The Impact Interviews

Meet Sally and Rebecca Russel, founders of the The Cowshed in Wokingham, UK. They have helped over 30,000 people in the past 5 years across Berkshire by providing support to individuals of all backgrounds during times of personal crisis. Their mission is simple yet impactful: to offer good quality, cleaned, and ironed clothes and other essential items free of charge to those in need. This episode...

In this festive episode of The Impact Interviews , we sit down with none other than Father Christmas himself! Together, we we explore the profound impact of the big guy himself on cultures worldwide, from the joy he brings to children to the timeless traditions he inspires. Father Christmas shares his thoughts on the power of storytelling and how his legend has been passed down through generations...

In this episode of The Impact Interviews we dive into the inspiring journey of David and Heather, the visionary co-founders of Kaydiar Limited. Established in 2018 as a spin-out from Cardiff Metropolitan University, Kaydiar is on a mission to revolutionize foot care through innovative technologies. David and Heather co-founded the company to address the gaps in current solutions for diabetic foot...

Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh is co-director of AUKCAR , Dean of Data for The University of Edinburgh, and a Research Director of Health Data Research UK. Aziz is a primary care academic and epidemiologist with substantial research interests in asthma/allergy and in leveraging the potential of health information technology and data science to transform the delivery of care and...

Professor Chris Griffiths is Professor of Primary Care at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London and Co-Director of AUKCAR. Chris leads work addressing air pollution and health effects, asthma and respiratory disease, infectious disease including tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis, vitamin D biology and domestic violence. He has a published over...

Professor Gwyneth Davies leads the UK Postgraduate Training Programme for Asthma Researchers (Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research) and is an Honorary Respiratory Consultant at Swansea Bay University Health Board where she leads the Asthma service Join us as we hear how Gwyn is shaping future careers in respiratory research by implementing new ways of training the researchers of the future. Welco...

Hilary Pinnock is Personal Chair of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine at the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. Hilary is a passionate advocate of supported self-care of patients with asthma and COPD and finding ways to implement new ideas into clinical practice. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKC...

Dr. Tracy Jackson is a Senior Research Fellow based within the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. She leads on Patient and Public Involvement for AUKCAR. In this episode, we hear from Tracy about how she built the biggest Public and Patient Involvement group in the world and the impact that co-creating research with patients has on outcomes. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcas...

Noelle Morgan is a Certified Professional Coach and member of the PPI group at AUKCAR. She brings to life exactly what it means to be involved in research as a patient, why it's important to speak up and impact of bringing a patient voice to research. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). Following the insigh...

Sarah Headen is the Education Manager for Creation Theatre, Oxfordshire's largest producing theatre company. Home Delivery masters the art of producing online theatre for and by Children, combining zoom and theatre with children all over the world. Specialising in classic texts in unusual locations for over 25 years, it brings the stories we know and love to life, performing in extraordinary space...

https://coolfarm.org/resources/measurements-that-count-impact-report-2023/ Richard Profit is CEO of the Cool Farm Alliance , a non-profit who's vision is to create a global food and agriculture system that builds soil carbon, mitigates climate change and allows for the restoration of ecological balance. Their Impact Report is now available and charts the journey of the Cool Farm Tool since it bega...

Ehsan Vaghefi is the founder and CEO of Toku Eyes . Now based in California, USA, Ehsan's career was inspired by his father, who's experience with preventable blindness has driven Ehsan's lifelong commitment to eliminating preventable disease. You can meet Ehsan here and learn more about his work developing an AI engine that can assess the risk of Cardiovascular disease by imaging your eye during...

400 million people a year suffer from Urinary Tract Infections. These cases are estimated to result in over 230,000 deaths. We need new ways to test and treat sufferers. Meet Emma Hayhurst, a microbiologist and winner of a Discovery Award from the Longitude Prize. Emma is known for her passion for addressing inequalities in both healthcare and the gender balance in STEM businesses. This conviction...

Marianne Siegfried-Brookes is the founder and Director of the German Academy , a UK-based non-profit organisation, whose goal is to give their students a German-speaking identity or to strengthen it, and to make German a natural part of their lives. With over 1000 students across the length and breadth of the UK, Marianne's passion for a natural and immersive language learning shines through.

Alberto Martellini assists funders, large financial organisations, innovation ecosystems and non-for-profit firms in creating an impact .  He talks passionately about the contribution that volunteers and volunteering makes to our society and calls for us to say 'thank you' more often. After nearly 9 years at American Express , he has (amongst many other things) deployed his expertise in his h...

Ralph Pickles is a former executive at ICI (acquired by AkzoNobel ), CEO of Quorn Foods , and President of Sensient Technologies Corporation who now sits on the boards of high-potential companies such as CellRev and Noctura . His experience in bringing new foods to market, especially proteins, is unparalleled. Ralph brings to life the motivations behind the develoment of the Quorn product, some of...

Chris Borrett was a founder member of the Sydney chapter of Leaders for Climate Action and is now an Investment Director at Mercia Ventures . LFCA, a subsidiary of the Berlin-based NGO LFCA Umweltschuz e. V , is a membership organisation which gives its members practical knowledge and skills to drive lasting change within organisations who want to achieve sustainability goals. With nearly 4000 mem...

Leo Campbell is passionate about making food great again. https://www.superloaf.co.uk/ His company, Modern Baker is an emerging 'food-as-medicine' research company, as well as the UK's first healthy baking brand. It is seen as a potential disruptor within the food industry and at the vanguard of solving the UPF problem. Its mission is become an Impact Unicorn, 'to have a positive impact on 1B peop...

Pablo Munoz developed the Mind Your Business programme to help small business owners create mental wellbeing whilst running their business. https://mindyourbusiness.uk/ A team of  researchers from Durham University, led by Professor Pablo Munoz,  engaged in a collaborative research journey with a group of business owners to study a complicated problem: the deterioration of self-worth amo...

Karen Daly-Gherabi is an accomplished international business leader with an extensive background in diversity and inclusion, capability development, leadership and organisational change. Her deep understanding of cultural and sector norms across education, government, third and public sector organisations provide unique perspectives on recruitment and performance. Her devotion to creating impact,...

Stephen Rockman is a big fan of entrepreneurs and startups who make a positive difference in the world with their innovative ideas. He helps creative, design and engineering founders from top universities in the UK and Israel to achieve their dreams. He started Merism Capital in 2010 to put his money where his mouth is and invest in impact businesses. He also has a seat at the table of several boa...

Tim Elliott has spent 20 years in the creative services industry designing and delivering brand, communication and marketing strategies for 1000s of clients across many markets. Since Tim exited agency life in 2016, he has still been using creativity to hep organisations discover what meaningful work is and how they can make a positive impact as a brand. www.netgoodcity.co.uk https://www.climatere...

Monica Fletcher has been Knowledge Exchange Lead for the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) since 2015. She was previously Chief Executive of Education for Health, an international medical education charity based in  Warwick  which focuses on improving the quality of life of people living with long term conditions through the provision of high quality health professional educ...