Our stories

On Purpose London October 2018 Fellow, now a Project Manager at the law firm Bates Wells.Can you tell me about your background and your career prior to On Purpose?Prior to On Purpose I worked in political offices in Canada. The work was varied,...

On Purpose London April 2016 Fellow, now a professional coach and freelance consultant for The Impact Collective.I studied modern languages at university and then worked as a commercial lawyer in a City law firm for eight years, based in London...

On Pupose London October 2017 Fellow, now Business Associate at Virgin Unite, the charitable foundation of the Virgin Group Lizzie arrived at the Associate Programme from a background in the not-for-profit sector, and used her year to broaden her...

On Purpose London October 2017 Fellow, now a Project Lead at Hubbub, the social enterprise arm of Hubbub, an environmental charity. Rabia wanted to combat Climate Change. She wanted to combat Climate Change not just in her personal life but...

On Purpose London Associate in April 2016, now the Head of Programmes at Breaking Barriers.One New Year’s day Louise wrote a diary entry about how demotivated and disillusioned she felt… then she decided to rewrite her story and joined the On...

On Purpose London October 2017 Fellow, now Advisor to the Board President at C40 Cities Pauline always wanted to work on the protection of the environment, but found herself in e-commerce gaining great management skills in the non-environmentally...

On Purpose London April 2016 Fellow, Business Development Officer at Social Enterprise UKWhen Neha Chandgothia discovered the world of social enterprise, she felt a light bulb turn on. Settling into the culture of a new sector has been...

On Purpose London April 2016 Fellow, Managing Director at Hubbub EnterpriseAlex Robinson had what many would consider an enviable career in the music industry. But when he looked into his future, it just didn’t seem to fit. His career change...

On Purpose London January 2012 Fellow, Director of Ventures at UnLtdDavid Bartram followed a successful corporate trajectory after university, but didn’t feel the purpose and passion he craved. So he set out to discover something more. His shift...

London January 2011 Fellow, now Executive Director of Strategy and Operations at Ambition School LeadershipKatarina Fischerova, April 2017 Associate, got the chance to interview Tom during her placement at Ambition School Leadership. He kindly...

On Purpose Fellow in the April 2015 cohort in London, Communications Manager at School for Social EntrpreneursI wasn’t sure if the On Purpose Associate Programme was for me, and I almost didn’t apply. My career in journalism had bred into me a...

On Purpose London October 2014 Fellow, COO at “I would rather all that effort was going into a job that was aiming to improve society.” David Tinnion’s gut was telling him it was time to move on. Here’s how he learned to listen, and how, with the...