Wonderspace

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Tina Wetshi from London.  Tina is Cultural Strategist and Creative Director with a BA in History and Politics and a Masters in Culture, Criticism and Curation from Central Saint Martins. She is a co-founder at Colèchi, a co-learning and research space for independent fashion creatives and is interested in the intersections of fashion and politics with a...

On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Claudia Martinez from Bogota in Columbia.  Claudia is one of the country's pioneer leaders in ecology, economics and ethics.  Most recently Claudia also played a lead role in the United Nations food systems summit in New York.  Her story of hopefulness is an important listen as we seek out regeneration models that restore ecosystems and societi...

This week on Wonderspace we welcome Huda Jawad.  Huda is a campaigner and activist and the Co-Director of Musawah which is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family.  She is one of the self-named three Hijabis who as you will hear led a campaign that led to over one million signatories. Huda was nominated by Sara Hyde who was our 9th guest on Wonderspace. For more i...

This week on Wonderspace we welcome Pete Russell.  Pete is the founder of Ooooby (Out Of Our Own Back Yard) which exists to rebuild small-scale food economies. Pete believes that improving the way food is produced and distributed is fundamental to solving the world’s most pressing social and ecological problems. Their mission is to put local small-scale sustainable farming back at the heart o...

This week on Wonderspace we welcome Abby Rose.  Abby is a farmer snd soil health advocate.  She was named one of the 50 new radicals by the Guardian for her work developing apps that help build ecology, profitability and beauty on farms around the world.  Abby also co-founded the award winning podcast Farmerama radio which has quickly become a leading voice in the global regenerativ...

This week on Wonderspace we welcome Thais Corral. Thais is a social innovator, entrepreneur and ecological activist. She is the founder of Sinal do Vale, a Brazilian regeneration campus located near Rio de Janeiro, which serves as a centre for the regeneration of ecosystems, communities and individuals. Thais was nominated by our tenth guest on Wonderspace Pedro Tarak from Argentina. More informat...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Douglas Samuel.   Douglas is the Chief Executive of the Spartans Community Football Academy in Edinburgh and was nominated by our fourth guest Nathan Atkinson at Rethink Food.   Spartans is a 4 million pound sports centre that uniquely operates its facilities and community coaching programmes as a social enterprise, reinvesting profits back in...

For the first orbit of our new Wonderspace year, we welcome Giles Duley.  Giles is a documentary photographer and writer.  His work focuses on the long-term humanitarian impact of conflict. In 2011, whilst working in Afghanistan, Giles was severely injured by an IED and as a result of his injuries, he is a triple-amputee.  As you will hear in this episode, he returned to Afghanistan...

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Elsie Iwase. Elsie is living and working between New York and Hawaii and is an innovation leader and systems thinker helping organisations to redefine their purpose and supporting the transformation of business, culture, communities and individuals.  We also love Elsie’s vision and work with both young people and also elders&nbs...

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Jonathan Baillie. Jonathan is a global leader in conservation biology and is the CEO of a media and technology company for nature called On The Edge Conservation.  He is also President of Natural State. Previously Jonathan was the Chief Scientist for National Geographic where he initiated a campaign to protect 30% of the planet by 2030 which has be...

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Amy Clarke. Amy is the Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer at Tribe Impact Capital and is also on the boards of B Corp UK and Big Issue Invest.  Amy is also an advisor for the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network Her story of hopefulness orbits around an amazing activist from Honduras and a most loved British Institution. Find out more at: tribeimpact...

Orbiting this week on Wonderspace is multi award winning photojournalist Hazel Thompson. Over the past 20 years Hazel has taken up assignments in over 60 countries for media organisations, NGO’s and international companies including New York Times and The Guardian.  Since 2002 Hazel has also invested much of her life into documenting the disturbing truth around India’s sub culture of sex trafficki...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Tamsin Jones who is a Venture builder and Advocate for collaborative leadership. Tamsin is the co-founder of Workshop17 which is a co-working environment in Cape Town that accelerates innovation and entrepreneurship for positive social and economic change. Tamsin is also the co-founder of The Boardroom Africa which promotes exception...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is actress, producer, entrepreneur and campaigner Ruth Rogers. Ruth is the founder of the Canvas Cafe just off Brick Lane in East London which is a basecamp for change through their amazing Vegan Cafe and Event Space. During Lockdown Canvas cooked over 15,000 meals for vulnerable residents, the homeless and children at risk of hunger. This was all done in...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is David Gough who is the founder of the Humanitarian Cooperative.  They are a team of film makers, animators and artists using their creativity as a force for good in the world.  Before that, David was the East Africa Correspondent for the Guardian Newspaper and led the UN film and special projects unit at the UN in New...

Orbiting this week on Wonderspace we welcome Johan Andersson. Johan is an award winning artist living in Los Angeles and is also the co-founder of Art Unified that showcases the work of artists from LA and London through their gallery space in Venice in California. Johan is best known for the way he uses art to elevate and bring visibility to those who do not conform within the popular s...

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is James Arbib who is the co-founder of RethinkX which is an independent think tank that forecasts the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption and its implications across society. In his own story and in his story of hopefulness, James passionately shares about how tech has the potential to solve most of the systemic problems we are facing today. T...

Orbiting with us this week in Wonderspace is Daniela Barone Soares. Daniela is the CEO of an Impact Investment vehicle called Snowball that aims to create positive outcomes for people and planet whilst generating sound financial returns. In her story of hopefulness Daniela also talks about an amazing work called Paz that trains refugee professionals to work in Europe’s tech industry. View the shor...

Orbiting with us this week in Wonderspace is Zarlasht Halaimzai from Kabul in Afghanistan.  Her life story is remarkable and culminates in the co-founding of The Refugee Trauma Initiative who have set up programs targeting displaced communities in many countries around the world.  Zarlasht trained in child and adolescent counselling and psychotherapy in Cambridge and has recently receive...

Orbiting with us this week is Marina Cantacuzino MBE who is an award winning journalist and the founder of an amazing organisation called The Forgiveness Project.  They work around the world collecting and sharing stories of transformation, using restorative narratives to transform lives. The extended version of her interview is on the Wonderspace podcast which can be found on most...

Orbiting with us this week is John Pritchard who is the founder of PALA.  PALA Eyewear is a sustainable eyewear brand with a low impact on the planet and a high impact on people.  John also talks about the Great Barrier Reef foundation as his story of hopefulness. To read more about Pala and see some of their inspiring films or check out their sustainable range of sunglasses their websit...

Orbiting with us this week is singer-songwriter Tom Grennan. At the time of recording this episode, his latest album Evering Road was number one in the UK album chart.    Tom talks honestly about his life, music career and lockdown but is most animated when sharing his story of hopefulness about the Homeless World Cup Foundation for which Tom is an ambassador.    Links to find...

Orbiting with us this week is Ivor Peters aka The Urban Rajah. A social entrepreneur who’s New Generation Indian food is about to be launched nationally across the UK.  As a business Urban Rajah also has a compelling social purpose as you will hear.  His story of hopefulness about another business will definitely bring a smile to your face - Tony's Chocolonely. Links to find out more: Ur...

Orbiting with us this week is entrepreneur and producer Tamar Guttmann from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Tamar uniquely brings together the worlds of Impact Investment, music, film, design and communications. In this episode, Tamar shares her passion for creating content that touches on social and environmental issues and bridging the worlds of art storytelling and social impact. Her recent podca...

Orbiting with us this week is digital entrepreneur, business coach and public speaker Dave Erasmus.  As you will hear, Dave spends part of the year off-grid in the woods and the other part in the modern world, developing concepts around combining technology, ecology and its relationship to the human experience. His Youtube channel is definitely worth checkin...