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In today’s episode, we spoke to Amy Russell who is a second-year business student at Oxford Brookes University. She is an advocate for e-commerce selling Dr Martens on various online platforms. She launched her platform on Depop where she has a reach of approximately 300 followers. She talks us through how she started up Docs and Drops at such a young age and what is in store for the future of Docs and Drops.

In our final episode of Season 3, our business with a purpose is The Blair Project, Founded by Nile Henry. The Blair Project is a social enterprise that provides opportunities for the urban youth to participate in the green tech revolution through building racing and accelerating innovations in electric go-karts. Happy listening and thank you so much for listening to season 3. Let us know your thoughts and see you soon!

Sarah Jordan, Founder of Y.O.U underwear, shares her unexpected journey into the entrepreneurial world that was inspired by a trip she took to Uganda in 2016. Believing that underwear should be universally available to all communities, she was inspired to start Y.O.U underwear where she kept sustainability at the core of the business. Head to the link in our bio to learn more about Y.O.U Underwear.

Today's guest, Lorraine Dallmeier, Founder of Formula Botanica, tells us about her entrepreneurial journey to start up the business. Formula Botanica is an online organic cosmetics formulation and business school that aims to make formulation as common as cookery. Sounds exciting right? Let us know what you thought @lostandfoundedpod on Instagram.

Today’s guest, Aneeta Madhavan is a Leadership Coach, Diversity and Inclusion Leader, and Business executive who is the Co-founder of Talking Cranes. Talking Cranes partner with growth companies to create a pipeline of diverse leaders and build stronger, more inclusive organisations. Listen now to hear the benefits of a diverse workforce and about how Aneeta started the business.

We had a fantastic time speaking to the Co-Founder of The Project PT, Ajaye Hunn-Phillips. Project PT started their purposeful business with the aim of making a difference as they believe children and young people are being under-catered for when it comes to sport. Ajaye is passionate about developing its offerings and continued funding of its healthy schools programme. Enjoy episode 5!

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Charlene Hunter, CEO and Founded of Coding Black Females. Coding Black Females is a non-profit organisation that was born to inspire, provide opportunities and showcase the talents of black women in tech. Charlene tells us all about her journey, what ‘purpose’ means to her, and her many successes with the Coding Black Females. Let us know what you think! Tell us on Instagram @lostandfoundedpod

In episode 3, we had the pleasure of speaking with the Founder of Confident and Killing It, Tiwa Ogunlesi. Tiwa set up the business as a response to the generational cycle of low self-esteem amongst women and girls. She is a globally recognised and qualified life coach who specialises in positive psychology and recently added the title of ‘author’ to her portfolio. Happy listening! Learn to celebrate yourself and keep track of your accomplishments with Tiwa’s FREE wins tracker: https://www.confidentandkillingit.com/shop/monthly-wins-tracker

In episode 2, we had the pleasure of speaking to Rosie Jacobs, Co-founder, and Director of Independent Oxford. Independent Oxford was established in 2015 as Rosie and her business partner felt strongly about supporting and showcasing the local businesses in Oxford. Listen now to find out more about Rosie and her journey with Independent Oxford.

And we are back! We know it's been a long wait, but trust us it's worth it! The theme of this season is 'Spotlighting Entrepreneurs with a Purposeful Business.' To kick off our purposeful season, we are thrilled to have Dr. Kyle Grant, Founder of OxWash. OxWash was born out of frustration from broken washing machines in Kyle’s college laundry. They now operate in Oxford, London, and Cambridge and aim to eliminate the impact of washing on the world's ecosystems. Happy listening!