Paul Hargreaves is the founder of certified B-Corp food wholesaler Cotswold Fayre, and restaurant Flourish.

He is also an award-winning business author of two books The Fourth Bottom Line and Forces for Good.

When Paul established Cotswold Fayre, and later his restaurant Flourish he committed to creating an inclusive employer that would welcome people to the team who might face challenges finding work.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds, Paul shares with host Michael Millward the lessons he learnt about how to create a commercial advantage from being an inclusive employer.

Paul explains the original catalyst for establishing a business, and how that business grew.

He details some of the challenges of employing a diverse workforce and especially people with a neuro diversity. As counter balance to those challenges Paul also shares the positive impact that working has on people and their families.

You will leave this podcast with an enthusiasm for investigating how your organisation might benefit from proactively recruiting a more diverse workforce.

More information about Paul Hargreaves and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.co.uk.

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