Alex Stephany, Beam: creating a long-term scalable solution to homelessness
Alex Stephany is the Founder and CEO of Beam.
Alex and Beam need no introduction, both have received multiple awards and recognition for their social impact work: Best Social Entrepreneur in the UK, Best Tech Social Enterprise, Best Entrepreneur For Good (to name a few).
Beam use crowdfunding from individuals and businesses to support homeless people and refugees into jobs and accommodation. So far, they’ve partnered with the government, charities and employers to help over 1,000 people to get into jobs and homes across the UK.
Alex shares his story, the current state of homelessness in the UK, how the solution needs a multi-stakeholder approach and hiring exceptional, mission-driven people.
Alex Stephany is the Founder and CEO of Beam.
Alex and Beam need no introduction, both have received multiple awards and recognition for their social impact work: Best Social Entrepreneur in the UK, Best Tech Social Enterprise, Best Entrepreneur For Good (to name a few).
Beam use crowdfunding from individuals and businesses to support homeless people and refugees into jobs and accommodation. So far, they’ve partnered with the government, charities and employers to help over 1,000 people to get into jobs and homes across the UK.
Alex shares his story, the current state of homelessness in the UK, how the solution needs a multi-stakeholder approach and hiring exceptional, mission-driven people.
Highlights:
01.44: Alex’s journey into running a social impact business
11.51: How Beam works
15.30: What is the current state of homelessness, is it getting better or worse?
17.43: Taking a collaborative and multi-stakeholder approach to solving the problem
19.51: Using tech to solve the problem at scale
23.06: The journey from first consultation, finding the right job and becoming self-sufficient
30.00: Digital inclusion leads to improved social mobility
34.51: What is a social enterprise?
41.43: The challenge of hiring exceptional people and continually raising the bar
44.52: Work for a dynamic tech startup doing world changing work
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com
Our Guest:
Alex Stephany, Founder and CEO of Beam.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexstephany/ / www.beam.org / www.beam.org/careers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexstephany/ / www.beam.org / www.beam.org/careers
Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0
Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi
Our Content and Marketing:
Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com
