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As International Climate Innovation Development Manager in Undaunted, part of the world-class Grantham Institute in Imperial College London, my remit is to amplify our climate impact internationally.I'm building a global network of Climate Innovation Hubs, leveraging the things that make Undaunted so successful in supporting UK-based climate innovators from ideation to deployment at scale.I will be working with new and existing partners to create this new international network and try to improve the effectiveness of the global climate innovation ecosystem to move the dial on climate change.If you're interested in finding out more or getting involved then please get in touch!Leading up to this role, I have 20 years experience in Climate Innovation as an Entrepreneur, Innovator, COO & Product Manager - a leader in sustainability, driven by impact. I have expertise launching products & services and building companies as Co-founder & COO of 3 sustainability-focused startups, years in other senior roles and as Product Manager in a FTSE100 Company. I have a proven track record of taking business ideas from concept to market, securing investment & buy-in from key stakeholders, developing & launching Minimum Viable Products, growing revenue and winning new business. I bring strong Innovation, Product, Strategy, Operations, Financial, Managerial, Project Management, Analytical, Design, Sales and Production skills & experience, across physical products, services, subscriptions and As-a-Service (aaS) offerings.This wealth of skills and experience across many disciplines and roles builds on 2 Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering (1st Class MEng) and Industrial Design Engineering (MA RCA) education, which gave me excellent analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.I'm able to adopt many ways of thinking and bring the out of the best of people across roles having done most roles as a co-founder, with the people skills to quickly build rapport and relationships in teams and with key internal & external stakeholders.I'm committed to making a significant positive impact to the environment and society and look forward to working with similarly driven people to make a difference.
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International Climate Innovation Development ManagerUndaunted: Tackling Climate Change With Innovation Jun 2024 - PresentLondon Area, United KingdomUndaunted is part of the world-class Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment and a partnership between Imperial College London and the Royal Institution to tackle climate change with innovation.As International Climate Innovation Development Manager, my remit is to amplify our climate impact internationally, by leveraging the things that make Undaunted unique and so successful in supporting UK-based climate innovators from ideation to deployment at scale.I will be working with new and existing partners to create a new international network and innovation ecosystem to move the dial on climate change.If you're interested in finding out more or getting involved then please get in touch!
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Product Manager, Group Innovation TeamDs Smith Nov 2021 - Feb 2024London Area, United KingdomI was responsible for commercialising DS Smith’s flagship breakthrough innovation program, a radically new manufacturing technology that uses no more fibre than necessary to make cardboard packaging and enables both marketplace and operational excellence with significant sustainability benefits.I drew on all the specialist expertise across the DS Smith organisation and in the Group Innovation team to build & execute the commercialisation plan and develop the new business model required to capture all the added value it would create.I worked with key strategic multinational partners to develop the offering and build the roadmap to scale up to full commercial deployment, and with automation, UX & software development partners to develop & deliver the Pilot technology and UI platform demonstrator.As part of the Group Innovation Team, we were responsible for developing radical innovations in an agile way to add significant value to DS Smith, a FTSE 100 Company leading the way in sustainability, with a platinum rating from EcoVadis placing DS Smith in the top 1% of companies globally. -
Co-Founder & Chief Operating OfficerGreenbridge Innovation Partners Mar 2021 - Nov 2021London, England, United KingdomMany viable Cleantech innovations never progress from the lab to commercial deployment. GreenBridge Innovation Partners - GBIP - are building a platform to solve this, streamlining the creation of Cleantech Joint Ventures and the funding, development and deployment processes.GBIP - solutions for hard-to-fund technology. -
Co-Founder & Chief Operating OfficerThe Society Company Jul 2019 - Nov 2020London, United KingdomThe Society Company (SoCo) offers a simple way for people to reduce the amount of single-use plastic they use, to live more sustainably and to raise funds for their local communities.We offer household essentials such as food, toiletries and cleaning products as sustainably as possible whilst keeping prices low enough to be competitive with supermarkets. The toiletries and cleaning products come in reusable bottles that we collect, clean and refill. Food comes in the lowest impact, most easily recyclable packaging such as recycled brown paper bags.Customers pay a monthly subscription for a choice of products from a core offering of sustainably sourced products, with the option to add further products coming soon. Subscriptions are managed and orders placed on our website www.weareso.co.The orders are packed in our facilities and delivered in bulk to the customer’s community on set days. Customers pick up their orders (and then drop off their empty containers) when they are already visiting their community, giving maximum convenience and minimum transport emissions.We work with local communities such as primary schools, who receive a significant portion of the sales revenue in return for introducing us to the members of their community, providing a location for us to deliver to and volunteers to help distribute the orders.We launched with our first community, St Stephen’s Primary School in West London, in November 2019, and having proved the concept, we are now looking to rollout with more communities in London, so if you'd like to reduce the amount of single-use plastic you use, to live more sustainably and to raise funds for your local community then please get in touch.We are also raising investment to grow the business, so please get in touch if you are interested in making a real impact (and return) with your investment. -
FounderRhw Launch Consulting May 2019 - Jul 2019London, United KingdomHelping startups launch their businesses and existing businesses to launch new products.- My first client was a creative agency who wanted to launch an app they had developed for their internal use. I worked with them to create a Strategic Decision Framework to understand what the objectives of the launch are, how they would measure success, who the target audience is, what their needs are and what they want the audience to do in order to hit their objectives. This drove app functionality requirements and also which metrics were needed to be captured in the beta testing and how to do this. I also worked on business strategy, looking at the best models to monetise the app, competitors, market size, pricing and potential revenue, development and ongoing costs, sources of funding and exit strategies.- My second client was what became The Society Company, who I joined as COO & Co-Founder.
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Head Of Finance & Digital ManufacturingWildercreative Jun 2015 - Mar 2019London, United KingdomMy responsibilities & achievements as Head of Finance included :- All financial work required by a £1.5m turnover SME with ~25 employees & sub-contractors, such as raising finance from all sources, managing debtors & creditors and working with external accountants.- Analysing the profitability of all projects in real-time to help manage them and to improve future quoting.- Detailed short-term cash flow forecasting & management and mid to long-term financial forecasting.- Oversaw 100%+ growth in revenue from £700k to £1.5m in under 4 years.My responsibilities & achievements as Head of Digital Manufacturing included:- All business development, client management, production & capacity planning & management, including managing a team of 5 production staff.- Working with clients to improve the manufacturability of products to reduce costs to boost volumes.- Over 3 years, I grew the Digital Manufacturing revenue by 20x, from £25k to £500k, while achieving higher profitability than the core business.Other responsibilities & achievements included:- Consulting with the Managing Director on all aspects of the business including strategic decisions.Project managed a £600k project to refurbish 33,000 sq ft of dilapidated industrial space. - Ran the finances and daily operations for Mentmore Studios Ltd, the Leaseholder of the industrial building we refurbished, managing 7 tenant companies including Wildercreative with revenue of £500k+. -
Head Of Sales (Uk)Energeno Ltd Jul 2011 - May 2015London, United KingdomEnergeno bought DIY Kyoto and invested heavily in product development, with a particular focus on the rapidly expanding home Solar PV market where we had a genuine USP - Wattson showed very simply how much electricity you have available to use for free from the electricity you are generating from your Solar panels and also acted as a Smart Home Hub, controlling appliances & immersion heaters so they would switch on when there was enough free electricity to run them for free and turn off when there wasn't. Energeno helped drive Solar PV uptake by maximising returns on Solar PV investments but was severely affected when the feed-in tariff that incentivised the installation of Solar PV was dramatically reduced at short notice by the government.My responsibilities as Head of Sales included:- Managing & training small Regional sales team.- Business Development & Account Management - I won and managed a number of major clients including large national distributors such as EH Smith Builders Merchants, Edmundson Electrical & Segen (the largest distributor of Solar equipment). - Developed sales through existing channels and gave seminars & training at trade shows & events.- Identifying new channels & routes to market, such as identifying & targeting a major supplier of Solar Panels into Social Housing and developing them over time to become our largest customer.
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Co-Founder & Chief Operating OfficerDiy Kyoto Ltd Sep 2004 - Jun 2011London, United KingdomAs Co-Founder and COO at DIY Kyoto, my role encompassed:- Leading investment rounds and investor relations, securing ~£1m of funding.- Negotiating terms with investors, suppliers, distributors and retailers.- Running all Production in UK & China.- All Financial Management.- Initial product design then working with consultancies to optimise the design for manufacture.- Member of the board with major input into all key decisions.- Public face of the company, appearing on panels and giving pitches, interviews & presentations, including presenting with Kevin McCloud on stage at Grand Designs Live and sitting on panels alongside luminaries such as Brent Hoberman and Lord Drayson.Main achievements of DIY Kyoto:- Launching one of the very first home energy monitors available anywhere in the world- As early Smart Home pioneers, developing and ecosystem of products & turning Wattson into a hub that intelligently controlled other home appliances.- Securing pre-seed funding from NESTA enabling the launch of Wattson as a luxury design piece handmade in the UK.- Coverage on BBC2 & Channel 4 and in The Guardian, Wallpaper, Vogue, BA Business Life and many others.- Developing a strong brand with a clear vision to design aspirational products with positive environmental impacts.- Securing multiple round of investment to launch a mass-produced Wattson and the Holmes online user community.- Setting up low-volume production in UK then medium-volume in China.- Launching Wattson in UK to consumer & business markets via all channels: direct via own online store, via bricks & mortar and internet retailers & via distributors.- Selling Wattson internationally directly and with local distributors around the world.- Being selected for the UKTI Clean & Cool Mission to Silicon Valley engaging with some of the top US Tech Companies and investors.
Rich Woods Skills
Rich Woods Education Details
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NestaCreative Pioneer Programm
Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Woods
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Rich Woods works for Undaunted: Tackling Climate Change With Innovation
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Rich Woods's current role is Sustainability-driven Innovator and Entrepreneur.
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What schools did Rich Woods attend?
Rich Woods attended Imperial College London, University Of Birmingham, Royal College Of Art, Nesta.
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Rich Woods has skills like Renewable Energy, Energy, Environmental Awareness, Product Development, Industrial Design, Experience Design, Product Design, Product Management, Interaction Design, Entrepreneurship, Start Ups, Sustainability.
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