Jaer Armstead – Jones
“Success is not about how great I am, but it is how great the ones I have spoken to are” My name is Jaer Armstead-Jones and I am a middle school teacher based in the St Louis area in the USA. By now, I have been teaching for 14 years and I have just released […]
Bruce Crowther
“If you bang your head against a brick wall long enough it will fall, but it may give you a serious headache” My name is Bruce Crowther and I am the founder of the Fair Trade Town Movement and I have also received an MBE for my services to Fairtrade and Oxfam. Interestingly, however, my […]
Nikki Scott
“You never get over somebody dying, but there are ways to make sure their memory lives on.” My name is Nikki Scott and I am the founder of Scotty’s Little Soldiers. Based in Norfolk, we are a charity aimed at supporting bereaved children and families, who have lost loved ones serving in the military. To […]
Nile Henry
“If you can see me, you can be me” My name is Nile Henry and I am the CEO and founder of the Blair Project. I was fortunate enough to be brought up in a middle class household with an extremely supportive family. My Dad played in a band and my Mum worked for the […]
Joe Foster
“ Happiness is when people will struggle alongside you” My name is Joe Foster and I am the founder of one of the world’s most famous sporting brands. Reebok, of course, is a worldwide household name, yet its origins began in a small factory in Bolton. My family had been making running shoes since the […]
Jay Worthy
“Children are nature’s way of reminding you to live adventurously ” My name is Jay Worthy and I am a 43-year-old father of four. It might seem strange that I choose to introduce myself in this way but I find it strange that society identifies us by our income. Certainly, I see myself as a […]
Lorraine Lewis
“Stop being so judgmental of other people and let them do what they need to do” My name is Lorraine Lewis, and I am the co-founder of the Lewis Foundation. While I believe that the foundation has given me purpose and takes up much of my time, I am also a lawyer for the Crown […]
Jordan Wylie
“Opportunities are like standing on the platform at a train station, but the train doesn’t stop to say I am an opportunity, you just have to grab one of them.” My name is Jordan Wylie and I am an extreme adventurer, former soldier and international best-selling author. My story starts with humble beginnings, situated in […]
Stacey Copeland
‘Leadership is action and not a title.’ My name is Stacey Copeland and I am a former professional footballer and boxer, who has competed on both the domestic and international stage. During my childhood, I always maintained a dream of one day becoming a professional footballer. While boxing was also a passion of mine, women’s […]
Simon Osamoh
“All I ever wanted was to feel validated and accepted”. I am Simon Osamoh, I now live in America, but my life is very different from what it used to be as a Thames Valley Police Officer. It was an amazing job where I did a range of different roles, from detective investigations to burglaries. […]