Our Team

Duncan Chamberlain, Founder and Managing Director

duncan.chamberlain@bridgingtothefuture.co.uk

Duncan is the inspiration and spirit behind Bridging to the Future. His experience encompasses working for multinationals (including Whitbread), SMEs, social enterprises and as an entrepreneur. He has also worked as a senior leader in high performing schools and for an A Level examination board. His drive and passion to support others on their business journey is rooted in a business philosophy which is based on nurturing, supporting and unleashing potential, and the systems and methods he has developed are based on his own learning curve, the benefit of a wide network and an intellectual curiosity. Duncan believes in a ‘small core model’ with optimal levels of delegation and empowerment.

Daniel Zastawny, Project Manager

Daniel.zastawny@bridgingtothefuture.co.uk

Daniel is young aspirational entrepreneur who recently has received his master and graduate degree from the University of Birmingham. He is passionate about the need to support charities, social enterprises and the third sector. A passion that has stemmed out of his long term commitment to his volunteering work with Birmingham’s most disadvantaged youth. Daniels desire to support the third sector has shaped his work here at BtF as he is involved in writing grant applications for many of our clients. Daniels entrepreneurial spirit has pushed him into combining his social work with his business work as he is looking to develop a partner business with BtF that will offer grant writing services to the third sector.

Ben Smitton, Social Media Manager

Ben.smitton@bridgingtothefuture.co.uk     

Ben is a young enthusiastic person who is committed to seeking how social media can help people and business network effectively in order for them to benefit from each other. He also seeks to see how networking can produce links that have social benefit. Ben’s skills are also focusing on marketing and promotion where he has been able to enhance these through his graphic design skills. Ben too has dynamic entrepreneurial spirit and is looking to develop new ideas.   

Chris Woo, Social Enterprise

Chris leads for us in research and delivery in disadvantaged areas, developing new programmes and approaches and piloting them in areas which often prove testing and challenging. His credibility and expertise in working in these communities and on these projects has been a significant factor in the company’s continued development.

Partners

Ben Inshaw, MD, Exam Central

beninshaw@examcentral.co.uk - www.examcentral.co.uk

Ben has enjoyed rapid progress as a young entrepreneur, and brings a fresh and dynamic approach to our work. His work in equipping disadvantaged communities to become more entrepreneurial has been innovative and successful, and as an entrepreneur in his own right he has been tested in very difficult environments and thus his experience has been forged in reality. Ben who was a former employee has established a partner business with us called Exam Central. His business provides tutoring of all different types of schooling for students across the west midlands and also his business aims to help disadvantaged youth in Birmingham.  

Will Evans, CEO, Amery Brothers

will.evans@amerybrothers.co.uk -  www.amerybrothers.co.uk

Will’s business career was preceded by education at King Edward’s School, Birmingham and Imperial College, London. His interests and passions are centred on environmentalism, social enterprise and business modelling, and his experience encompasses on the ground work in Brazil, India and throughout Europe. Will worked for a global telecommunications company as a business development consultant as well as for a number of charities and SMEs. Will’s entrepreneurism and intellect has helped to advance our business during his time with us. Will has developed his own business Amery Brothers, which has been supported in part through our business incubation support. Amery brothers is a consultancy firm that looks to provide strategy formation and planning for small business, charities and social enterprise. We look forward to watching how his business and entrepreneurial spirit will develop into the future.