Building access to careers in coffee – a conversation with Eve Wagg, Well Grounded

Building access to careers in coffee – a conversation with Eve Wagg, Well Grounded

In today’s episode we’re speaking with Eve Wagg, Founder and CEO of Well Grounded – a UK-based social enterprise supporting unemployed individuals to gain access to meaningful careers in coffee.


Since its inception in 2016, Well Grounded has trained over 1,000 people and delivered more than 15,000 hours of work placements in partnership with leading brands like GAIL’s, WatchHouse, and the Company of Cooks.


In this conversation, Eve reflects on the power of social procurement and how businesses can create lasting change through partnerships. She also shares the positive impact of community-led training programmes, and discusses the importance of leadership development and diverse representation across the industry.


This week's credits track in association with The Coffee Music Project is a track by Jayden Mariano aka MAOUS – a Well Grounded graduate – with his track "Well Grounded"

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