Five times a CEO, Angie has long been part of the vanguard of people supporting businesses in the north west of the UK.

A publishing powerhouse and politician, Gail advised broadcaster Sky on CSR for a decade and is now active in the fashion and hotel sectors.

Equal Education is a social enterprise that provides teacher assistance to children in care, giving them access to special educational tuition.

Chrissie started The White Company with £6,000 of her own money in 1994 but company turnover now runs into hundreds of millions.

A regular face on television, interior design expert Celia’s eponymous company has been providing luxury interiors for 20 years.

A true maverick, Richard boasts experience in the music, telecoms and blockchain sectors. He’s currently active in the CBD and tech space.

Alex has spent his career investing in and successfully growing entrepreneurial for-profit and non-profit organisations that seek to drive financial and/or social impact.

An entrepreneur in residence at Cambridge University, Alex was an early tech pioneer, finding success in IT security.

A keen environmentalist and advocate of social enterprise, Sir Tim Smit is most famous for creating Cornwall’s Eden Project.

An investment expert, Layton founded his own private equity firm and believes in the responsible stewardship of business and corporate citizenship.

A marketing maven and author of six books on branding, what else could David call his company but Brandgym? Genius.

Josh Turner is the founder of multi award winning social enterprise Stand4 Socks, a leading brand changing the world one pair of socks at a time.