Adam Sibley is a passionate youth motivator who is dedicated to making social change. His Talented Young People organisation is all about bringing together young people who want to achieve great things wither lives and connecting them with information, advice, motivation, promotion and support.

I’m the Social Network Manager at UnLtd – the foundation for social entrepreneurs, where I work as the chief strategist of UnLtdWorld (www.unltdworld.com), the online platform for social entrepreneurs. Previously based in Toronto, I acted as Special Projects Manager at TakingITGlobal, the world’s largest online community for young activists, leading the overhaul of creative programmes and managing partnerships around collaborative initiatives. In the past I’ve facilitated communications for the Youth Caucus at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society, advised the Internet strategies of a range of companies and organisations, and was also Chief Editor of the Italian edition of cafebabel.com. I’ve spoken at a dozen international conferences about social media and ICT for Development, including at the Second World Urban Forum, the World Summit on the Digital Divide and International Chamber of Congress (ICC) World Congress. I hold an MA in Media and Communication Studies and a BA in Political Science. I am deeply convinced that social networking and technology when meaningfully leveraged can contribute to making the world a better place.

I live in North Wiltshire with my wife, three children and amongst great friends. Community life revolves around the church, the school, the heritage society, the village hall & the Pub! It’s a great place to raise a family being removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, but not too far removed! My expertise is in relationship based business development. I am not a natural salesperson so when I began began my career in Sales & Marketing 20+ years ago I needed to find ways to generate results in order to progress my career. I learnt that time spent in building relationships first paid dividends and led to better long term results than those achieved by salespeople with a focus on transactions and short term volume. I utilised that expertise in my own consulting business to help Business Owners build strategic partnerships to leverage their value, win better business and dominate market niches. Results achieved were spectacular. £200K to £5million in 3 years, startup to £1million in 1 year and £10million in 3 years. I now use this system to help business owners develop themselves, and grow their business through NRG Business Networks.

Elaine Budd started her own business at 24, a e-business company working with a profile of local, national and international clients, and is now the project manager for Plymouth Business Growth. A key part of this role is developing a programme of activity to help raise levels of entrepreneurship in the city of Plymouth. She describes herself as a catalyst and a glue until momentum is created and states that she is constantly impressed by the levels of commitment and talent in the city and the support behind the initiative ‘Making Plymouth Great’. What tools or resources do you use to keep in touch with people? All forms of media - email, web, partner publications, the local press, tv and radio and most importantly in person!

Helen is a 23-year-old sub-editor on the Daily Mail, and a graduate of Oxford University and the City University Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism. In 2006 Helen created Schmooze & Booze. Schmooze & Booze is a regular networking event for young journalists and other media workers. She wondered how it was that all middle-aged journalists knew each other and so the first Schmooze & Booze was held in August 2006 at the Commercial Tavern in the East End, the second in the Angelic pub in Islington in October, and the third at the Southwark Rooms in November.