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In the wake of the banking collapse, <a href=\"\/team\/michael-hayman-mbe-dl\/\">Michael Hayman MBE<\/a> and <a href=\"\/team\/nick-giles\/\">Nick Giles<\/a> wanted to bang the drum for small businesses and the visionary leaders driving them. <\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n        \n    \n        \n    \n    \n \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uc_fbps_slide elementor-repeater-item-cf914d5\" >\n  <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7876-scaled.jpg);\" class=\"ue-item-image\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n \n    \n        <div class=\"uc_fbps_content \">\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"uc_fbps_container_desc\">Through their work, Michael and Nick started to see a new breed of leaders emerging. Leaders with an eye for innovation, characterised by a restlessness to see positive change. 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These are the entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, business leaders and innovators that are realising the positive potential of business. We call them <a href=\"\/about-us\/change-makers\/\">Change Makers<\/a>. In a world seeking solutions to pressing challenges, they\u2019ve never been more important.<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n        \n    \n        \n    \n    \n \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uc_fbps_slide elementor-repeater-item-25bdead\" >\n  <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CPG_Future_Of_Work_Summit_265-scaled.jpg);\" class=\"ue-item-image\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n \n    \n        <div class=\"uc_fbps_content \">\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"uc_fbps_container_desc\">As the pace of change gathers momentum, society is facing big challenges. 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