Rob Whitwood

I qualified as an Accountant in 1999, and for the last 20 years I have held various Senior Finance roles in organisations like Mars Inc, AVIVA, British Sugar, as well as many SMEs in the UK. In 2009 I took the step into business consultancy, supporting a variety of organisations covering Commercial & Third Sector. My specialist skills include Strategic planning, Income Generation, Cashflow modelling and management and dashboards models for performance management.

Passionate about the local community, I have also started multi-award-winning initiatives such as Inspired Youth, Inspired Women and Inspired 2 Run, which have affected the lives of thousands of people where I live in Norfolk (UK), something I am incredibly proud of.

Running your own social enterprise gives you real hands-on experience of strategy, operations and really importantly, income generation. Throughout the 10 years of running social enterprises, I have always shared my experiences and expertise with others that are growing their own social organisation, now I am pleased to be able to dedicate more time to support some amazing causes around the world. This journey has now evolved into a new Social Enterprise "Be Inspired Today", providing strategic and income generation support to the third sector, and "SE Folk" a digital ecosystem for social entrepreneurs to network, collaborate and grow.

In my spare time I run a small gardening venture with my two daughters raising money for Redwings Horse Sanctuary and Norfolk Greyhound Rescue. Alongside my passion for gardening, it's helping me show my children the value of social enterprise.