Ep.17 - Joel De Mowbray & Morgan Da Silva - Connecting With Your Work & Building Beautiful Spaces

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My guests are Joel De Mowbray and Morgan Da Silva, together they make the founding team of Yes Make.

Yes Make believe in community empowerment through the construction of public spaces which inspire and are inspired by nature. Their process of ‘making’ in community spaces inadvertently fosters engagement from the community, from a place of curiosity rather than us giving unsolicited attention.

They aim to mitigate the Climate Emergency, both locally and globally, by encouraging outdoor education and facilitating low carbon transport and renewable energy whilst promoting creativity and play for people of all ages.

Joel De Mowbray has six years of experience delivering public infrastructure projects from cycle superhighway 4 to liveable neighbourhoods with Greenwich and Lambeth councils. Joel has been woodworking and carving for the past 20 years. It is something that has run in his family for 4 generations and has culminated in the start of Yes Make.

In 2020 Morgan completed his master’s degree in sustainable energy systems and the transition away from fossil fuels and its social impact. Since then, he has joined Yes Make so that he can put all his experience into the practical execution of mitigating the climate crisis in his home town of London through circular economy construction practice and facilitating renewable energy in community spaces

I first met Joel and Morgan in a session on a Sustainable Accelerator Programme, where they were developing the Yes Make proposition, and exploring the use of technology in environmental impact. Since then, they have continued to evolve the business and create beautiful community spaces - check out their Instagram feed here 📽 Yes Make Instagram

Our conversation starts with their thoughts on the future direction of Yes Make, how they met again after 10-years, and rekindled a friendship. The beauty of a conversation with Joel and Morgan, is that it can go anywhere! - we learn about Joel's rebellious streak, Morgan's time in a hippy commune and his visit to the Hadron Collider, their vision and excitement about the spaces they are creating, and where robotics might have a place in the future of their business.

I am very thankful to have had this conversation with Joel and Morgan, and I thank them wholeheartedly for sharing their story and experiences. A truly AWESOME dynamic duo!

You can connect with my guests here: Joel De Mowbray and Morgan Da Silva