SUPPORTER PROFILE
For the love of entrepreneurs Allan and Tessa English have been Opportunity supporters for 20 years. Allan is the founder of SilverChef*, a company that provides hospitality equipment finance. Opportunity’s Veronika Peters talked with Allan about the state of the world, his journey as an entrepreneur and his passion to empower other entrepreneurs. Veronika Peters: How has isolation changed your day-to-day life? Allan English: My diary has shifted from a lot of ‘doing’ to ‘being.’ I am enjoying the change of pace and it has given me
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the opportunity to think through the challenges ahead. VP: As a global thought leader what are some of the big challenges you see looking ahead? AE: There is a growing movement that wants to see change – the general theme is around sustainability and social equity. I am particularly worried about the 70 million refugees around the world and the people that Opportunity serves. 50 per cent of the global population is earning less than $5.50 a day. They don’t have the infrastructure to deal with a major pandemic and we could see millions of lives lost – getting through the next 12 months will be tough.
