Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Kyla has been working as a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd since 2021. She is based in the North West and is part of the Thematic team who specialise in supporting social entrepreneurs nationally who work in Healthy Ageing, Health Equity and Access to Employment. Prior to UnLtd, she spent ten years leading business development, operations and programme and project management and delivery for start-up and scale-up social enterprises and charities, primarily in the health and wellbeing space. She is motivated by seeing social entrepreneurs create and disrupt systems and services that address health and wealth inequalities; and so far has had the pleasure of working with over 60 UnLtd Award Winners doing just that! She also cares deeply about the intersections of social and climate justice, having recently completed a course in sustainable business management; leads our carbon footprint work at UnLtd and volunteers on a food security project close to home in Liverpool.

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Lisa is the founder and Managing Director of arts education company Changing Relations and has 25 years’ experience in designing engaging learning opportunities for young people and professionals. For the last decade, she has worked to develop impactful resources and courses as part of Changing Relations' mission to challenge thinking around gender stereotypes and relationship behaviours. This has involved writing projects, developing partnerships, winning funding, managing creative practitioners, networking extensively, weathering a challenging economic climate, the COVID pandemic and the subsequent tightening funding landscape in the culture and VCSE sectors, evaluating, reflecting, learning and supporting a range of students and recent graduates navigate the creative sector!

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As well as being a specialist mental health practitioner at Alder Hey children's hospital, Marissa is a published author and the founder of Nourishing Routes; an organisation that supports young people and adults across the UK with eating disorders. She previously secured funding from UnLtd to further develop Nourishing Routes and launch several courses and resources that are tailored to promoting recovery from Anorexia Nervosa and other forms of disordered eating. Alongside these passions, Marissa is a trained yoga teacher and delivers holistic workshops locally. She also has YouTube and social media channels that are dedicated to inspiring people to engage in self-care, promote their wellbeing and achieve their potential.

Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Ashley is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd working across England. He works on the frontline supporting social entrepreneurs, finding social entrepreneurs and helping them with funding and support to create great social impact. Over the last few years at UnLtd he has increasingly worked with social entrepreneurs who are repurposing built environment and outdoor spaces to better serve their communities and work towards a greener economy. Prior to UnLtd Ashley worked within a range of regional social enterprises in the North of England providing business support and incubation services. He also spent some time working in the areas of young people’s accommodation and support and family outreach support services. After collaborating with UnLtd to run a small Award programme in previous role and enjoying the experience and values led approach, he was lucky enough to join the staff team as an Award Manager back in 2014.