{"id":31723,"date":"2020-08-14T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T09:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/?p=31723"},"modified":"2020-08-14T09:53:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T09:53:56","slug":"change-makers-maurice-ostro-obe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/change-makers-maurice-ostro-obe\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Makers: Maurice Ostro OBE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Philanthropist, entrepreneur and chair of the new Business Action Council <strong>Maurice Ostro OBE<\/strong> joins Michael in this week\u2019s Change Makers. Maurice explains the BAC\u2019s role in working to stabilise the economy as business begins the recovery from lockdown, and what he believes organisations need to do in order to thrive in the months ahead. 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