
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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