Our Collective

A collective, not an agency.

We are independent impact specialists who choose to work together. You get the right people for your work — and no overheads paying for anything else.

Nadia Laabs

Nadia Laabs

Inclusive business & venture building

Inclusive business specialist and social entrepreneur to several ventures. Has led capacity-building programmes internationally with GIZ, the British Council and social enterprise networks globally, and has pitched and raised over £2 million for her own ventures.

Business strategy · Inclusive business · Pitch coaching

Luke McBeath Smith

Luke McBeath Smith

Systems thinking & impact strategy

Systems thinker, engineer and impact strategist. Delivers enterprise education at UK universities and has designed venture-building programmes across three continents.

Systems thinking · Engineering · Enterprise education

Emily Dunne

Emily Dunne

Design research & social innovation

Design researcher, strategist and inclusive business specialist. Leads social innovation programme design, delivery and training, and helps small charity and social enterprise leaders define theories of change and build evaluation frameworks.

Design research · Co-design · Evaluation frameworks

Aurelie Faugier

Aurelie Faugier

Impact measurement & evaluation

Impact measurement and evaluation specialist with deep experience in international development and social enterprise monitoring and evaluation frameworks, data collection tools and dashboards. A decade in the impact-driven sector, grounded in hands-on roles.

Monitoring & evaluation · Data tools · Training

Anna Patton

Anna Patton

Communications & journalism

Communications specialist and journalist. Creator of popular impact storytelling workshops for the School for Social Entrepreneurs, with experience training social entrepreneurs in the UK and east Africa.

Impact storytelling · Media · Writing

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Sandra Gouveia

Communications

Communications specialist with experience supporting NGOs and startups across Europe. Helps founders communicate their impact with clarity and confidence.

Communications · Brand · Startup support

Maya Bahoshy

Maya Bahoshy

Facilitation, coaching & wellbeing

Facilitator, coach and wellbeing practitioner with extensive experience in inner development, group facilitation and social enterprise support.

Facilitation · Coaching · Inner development

Liv Comberti

Liv Comberti

Participatory design & community wellbeing

Participatory design and community wellbeing specialist with deep experience working with grassroots organisations and community-led initiatives.

Participatory design · Community-led work · Wellbeing

Candice Hampson

Candice Hampson

Strategy, impact management & investment

Strategy, impact management and investment specialist with over a decade in social investment and health innovation. Led impact and place strategies at Big Society Capital and co-created Fair by Design to tackle the UK poverty premium.

Strategy · Impact management · Investment

Oli Whittington

Oli Whittington

Strategic & participatory design

Participatory and strategic designer with over 10 years of experience in community-led design and governance. Has led participatory design at Shift, democratic innovation at Nesta and strategic design in Arup’s urban innovation team.

Strategic design · Participatory design

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