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#58: Ella's Kitchen Founder: On Why Thinking Like A Toddler Holds The Key To Success with Paul Lindley OBE
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Paul Lindley is an award-winning British entrepreneur and social campaigner.
Paul began his career as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG, then spent 9 years at Nickelodeon's children’s TV network, rising to become Deputy Managing Director.
In 2006, he founded Ella’s Kitchen, the UK’s biggest baby food brand. Ella’s Kitchen believes in purpose as well as profit and was certified as one of the UK’s first B Corporations, validating its mission to use business as a force for good. Paul sold the company in 2013 and stepped away from it in 2018.
In 2017 his first book ‘Little Wins: The Huge Power of Thinking Like a Toddler’ was published. His second, ‘Raising the Nation: How to Build a Better Future for Children (and Everyone Else)’ will be published in 2023.
In 2018, Paul was appointed Chair of London’s Child Obesity Taskforce by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
In 2019 he founded just IMAGINE if… an annual innovation competition supporting entrepreneurial ideas designed to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2022 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Reading.
Paul is Chair of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK, a director of the purpose-led business Toast Ale, and is a Trustee of Sesame Workshop, the creators of Sesame Street.
Paul has received recognition as the UK’s Entrepreneur of the Year and Director of the Year, has been awarded two honorary doctorates and was appointed an OBE in the 2019 New Year Honours.
Paul is a vocal advocate for entrepreneurship, for the evolution of capitalism towards better serving all of society, for a greater focus on ‘humanness’ in the way our economy and civil society are structured, and for children’s welfare. He campaigns for both public policy and societial behaviour changes in all of these crucial areas.
Find out more about Paul Lindley OBE via: LinkedIn.
Find out more about Ella's Kitchen via: their website, Instagram and Facebook.
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Manage episode 380600770 series 2831511
Paul Lindley is an award-winning British entrepreneur and social campaigner.
Paul began his career as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG, then spent 9 years at Nickelodeon's children’s TV network, rising to become Deputy Managing Director.
In 2006, he founded Ella’s Kitchen, the UK’s biggest baby food brand. Ella’s Kitchen believes in purpose as well as profit and was certified as one of the UK’s first B Corporations, validating its mission to use business as a force for good. Paul sold the company in 2013 and stepped away from it in 2018.
In 2017 his first book ‘Little Wins: The Huge Power of Thinking Like a Toddler’ was published. His second, ‘Raising the Nation: How to Build a Better Future for Children (and Everyone Else)’ will be published in 2023.
In 2018, Paul was appointed Chair of London’s Child Obesity Taskforce by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
In 2019 he founded just IMAGINE if… an annual innovation competition supporting entrepreneurial ideas designed to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2022 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Reading.
Paul is Chair of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK, a director of the purpose-led business Toast Ale, and is a Trustee of Sesame Workshop, the creators of Sesame Street.
Paul has received recognition as the UK’s Entrepreneur of the Year and Director of the Year, has been awarded two honorary doctorates and was appointed an OBE in the 2019 New Year Honours.
Paul is a vocal advocate for entrepreneurship, for the evolution of capitalism towards better serving all of society, for a greater focus on ‘humanness’ in the way our economy and civil society are structured, and for children’s welfare. He campaigns for both public policy and societial behaviour changes in all of these crucial areas.
Find out more about Paul Lindley OBE via: LinkedIn.
Find out more about Ella's Kitchen via: their website, Instagram and Facebook.
A new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the journeys of inspirational entrepreneurs, side hustlers and their mentors. We discuss their successes, challenges and how they overcame setbacks. Focusing mainly on what they wish they had known when starting out. The podcast aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence to START UP and START NOW by showcasing real and relatable entrepreneurs. After all, seeing is believing!
Join the conversation using #startupstartnow and tagging us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Don't forget to leave a review as it really helps us reach those who need it and allows us to get the best guests for you!
Connect with START UP. START NOW. and to nominate a guest please visit: www.startupstartnow.co.uk. To connect with Sharena Shiv please visit: www.sharena.co.uk.
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