Keisha Shah

Keisha is the founder behind Teddo Play, the home of effective conversation-focused learning resources that inspire a love of learning in children, making an extraordinary positive impact on their intellectual growth & development. We are a small family team behind our multi award-winning children's educational brand creating a variety of high-quality play-based learning products for children of all ages, all made right here in the UK. Teddo Play has received a number of mentions in national press and media, heard from the Prime Minister’s office, been live on TV on BBC News, recognised with industry awards, also by Theo Paphitis as one of his small business winners, making our passion project a multi award-winning business in just over 2 years. All our Learning Resources are highly engaging & interactive that naturally encourage free conversations and enriching of vocabulary & knowledge in kids, making them a loved resource across children (and adults!) of all ages. Keisha regularly attends roundtables & contributes to research papers & government policy papers on topics around Entrepreneurship, Education, International Trade and Female Entrepreneurship as well as offering mentorship for University students to encourage access to entrepreneurial skills through participation in real-time projects. You'll find Keisha championing for small businesses, always doing her best giving fellow small businesses shout-outs on socials, mentoring and sharing knowledge as well as collaborating and encouraging collaborations within the small business community in general. Keisha is an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 3 trained mentor with the Association of Business Mentors, voluntarily offering her time to mentor SMEs who are part of the government’s Help to Grow Management programme. Keisha is also a business mentor with Small Business Britain's Small & Mighty Programme, Digital Boost and a number of other national initiatives.