Introduction
Josh Littlejohn MBE is a social entrepreneur and the founder of Social Bite in the UK. Social Bite started as a small chain of sandwich shops that began offering jobs and free food to homeless people. To date, Social Bite has employed over 100 homeless people and hands over 140,000 meals each year to those in need. I was inspired by Josh’s story and invited him onto the show to understand the homelessness problem in the UK, the solutions available, why people become homeless, and how Josh and his team are slowly combatting it. Josh’s journey is an incredibly inspiring story that will leave you feeling motivated to give back and create a better world around you.
Show Notes
03:45 Joshua’s journey
08:01 Employing homeless people
10:30 What society gets wrong
18:20 The payoff of giving back
25:50 Pay it forward system
28:25 Celebrity visits
30:06 Joshua’s goals
33:45 Joshua’s impact
36:33 Solutions for combatting homelessness
41:20 Why society chooses to help foreigners, over locals
44:14 How to respond to homeless people
45:58 Joshua’s supporters
50:31 What make’s Joshua proud
52:09 Social Bite’s workplace culture
53:45 Upcoming plans for the Social Bite village
Show Sponsors
Smartkas: Providing food security as a service
Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor
Social Links
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/josh-littlejohn-mbe-85549518
www.social-bite.co.uk
