Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Victor has spent many years working within social and community regeneration across the UK. He has worked within large local authorities, social enterprises, long-standing charities, and small businesses, providing development support. Victor has had the pleasure of working with and supporting innovative start-ups and social enterprises, created, or led by inspirational individuals. The people behind the many projects worked with have been from a diverse background, some with challenging lived experiences. Victor has been with UnLtd for over five years, working with those who wish to make a difference and give back to society in some meaningful way. His work with social entrepreneurs has taken him all over the country, helping to underpin the knowledge gained and appreciate the determination shown by so many to try and succeed with their social venture and making a change for the better.

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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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Juliana is a seasoned change management and quality improvement specialist with over 20 years of experience in Health & Social Care. Her expertise spans various areas, including population health, strategy development, and policy writing. Currently serving as the inaugural Head of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at East London NHS FT Trust, Juliana is dedicated to fostering inclusive healthcare environments. She also contributes to the community as a school governor for the London Borough of Newham’s Pupil Referral Units, supporting young people who cannot attend mainstream education. Additionally, Juliana is the founder and director of Black Leaders CIC, a Community Interest Company committed to enhancing the experiences of racialised patients and staff in healthcare. Recognised as a healthcare pioneer by All Bright and honoured with a community recognition award from the Building Block Initiative in 2021, Juliana is passionate about reducing systemic inequalities.

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Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Amanda is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager and has been part of the Thematic team at UnLtd since May 2021. Prior to this she was co-CEO of a youth leadership charity in south London. She has over 15 years' experience in the creative, education and charity sectors working in start-ups and on growth projects in the UK and abroad. An avid reader, Amanda is interested in the power of storytelling to build support and sustainability of ventures. She also likes data, dogs and all things nature based – not necessarily in that order.