Let's Talk Social Value
If you want to know what’s happening in social value and understand what good looks like, Then this podcast is for you. It can be hard to keep up to date with the amount of information; it is also time-consuming to read more and more content. Join Sarah Stone, Founder and Director of Samtaler, a social value agency based in the UK. Sarah is a renowned social value expert and works with complex organisations to deliver social value training and consultancy support. Each month we will bring you a host of experts from the private, public and third sectors, all doing amazing things to create social value. We will hear about their work and explore a range of topics from; public sector procurement and supply chain diversity to impact measurement. So join us and learn what social value is and how to create it.
Episodes
22 episodes
Andrew O'Brien & Hana Kapetanovic, Demos
In this episode, Sarah talks to Andrew O'Brien & Hana Kapetanovic from Demos, one of the UK’s leading think tanks, to explore their ground breaking report, Taming the Wild West: How Technology Can Charter a New Frontier for Social Value.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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48:32
Isabelle Parasram OBE, The Institute for Social Value
In this latest episode, Sarah had the pleasure of hosting Isabelle Parasram, CEO of The Institute for Social Value. Isabelle speaks about the launch of The Institute for Social Value (previously Social Value UK) and its aims moving...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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34:28
Lindsay Maguire Cabinet Office (NPPS clip)
We've recently been lucky enough to have a conversation with Lindsay Maguire, Deputy Director for Procurement Reform Implementation at the Cabinet Office, and can give you a sneak peak of next month's podcast episode right here!Lindsay r...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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2:21
Lorraine Cox - STAR Procurement & National Social Value Taskforce
Listen in as Sarah talks to Lorraine Cox, Director of STAR Procurement and Chair of the National Social Value Taskforce. Lorraine talks about the importance a social value offering plays when bidding on a public sector tender, and the way...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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37:04
Rachel Searle - Foundation Scotland
Join Sarah in this episode as she talks to Rachel Searle, from Foundation Scotland, about community benefits. Discover what they are, how they are administered, who has the power to make the decisions, and the significant positive impact they c...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:00:46
Alastair Clay - NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative
Listen in as Sarah dives deep into the world of NHS procurement with Alastair Clay, Sustainable and Social Value Manager at the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative. Together they discuss how to approach social ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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37:10
Steve Hill - Auticon
In this latest episode, Sarah talks to Steve Hill, Commercial Director of Auticon UK, a global IT consultancy and social enterprise whose mission is to improve the employment prospects of neurodivergent people. We’ll hear about the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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21:08
Nicola Lynch - Independent Social Value Consultant & Impact Management Specialist
In this episode, Sarah interviews Nicola Lynch, a Level Three Advanced Practitioner in Social Value.Nicola is a Social Impact and Evaluation specialist and is one of only a handful of accredited Social Value & SROI trainers in the UK...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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38:57
Rachel Stancliffe - Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
In this episode, Sarah interviews Rachel Stancliffe, CEO of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Listen in as we dive into sustainable healthcare with Rachel Stancliffe, CEO of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. With a s...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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31:41
Sadie Besley - Randstad
To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, Sarah talks to Sadie Besley, Randstad’s Divisional Managing Director for Professional Talent Solutions about flexi apprenticeships. A relatively new offering, we find out how they differ from tradi...
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13:32
Peter Coy - MoD
In this episode, Sarah interviews Peter Coy, Social Value Implementation Lead at the Ministry of Defence.Tune in to learn about the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) commitment to social value through its dedicated Social Value...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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40:28
Rebecca Phillips, Careers Enterprise Company
In this episode, Sarah meets with Rebecca Phillips, from the Careers and Enterprise Company, which is the national body for careers education in England. We’ll be finding out why employers need to develop early years careers education pro...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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18:28
Susan McPherson, McPherson Strategies
In this episode, Sarah interviews Susan McPherson, the author of "The Lost Art of Connecting.” Susan McPherson is the founder and CEO of a US-based, B-Corp certified boutique communications ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:36
Lucy Mann, Unseen
In this episode, we speak to Lucy Mann, the Senior Business Sales Manager at Unseen, as she sheds light on the critical work carried out by the modern slavery charity. Unseen is dedicated to supporting and empowering survivors of modern s...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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25:57
Heledd Kendrick, Recruit For Spouses
In this episode, we speak with Heledd Kendrick, the founder of Recruit for Spouses, a B-Corp accredited social enterprise which works to remove barriers for military spouses, and help them into emp...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:26
Paul Fox, Money and Pensions Service
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arms-length body of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with a responsibility to provide advice, information and guidance to enhance people’s understanding and knowledge of financial mat...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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36:26
James Dundas, EY Foundation
In this episode, we speak with James Dundas from the EY Foundation and learn about the challenges that disadvantaged young people face when trying to enter the job market; and how companies can help break down the barriers that stand in their w...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:22
Carol Glenn
In this episode of Let’s Talk Social Value, we are joined by Carol Glenn, Social Value Programme Manager at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. If you are a supplier to the public sector and always wanted to know what happens onc...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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22:06
Debbie Ryan
In this episode of Let’s Talk Social Value, we are joined by Debbie Ryan, the Group CEO of Impact Academy. They are one of the government-registered apprenticeship training providers. They are...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:25
Caroline McKenna
Today we are joined by Caroline McKenna, CEO + Founder of Social Good Connect. Along with her passionate team, they make employee volunteering as easy as ordering a takeaway! Connecting employees to their ideal volunteering op...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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33:38