188: Making the Difference: The True North Conversations | Anita Frost, Green Bean Studios

188: Making the Difference: The True North Conversations | Anita Frost, Green Bean Studios

From Change Makers: Leadership, Good Business, Ideas and Innovation by Seven Hills

November 27, 2025 · 22 min · Episode 188

About this episode

Anita Frost discusses her entrepreneurial journey and the impact of her character Green Bean on early childhood education.

In this special series of Change Makers, host Michael Hayman meets the business owners delivering positive impact for their people, their communities and the northern economy: leaders driving growth in unexpected places and sectors, nurturing skills for the future, leveraging innovation strategies, investing in nature, and fostering inclusive social change. In this episode, Entrepreneur and early-years specialist Anita Frost shares how her under-fives character Green Bean is helping children learn, play and switch off from screens. She reflects on building an IP brand from Manchester during the pandemic, the power of dyslexia in her entrepreneurial journey, and winning KPMG’s Black Entrepreneurs Award.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Hayman

Guest: Anita Frost

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • positive impact
  • innovation
  • education
  • dyslexia
  • social change

Keywords

  • Anita Frost
  • Green Bean
  • entrepreneurship
  • dyslexia
  • KPMG
  • Manchester
  • early-years education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Green Bean Studios, KPMG

Places: Manchester

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