The Impact Equation

Welcome to The Impact Equation, conversations with leaders shaping a brighter future, hosted by Adam Pike, social entrepreneur, and Rafi Addlestone, impact advisor, With our special guests, we unlock the secrets of those who dare to transform our world. We talk to architects of change, pioneers in their fields, working toward a brighter future for us all. In each episode, we dig into each element of the impact equation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Impact Equation is a business podcast hosted by Rafi Addlestone and Adam Pike, with 115 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.

Rafi Addlestone and Adam Pike hosts The Impact Equation, a business show with 115 episodes published.

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  Episode #101

  Phil Bentley: Providing critical infrastructure

  Aug 16, 202634 minS1

  We’re joined by Phil Bentley, CEO of Mitie. A seasoned leader with a deep history of transformation at global companies - including Centrica, Cable & Wireless, and BP - Phil has redefined Mitie from a traditional facilities management firm into a critical partner to the fabric of our society and our national infrastructure, ensuring schools, hospitals, and airports remain operational every day. Phil’s leadership is defined by a relentless commitment to purpose-led growth and a clear-eyed approach to building a more sustainable future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #100

  Paul Ronalds: Can Venture Capital Save Lives?

  Aug 9, 202629 minS1

  For the 100th episode of The Impact Equation, we’re joined by Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children Global Ventures, to explore how venture capital, technology and innovative finance can scale solutions for children around the world. The episode closes our special series profiling three of its investments: Amparo, fitting prosthetic limbs in a single visit; PrimaKu, reaching 3 million+ parents across Indonesia; and reach52, bringing healthcare and medicines to underserved communities. We finish where we started the series: How do you find, fund and scale ideas that can change millions of lives? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #99

  Circularity Roundtable

  Aug 2, 202646 minS1

  In this episode, we sit down with Sam Staincliffe (Uplift360), Nicolas Brien (Wastetide), and Elisabeth Bröring (MWT GmbH & Co. KG) for a deep dive into the practical realities of the circular economy. While they approach the challenge from different angles—using AI, processing technology, and downstream applications—our guests share a singular mission: shifting the perception of "waste" into the reality of valuable secondary materials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #98

  98up

  Jul 29, 202620 minS1

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  Episode #98

  Michael Young: AI Drug Discovery & Clinical Trials

  Jul 26, 202638 minS1

  Michael Young is co-founder and co-CEO of Lindus Health, an AI-native contract research organisation that runs clinical trials end-to-end and has begun licensing therapeutics to take through trials itself. A former special adviser in the Home Office and 10 Downing Street, where he worked on the UK Life Sciences Strategy, Michael joined Adam and Rafi to explain why running trials, not discovering drugs, has become the biggest bottleneck in medicine. He unpicks the incentives that keep contract research slow and expensive, reflects on Kate Bingham and the Vaccine Taskforce, describes how Lindus can now run five drug programmes for the cost of one a decade ago, and looks ahead to a wave of AI-discovered drug candidates the current system cannot absorb. He closes with a practical ask of every listener: sign up for a clinical trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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