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Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Izzy Obeng - Foundervine, an accelerator for black and ethnic minority founders

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Boxlight Creative Studio

Careers, Business, Technology

5.01K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Izzy Obeng, left her role as a management consultant two years ago to set up an accelerator for black and ethnic minority founders.  Whilst they have only been going two years, they have already seen 2,000 people pass through their programmes and are working more with local governments to help reach those most in need of the advice. They are expanding now so that it is not just purely entrepreneurial skill sets they are providing, but a full immersive education experience where people gain ongoing mentoring for example.  They are also working with employers, providing a diverse talent pipeline to corporates, many of their courses are held in corporate offices, so that attendees can understand more about business life. I mention at the end of the show how we are going to have Dr. Sarah Wood who founded Unruly. We also have Pete Flint, the legendary venture capitalist coming on the show who wrote the article how to 10x your career - that is available here - https://www.nfx.com/post/10x-career-decisions/ Thanks again for listening, please take the time to review us on iTunes or share us on social media, we are on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn @JimmysJobs  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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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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