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The Impact InterviewsThere's a magic in what I doIn this festive episode of The Impact Interviews, we sit down with none other than Father Christmas himself! Together, we we explore the profound impact of the big guy himself on cultures worldwide, from the joy he brings to children to the timeless traditions he inspires. Father Christmas shares his thoughts on the power of storytelling and how his legend has been passed down through generations and how he creates a sense of magic in what he does. We also think about the true magic of Christmas—what it means beyond the gifts and decorations, and how we...2024-12-0519 min
The Impact InterviewsBig changes come from doing little thingsIn this episode of The Impact Interviews we dive into the inspiring journey of David and Heather, the visionary co-founders of Kaydiar Limited. Established in 2018 as a spin-out from Cardiff Metropolitan University, Kaydiar is on a mission to revolutionize foot care through innovative technologies. David and Heather co-founded the company to address the gaps in current solutions for diabetic foot care. His vision led to the development of the DiaSole and ZeroSole products, designed to help those suffering from diabetic foot ulcers and pressure-induced corns or calluses. These products feature customizable hexagonal mesh frames, allowing wearers to adjust the...2024-12-0519 min
The Impact InterviewsTo want to make an impact is part of being a human!Noelle Morgan is a Certified Professional Coach and member of the PPI group at AUKCAR. She brings to life exactly what it means to be involved in research as a patient, why it's important to speak up and impact of bringing a patient voice to research. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). Following the insightful interview by Monica Fletcher in Series 1, this new series takes you behind the scenes to find out more about the people and work of the centre. 2024-06-0819 min
The Impact InterviewsTransforming patient involvement in asthma researchDr. Tracy Jackson is a Senior Research Fellow based within the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. She leads on Patient and Public Involvement for AUKCAR.In this episode, we hear from Tracy about how she built the biggest Public and Patient Involvement group in the world and the impact that co-creating research with patients has on outcomes. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). Following the insightful interview by Monica Fletcher in Series 1, this new series takes you behind th...2024-06-0819 min
The Impact InterviewsSupported Self-care is the key to managing patients with asthmaHilary Pinnock is Personal Chair of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine at the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. Hilary is a passionate advocate of supported self-care of patients with asthma and COPD and finding ways to implement new ideas into clinical practice.Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). Following the insightful interview by Monica Fletcher in Series 1, this new series takes you behind the scenes to find out more about the people and work of the centre. ...2024-06-0843 min
The Impact InterviewsWorld leading capability doesn't just happen overnightProfessor Sir Aziz Sheikh is co-director of AUKCAR , Dean of Data for The University of Edinburgh, and a Research Director of Health Data Research UK.Aziz is a primary care academic and epidemiologist with substantial research interests in asthma/allergy and in leveraging the potential of health information technology and data science to transform the delivery of care and improve population health. Find out about the very real impact that data was able to have on people with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspir...2024-06-0844 min
The Impact InterviewsDon't underestimate serendipity!Professor Chris Griffiths is Professor of Primary Care at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London and Co-Director of AUKCAR.Chris leads work addressing air pollution and health effects, asthma and respiratory disease, infectious disease including tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis, vitamin D biology and domestic violence. He has a published over 35 trials and meta-analyses of trials. He leads the NIHR-funded evaluation of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone.Join us as we hear a sneak preview of the impact of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone on c...2024-06-0820 min
The Impact InterviewsWe tried something that no-one had ever done beforeProfessor Gwyneth Davies leads the UK Postgraduate Training Programme for Asthma Researchers (Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research) and is an Honorary Respiratory Consultant at Swansea Bay University Health Board where she leads the Asthma serviceJoin us as we hear how Gwyn is shaping future careers in respiratory research by implementing new ways of training the researchers of the future. Welcome to Series 2 of our podcast, where we explore the inspiring world of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). Following the insightful interview by Monica Fletcher in Series 1, this new series takes...2024-06-0844 min
The Impact InterviewsMy father is my inspirationEhsan Vaghefi is the founder and CEO of Toku Eyes. Now based in California, USA, Ehsan's career was inspired by his father, who's experience with preventable blindness has driven Ehsan's lifelong commitment to eliminating preventable disease. You can meet Ehsan here and learn more about his work developing an AI engine that can assess the risk of Cardiovascular disease by imaging your eye during routine eye check appointments. 2024-04-2826 min
The Impact InterviewsCreating communities and the power of the ripple effectChris Borrett was a founder member of the Sydney chapter of Leaders for Climate Action and is now an Investment Director at Mercia Ventures. LFCA, a subsidiary of the Berlin-based NGO LFCA Umweltschuz e.V, is a membership organisation which gives its members practical knowledge and skills to drive lasting change within organisations who want to achieve sustainability goals.With nearly 4000 members from organisations such as Spotify, Canva, Soundcloud and Draper Esprit, Chris explains the power of the ripple effect in achieving permanent positive sustainability improvements and how LFCA uses the power of networks to...2024-04-2818 min
The Impact InterviewsIn the 1960s, there was a view that we would run out of food - The Quorn StoryRalph Pickles is a former executive at ICI (acquired by AkzoNobel), CEO of Quorn Foods, and President of Sensient Technologies Corporation who now sits on the boards of high-potential companies such as CellRev and Noctura. His experience in bringing new foods to market, especially proteins, is unparalleled. Ralph brings to life the motivations behind the develoment of the Quorn product, some of its challenges and ultimately its success in being at the forefront of the meat-free protein revolution. 2024-04-2826 min
The Impact InterviewsVolunteers work really hard. We should thank them more often!Alberto Martellini assists funders, large financial organisations, innovation ecosystems and non-for-profit firms in creating an impact. He talks passionately about the contribution that volunteers and volunteering makes to our society and calls for us to say 'thank you' more often.After nearly 9 years at American Express, he has (amongst many other things) deployed his expertise in his home county of Kent, England as a board member of Kent Savers Credit Union where he created and secured a Social Impact strategy to identify, measure and communicate the effect of basic financial products and services to members and communities a...2024-04-2818 min
The Impact InterviewsLearning a language is like getting the key to a new worldMarianne Siegfried-Brookes is the founder and Director of the German Academy, a UK-based non-profit organisation, whose goal is to give their students a German-speaking identity or to strengthen it, and to make German a natural part of their lives.With over 1000 students across the length and breadth of the UK, Marianne's passion for a natural and immersive language learning shines through. 2024-04-2820 min
The Impact Interviews400 million people a year suffer from this neglected disease - we need new ways to test and treat it.400 million people a year suffer from Urinary Tract Infections. These cases are estimated to result in over 230,000 deaths. We need new ways to test and treat sufferers.Meet Emma Hayhurst, a microbiologist and winner of a Discovery Award from the Longitude Prize. Emma is known for her passion for addressing inequalities in both healthcare and the gender balance in STEM businesses. This conviction has seen her make regular appearances at speaking engagements, on podcasts and even national press, TV and radio, including Woman’s Hour on Radio 4.In this episode, Emma speaks passionately about the im...2024-04-2822 min
The Impact InterviewsBuilding the movement and momentum for impact at scalehttps://coolfarm.org/resources/measurements-that-count-impact-report-2023/Richard Profit is CEO of the Cool Farm Alliance, a non-profit who's vision is to create a global food and agriculture system that builds soil carbon, mitigates climate change and allows for the restoration of ecological balance.Their Impact Report is now available and charts the journey of the Cool Farm Tool since it began just over a decade ago.Take a look at how the Cool Farm Tool is being used around the world, by whom and the impact it's having.Collecting these impact stories has only just...2024-04-2822 min
The Impact InterviewsChildren are our future - bring inspiring stories to lifeSarah Headen is the Education Manager for Creation Theatre, Oxfordshire's largest producing theatre company. Home Delivery masters the art of producing online theatre for and by Children, combining zoom and theatre with children all over the world.Specialising in classic texts in unusual locations for over 25 years, it brings the stories we know and love to life, performing in extraordinary spaces from the MINI car plant, The Bodleian Library, Oxford’s historic Covered Market to The London Library to online. In April 2020 the organisation moved swiftly to master the digital stage, pioneers in broadcasting live per...2024-04-2813 min
The Impact InterviewsSupported Self-care is the key to managing patients with asthmaHilary Pinnock is a Professor of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and a GP at Whitstable Medical Practice, Kent.She has devoted her career to developing complex interventions within respiratory medicine and solving the challenge of how these become implemented in routine medical practice to improve patient lives. https://www.whitstablemedicalpractice.co.uk/ and https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/hilary-pinnock2024-04-1913 min
The Impact InterviewsThe UK really lead the world during the COVID-19 pandemicProfessor Sir Aziz Sheikh is Director of the Usher Institute. He is also Dean of Data for The University of Edinburgh, Director of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) and a Research Director of Health Data Research UK.https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/aziz-sheikhHe has served as an adviser to a number of Scottish, UK and international government bodies and to inter-governmental organisations, including the World Bank and World Health Organization. Aziz was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for Services to Medicine and Health Care in 2014...2024-04-1918 min
The Impact InterviewsWe tried something that no-one had ever done beforeGwyn Davies is an Honorary Respiratory Consultant at Swansea Bay University Health Board where she leads the Asthma service and Professor of Health Data Science at Swansea University.Within the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, she leads on the postgraduate training programme which aims to build the next generation of researchers with the capability, expertise and passion to solve the big issues in respiratory health.Whilst training researchers is a core activity for Universities, Gwyn is an advocate for trying things that no-one has ever done before. https://www.swansea.ac.uk/s...2024-04-1913 min
The Impact InterviewsClean Air Zones - don't be afraid to ask the big questions!Prof. Chris Griffiths is the co-director of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research and a practicing GP.https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/aukcar/about/peoplehttps://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/people/profiles/christopher-griffiths.htmlHis contribution to the understanding of the impact of clean air on lung health and more recently on the wider health implications in children have contributed to the massive improvement in air quality for Londoners via the Clean Air Zones programme.Giving credit to a wide and multi-disciplinary team, Chris encourages us all to...2024-04-1920 min
The Impact InterviewsWho cares? I care!Pablo Munoz developed the Mind Your Business programme to help small business owners create mental wellbeing whilst running their business. https://mindyourbusiness.uk/A team of researchers from Durham University, led by Professor Pablo Munoz, engaged in a collaborative research journey with a group of business owners to study a complicated problem: the deterioration of self-worth amongst business owners.After 18 months, they found mismatches between expectations and experiences at three levels - purpose, autonomy and achievement - which surface as business owners reflect on execution, performance and fulfilment experiences. So, it is...2024-02-2221 min
The Impact InterviewsEveryone needs to feel needed, wanted and valued.Karen Daly-Gherabi is an accomplished international business leader with an extensive background in diversity and inclusion, capability development, leadership and organisational change. Her deep understanding of cultural and sector norms across education, government, third and public sector organisations provide unique perspectives on recruitment and performance.Her devotion to creating impact, particularly for women and girls, has been lifelong and complex, having worked in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Egypt.2024-02-2223 min
The Impact InterviewsIs this the healthiest loaf of bread ever made?Leo Campbell is passionate about making food great again.https://www.superloaf.co.uk/His company, Modern Baker is an emerging 'food-as-medicine' research company, as well as the UK's first healthy baking brand. It is seen as a potential disruptor within the food industry and at the vanguard of solving the UPF problem.Its mission is become an Impact Unicorn, 'to have a positive impact on 1B people by 2028', putting purpose before profit all the way.The company's essential platform technology is targeted fermentation, a word synonymous in many languages...2024-02-2217 min
The Impact InterviewsWe've achieved so much, but are just at the beginningMonica Fletcher has been Knowledge Exchange Lead for the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) since 2015. She was previously Chief Executive of Education for Health, an international medical education charity based in Warwick which focuses on improving the quality of life of people living with long term conditions through the provision of high quality health professional education, since 2001. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to nursing and nursing education. She was named as a Fellow of The Queen's Nursing Institute in 2014. Fletcher is an Associ...2024-02-2016 min
The Impact InterviewsGreatness is on the other side of difficultTim Elliott has spent 20 years in the creative services industry designing and delivering brand, communication and marketing strategies for 1000s of clients across many markets.Since Tim exited agency life in 2016, he has still been using creativity to hep organisations discover what meaningful work is and how they can make a positive impact as a brand.www.netgoodcity.co.ukhttps://www.climaterealityproject.org/3 Key Questions that Tim asks every Impact organisation:What is it?Who cares?Why is it brilliant?2024-02-2017 min
The Impact InterviewsIf not now, then when?Stephen Rockman is a big fan of entrepreneurs and startups who make a positive difference in the world with their innovative ideas. He helps creative, design and engineering founders from top universities in the UK and Israel to achieve their dreams. He started Merism Capital in 2010 to put his money where his mouth is and invest in impact businesses. He also has a seat at the table of several boards, including CW+ and Onelab College. He used to be a trustee at the Institute for the Future of Work & Shift Ventures Trust and is the co founder of Martini...2024-02-2017 min
The Lost Beat 6 ShowBeefer Book Club 7/17/2021 - Portland, Space Jam, Lisztomania, Ken Russell, Rising Sun, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, ZeldaSean is in Portland and went on a superspree at the Powell bookstore. Meanwhile Steve saw Space Jam... Featured in this episode: Franz Liszt, Lisztomania, and Ken Russell Warner Bros and Space Jam John Toland - Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of The Japanese Empire 1936-1945 Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Legend of Zelda 2021-07-191h 07