Vitalii Diakov co-founded Bring Together, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting mediation and supporting communities affected by displacement and conflict, after being forced to leave Ukraine and rebuild his life in the UK.

What started as a deeply personal response to conflict has grown into a mission to help others navigate division, trauma, and rebuilding through dialogue.

In this episode, Vitalii explains what mediation really is and why it’s becoming essential in today’s world, especially for displaced communities. He shares the story of building Bring Together alongside his wife while starting over in Dundee, and the realities of launching a social enterprise under such circumstances.

Thank you Vitalii for such an honest and thought-provoking conversation.

To learn more about Bring Together - https://bringtogether.uk/

Audio production by Flora Warshaw.

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Felicity Halsted set out to tackle one of the UK’s most persistent challenges: youth unemployment. As the founder and CEO of GoodWork, she has built a charity dedicated to helping young people access meaningful employment, while navigating the complex realities of funding, leadership, and impact in the social sector.

In this episode, Felicity shares her journey of building GoodWork from the ground up and what it means to work in service of young people during turbulent economic times. She reflects on the early days of the organisation, the importance of focusing on real job outcomes, and the systemic barriers that continue to limit social mobility. Felicity also opens up about the role of neurodivergence in shaping her leadership style, the pressure of personal branding as a founder, and why maintaining an abundance mindset is essential for anyone working to create change in the impact sector.

Thank you Felicity for the thoughtful and personal insights.

GoodWork - https://www.goodwork.org.uk/

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Camilla Marcus-Dew left behind a corporate management career to pursue a bold idea, that the hygiene and beauty industry could be completely reimagined through circular design and social impact. That conviction became Amplify Goods, a social enterprise supplying some of the most circular hygiene products in the world while creating employment for people facing barriers to work, including those experiencing homelessness, disabilities, and life after prison.

In this episode, Camilla traces her journey from corporate leadership to social entrepreneurship, sharing the early challenges of building an organisation that puts both planet and people first. She opens up about the daily tension between environmental and social goals, and how the Business 2.0 framework guides her through those trade-offs. Along the way, she offers thoughtful examples of circularity in action and stories of how apparently small operational choices can accumulate into meaningful, system-level change.

Thank you Camilla for your candidness and this insightful conversation.

Amplify Goods - https://www.amplifygoods.org/

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