Impact Insights
From Awareness To Action
Meet the people who stopped waiting, made the leap and built careers that do good and move them forward. Real stories, real lessons and a very real reminder that you can change direction — and get properly rewarded for it.
Leo Rayman
Leo’s journey traces his shift from corporate branding to founding EdenLab and accelerating the clean economy.
Rob Gardner
Rob explains how he left mainstream finance to co-found Rebalance Earth and fund biodiversity at scale.
Mark Hodgson
Mark describes his move from global tech leadership to launching Earthbase, an AI-powered climate innovation platform.
Katie Critchlow
Katie shares how she moved from corporate roles into regenerative innovation and nature-positive solutions.
Hugo Spowers
Hugo’s story follows his path from motorsport engineering to founding Riversimple and driving systems-level climate innovation.
Christophe Defert
Christophe explains how he moved from private equity into climate investing to support the energy transition.
Ed Pragnell
Ed’s journey shows how an investment banker can pivot into nature finance and fund large-scale restoration.
Esteban Abad
Esteban reveals how he transitioned from leveraged finance into industrial decarbonisation and clean mobility investing.
Alex Jeffery
How Alex left hedge funds to build a purpose-led career in impact investing across emerging markets.