Living Without Answers
Sophie Hainsworth is the CEO & Co-Founder of multi award winning app LoyalFree. LoyalFree is a place app which promotes offers, tourism information, events, digital trails & more in various towns and cities across the UK, supporting the #shoplocal narrative for the high streets.
Founded in 2016 the app has been launched in 14 UK towns and cities and has many international opportunities. The business is based from Leicestershire and employs individuals from the East Midlands.
Named as Leicester Mercury’s Entrepreneur of the Year Sophie has had a varied career, from working at multi nationals in London to small agencies.
A keen traveller Sophie has visited 47 countries and created a business to cater to a lifestyle of flexible working around the globe. Along the way challenges have come in many shapes and sizes, from the pressure of cultural and societal expectations to battles with mental health.
Sophie will share her experiences and coping strategies which she has used to enable her to scale a company incredibly quickly and follow through on her ambitions. Sophie Hainsworth is an entrepreneur and co-founder of LoyalFree; a company designed to boost high street footfall for businesses in towns and cities throughout the UK. Just last year, Sophie’s company, LoyalFree won an award within the ‘Business Improvement Through Technology’ category at the East Midlands Chamber Awards. Sophie was crowned ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Leicester Mercury Women in Business Awards that same year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
