Founders & Creators Protospace

Sophie is a freelance content creator at Social.etc and founder of Sophie.etc, a blog dedicated to helping us discover the best independent places to eat and explore in Milton Keynes.
This episode was recorded on 17th June 2021.
In this episode we chat about:
Sophie's background and careerStarting a business and going it aloneThe effects of the pandemic on her workThe food scene in Milton KeynesBuilding and growing a blogCommunityLessons learned building a blog and businessMental health

Lewis is the founder and director of Method & Class, a software development agency focussed on designing, developing and scaling progressive web applications and mobile apps.
In this episode we chat about:
Lewis' background and careerBuilding apps for clients and building for yourselfSoftware venturesBuilding TuutiTesting ideas and minimum viable productsWorkflows and methodologiesSoftware development and toolsStartups in the tech sector

Shiti is the co-founder and CEO at Breathe Happy, an AI platform for posture correction. Featured as one of the top UK wellbeing startups, the company uses cutting edge technology to make home fitness fun, safe and motivating.
This episode was recorded on 15th June 2021.
In this episode we chat about:
Shiti's background and careerHow Breathe Happy was foundedCommunityVision and purposeRaising fundingBuilding a team and cultureInsights into the fitness and wellness industryEntrepreneurship and work/life balanceMental health

Gil Satchell is the co-founder at powerQuad, a technology business building a smarter way to store cheap, green energy and help businesses decarbonise whilst cutting their energy costs.
powerQuad was born out of the simple truth; the way our energy is generated and distributed is fundamentally inefficient, which inevitably costs individuals and businesses money, they set out on a mission to provide access to cheaper, renewable energy for everyone when it's needed most.
This episode was recorded on 25th February 2021.
In this episode we chat about:
Gil's background and careerHow powerQuad was foundedSustainability and energy usagepowerQuad's vision for the futureGil's insights into the industryEntrepreneurship and work/life balance

Dr Cristiana Pace is the Founder and CEO of Enovation Consulting, a strategic sustainability consulting focusing on the motorsport sector which also delivers STEM project nationally and internationally.

Cristiana’s career as a motorsport engineer and manager spans 20 years. She was the first woman to work trackside alongside the FIA technical department in F1 as data analyst (2004-2009). In 2012 Cristiana focused on technology transfer and innovation, joining Williams Advanced Engineering. During those years at Williams she worked closely with the F1 management Team, writing the strategy for WAE and winning multimillion pounds projects including the supply of batteries to the FIA Formula E Championship—a project which Cristiana led between 2013 and 2015.
She also made key contributions to FIA’s safety legacy, consulting for the FIA Institute for Sustainability and Safety in Motor Sport from 2009 till 2015. In 2016 Cristiana wrote the strategy forthe wider deployment of safety devices in FIA championships aside acting as FIA Safety Delegate in the FIA Cross Country Rally championship.
Having pioneered sustainability and electrification in the strategy for WAE, in 2017 Cristiana moved on consulting for an environmental friendly motorsport championship measuring and reducing the environmental impact of existing technologies and increasing sustainability awareness across the motorsport sector.
In 2018 she founded Enovation Consulting Limited, a strategic sustainability consulting focusing on the motorsport sector which also delivers STEM project nationally and internationally.
This episode was recorded on 25th February 2021.
In this episode we chat about:
Cristiana’s background and careerHer work in Formula 1 and Formula ESustainability in motorsportDiversity in engineering and motorsportProjects at Enovation Consulting

Lewis Knight is the Programme Manager at Bioregional, an organisation to create better, more sustainable places to live, work and do business.
After joining Bioregional in 2013 Lewis worked on the UK's first Eco Town development, NW Bicester, helping to deliver its sustainability aspirations using the One Planet Living Framework. Lewis has helped to deliver a range of environmental projects across the wider town of Bicester and is a long-standing director of Bicester Green, a thriving reuse and sustainability centre.
Lewis has also helped to lead the delivery of One Planet Oxfordshire, a county-wide vision for a truly sustainable future and Oxfordshire Greentech, a business network for the low carbon future.
This episode was recorded on 21st January 2021 as part of the Protospace Launch event, focussing on the theme of sustainability.
In this episode we chat about:
Lewis' background and careerBioregional and its work across countiesThe One Planet Living FrameworkOxfordshire Green TechBicester Green