ABOUT

Change-makers, innovative thinkers and engaging trainers.

Hi, nice to meet you!

I’m Alice Richard, Founder of Co-CREATE ImpACT

I am passionate about using the power of play to connect people with meaningful content and inspire ideas and action. As a sustainability advocate, product developer, innovator and engaging trainer, my ‘why’ is to educate, inspire and empower people to advance sustainability.

My career has bridged private and non-profit sectors and has been built around products, projects and collaborations that drive positive change. Developing and delivering impactful solutions has been a red thread running through my 20+ years experience, from starting my journey as an innovation consultant in the UK, to working in Switzerland as a United Nations staff member, to founding Co-CREATE ImpACT.

At my core I am an enabler who loves innovative approaches and is skilled at connecting the dots and making things happen.

I call myself a Sustainability Catalyst because catalysts speed up reactions and time is of the essence when it comes to sustainable development.

Let’s collaborate to get things moving!

Dynamic. Inspiring. Driven.

Hi, nice to meet you!

I’m Alice Richard, Founder of Co-CREATE ImpACT

I am passionate about using the power of play to connect people with meaningful content and inspire ideas and action. As a sustainability advocate, product developer, innovator and engaging trainer, my ‘why’ is to educate, inspire and empower people to advance sustainability.

My career has bridged private and non-profit sectors and has been built around products, projects and collaborations that drive positive change. Developing and delivering impactful solutions has been a red thread running through my 20+ years experience, from starting my journey as an innovation consultant in the UK, to working in Switzerland as a United Nations staff member, to founding Co-CREATE ImpACT.

At my core I am an enabler who loves innovative approaches and is skilled at connecting the dots and making things happen.

I call myself a Sustainability Catalyst because catalysts speed up reactions and time is of the essence when it comes to sustainable development.

Let’s collaborate to get things moving!

Dynamic. Inspiring. Driven.

SPARK IGNITOR

Hi, I’m Sophie Segal

Curious by nature, I love the idea to rethink existing models for the good of tomorrow.

My work is at the intersection of the corporate world and entrepreneurship and driven by my personal journey to become more sustainable.

I help companies shape customer experiences that put their employees at the heart, drive customer loyalty and improve the overall customer experience. I have also trained young entrepreneurs to start their business idea and lead the Circular Economy Club in Reading.

B❒X CREATOR

Hi, I’m Jimbo Clark

I help people, teams and organizations find innovative solutions to challenging questions. I excel at meaningfully facilitating activities, games and simulations to bring new awareness of possibilities and clear actions for future improvements.

My goal is to be a catalyst of creative change to support those I come in contact with to become who they need to be to answer the burning questions of their lives.

TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH

Hi, I’m Anthony Barrett 

I specialise in coaching conversations, transformative learning experiences and simulations that enable people to access their authentic selves and gain genuine insights into how the quality of their thinking impacts the quality of their actions. This often revolves around increasing awareness around individual consciousness as well as the connectivity between people and the systems / organisations that surround them.

My aim is to help others take intentional steps towards identifying and realising their potential.

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT

Hi, I’m Michelle Blanchet

I infuse start-up strategies into professional learning so that teachers are empowered to bring changemaking, social innovation, and SDGs into their work.

I help organisations put teachers at the centre of professional development; creating tools and learning experiences to equip educators with entrepreneurial mindsets to solve educational challenges.

A social studies teacher by training, I am also the co-author of two books designed to support teachers The Startup Teacher Playbook and  Preventing Polarization (2023).

LEARNING SOLUTIONS EXPERT

Hi, I’m Melanie Martinelli

A learning professional at heart and an entrepreneur in my mindset, I’m passionate about researching and implementing latest and most relevant trends in the L&D industry.

I create solutions that supporting learning professionals to exchange ideas, discover new tools and stretch/build/flex their learning muscles.

I believe that people need to enjoy their work just like they enjoy the other aspects of their lives and my goal is to equip people with the skills and mindset shift required to enjoy work and excel at it while having fun.

how it all started

It all started with a conversation with Sophie Segal, when we realised we both had a shared passion about harnessing play to advance sustainability.

As mothers of young children, our worlds were full of play on a daily basis and we realised first-hand how much can be learnt through play. However, the sad truth is that somewhere between childhood and adulthood most of us stop playing and in doing so we lose access to a powerful tool that can help us look at the world from a different perspective.

Transforming the way we live, work and do business is essential to ensure that we meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations (including those of our children) to meet their own needs.

We were both convinced that if we get more people playing with purpose at work, then the ripple effect of that play will create positive impact for both planet and people as well as for business.

Working together to launch Co-CREATE ImpACT was our way of playing a role in driving a sustainable future and our contribution to making a difference.