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The Impact Equation

Rafi Addlestone and Adam Pike

Welcome to The Impact Equation, conversations with leaders shaping a brighter future, hosted byAdamPike, social entrepreneur, and Rafi Addlestone, impact advisor,With our special guests, we unlock the secrets of those who dare to transform our world. We talk to architects of change, pioneers in their fields, working toward a brighter future for us all.In each episode, we dig into each element of the impact equation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:32

Dan Garrett, Co-Founder & CEO of Farewill

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2025/04/06

We’re joined by Dan Garrett, Chief Growth Officer at Dignity Group, which recently acquired Farewill, the company Dan co-founded back in 2015 with a bold mission: to change the way the world deals with death. Under Dan’s leadership, Farewill became an award-winning provider of wills, probate, and funerals - raising over £1.1 billion in pledged legacy income for more than 1,000 charities across the UK. Now, through a powerful partnership with Dignity, Dan is scaling that vision further, transforming

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37:07

Dr Nick Laing, Co-Founder & CEO, One Day Health

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2025/03/30

We’re joined by Dr. Nick Laing, co-founder of OneDay Health, on a mission to solve one of the world’s most overlooked crises: 100 million people lack access to quality healthcare. Nick and his team are changing that, one clinic at a time. With just $4,000 OneDay Health can launch a sustainable primary health centre in sub-Saharan Africa. Each clinic serves around 8,000 people, offering comprehensive, high-quality care where none existed before. Using smart AI to identify healthcare black holes, they

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41:19

Richa Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Labhya, 100x Impact...

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2025/03/23

We’re joined by Richa Gupta, an educator-turned-social entrepreneur transforming education for vulnerable children. As Co-Founder & CEO of Labhya, Richa is leading a movement that impacts 2.4 million+ children in India through social-emotional learning programs. Richa's work has earned her Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, a spot as one of 17 global UN SDG leaders, and a seat on the UNICEF India board. She’s even caught the attention of Selena Gomez, who recently celebrated Labhya’s work!In this episode,

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43:17

Brett Wigdortz OBE - Founder Teach First & Tiney

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2025/03/16

We're joined by Brett Wigdortz, co-founder and CEO of Tiney, a fast-growing startup transforming childcare. Before that, Brett spent 15 years building Teach First into the UK’s largest graduate recruiter, reshaping education nationwide and earning Brett an OBE for services to education.Brett has also played a key role in expanding Teach For All globally and served as Chair of National Citizenship Service (NCS Trust), the UK’s biggest youth engagement programme. With deep experience in scaling

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38:31

Stephen Critchlow: Founder & CEO of Evergreen Life

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2025/03/09

Stephen Critchlow, founder of Evergreen Life, recently crowned as the UK’s fastest growing software firm in The Sunday Times Tech 100. Evergreen isn’t Stephen’s first rodeo. A pioneering entrepreneur, Stephen started out as a clinical pharmacist and his passion for health drove him to establish Ascribe, a company that revolutionised health IT in 75% of UK hospitals, later selling to EMIS Group.With Evergreen Life, he’s revolutionising patient empowerment by giving users control over their medical

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7:50

14-Up

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2025/03/06

In this short episode, Rafi and Adam discuss their reflections and take aways from our most recent 7 guests. We've had some incredible conversations, these are some of our highlights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:13

Josh Macallister OBE, Founder of Frontline and newly...

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2025/03/02

In this episode we're joined by Josh Macalister, recently elected as the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington. Before entering politics, Josh dedicated his career to transforming children’s lives, first as a Teach First teacher and then founding the charity Frontline and leading the government’s independent review into the children's services sector. He’s also co-founded SHiFT, tackling youth violence, and chaired Foundations, the What Works Centre for Children and Families. This work was awarded

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33:19

Branwen Evans, Director of Sustainability and Policy...

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2025/02/23

In this episode, we’re joined by Branwen Evans, a leader in housing and social policy. Branwen has held senior roles at the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Homes and Communities Agency, focusing on housing strategy and community development.Branwen is now at Places for People, one of the UK’s biggest social enterprises, managing over 245,000 homes and investing millions into building communities — Branwen’s work focuses on how Places for People can change lives every day,

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33:39

Lord Deben: Margaret Thatcher's Chairman

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2025/02/16

In this episode, we welcome Lord Deben.Entering Parliament as an MP at just 30, he rose through the ranks to become a Minister under Mrs Thatcher and then Secretary of State for the Environment in John Major’s Government. In 1995 he introduced the landmark Environment Act and ended up being described by Friends of the Earth as "the best Environment Secretary we've ever had". Created a life peer in 2010, taking his title from his local river, he became Chairman of the UK’s Climate Change Committee in

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41:53

Neha Verma, CEO of Intelehealth, scaling access to...

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2025/02/09

This is the first pod in our "Scaling Social Unicorns" series, in partnership with 100x Impact Accelerator. In this episode, we welcome Neha Verma, cofounder and CEO of Intelehealth, a tele-medicine technology non-profit that delivers health services where there is no doctor.Intelehealth’s approach uses telemedicine and artificial intelligence to bridge critical healthcare gaps in rural and remote regions, connecting patients with qualified healthcare professionals who wouldn’t normally have access

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38:24

Ed Conway, Sky News Economics Editor and bestselling...

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2025/02/01

Ed Conway is one of the UK's leading journalists and broadcasters. He is the Economics and Data Editor at Sky News, a regular columnist for The Times, and a prolific blogger on Substack. He's also the recipient of the prestigious Wincott Foundation Journalist of the Year Award and the author of two bestselling books, including Material World, a critically acclaimed exploration of the materials and substances driving our economy and the green transition. 🌍 In this episode, Ed shares insights into

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29:57

Ioannis Ioannou, London Business School, Professor of...

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2025/01/26

In this episode our guest is Ioannis Ioannou, a tenured professor at London Business School and a globally recognised thought leader on the role of business in society.Ioannis is a graduate of Yale and Harvard, with a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard Business School and has been shaping the conversation around sustainability and corporate responsibility since joining LBS in 2009. His groundbreaking research has been featured in top academic journals, offering profound insights into how

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41:40

Mete Coban, Deputy Mayor of London for Environment...

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2025/01/19

In this episode we welcome Mete Coban, Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy, to our first live podcast.Mete was born in Northern Cyprus to asylum-seeking parents and moved to London asa child. Inspired to give marginalised groups a voice, aged just 20 he founded My Life My Say, a charity to amplify youth voices and engaging young people from underrepresented communities in decision-making. Mete’s campaigning led nearly half a million people to register to vote in the last general

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6:55

7up

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2025/01/15

In this short episode, Rafi and Adam discuss their reflections and take aways from our first 7 guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:17

Dr. Hugh Montgomery, Professor of Intensive Care...

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2025/01/09

In this episode we welcome Dr. Hugh Montgomery, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London and Director of the Centre for Human Health and Performance. A distinguished scientist, clinician, and teacher, he has published nearly 600 research papers, discovered the first human fitness gene, and explored survival in extreme environments. Beyond medicine, Hugh is a skydiver, ultramarathon runner, mountaineer, world record holder, and author. A prominent advocate for addressing

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34:52

Tony Hawks, Comedian and Fridge Philosopher

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2024/12/21

For this very special holiday episode, Adam and Rafi are joined by comedian Tony Hawks, a regular on TV and radio panel shows. Tony came to national prominence with his first book, Round Ireland with A Fridge and has since enjoyed a wonderful and wacky career, finding different ways to bring joy to the world. For his second book, Tony travelled to Moldova in an attempt to beat each member of the national football team in a game of tennis, and ended up establishing the Tony Hawks Centre, a pioneer in

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42:09

Tzeporah Berman, Founder, Global Fossil Fuel...

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2024/12/12

Rafi and Adam are joined by Tzeporah Berman, a trailblazing environmental activist, who founded the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Tzeporah was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the World’s 100 most influential climate leaders in business in 2024, alongside Bill Gates, Greg Jackson of Octopus, and Niels Christensen, CEO of Lego.Previously, Tzeporah co-directed the International Climate and Energy Program at Greenpeace and negotiated major policy victories like the Great

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33:04

Jack Prevezer, Co-Founder & COO of Ezra Coaching,...

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2024/12/02

We welcome Jack Prevezer, Co-Founder and COO of Ezra Coaching, a leading global virtual coaching and learning provider changing the game in professional development.Ezra has been on an incredible growth journey since starting in 2019, and now operates across six continents, 87 countries and has delivered over 600,000 coaching sessions for employees of some of the biggest companies around the world, including the likes of Spotify, Microsoft, AstraZeneca and Kraft Heinz.This year, as part of their

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35:39

Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder & CEO of Olio

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2024/11/24

In this episode we welcome Tessa Clarke, Cofounder and CEO of Olio, a free app that connects users with unwanted food in their neighbourhood. Olio now has over 8 million users who have together shared over 200 million portions of food, achieved in large part due to the passion of 125,000 volunteers who are spreading the word in their local communities, and collecting and re-distributing unsold food from local businesses via the app.A farmer’s daughter from North Yorkshire, prior to founding Olio,

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31:25

Anu Bajaj, Chief Innovative Finance and Investment...

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2024/10/22

Welcome to The Impact Equation, conversations with leaders shaping a brighter future.With our special guests, we unlock the secrets of those who dare to transform our world. We talk to architects of change, pioneers in their fields, working toward a brighter future for us all.In each episode, we dig into each element of the impact equation.Today’s guest is Anu Bajaj, Chief Innovative Finance and Investment Officer of the Earthshot Prize, founded by Prince William in 2020 to search, spotlight and

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