Julia Kessler

Minnesota Steel Industries LLC manufactures steel. It incorporated the commercially available technology in mining, concentrating, pellet plant, DRI and electric arc steelmaking on a single site, making it one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Healthy Kids Ltd. produces healthy food products for kids. It offers sausage rolls, Chairmanocolate cakes, jammie dodgers and purple smoothies. The company was founded by Hillary and John Stapleton in 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Fusion21 is a social enterprise that promotes public procurement as a means to save money and create social outcomes. Working nationally, Fusion21 links spending programmes across numerous organisations, to the creation of training opportunities and sustainable jobs for local people. As well as generating social value this model improves efficiency in the procurement process and generates significant cash savings. By using a small part of the savings generated through the procurement process, Fusion21 are able to fully fund their training and employment programmes ensuring that the model is not reliant on public funding and is wholly self sustaining. Since 2002 they have gained national recognition for their collaborative approach; delivering c£50m savings through the procurement process, creating over 1000 permanent jobs, and generating an estimated financial benefit in excess of c£32m; through regular paid work and reductions in benefit claims. Their aim is to help create the conditions where it is easier to deliver efficiency savings, to control costs, create jobs, train people and share best practice. They work by collaborating with social landlords, residents, local agencies, contractors and suppliers to deliver a wide range of programmes, skills training courses and commissioned consultancy projects. Fusion21 is a social enterprise that invests any surplus back into the delivery of social outcomes and creation of social value across the country. Their model has gained widespread aclaim and has been recognised in the following awards: Winning the first ever Housing Corporation Gold Award for 'Innovation In Procurement' 2006. Winner of Women in Construction Awards 2008 'Best Training Scheme'. Winner of Women in Construction Awards 2009 'Lifetime Achievement Award'. Winner of the HCA Awards 2010 'Investing in Skills'. Winner of the Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011 ' Boosting A Local Economy'. Winner of the GO Procurement Awards 2013 'Procurement Innovation'. They work by collaborating with clients, residents, contractors and suppliers to deliver a wide range of planned maintenance programmes, skills training courses and commissioned consultancy projects.

Bedfolk Ltd. was founded in 2017 by Nick and Jo, who set out to design a collection of wind down essentials that set a new standard for comfort. The company is based in Cheltenham, UK. The British company offers a range of comfortable loungewear, including a lounge shirt, linen trousers, and cashmere sleep socks. The company also offers bedding, including a Dream Cotton Quilt and luxe bedding made from 100% cotton sateen weave. Bedfolk uses innovative technology to spin cotton fibers with air to create ultra-smooth and highly absorbent towels, available in five sizes.

Mission Ventures Ltd. is a British company that specializes in building challenger brands in the food and drink industry. The company invests, create, and partner with other companies to develop better brands. Mission Ventures was founded by John Stapleton, Paddy Willis, Nigel Parrott, and Louis Bedwell, with Paddy Willis serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Worth Capital LTD (Worth Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Paul Ephremsen. The firm is headquartered in England, United Kingdom.