Jazz Shapers features interviews with founders - business shapers – who, like the shapers of jazz, soul and blues have defied convention, broken the mould and gone on to achieve great success. In each episode host Elliot Moss persuades a business pioneer to reveal their motivations, their character and how they deal with challenges and opportunities. A Jazz FM production.
Latest episodes
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32 min
Tim Campbell MBE: Winner and co-host of The Apprentice
Tim Campbell MBE is the winner and now co-host of The Apprentice; a business advisor and founder of Bright Ideas Trust (encouraging young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to s…
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30 min
Liz Upton: Co-founder of Raspberry Pi
Liz Upton is the co-founder of Raspberry Pi, the affordable computer built to inspire a new generation of coders, and the co-founder of Negroni Venture Studios, scaling and investi…
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30 min
Sam McKnight: Influential hairstylist and founder of Hair by Sam McKnight
Sam McKnight MBE is the influential hairstylist and founder of his own brand of products, Hair by Sam McKnight. Sam joins Elliot to share his tales from growing up in a Scottish mi…
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31 min
David Forbes-Nixon OBE: Founder and Chairman of the DFN Charitable Foundation and DFN Project SEARCH
David Forbes-Nixon OBE is the Founder and Chairman of the DFN Charitable Foundation and DFN Project SEARCH, born from his vision to transform the life outcomes of disabled people i…
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29 min
Ben Drury: Founder and CEO of Yoto
Ben Drury is the founder and CEO of Yoto, a screen- free audio platform for children. Ben joins Elliot to share how the scientific impact of screens on children (and the benefits o…
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31 min
Antonia and Jonny Philp: Co-founders of Skincare company Nursem
Antonia and Jonny Philp are the co-founders of Skincare company Nursem. They join Elliot to share how they turned the threat of Antonia losing the nursing career she loved, into a…
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27 min
Darrel Sheinman: Founder & CEO of Gearbox Records
Darrel Sheinman is the Founder and CEO of independent record label, Gearbox Records . Darrel joins Elliot to share his journey from maritime satellite tracking to diving into the B…
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28 min
Sam Tidswell-Norrish: Founder and Chair of Opus
Sam Tidswell-Norrish is the Founder and Chair of Opus, a global platform supporting early-stage entrepreneurs by aiming to supercharge the founder journey. Sam joins Elliot to shar…
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31 min
Dame Anya Hindmarch: Founder of luxury bags and accessories brand, Anya Hindmarch
We kick off a brand new season of Jazz Shapers with 40 years of craft and creativity, through Dame Anya Hindmarch, founder of the eponymous luxury bags and accessories brand, Anya…
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30 min
Michelle Feeney: Founder and CEO of Floral Street
Michelle Feeney is the Founder and CEO of Floral Street, a British fragrance brand. In the last episode of the current series, Michelle joins Elliot to chat about leading MAC cosme…
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25 min
Hidde Hoogcarspel: Founding & Managing Partner of DFF Ventures
Hidde Hoogcarspel is the Founding and Managing Partner at early-stage venture capital fund DFF Ventures, and the co-founder of SpaceBuzz Foundation, giving children a virtual ‘spac…
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30 min
John Ramsay: Founder of Social Ability
John Ramsay is the founder of Social Ability, a health-tech company dedicated to revolutionising care through joyful, interactive, light-based activities. John joins Elliot to talk…
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26 min
Kanya King CBE: Mobo Awards founder and "visionary"
As the music world pays tribute to Kanya King following her death at the age of 57, this is another chance to hear the founder and "visionary" of the Mobo Awards taking with Elliot…
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26 min
Abigail Tan: CEO of St Giles Hotel Group
Abigail Tan is the CEO of St Giles Hotel Group and founder of the Hotels with Heart Foundation, a charity giving back to local communities. Abigail joins Elliot to talk about how h…
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28 min
Amelia Miller: Co-founder of ivee
Amelia Miller is the co-founder of ivee, an AI upskilling and talent network. Amelia joins Elliot to talk about how her mother's struggle to regain her old position on the career l…
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27 min
Mahdi Yahya: Founder and CEO of Ori Industries
Mahdi Yahya is the founder and CEO of Ori Industries, an AI compute company and he's the President of Radiant, the first fully integrated AI infrastructure platform. Mahdi joins El…
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27 min
Emily Lui: Co- founder of Cutter & Squidge
Emily Lui is the co- founder of Cutter & Squidge, the bakery and gifting brand. Emily joins Elliot to talk about her and her sister's drive to build something bigger than them, and…
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32 min
Author and Baptist Minister Steve Chalke MBE
Author and Baptist Minister Steve Chalke MBE is founder of the Oasis Trust, a UK charity dedicated to building inclusive local communities. Steve joins Elliot to share why - aged 1…
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26 min
Rob Abrahams and Rob Green: Co-founders of COAT
Rob Abrahams and Rob Green are the co-founders of COAT, the climate positive paint company. Rob and Rob join Elliot to talk about how it feels when your grandmother invests in your…
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32 min
Inventor and author William Kamkwamba and serial entrepreneur Tom Rielly
Inventor and author William Kamkwamba, and serial entrepreneur Tom Rielly are the co-founders of Moving Windmills Project, an NGO empowering young change-makers in rural Malawi. Wi…