Toads and Butterflies
Welcome to Toads and Butterflies, the podcast inspired by nature’s most remarkable transformations. Just like toads and butterflies undergo incredible metamorphoses, we too can change our world for the better—one small step at a time. I’m Liv Sibony, co-founder of Impact Amplified. Here, we strip away the complexity of sustainability to focus on simple, impactful actions that you can start today. Together, we’ll discover allies and champions who’ll journey with us because real change is a team effort. Sometimes feeling overwhelmed is completely normal! But the good news is, you don’t need to transform your entire world overnight. Each episode brings you real stories from business leaders who’ve pivoted towards more sustainable practices. Whether big leaps or small hops, their experiences light the path for businesses to flourish in challenging times. Join me for a dose of active optimism. Let’s get inspired, make meaningful changes in our work, and move closer to the future we dream about—one practical step at a time.
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
In the second of our series I speak with Suki Fuller, founder of Miribure ("Mitigating Risk Building Resilience"), a strategic and competitive Intelligence consultancy.
As the winner of the 2023 Most Influential Women in Tech Award by Computer Weekly and who was named by the Financial Times, as one of the Top 100 Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Leaders in UK Tech: Suki's passion to elevate humanity, being in service to others, with technology as the conduit, shines through as she talks us through her three As and the importance of de-siloing our perspective both at a micro and a macro level.
In today's episode we explore questions such as:
What do we really want as humans?
And how can we use this to develop a more conscious relationship with tech, so that we can feel empowered to flourish in a beautiful world?
Brought to you by Olivia Sibony at Impact Amplified
At Impact Amplified, we run short programmes that focus on what actions you or your team can take in the context of their business. The focus is on understanding the context you operate in, and then honing on a tangible action you can take. By the end of the 1-day, UN-accredited course, you will have boiled it down to 2 things you can do in the context of your role at work: an individual action and a collective action.
You will see that the little things we do in business can unlock a big impact. Our goal is to inspire you to see the power you hold, to effect change.
You can see our signature programme here and you can contact Olivia directly liv@impactamplified.co.uk to find out more.
With special thanks to Gareth Jones, mix engineer, to Marie Jessel, producer, to Raj Samuel, creative director, and to Shane Ivers for the music.
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
In the first of our series I speak with Duncan Reid, co-founder of Reset Connect, an integrated events platform driving net-zero solutions & financing.
We explore the value of in-person gatherings for innovation, the critical importance of collaboration within and outside of our industries, and how happens if we join forces with peers.
Collaboration trumps competition, we must break down silos, and Duncan gives you a platform to do this.
The links mentioned in the show are:
https://www.reset-connect.com/
https://www.netzerocarbonevents.org/
https://betterstands.info/
https://weareisla.co.uk/
Brought to you by Olivia Sibony at Impact Amplified
At Impact Amplified, we run short programmes that focus on what actions you or your team can take in the context of their business. The focus is on understanding the context you operate in, and then honing on a tangible action you can take. By the end of the 1-day, UN-accredited course, you will have boiled it down to 2 things you can do in the context of your role at work: an individual action and a collective action.
You will see that the little things we do in business can unlock a big impact. Our goal is to inspire you to see the power you hold, to effect change.
You can see our signature programme here and you can contact Olivia directly liv@impactamplified.co.uk to find out more.
With special thanks to Gareth Jones, mix engineer, to Marie Jessel, producer, to Raj Samuel, creative director, and to Shane Ivers for the music.
Olivia (Liv) Sibony
co-founder of Impact Amplified
Olivia (Liv) Sibony is an award-winning entrepreneur and trailblazing ethical investment champion. She is co-founder of Impact Amplified, where she works with industry experts, entrepreneurs and academics: empowering individuals within business to affect change through the lens of their work, cutting through the noise of sustainability, so that each person can be a catalyst for change without the need to switch careers.
Liv left a career at Goldman Sachs to launch her food tech startup, GrubClub, which she sold to Eatwith in 2017. Since then, she has been:
- An advisor for the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT), enabling impactful entrepreneurs from around the world to scale their businesses, relocating to the UK.
- A Board member of UCL's Fast Forward 2030, which aims to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to launch businesses that address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Vice-chair of the Mayor of London's Women in Cleantech Taskforce.
- Founder of SeedTribe, a platform connecting impactful entrepreneurs with angel investors. This was acquired in 2022 by Angel investment Network, the world's largest online angel investment platform, which now has a dedicated space to promote and support impactful entrepreneurs, as well as under-represented founders.
Liv is driven by the desire to see a world where all businesses marry profit and purpose; she sees the interplay of leadership, sustainability and meaningful collaboration as a key piece in achieving this goal.