Sustainability Skills

Catalyst Bootcamp

Bristol Women Line-Up to Inspire Teenage Girls for Green Careers

August 13, 2017
Traci Lewis

Sustainability summer camp Bristol Next week in Bristol will be held the first-ever Catalyst Bootcamp. This is a 3-day sustainability summer school, hosted by local social enterprise Catalyse Change at Bristol University, to inspire, empower and skill young women for education and careers in sustainability. It is for young women aged 13- 19 years who are interested in a green career but aren’t quite sure how to go about it.  It will also help develop personal resilience skills to support…

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Sustainability Skills: My Career in Mindfulness and Resilience

August 10, 2017
Traci Lewis

Gemma David is leading an Emotional Resilience Session at our on 22nd August Job title: Founder of wellbeing Business ‘The Quiet Heart’ Qualifications: Primarily I have degrees in Chinese Medicine and Business and Marketing. I am a qualified Business Coach, Psychometric Tester and during my career in Human Resources, I undertook training in many subjects related to personal and business development.  With my current business I have undergone post graduate training in obstetrics, facial rejuvenation, and massage. I am also…

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Catalyst Bootcamp speaker

My Career: Telling a Good Story is a key Sustainability Skill

August 8, 2017
Traci Lewis

Rachel Savage will be run a workshop at our Catalyst Bootcamp on 22nd August – to help young women be inspired & skilled change-makers. Job title: Brand Storyteller Qualifications: City & Guilds in Print and Radio Journalism (Distinction). I don’t have a degree and as far as brand storytelling goes I’m self-taught. Why did you become an environment/sustainability professional? It always bothered me how people and corporations treated the planet when I was a teen. I can remember being intrigued by a…

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Catalyst Bootcamp Facilitator

My Sustainability Career: So what is a Design Thinking Consultant?

August 6, 2017
Traci Lewis

Ann Padley is a Facilitator at our Catalyst Bootcamp later this month – helping young women to be skilled as change-makers. Job title: Teaching Fellow in Design Thinking / Design Thinking Consultant Qualifications MBA in Service Innovation and Design; BA in Art History How did you become interested in Design Thinking? Since my first job out of University I was interested in creating great experiences for customers but I didn’t know what to call this interest or what type of…

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Catalyse Change CIC is a social enterprise working to inspire and empower young women for happy, healthy & green careers, communities, and the planet. The directors, advisory board and mentors are all women working in sustainability, with a combined wide skill set and expertise, supported by an extensive network of other sustainability professionals who provide expertise and mentoring.

*We welcome trans women, genderqueer women & non-binary people.

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