rosie and her business partner felt strongly about supporting and showcasing the local businesses in Oxford. Listen now to find out more about Rosie and her journey with Independent Oxford.

And we are back! We know it's been a long wait, but trust us it's worth it!  The theme of this season is 'Spotlighting Entrepreneurs with a Purposeful Business.' To kick off our purposeful season, we are thrilled to have Dr. Kyle Grant, Founder of OxWash. OxWash was born out of frustration from broken washing machines in Kyle’s college laundry. They now operate in Oxford, London, and Cambridg...

Our final episode of season 2 is with an award-winning healthcare innovator who had two patents. She is the Co-Founder of Fine Treatment. Fine Treatment is an R&D and medical devices company propelling innovation in healthcare along the three vectors. Ariana is an alumna of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the London School of Economics and she strives to extend the human healthspan...

In today's episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with an Oxford local and wellbeing practitioner, Deborah Humphrey. She has over 30 years of professional experience in the mental health, nursing, and education sectors which allowed her to start up her own business ‘The Wellbeing Story’. Deborah talks us through her journey and gives us a better understanding of The Wellbeing Story and its impor...

Today’s episode is all about urban food production from an enterprise spinout Formerly known as Incredible Edible Oxford. Founder and Brookes Alumni, Rachel Hammond set up Edge Landscaping starting with growing herbs, fruit, and vegetables in East Oxford to growing a full Forest Garden growing produce for a variety of purposes. As well as growing useful products with a focus on local enterprise an...

Today’s guest is Oxford Brookes’ former student ambassador, mentor, and Enterprise Champion, Tina Poletto, founder of Studey. Having graduated from our Bloom programme for female entrepreneurs, Tina was later on awarded funding on the Enterprise Support Fuel programme to take her business to the next level. Her mission is to support international students applying, settling in, and getting the mos...

Today’s special guest is the Co-Founder of Viaduct Generation, Duray Pretorius. Viaduct Generation is a team of entrepreneurs with experience in enterprise, SME, and start-up businesses. They’ve combined their skills in SEO, PPC, Creative Marketing, and Business Development to give life to this marketing agency for underrepresented and allied founders. Find out more, listen to today’s episode!

In today’s episode our guest is Lu Li, founder of Blooming Founders. This is a brand that aims to help early stage female entrepreneurs and diverse teams succeed.​ With its ecosystem of products and services, it creates new opportunities for female founders and enables them to build profitable businesses. The team does this by helping the brands to expand their network, by providing practical busi...

In this episode we talk all about Wonky Bread with 4th generation baker, brand director and founder of Earth and Wheat, James Eid.   Earth and Wheat is the UK’s first wonky bread box, connecting UK bakeries directly with customers looking to reduce food waste. They deliver your fresh wonky bread directly from the oven to your doorstep, with free express delivery to keep your food as fresh and...

This episode, we're award-winning publicist and the founder of a company built on positive recommendations, Belle PR. With 10+ years professional  experience in public relations, our guest today took a pivot in her higher education journey to launch and handle strategic growth and comms for the UK’s most renowned talent, charity and brand names awarding her both personally and the agency. She...

From finding his feet in business and management, to exploring the world of illustration and graphic design, David Onoalapo today has reached a social platform of over 50K followers on Instagram with global clients ranging from London, Nigeria and New York. To top things off our guest today is a huge advocate for strengthening his hard and soft business skills by being awarded funding through...

Sonya Barlow is an Award-Winning Entrepreneur, TEDxSpeaker, Diversity Coach, Author and the host of The Everyday Hustle (BBC Asian Network). In 2020, she was named winner of the Most Influential Women in Tech UK, Women in Software Changemaker, Top 50 BAME Entrepreneurs under 50, and Marie Claire Future Shaper. In 2021, Sonya was shortlisted for Forbes 30 Under 30. Get in touch for inclusion traini...

In episode 15 of Lost and Founded, we spoke to Craig Dean McAnuff, Co-founder of the vibrant and flavoursome Original Flava. Having explored his creativity through his degree in graphic design from Bucks University, he embarked on his career in design, branding and advertising. Having worked with renowned brands such as Sony, and L’Oreal, Craig is now a full-time entrepreneur, best selling author,...

In episode 14 of Lost and Founded, we had a chat with leather enthusiast Nu Shearman, Creative Director and Founder at Hide and Hammer Ltd. Nu has a passion for creating fashionable and essential items for day-to-day use. Nu is a Brookes alumna and self-taught local saddler whose passion sprung from her grandfather who taught her to appreciate the fine details in the functional items that people w...

Ever wondered what it is like to discover a niche market of students with a passion for luxury living? In episode 13 of Lost and Founded, we will be speaking to Aileen Gilani, a changemaker discovering a niche market of students in the UK with a passion for luxury living. Making her vision come to life in 2017 straight after finishing uni our guest today shares her experience starting a business a...

Sol Escobar is a social entrepreneur and higher education specialist at the University of Cambridge. Her work is expansive although focuses on the humanitarian sector, and is dedicated to refugee wellbeing, empowerment and education. Having been selected as a United Nations women delegate in the UK, Sol’s passion for languages, cultures, and volunteering helps motivate her to grow her social enter...

In episode 11, joining us from London, our guest co-founded the renowned unique grain to glass distillery, The Oxford Artisan Distillery. As a managing director, it’s fair to say that our guest is an advocate for running successful businesses as he helped to launch the first luxury communications brand, Vertu, sitting on the global board for around 6 years. A Geography graduate at the University o...