Social Impact Pioneers

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, speaks with Zahid Torres-Rahman, Founder and CEO, Business Fights Poverty During the podcast, Zahid explains how his time working abroad and as a specialist adviser and civil servant for the UK Government drove him to set up his first social business in 2005. This candid interview reveals what motivates and inspires Zahid, as...

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, speaks with Yvette Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CFO, Business Fights Poverty. What does it take to leave the security of full-time employment with a big business to setting up your own social business? This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership interviews our very own Business Fights Poverty co-founder Yvette Torre...

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, speaks with Careen Abb, leader of the UN’s Positive Impact Initiative. During this podcast, Careen explains why addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their large financing gap, requires an impact analysis implementation framework to be applied up front. Careen highlights how a holistic approach to impact anal...

If you are looking for the 101 on ESG investing and the latest trends in sustainable finance – look no further than this podcast. Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty interviews Andrew Howard, Head of Sustainable Research within the Sustainable Investment team at Schroders, the asset management company. Andrew began his career as a mining analyst; before moving to...

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, catches up with Sue Garrard, former Unilever SVP for Sustainable Business Development and Communications. During the interview Sue explores the development and convergence of PR, employee engagement and societal impact within business; before sharing her career advice, providing insight into what motivates and inspires her. Li...

This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty interviews Sizakele Marutlulle, Founder and CEO of communications strategy company: Marutlulle +CO. Sizakele talks to us about purpose, business and social impact in Africa. Sizekele’s experience as a brand builder, strategist and purposeful business champion has seen her rise from being the first university graduate...

The tourism industry already accounts for 10.4% GDP and employs 313 million people; find out why Hilton is on a social and environmental mission to ensure its future. Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty interviews Daniella Foster, Senior Director of Global Corporate Responsibility at Hilton Hotels and Resorts.

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, speaks with Henriette Kolb, Head of the Gender Secretariat at the International Finance Corporation. Henriette takes listeners on a journey through the challenges of addressing gender inequality, before explaining why the IFC is focusing on balancing the roles of carers, creating access to finance for female entrepreneurs and...

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, talks with Emeritus Professor David Grayson, CBE, about his book, “All In: Why Sustainability is the Future of Business". David shares his perspectives on business purpose, values and collaboration. David’s experience delivering and advising on purposeful business includes being the founding CEO of the Prince's Youth Business...