Gemma Alcock
Founder, owner & CEO of SkyBound Innovations, an aerial technology company
Gemma Alcock is an award-winning innovator and drone designer, who has recently been recognised within the top 0.01% of female entrepreneurs in a UK Government innovation competition.
She has worked within the search and rescue (SAR) sector for over 4 years, in both professional beach rescue roles for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and volunteer flood response roles. Her passion for both the drone and SAR industries spurred on and inspired her to found SkyBound Rescuer, an aerial technology company for the Emergency Services.
A primary aim for SkyBound Rescuer was to provide the research and evidence necessary for effective SAR drone use. She is now responsible for several cutting-edge SAR drone research projects at a national level. The research has since been used to form a Rescue Drone Awareness course, which has seen delegates from a variety of Emergency Services, from flood rescue teams to fire & rescue services to police forces and more.
Duncan Cook
Founder and CEO of 3 SIDED CUBE, a multi-award-winning digital agency
As CEO of 3 SIDED CUBE, Duncan inspires the global digital agency to build tech for good. A leader inspired by impact, he and his team strive to create award-winning and life-saving apps for clients including the RSPB, RNLI and Mind.
His vision to change the way people donate blood saw the American Red Cross revolutionise the donation process into a digital system that has created over $70 million of revenue.
Recognised for his drive to improve global disaster preparedness, he was invited to the White House to present the agency’s work on the world’s largest alerting app, which saves millions of lives in areas affected by tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters every day.
Samantha Everard
Chief Executive of Samee
Sam is a truly caring entrepreneur with a flair for reaching out to vulnerable people in the community and helping them explore self-employment. She’s a real expert in small business start-up and has an approachable down to earth delivery style.
Samee was launched to help disadvantaged people explore self-employment. We provide intensive mentoring support to help build client’s confidence to either start a small business or develop their employability skills and improve their chances of finding suitable and sustainable employment.
Recognised for his drive to improve global disaster preparedness, he was invited to the White House to present the agency’s work on the world’s largest alerting app, which saves millions of lives in areas affected by tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters every day.
Jamie Sergeant
Founder and Director at Crowd, a leading digital marketing agency
Jamie has over 25 years’ experience in the creative industry and agency life. He started his career drawing Disney characters and now focuses on big ideas for the agency he founded called Crowd.
Crowd is a creative communications agency with offices in Bournemouth, London, San Francisco, Detroit, Dubai, Toronto and Shenzhen. The agency devises strong creative solutions deeply rooted in sound principles. By creating and nurturing carefully co-ordinated communication strategies, it helps brands burst into life.
With an approach based on the confidence to be creative, the capacity to surprise and the experience to deliver, the team at Crowd helps brands build an audience.
Young Chamber
Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Young Chamber is a national programme spearheaded by British Chambers of Commerce. Delivered by Dorset Chamber, Young Chamber in Dorset strengthens links between education and business.
The programme draws on the wealth and variety of experience of its business members to engage with and work alongside schools and education providers, delivering a tailored programme for their students. It gives young people direct access to talks, workshops, projects and more from business people who support the development of essential skills. This provides crucial ‘real life’ insight into what employers expect and need from candidates.