Magnify Your Impact TV is an ongoing series featuring the world's brightest philanthropists, entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, authors, and leaders. After 17 years of motivational speaking, I've had the privilege to meet incredible people that are living purpose-driven lives and working for the greater good on an unprecedented scale.
During the interviews, I'll dig into the "why" of what they have accomplished. My hope is that by sharing their ideas, we can accomplish the following:
We'll support the next generation of changemakers in ethical industries, green technologies, and financial inclusion.
We'll erase judgement and open our eyes to what makes us equal as human beings.
For all of my interviewees, I am incredibly grateful for you volunteering time, telling your stories, and sharing the powerful ideas that make this series possible.
If my series inspires you to share your story, I would love to hear all about it.
Strength in community and fighting inequality
A Ghanaian who has spent his life in the thick of it with no rose-tinted glasses. Francis’s strength is having African blood, surrounded by a culture of community coupled with adversity and inequality. Whilst working in West Africa myself, to bring the opportunity of education to communities. Such a big part of my learning was in fact to give what is necessary and asked for, rather than what I thought was needed and this was a steeper learning curve than I could have anticipated.
Francis echoes what took me some time to learn due to my culture, put so simply with a reflection of the love and positivity so readily available in West Africa. He has much clarity as to what this piece is. This is a must-watch for anyone who has a passion to work in this part of the world.
Francis has a clear vision, with an admirable lack of ego. Knowing that ultimately it's the people who he is supporting that will make his cause a success. That's a key learning for me!
This is a fresh and basic interview in all the right ways, speaking of foundations and simplicity as to what is needed. Francis doesn’t talk of red tape, time management or how to recruit the right team around him. Although all of that which I’ve mentioned is important, I guess this is simply about purpose, humility and compassion.
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Connect with Francis
We Believe Foundation: https://www.webelievefoundationafrica.org/
We Believe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we_believe_foundation/
5 Oct 2020
Magnify Your Impact with David Sanger
Grit, determination and courage personified
After reading Economics and Politics at Exeter University, Sanger trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young before moving to an advertising agency. Frustration with the decision-making process led Sanger to open his own business, a chain of sandwich bars in West London.
David is an award-winning entrepreneur with experience in corporate acquisitions, shareholder exit and corporate sales, he has the ability to grow turnover & profitability.
Key Takeaways
Some of the things we do in our beginnings, specifically towards our work and bigger personal decisions, we realise that we could have made ones that were far more in keeping with the direction of who we are and what we want to achieve. Upon reflection and with hindsight we can look back and with a positive attitude can see that in their own way, these decisions have been monumental on our journey and have the potential to lead us to great things. David talks about his recognition of this piece.
In so many areas of our lives, we learn what we need through the contrast of experiencing that of which we don’t. David has a fear of failure and an overwhelming need to win. It’s of course an ongoing debate as to how much of our drivers we are born with versus our experiences in life that create these.
Something that definitely rings true for David, is that a will to win is born of confidence. I guess that can be confident in ourselves, a product or a cause, the ultimate would be all three.
The biggest piece David talks about is a winning culture and how to create that. He has a lot to say around this subject and I feel that he could give us all a master class on this. His clarity around the strategy and his passion to successfully achieve this is inspiring, and I believe if we were to listen to what he has to say and tick off his bullet points one by one, we would be very close to achieving this too.
After mentioning confidence, it is clear to see that David has this in spades and in every fibre of his body his statement ‘never forget the power of one individual’ is born from his confidence. As he so rightly says ‘if you think you can or you can’t, you’re probably right!
In the process of creating meaningful impact, this is a great watch!
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Connect with David
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbsanger/
28 Sept 2020
Magnify Your Impact with Caron Bradshaw
So skilful, humble and leading with strength from the very front
Caron Bradshaw is Chief Executive of Charity Finance Group. She joined CFG in June 2010 from the ICAEW, where she was Head of the Charity and Voluntary Sector. In addition to supporting a number of small charities and community organisations Caron has been a member of the NCVO’s National Assembly and the Charities SORP Committee, has sat on a number of government working parties, is a member of the Church of England Pension Board’s Audit and Risk Committee, and is Chair of the Board of the Directory of Social Change (and her local hockey club). Caron is a trained Barrister and has a wide array of experience across charity, regulation/law, policy, member support, and professional ethics.
Caron is an avidly ‘social’ CEO and was been named in the top 30 social CEOs in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2015 she was named Charity Principal of the Year at the Charity Times Awards. In 2016 she received the Association Excellence Award for Leadership. She was named in the top 30 UK social influences in Risk, Compliance and Regtech 2017 and in the Charity Times top 25 Influencers in the charity sector 2019.
Key Takeaways
A great conversation with Caron where we spent much time talking about the deeper structure of who we are, coupled with practical application. This is a lady who quite openly will discuss her hard times with as much passion and value as her greatest achievements. An example of this is discussing how before she had even started her studies as a barista, she represented her dad at a planning tribunal at just 15 years of age. Then in the next breath, we’re talking about her experience of having a nervous breakdown. These very different experiences have added to her successes equally.
Caron has a belief that we use the world to create platforms, as a means of expression - a way to express who we are and our purpose. Therefore spending quality time to know as much about our purpose is vital in order to get the most out of our time on this planet, to magnify our impact for ourselves and others.
Talking practically about where she feels her strengths are as CEO of a charitable organisation, she has learned that a CEO position, certainly for her has very little to do with decision making. Caron talks about this with much clarity - her leading role is to ask the right questions to people that have far more experience in their field than she does. Effectively coaching them through a process for them to make valuable and impactful decisions.
The way Caron works and her ability to articulate this has made this interview a great tool for us as leaders, emotionally and practically. There is a lot to take away.
Let’s Stay Connected
Speak with Craig about Magnifying Your Impact https://www.craiggoldblatt.com/work-with-me/
https://go.craiggoldblatt.com/attract-ideal-donors
Podcast: https://www.craiggoldblatt.com/podcast/
Connect with Caron
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caron-bradshaw-2b401813/
CFG Website: https://cfg.org.uk/team
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