About Tony
I am a…
Change Agent, Entrepreneur, Parent, Social entrepreneur
Bio
Serial founder, social entrepreneur, impact investor, writer, podcaster.
An entrepreneurial change agent with over 25 years international experience at the nexus of sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship, driving transformation in companies, governments and not-for-profit organisations across a wide variety of sectors including agri-food, digital media, education, facilities management, financial services, health and wellbeing, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, public services, science and technology.
Extensive international executive and non-executive board experience with deep expertise in strategic marketing and communications, change and transformation, corporate social entrepreneurship and innovation and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
Co-Founder and CEO of One Planet Education Networks, a global non-profit co-founded with WWF, to accelerate mobilising of change agents for sustainability through graduate education.
Founder of ChangeHackers, a podcast for people changing their world, with an audience in 80+ countries.
Fellow of Royal Geographical Society. Fellow of Royal Society of Arts. Fellow of Society of Leadership Fellows. WWF One Planet Leader. Freedom of the City of London. Honorary Associate Professor of Sustainability Leadership at University of Nottingham.
Sherborne resident since 2009. Trustee of Sherborne Area Schools Trust.
I'm passionate about
...mobilising a global movement of change agents for a better world
...creating a positive future for my children
...leaving a positive legacy that I'll be proud of on my deathbed
...my family
...the natural world
...sailing
An idea worth spreading
Why we should pay less attention to people trying to change THE world and more attention to people trying to change THEIR world.
Areas of expertise
change management, entrepreneurship, innovation, social entrepreneurship
The TED story
I organised my first TEDxSherborne on 9th May 2019. It was an amazing day watched live online by 5K people and we achieved an NPS of +87! A great start - onwards and upwards!
Things you might not know
...playing piano