1.6 - Inspirational Leadership (Part 2)

What did a young entrepreneurial leader learn from his C19 Social Enterprise that achieved all this in 3 months?

• Arrange for 18,000+ PPE items to be sent to the NHS & secondary line services
• Provide 1,000+ care packs and 20,000 meals to isolated and compromised individuals
• Recruit & mobilise over 250 people so all work is done
• Fund-raise over £40k to pay for the whole initiative
• Work a 16-hour day. Day in day out.
• And choose not to receive a penny for his endeavours.

Find out answers in this 2nd part of this 2-part episode. Discover how Jon Lo thinks and what inspires him to create change. Ultimately, discover what this volunteering crisis hero learnt and how you can benefit from his insight..
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UK-based Peter Harrington set up his first business following graduation in York in 1989. He has since started and grown several companies in various sectors including research, marketing, design, print, educational software and consultancy. Over the last 30+ years, Peter has employed over 1,000 people and experienced many highs and a few lows including burglaries, floods, fire and of course the most recent pandemic.
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