#213: Eradicating Homelessness In The UK With Fundraising Cafés
11/14/22 • 57 min
Josh Littlejohn MBE is a social entrepreneur and the founder of Social Bite in the UK. Social Bite started as a small chain of sandwich shops that began offering jobs and free food to homeless people. To date, Social Bite has employed over 100 homeless people and hands over 140,000 meals each year to those in need. I was inspired by Josh’s story and invited him onto the show to understand the homelessness problem in the UK, the solutions available, why people become homeless, and how Josh and his team are slowly combatting it. Josh’s journey is an incredibly inspiring story that will leave you feeling motivated to give back and create a better world around you.
Discussion points
03:45 Joshua’s journey
08:01 Employing homeless people
10:30 What society gets wrong
18:20 The payoff of giving back
25:50 Pay it forward system
28:25 Celebrity visits
30:06 Joshua’s goals
33:45 Joshua’s impact
36:33 Solutions for combatting homelessness
41:20 Why society chooses to help foreigners, over locals
44:14 How to respond to homeless people
45:58 Joshua’s supporters
50:31 What make’s Joshua proud
52:09 Social Bite’s workplace culture
53:45 Upcoming plans for the Social Bite village
Show Sponsor:
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Josh Littlejohn MBE
Josh Littlejohn MBE is a social entrepreneur and the founder of Social Bite in the UK. Social Bite started as a small chain of sandwich shops that began offering jobs and free food to homeless people. To date, Social Bite has employed over 100 homeless people and hands over 140,000 meals each year to those in need. I was inspired by Josh’s story and invited him onto the show to understand the homelessness problem in the UK, the solutions available, why people become homeless, and how Josh and his team are slowly combatting it. Josh’s journey is an incredibly inspiring story that will leave you feeling motivated to give back and create a better world around you.
Discussion points
03:45 Joshua’s journey
08:01 Employing homeless people
10:30 What society gets wrong
18:20 The payoff of giving back
25:50 Pay it forward system
28:25 Celebrity visits
30:06 Joshua’s goals
33:45 Joshua’s impact
36:33 Solutions for combatting homelessness
41:20 Why society chooses to help foreigners, over locals
44:14 How to respond to homeless people
45:58 Joshua’s supporters
50:31 What make’s Joshua proud
52:09 Social Bite’s workplace culture
53:45 Upcoming plans for the Social Bite village
Show Sponsor:
Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor [https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en]
Socials:
Spencer Lodge
https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/
https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV
Josh Littlejohn MBE
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Discussion points
02:39 Building crypto.com
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09:21 Crypto.com’s marketing approach
18:55 Steven’s journey into marketing
27:44 Crypto.com’s strategic brand partnerships
38:52 Crypto regulation in the UAE
41:13 Is Dubai the future crypto centre of the universe?
47:13 The growth of the crypto industry
53:08 Where Steven draws inspiration from
Show Sponsor:
Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor [https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en]
Socials:
Spencer Lodge
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/
https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV
Steven Kalifowitz
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Discussion points
03:10 Cameron’s recent travels
08:30 Processing the loss of his father
14:08 Cameron’s entrepreneurial lessons
17:15 Mistakes other entrepreneurs make
19:30 Startup recruiting
24:00 Cameron’s role
25:10 How Cameron achieved success
27:00 Why most entrepreneurs have poor grades, bipolar and ADHD
31:40 Drawing inspiration from childhood experiences
37:54 Cameron’s books
42:55 Skills that CEO’s lack
46:45 Why Cameron is known as the CEO Whisperer
47:43 One key lesson from Cameron’s career
48:11 Negative experiences from previous events
50:46 Living a minimalist lifestyle
53:06 Cameron’s definition of success
Show Sponsor:
Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor [https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en]
Socials:
Spencer Lodge
https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/
https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV
Cameron Herold
https://www.instagram.com/cameron_herold_cooalliance/?hl=en
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