Journey Skills Podcast

It is possible to create a viable business while employing people with additional needs and this week’s podcast guest proves that. Nick O'Shea is the founder of Ignition Brewery in London, a successful business employing people with additional needs. At Ignition Brewery it's all about the beer because as Nick has found his customers don't mind who's making the beer as long as it tastes good! Nick's journey started whilst he was a regular volunteer at a UK charities event (Mencap's Tuesday Club) - where people with additional needs meet to socialise. He noticed that most of the people he talked to there wanted 2 things a relationship and a job. Nick didn't want to start a matchmaking service, so he decided to find a way to employ people with additional needs. He looked for a business which was labour-intensive and had repetitive tasks which would suit the people he would eventually employ, but that would also lead to an economically viable business. Ignition Brewery was the result. Nick explains it has not bee