"Run your numbers, be reasonable with your expectations" with Karen Wood
Karen Wood left school to go on a gap year and travel. This turned into 10 years of travelling and working in over 100 countries, working as an overland expedition driver and tour manager. Getting fed up with living out of a backpack saw her return back to the UK, where she worked in a Business Development Role for medical companies before starting her own business. In 2009 she started a kitchen table business selling balance bikes before taking on the UK distribution for Strider Bikes. In 2019 she took the leap to manufacture a new range of kid’s bikes.
"Almost every market there are still huge needs not being met" with Corinne Segura
Corinne Segura is a blogger and green building materials specifier. Her website My Chemical-Free House launched in 2016 with the mission to help those with environmental sensitivities choose healthy materials for new builds and renovations. Corinne has grown the blog from a small side project to a full-time business in its own right and also provides one-on-one consulting services for building material selection. She is developing an eco-friendly prefabricated house that will launch in 2022.