Ndah Mbawa founder of A Gran Smile has had the honour to be selected to take part in The Institute of Health & Social Care Management’s (IHSCM) ‘Dragon’s Den’ event on 7th September 2022 from 12 - 1:30pm. Such a brilliant opportunity to be amongst other entrepreneurs within the social care space with a variety of services or technology aimed at improving the sector. The suppliers will pitch to the Dragons for 4 minutes, after which, Dragons will give honest feedback and guidance for a further 8 minutes, making their appearance a total of 12 minutes.. After all pitches have taken place, the overall winner will be announced.
The 5 Dragons taking part are:
Morten Mathiesen, Chief Marketing Officer at Sekoia;
Jasmeet Rai, Associate Director, RCH Care Homes;
Dr Kellyn Lee, Founder and CEO, Wiser Health and Social Care;
Phil Harper, Senior Lecturer in Health & Care Management, Arden University, and
Sam Hussain, Founder and CEO, Log My Care.
It is an impressive list of suppliers showcasing the incredible social care enterprises:
Emma Harding- CEO Of Pocket Carer a tool created by self employed carers for self employed carers to manage their self-employed care business on the go with tools like mileage tracking, account management for income and expenditure logs to keep track of all your income and outgoings.
Deepak Sampson is the inspirational founder of Ethel Care, an innovative touchscreen tablet that allows families and carers to stay in touch with their elderly loved one, via use of an ‘always-on’, large (16 inch) touchscreen tablet.
Anna-Sophie de Dreuille is the Country Manager, Famileo - Famileo Gazette which helps care settings make sure residents are socially engaged with family, friends and carers though a subscription to a personalised paper magazine full of family news and memories.
Paddy Gardner, CEO, Haelu -Haelu, Automated Care Messaging (ACM) by Cliniconex is designed to improve communication through a simple, secure and reliable system, specifically for the needs of care.
"Such a humbling opportunity", Ndah said. Having worked in the care space some 20+ years ago the need to serve was always present. I am thankful to be able to grow and share this passion with others. It is so exciting but brings axiety at the same time at being selected to pitch at The Institute of Health & Social Care Management event, as this will be an ideal opportunity to showcase the fantastic products we have on offer at A Gran Smile.