Lenny Leemann
Lisa is an authentic East Ender of Polish and Irish descent. Lisa cares deeply about the community and making Tower Hamlets safe and inclusive for everyone, having always lived and worked locally. She started her career as a market trader and from an early age was honing her entrepreneurial skills. Lisa went on to support at-risk young people with legal issues and appeals. As a community volunteer, Lisa has raised substantial funds for education and charitable organisations and has strategically supported many more.
Lisa is a fellow of The School of Social Entrepreneurs, graduating in 2013.
She was also recognised in 2021 by being a winner of the Social Innovation Prize. This is is awarded annually by Trinity Hall College Cambridge, and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation based at University of Cambridge Judge Business School. It is given to a few chosen individuals for their achievement to date and for their ambitious plans for the future.
As the founder of Social Ark, Lisa helps grassroots social entrepreneurs, whom she describes as ‘hidden gems’, to use their lived experience to develop social businesses and to create a better life for themselves and the community around them.
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Lenny Leemann is a serial entrepreneur with 6+ years of experience in product management, engineering and marketing. Currently Co-Founder and CEO at VC backed Greenspark, helping e-commerce brands automate their impact strategy.
Previously founder of sustainable marketplace MAMOQ which was a top 100 UK social Enterprise as well as being incubated by Cambridge University and King’s College London.
Most recently Lenny was lead frontend engineer at real-estate blockchain startup Brickwise.