Following on from World Coffee Portal's last 5th Wave Podcast episode on leveraging coffee for good, 5th Wave continued their interview with Cemal Ezel OBE, Founder and CEO of Change Please. Cemal speaks about his insights on both social impact and commercial success. In this extended edit, Cemal discusses Change Please's unique business model and holistic approach to tackling homelessness. He also discusses his recent collaboration with Nespresso and shares exciting plans for global expansion. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eXPaDpZQ https://lnkd.in/erDsgWxf #changeplease #socialenterprise #coffeethatfuelschange #5thwave
Change Please
Food and Beverage Services
London, England 7,966 followers
COFFEE THAT FUELS CHANGE 100% of Change Please profits fights homelessness. B Corp Certified
About us
COFFEE THAT FUELS CHANGE Change Please is where social enterprise and coffee expertise blend. 100% of Change Please profits helps people experiencing homelessness by training them to become baristas, supporting them with everything they need to turn their lives around – a living wage job, housing, therapy, bank account and onward employment opportunities. We believe that you shouldn’t have to sacrifice taste to help give back and our coffee has won multiple awards, including nine highly coveted ‘Great Taste Awards’. It all starts with a cup of coffee!
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http://www.changeplease.org
External link for Change Please
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Wholesale Coffee, Catering for Events, Retail Coffee, Event Catering, Ethical Coffee Supply, and Barista Training & Employment
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15 Bishopsgate
London, England, GB
Employees at Change Please
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We are thrilled to announce that Cemal Ezel OBE was invited to speak on the 5th wave podcast, The business of Coffee and Hospitality. Exploring how businesses can leverage coffee as a force for good, benefiting both our coffee communities and the world beyond. Cemal, alongside Kate O'Brien, Executive Director of the Costa Foundation and Mia H. (Mia Hartwell), Head of Food at Hubbub spoke about their transformative work and the tangible impact they're making on people's lives through the power of coffee. Listen here now: https://lnkd.in/epTQmCYY #changeplease #changepleasefoundation #coffeethatfuelschange
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We are deeply grateful to The Barratt Foundation for their generous grant of £30,000. The foundation selected charities that align with their purpose and vision and have demonstrable impact in areas including homelessness, mental & physical health, education, and social mobility. We will be using the funds to introduce Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) workshops which will be available for trainees on our programme. Head of Support, Damaris Charnley, expressed her gratitude towards The Barratt Foundation, explaining that “Introducing CBT workshops will help our trainees address anxiety, low self-esteem, negative thought patterns and help teach self-care techniques. As well as building "ways of coping" it provides a useful space to explore strategies that break the behaviour/ thoughts/ feelings cycle. Ultimately it will provide individually tailored ways of managing anxiety, which will be invaluable.” Learn more about the benefits of CBT here: https://lnkd.in/eGeTSfUG #changepleasefoundation #grants #fightinghomelessness #cbt
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✨ Meet Char James ✨ Change Please Employment Partnerships Manager At Change Please we not only equip trainees with the skills needed to excel in the workplace, we also provide essential employability guidance and support to help them back into the world of work. Working with our incredible partners to secure long-term, sustainable employment for Change Please trainees & graduates. Char says “I joined Change Please after leaving teaching as I wanted to continue in a job that would make a difference and give back to society. Having recently stepped into the Employment Partnerships Manager role, it's clear to see how onward employment opportunities are a huge part of our full circle delivery here at Change Please. Nurturing existing relationships and forging new ones is key to maximising our impact & to witness our graduates transition into their new job roles is what really brings our mission to life.” #changeplease #changepleasefoundation #onwardemployment
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It’s official- Change Please is now a B Corp! We’re proud to share the news that Change Please is officially a certified BCorp, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. We’re excited to be joining a global community of businesses committed to positively impacting people, communities and the planet. It’s confirmation of what we’ve been working hard to achieve — using business as a force for good. B Lab Cemal Ezel OBE Robert Gillon Julian Burnham Ken Love Joseph Withers #bcorp #changeplease #changepleasefoundation
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*NATIONAL ROLL OUT UPDATE* We are thrilled to welcome Alpana Delaney and Kirsty Reid to the Change Please family. Alpana and Kirsty will be vital in accelerating our impact work in Ireland and Scotland, establishing our first training programmes in Dublin and Glasgow. We can’t wait to see how this expansion across UK and Ireland will increase the number of people we can help, as we continue our fight against homelessness. #changepleasefoundation #coffeethatfuelschange #nationalroleout Cemal Ezel OBE Robert Gillon Ken Love Damaris Charnley Keith Higham
Managing Director at Change Please CIC/CIO | B-Corp | Social Enterprise | Delivering Good through Coffee
***NATIONAL IMPACT EXPANSION*** As part of our continuing focus on supporting those experiencing homelessness across the UK & Ireland ... we are incredibly excited to welcome two new Programme Managers to Change Please!!! Alpana Delaney in Dublin and Kirsty Reid in Glasgow. Both will focus on bringing an employability pathway to life in their respective markets! Each have a wealth of experience across Homelessness, Fundraising as well as Employability ... however, more importantly, they are joy to be around and want to make a difference!! We're buzzing to be able to continue to focus on helping more people through the sales of our coffee. It is the awesome partners and customers we have across the country who have helped us to expand the team and, er go, our potential for impact. Thank you! If anyone is keen to link in with either Kirsty or Alpana, particularly if you want to be part of our impact work in Ireland or Scotland... either an employment partner, customer or referral partner ... please do DM them (or me) WOOP WOOP!!! Cemal Ezel OBE Robert Gillon Julian Burnham Keith Higham Damaris Charnley Tara Cunningham Caroline Carter Hazel Auty Emma Jane Farrell Angela Hay #ChangePlease #Homelessness #NationalExpansion #LifeChangingCoffee #Scotland #Ireland
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Change Please reposted this
🌟 Celebrating Social Enterprises: Change Please 🌟 At Amplify Goods, we love shining a spotlight on exceptional social enterprises that are transforming communities and making a real difference. Today, we're proud to feature Change Please, founded by Cemal Ezel OBE. ☕️ Cemal started Change Please with a simple yet powerful idea: use coffee to brew up change. By offering employment opportunities to those experiencing homelessness, Change Please empowers individuals to rebuild their lives. What makes Change Please unique? ✅ Change Please offers barista training and jobs to people experiencing homelessness, helping them gain the skills and confidence needed to reintegrate into society. ✅ It doesn't stop at providing a living wage. Change Please offers support services that ensure individuals have the resources they need to succeed and thrive long after their shift ends. ✅ All profits are reinvested into social impact initiatives like housing, therapy, and education, aiming to break the cycle of homelessness. Join us in supporting social enterprises like Change Please that are making a tangible difference in the world. By engaging with these impactful organisations, we can help amplify their mission and contribute to a more inclusive and compassionate society. 🌍 Learn more about their work and how they're changing lives, one cup of coffee at a time: www.changeplease.org #ImpactInnovators #SocialEnterprise #PeopleAndPlanetFirst #DiversityAndInclusion #Homelessness #Empowerment #SocialImpact #ChangePlease #CoffeeWithACause #AmplifyGoods #Changemakers #ESG
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Cemal Ezel OBE, founder and CEO, was recently invited to be guest speaker at the prizegiving ceremony of his former school, Trinity School of John Whitgift, to talk about the journey that led him to starting Change Please.
CEMAL EZEL DELIVERS INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH AT TRINITY’S PRIZEGIVING CEREMONY The final day of school at Trinity provides an opportunity for the student and parent community to come together, reflect on the past year, and celebrate the achievements of individual students at our Prizegiving ceremony. David Seymour CB (Class of 1968), a member of the Whitgift Foundation Court of Governors and Chair of the Trinity School Committee, welcomed the audience. Mr Kennedy, the Headmaster, provided a review of the year, reflecting on our successes at school and recent events, including the change of government and the intention to introduce VAT on school fees. Our guest speaker this year was Cemal Ezel OBE (Class of 2002), who was recently awarded an OBE in the King’s Honours List for services to homeless people and social enterprise. Cemal gave a compelling and thought-provoking speech, describing his journey from leaving Trinity to starting Change Please, an award-winning coffee company with a difference; a social enterprise supporting people out of homelessness through Life-Changing Coffee. Cemal explained how the concept of Change Please came about. While travelling in Vietnam, he had a life-changing conversation with an American traveller who introduced him to the concept of the rocking chair test. This test involves imagining yourself sitting in a rocking chair at the age of 90, looking back on your life, and asking yourself four questions: • Have you left the world in a better place than when you found it? • What has this amazing gift of life been about? • Have you made a positive difference in the lives of the people that you met along the way? • And how are your children going to remember you when you are not here? "It struck me that you can do business and do good in the world at the same time." Cemal shared. "I was lucky enough to receive a bursary to attend this wonderful school. If it wasn’t for that bursary, my parents would not have been able to afford for me to attend, and I would not have had the same life chances to succeed. I will be forever grateful. Subconsciously, the kindness that Trinity showed me by providing me with that bursary is something I have held deeply within me. I believe it fostered a need to reciprocate that kindness, and I believe that in some small way it has contributed to why I am so passionate about giving back through the work of Change Please." Cemal’s parents were in the audience, proud to witness and listen to his speech on stage in the Trinity Concert Hall. It was a true family affair. Also present were alumni who had attended school with Cemal and played hockey alongside him, and who are now parents of students attending Trinity. Thank you, Cemal, for inspiring us to continually strive for excellence, to always consider those around us, and to help others rise alongside us. Jason Court FRSA, MCIOF (cert) Nicholas Karelis Trinity School of John Whitgift
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We are thrilled to announce we will be rolling out our impact into Birmingham. To kick start our impact we held our first national referral partner event in Birmingham yesterday. The event saw referral partners like Helping Hands Housing Company LTD, St Basils, Standing Tall meet with the NHS, DWP Digital, BMet as well as commercial clients like Sodexo & Bruntwood to understand what we do as a coffee and impact brand and - more importantly - how we can all collaborate together to support individuals in Birmingham (and surrounding areas) out of homelessness and into employment. We were honoured to have Sodexo’s, Vicky Brotherton speak during the event, she expressed her enthusiasm for the work we do, explaining that “As an employer it has been fantastic being involved in the scheme, it fills me with pride. To now have the programme come to Birmingham is brilliant, with new opportunities to bring more cohorts through into employment.” We will start our first training sessions in September and we would like to thank all our partners for making this a reality, we couldn't continue the expansion of our impact work across the UK and Ireland without you! If you are interested in becoming a referral partner or would like to find out more information about our programme please contact: [email protected] Cemal Ezel OBE Robert Gillon Ken Love Julian Burnham Keith Higham Shameen R. Damaris Charnley Hazel Auty Vaida Gruzauskaite #changeplease #changepleasefoundation
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🚌 We are thrilled to share that so far this year we have launched our ground-breaking initiative, Driving for Change, into 6 NEW locations!! This means DFC is now located in Stratford, Canning Town, Twickenham, Wandsworth, Thornton Heath, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Deptford and Kingston. DFC provides vital services to those experiencing homelessness. Including, Oral Health Care, Health assistance, Hairdresser, HSBC No Fixed Abode Bank Account information, Pathway services for people experiencing homelessness and the vulnerable, Virgin Media O2 data bank and more. Dental care is one of our most important services and can be vital in helping someone lift themselves out of homelessness, giving dental care to people who cannot otherwise access it. And we need your help! We are looking for dentists, hygienists and dental nurses to help us deliver a 5 hour Oral Health Clinic with Driving for Change. If you would like to get involvedplease contact [email protected]. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/g3juYSck Colgate-Palmolive HSBC #changeplease #changepleasefoundation #drivingforchange
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