I have started up four companies in the past two years. They span Renewable Energy, organisational and people development.
I began my working life combining physics and computing into a PhD in computational physics. Then time to learn about people, products and management, so moved into Procter & Gamble. Here I lead the development of new products and new organisations. My last assignment was in Asia he was the packaging leader in the team that turned the laundry business around, introduced fabric enhancers into China, and developed a number of new business initiatives that have still to be launched. I was also a leader in the packaging community of practice, representing Asia, and recently developing the new technical capability established within packaging R&D. I also represent the EBBF regularly; EBBF is a business organisation promoting moral leadership and ethical values in the business world, and a key partner of AIESEC.
I have loved my multi-cultural, international life, having successfully lived and worked in six different cultures over the past 20 years, including South Africa, Germany, Italy, Japan, Belgium and China. Through this I’ve seen, more than anything else, that we have more similarities than differences!
So this new stage in my career is really about combining my experience of people, science and business with my passion for energy, sustainability and the planet to create my ideal work and life!
Dear Imaginers, I thought I would share with you a blogpost on a new social venture that I have launched! I will see you at Imagine if you are there and we can chat more! Sofia
Inspired by Grameen and BRAC, London Creative Labs is proud to announce it’s first Job Labs program to facilitate the creation of Social Businesses in London.
The program, which welcomes collaborators and partners from all fields, will deal with the issue of joblessness through the use of a specially designed process by Sofia Bustamante.
The process will holistically address the societal challenge of joblessness by:
* Nurturing individuals and their capacities through the use of Peer Coaching and Deep Support.
* Identifying systemic opportunities for Social Business Startups which also address the needs of the Jobless.
* Incubating these Startups using Creative Facilitation to go from idea to successful Social Business!
If you wish to be involved, do get in touch — sofia@londoncreativelabs.com We welcome job camp participants, entrepreneurs, cultural creatives, analysts, researchers, government reps, industry specialists, artists, process workers and all who are interested in creating a better society. This is about tapping into the wealth of our collective thinking and, together, finding the solutions that will break through our societal challenges. It has been described as a “Y-Combinator for Social Business that also brings about systemic change”.
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