Rebuilding Connection in the Community Through Vivify

In this episode of the WeArePoWEr Podcast we talk with Vivify founder Russell Teale about turning idle school facilities into living community spaces, from choirs to junior football and why profit and purpose work better together. The journey runs from redundancy to scale, with lessons on traction, leadership, and values‑aligned investors. Here's what you can expect to hear: ➡️founding Vivify during lockdown and backing values ➡️lessons from a startup and the meaning of traction ➡️shifting from gyms to school‑led community spaces ➡️how the model creates local jobs and revenue for schools ➡️scaling from founder‑led hustle to a 500‑person team ➡️long‑term vision to reach every school and beyond Find out more about We Are PoWEr here. 💫

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Rebuilding Connection in the Community Through Vivify is an episode from Northern Power Women Podcast by powered by Simone Roche MBE and Northern PoWEr Women .

This episode is 26:07 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2026.

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