Liam Redmond: Social Entrepreneurship & LGBTQ+ Equality

In this episode, Donnchadh Kindlon talks to Liam Redmond. Liam is a graduate of DCU, (BA Gnó & Gaeilge, 2013). He is also the Co-founder (with Eve Kerton, BA in Communications, 2014) of Certified Proud, a social enterprise that strives towards LGBTQ+ equality throughout businesses and organisations in Ireland.

Liam reflects on the journey of setting up Certified Proud and how his personal experiences and passion for LGBTQ+ equality helped him develop the idea. The conversation also explores how networking is a critical aspect of social entrepreneurship, the importance of collaboration to bring about systemic change, and the role that higher education institutions and educators can play in championing and inspiring student social enterprise initiatives.