Alex Stephany - Beam - A social impact business

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Our fantastic guest today is Alex Stephany, the founder of Beam, which is helping homeless people find careers through crowdfunding. One of the most powerful things you can do for someone is to give them a job and a sense of purpose. All the entrepreneurs on this show are job creators, but Alex is creating opportunities for some of the hardest people to find jobs for. Beam terms itself as a social impact business - an emergent phrase that has come from an exciting realisation: that the roles of being a business or a charity are no longer mutually exclusive. This is something the UK really leads the world in and Beam is a great example of the power of this combination. We’ll be hearing from Alex exactly how Beam works, how he thinks the UK job market has shifted as a result of the pandemic and how sometimes the answer is literally hitting you in the head.Do check out Beam's work and inspiring stories at https://beam.org/You can find out more on our website or get in touch via [email protected] You can follow us on social media: Instagram: @Jimmysjobs Twitter: @Jimmysjobs And most importantly on LinkedIn Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.0	Hello and welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, where we explore the future of our economy
1:12.0	with me, Jimmy with Lockham, a former Downing Street advisor to the Prime Minister of Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship.
1:19.0	Last week we heard from Ben Francis and Noel Mack, who have built a billion dollar company in Jim Shark.
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