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The Ocean Age#32: Linzi Hawkin – Impact Strategy Expert On Building Purpose-Driven Ocean Businesses That Make Real Impact And Real MoneySend us a textLinzi Hawkin is a creative strategist passionate about protecting the ocean through the power of strategy, storytelling, and education. She is the co-founder of Protect Blue - an ocean-focused organisation built around two core pathways: a creative agency that partners with NGOs, governments, and brands to drive tangible impact, and a direct support platform for ocean advocates and activists, providing the tools, community, and resilience they need to lead lasting change.Through this dual approach, Linzi strengthens conservation efforts while nurturing a thriving network of grassroots ocean leaders - helping them...
2025-07-081h 24The Ocean Age#31: Olly Hicks – World Record Ocean Explorer Turned Aquaculture Entrepreneur, the Expedition Mindset Every Ocean Entrepreneur Needs to Succeed, Nutrient Credits and Securing Funding for Ocean Projects.Send us a textOlly Hicks is a world record-breaking British ocean explorer, motivational speaker, and ocean entrepreneur. Known for his minimalistic, human-powered expeditions, Hicks is the first and currently only person to have rowed solo from America to England, completing this feat in 2005 at the age of 23, making him the youngest person to row any ocean solo. He has spent over 2.5% of his life alone on the ocean, covering more than 7,000 miles on various expeditions since 2005.Today, Hicks is a co-founder of Algapelago, which operates as the largest UK licensed offshore kelp cultivator. This...
2025-06-101h 11
Working HoursWork is PatternsSUBSCRIBE TO WORKING HOURS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@workinghourspodcast4618 Charlotte Raffo recorded on 23/01/2024Charlotte Raffo has lived in Leeds since 1997. Her award winning business The Monkey Puzzle Tree collaborates with Yorkshire artists to create locally made fabrics and wallpapers with a twist and a conscience.Charlotte plays Indian harmonium and suitcase percussion in jazz band The Devil’s Jukebox, which has been delighting and terrifying audiences since the early noughties.Charlotte’s other Leeds experiences include working at the Pittard’s tannery in Cross Green until 2006 when it sadly...
2024-04-261h 16
TEXINTELTEXINTEL TALKS - EPISODE 070 - CHARLOTTE RAFFO OF THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE - INTERIOR DECOR
Charlotte Raffo is the founder of a unique Interior brand The Monkey Puzzle Tree. Based in the North of England the company unites local businesses, manufacturers, and independent artists to offer a beautiful collection printed of Interior home furnishings.Products range from Fabrics, accessories, lighting and wallcoverings. As an award-winning business, they offer a very personal service, Charlotte has built a strong brand and champions her creative community. Production methods cross many disciplines, flat-bed, rotary and digital techniques and each is chosen to ensure that the printed product remains as close to the artists vision...
2022-04-0200 min
Make it British PodcastCelebrating the North of England’s creativity and manufacturing, Charlotte Raffo, The Monkey Puzzle TreeCharlotte Raffo is the founder of The Monkey Puzzle Tree, a homeware business that creates award-winning, artist designed fabrics and wallpapers with a twist and a conscience.Working with artists and designers to produce the most beautiful collection of products, The Monkey Puzzle Tree makes everything within a hundred mile radius of Leeds.The business has also recently won two awards for it’s design and innovation - a Guildmark for their cork wallpaper, and ‘Best in British Product Design’ award at the Brit List Awards.Discover:03:02 Charlotte's background and why she set up...
2021-12-1045 min
The Octopus Of Enterprise005: Is There A Badge For That?Does your business wear a badge of honour?
Join Diana and guests Charlotte Raffo (Monkey Puzzle Tree), Mike Turner (Bird and Blend Tea Co.) and Adrian Williams (Enterprise Advisor), debating the role of badges and pledges in business; discovering the real reasons why entrepreneurs might choose to accredit their companies and/or products.
2021-08-2728 min