Izzy Obeng - Foundervine, an accelerator for black and ethnic minority founders
Jimmy's Jobs of the Future
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5.0 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Jimmy's jobs of the future. My name is Jimmy McLaughlin and up until |
| 0:08.1 | last year I was advising the Prime Minister on Business, Specialising in Entrepreneurs entrepreneurship and technology. |
| 0:14.0 | This podcast is designed to recreate a prime ministerial style briefing, |
| 0:18.0 | distilling key points from half an hour interviews with entrepreneurs, |
| 0:22.0 | specifically asking them about where the jobs of the future are coming from. |
| 0:26.0 | With jobs and careers becoming one of the biggest topics of 2020, |
| 0:29.0 | this podcast is designed to bring those conversations to a wider audience. |
| 0:33.7 | Whether you are just starting out on your career, transitioning, or even a bit longer in the teeth, |
| 0:38.7 | I hope you'll find these conversations thought-provoking |
| 0:41.6 | about where our economy is going. |
| 0:44.0 | Every podcast asks, but please rate us, share us on social media at Jimmy's jobs. |
| 0:49.5 | Onwards to today's episode. |
| 0:56.6 | Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future. Today's guest is Isi Obeng, who created Found of Vine in 2018. |
| 1:01.7 | Found of Vine's mission is to change the face of global entrepreneurship |
| 1:05.2 | by helping black and ethnic minority people become entrepreneurs |
| 1:08.8 | by providing accelerator programs and ongoing support |
| 1:12.1 | to turn their business ideas into reality. |
| 1:15.0 | In the last two years it has helped over 2,000 individuals. |
| 1:19.0 | First read about Isie in a profile piece by Liam Kelly in the Sunday Times. |
| 1:22.8 | I invited her to number 10 and was blown away |
| 1:25.4 | by the energy and enthusiasm that she and her founding team Cecil and David |
| 1:29.6 | Hat. |
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