Cerebration Jamie Brett

Laura is the Founder of Volunteers for Future, a social enterprise that is helping to bring conservation education to all young people. She works with a diverse range of organisations to support them with volunteer management, operational delivery, project management, change leadership, business planning, process efficiency, partnership and programme development, stakeholder engagement, strategy design and implementation.

In this episode, Laura discusses the journey to creating Volunteers for Future and creating a career (and life) around all the issues that she cares about the most. We also explore what the elephant in the room was in Elling.

Side Note: At some points, there was a slight lag in the recording. I've tried to clear it up as much as possible but there is sometimes overlap with the guests talking.

Connect with Laura:

Linkedin: Laura Dempsey | LinkedIn

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volunteersforfuture/

Website: https://linktr.ee/volsforfuture

Connect with Cerebration:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerebrationltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cerebrationltd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cerebrationltd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebrationLtd

Website: http://cerebration.space/

Sue Liburd MBE, non-executive Director, award-winning businesswoman, human capital innovation consultant and business mentor. Sue has a special interest in assisting under-represented groups to achieve C-suite success and is a recognised voice in the promotion of the importance and understanding of intersectionality and equality as a driver for business success. In 2016 in recognition for her services to Business, Charities and Voluntary organisations Sue was awarded an MBE.



With an astounding amount of achievements to her name, it might be hard for some people to entertain the idea that someone like Sue could possibly have moments of impostor syndrome but she reveals to us how she has befriended the imposter lurking within.



In this episode, Sue outlines how impostor syndrome is an aspect of the human psyche that affects all of us differently for different reasons. We explore how we can frame our lived experiences in order to get it to work to our advantage as well as what it's like as a black woman to encounter a local British National Party rally and feel compelled to engage in a spirited exchange of perspectives.



Connect with Sue:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueliburd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/isueliburd

Website: https://www.sueliburd.com/



Connect with Cerebration:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerebrationltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cerebrationltd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cerebrationltd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebrationLtd

Website: http://cerebration.space/

What would you say if I told you there was a way to have a positive impact on the environment that was 27x times greater than going vegan and giving up air-travel combined? Interesting, right? If that peaks your interest then the first episode of our 'Make It Meaningful' series is something you don't want to miss.



For this months episode of the Cerebration podcast, I chatted with Stacey Lowman, the Founder of Pachira Money & a certified financial coach. She wants to redefine what it means to be good with money and empower others to have a healthy, happy and positive relationship with money.



The first week of November was the launch of Pachira Money's brand new Green Money programme that helps participants learn how to use their money to make environmentally friendly, climate-positive choices. Choices that mean we all thrive, financially and environmentally.



In this episode, we discuss the dark days at the start of the financial crisis from inside the offices at Canary Wharf, how everyone's money is part of the solution for tackling the climate crisis and how we can make choices that work with, instead of against the planet. 



Connect with Pachira Money

Website: https://www.pachiramoney.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pachiramoney/

Green Money Programme: https://www.pachiramoney.com/green-money-programme



Connect with Cerebration:

Website: http://cerebration.space/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerebrationltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cerebrationltd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cerebrationltd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebrationLtd

Atif Choudhury is an award-winning social entrepreneur, with a background in economic justice and disability inclusion projects. Focusing on the inclusion of marginalised communities, Atif has worked on high profile social development projects across the world. He is the co-founder and CEO of Diversity and Ability and Zaytoun CiC (the World’s first Fairtrade Palestinian olive oil cooperative), as well as a trustee for Disability Rights UK.



Drawing on his own neurodiverse personal experience, Atif forged his path in the field of Assistive Technology starting as a trainer. In that time, he refined his training style and strategies that D&A shares with its learners, using a philosophy of mindfulness, mentoring and emotional intelligence. He co-founded D&A in 2009 to further the wellbeing and development of other dyslexic and disabled learners and educational communities.



In this episode, we discuss the impact that these organisations have had on the lives of marginalised people, how we can leverage diverse individuals lived experiences to create authentic learning opportunities and inclusion as well as how to transport olive oil through one of the worlds most infamous military occupations.



Connect with Diversity & Ability and Zaytoun:

Diversity & Ability: https://diversityandability.com/

Zaytoun: https://www.zaytoun.org/



Connect with Cerebration:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerebrationltd/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cerebrationltd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cerebrationltd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebrationLtd

Website: http://cerebration.space/

At the beginning of the pandemic, children all over the world are having to stay at home. Adults all over the world are unsure how to explain something they are struggling to comprehend themselves. Play and Creative Arts Therapist Sophie Marsh wrote and posted a Therapeutic Story entitled 'The Stay Home Superheroes' to help adults communicate to children about the pandemic on a level that children could connect with.



The story went viral and has reached hundreds of thousands of people, it has been translated into 15 languages and has been published and animated. The popularity of the story was the catalyst for Sophie's business, Sophie's Stories to expand into new places and reach a global audience.



We spoke with Sophie about the journey she has had over the last 6 months, how her life has changed in that time, how she has overcome her own challenges and how in doing so has been able to use her experience to inspire others to take up the mantle of Therapeutic story writing.



Connect with Sophie's Stories:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SophiesStories1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiesstories1/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sophies_Stories

Website: https://www.sophiesstories.co.uk/



Connect with Cerebration:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerebrationltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cerebrationltd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cerebrationltd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CerebrationLtd

Website: http://cerebration.space/