Heidi Fisher

Make An Impact Podcast

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Make An Impact Podcast is the podcast for you if you're a social entrepreneur or purpose led business owner, or desire to be one, and want to be inspired to make a bigger impact on people and the planet. Heidi Fisher MBE talks to social entrepreneurs who have set up all kinds of enterprises, and finds out more about how they are successfully running their social enterprises, and making a positive impact in the world. In the conversations you'll find out what they are doing so you can develop your social enterprise using their practical tips, why they do what they do, the impact their social en...

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Heidi Fisher

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Will Jackson, Playphysio: transforming the lives of thousands of chronically sick children 06.08.2019 16:40

Send us Fan Mail Playphysio has a big, hairy and audacious goal: to reduce the cost of care by £20m per year for children with cystic fybrosis. In this episode of the Make An Impact podcast, Will explains how Playphysio is using technology to make a real impact on the lives and health of children with cystic fybrosis as well as making huge savings for the NHS. Playphysio develops software and elec...

How Jean Jarvis embedded social value throughout a £70m turnover organisation 06.08.2019 26:59

Send us Fan Mail Jean Jarvis MBE is the managing director of Fuse Enterprise CIC, part of Wrekin Housing Group, a £70m-turnover organisation using its spending power to buy social, embedding social value into every decision, and using champions to spread the social enterprise message. Fuse has a cleaning, grounds maintenance and environmental services division which has grown from 1 to 13 staff, a...

How social enterprises can win more contracts: Beth Pilgrim, Supply Change 06.08.2019 13:55

Send us Fan Mail Beth Pilgrim is CEO and the co-founder of Supply Change, a platform connecting social enterprises with public sector organisations to help them drive impact in their local communities. In this episode, she describes how Supply Change is opening up public sector procurement to help more social enterprises win tenders and secure contracts. We cover: Beth's background and how sh...