Spark Changemakers

The Spark Changemakers podcast is for everyone who wants to change the world but isn't sure where to start. We’re igniting a changemaker movement, where everyday people like you and me feel inspired and empowered to create positive change. We’re here to give you the tools, insights and inspiration to connect to your Spark – your passion and purpose - so you can be who you came here to be. Each episode we'll be talking to an inspiring changemaker who will share their personal journey of how they found their inner spark and changed themselves, to change the world. Learn more about us at www.TheSparkMovement.com or find us on social media at www.Facebook.com/lightaspark and www.Instagram.com/lightaspark.movement

Spark Changemakers is a education podcast hosted by Nikki Giant, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nikki Giant hosts Spark Changemakers, a education show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Biophilic Education: Creating sustainable, ethical and inclusive schools with Rosina Dorelli

  Nov 14, 20251h 15mS3

  <p>In this final episode of Season 3, Nikki Giant is joined by Rosina Dorelli, founder of Da Vinci Life Skills CIC and BE Hubs Cambridge, a Biophilic Education (BE) home education learning hub, which offers the Da Vinci curriculum.</p><p>Rosina shares her inspiring journey from artist to educational innovator, leading a movement toward biophilic education – a new pedagogy that weaves together creativity, sustainability, ethics and a deep connection with nature.</p><p>The mission of Da Vinci Life Skills is to inspire and empower learners and educators where everyone is valued for their unique talents. They’re creating a ne...

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  Episode #11

  From Roles to Ripples: Deepa Iyer on Ecosystems, Solidarity & Building Movements

  Nov 7, 202555 minS3

  <p>In this soulful and practical conversation, Nikki sits down with Deepa Iyer — author of Social Change Now, host of the Solidarity Is This podcast, and Senior Director at the Building Movement Project — to explore how real change happens when we see our work as an ecosystem of interdependent roles. </p><p>We unpack the 10 roles from Deepa’s framework (Visionaries, Builders, Disruptors, Caregivers, Experimenters, Weavers, Storytellers, Healers, Guides, Frontline Responders) and how teams, networks, and even funders can map their strengths and gaps to move from overwhelm to agency.</p><p>Deepa shares moving classroom stories from her children’s pictur...

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  Episode #10

  Mentoring from the Inside Out: Ricardo Erasmus on Ubuntu & Unlocking Potential

  Oct 31, 202559 minS3

  <p>In this uplifting episode of The Spark Changemakers Podcast, Nikki sits down with Ricardo Erasmus — transformational life coach, motivational speaker, youth mentor, TEDx speaker, and founder of Paradigm Shift Academy.</p><p>Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, and now based in Wales, Ricardo shares his remarkable journey from the Cape Flats — a community scarred by apartheid — to becoming a global voice for empowerment and purpose.</p><p>Drawing on his guiding philosophy of Ubuntu — “I am because we are”, Ricardo unpacks what it means to live beyond your environment, the transformative power of mentoring, and why intentional authenticity is the great...

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  Episode #9

  The Power of Relationships: Neil Denton on Connection, Conflict & Change

  Oct 24, 202550 minS3

  <p>In this heart-opening episode of The Spark Changemakers Podcast, Nikki sits down with Neil Denton - mediator, professor, and co-lead of The Relationships Project - to explore why relationships are not “soft extras,” but the very foundation of healthier, happier, more resilient communities.</p><p>Neil shares the vision behind The Relationships Project: embedding relationship-centred practice across schools, workplaces, neighbourhoods, and governments. Together, Nikki and Neil reflect on why relationships are “common sense but not common practice,” how bridges between people can be widened and strengthened, and why the stories we tell each other can either divide us or heal us...

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  Episode #8

  From Dream Machine to Doing the Work: Sash Jayasinghe’s Journey with 4Lanka

  Oct 17, 202546 minS3

  <p>In this inspiring conversation, 21-year-old changemaker Sash Jayasinghe shares how a wake-up moment in Sri Lanka sparked a year of intentional action: founding 4Lanka, a social-impact venture to help South Asian young people discover purpose, build confidence, and turn ideas into reality.</p><p>Sash recalls bringing Simon Squibb’s Dream Machine to the first comprehensive school in Wales — and watching students light up as a two-minute chat turned vague hopes into real, do-able dreams.</p><p>We also explore discipline as self-trust (yes, including marathon lessons!), the power of working smart as well as hard, and why relatable role...

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