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Witness session: Avoiding burnout
SSE Fellow Naomi Mwasambili shares the personal challenge of leaving a stable job to build her social enterprise.
SSE Fellow Max Tobias of Dusty Knuckle Bakery talks about the realities of maintaining a healthy work–life balance while running or growing a social enterprise. He reflects on how easy it is for founders to overwork, blur boundaries, and let the mission consume all their time and energy. Max emphasises the importance of stepping back, creating space for rest, and recognising that sustainability in business depends on sustainability in your personal life too.
He encourages entrepreneurs to be intentional about balance, not as a luxury, but as a necessity for long‑term effectiveness, creativity, and wellbeing.
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Witness session: Being an authentic leader
SSE Fellow Darren Brady reflects on what it means to be an authentic leader.
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Witness session: Adapting to change
Annie Francis, founder of Independent Midwives, explains how shifting strategy helped Neighbourhood Midwives prove how their model works.