Grounds for Good: Coffee, Gin & Changemaking with Dr Rosie Oretti
After 30 years as an NHS consultant psychiatrist, Dr Rosie Oretti was approaching retirement when a volunteering shift at a homelessness café sparked an unexpected question: what happens to all those used coffee grounds?
That question eventually became Grounds for Good — a multi award winning circular economy business transforming waste coffee grounds into premium spirits, while supporting people affected by homelessness.
In this episode, Nikki talks to Rosie about starting again at 59, moving from a career in which she was an expert into a world where she had to learn almost everything from scratch, and discovering that purpose doesn’t have an age limit.
Together they explore creativity, resilience and the realities of entrepreneurship; why changemakers need to learn to ask for help; and how our previous experiences can find completely new expression in the next chapter of our lives.
Rosie also reflects on what 30 years working in psychiatry taught her about hope, human potential and the importance of believing that change is always possible.
In this episode:
- Why it’s never too late to begin again
- How coffee waste became an award-winning purpose-led business
- Creating environmental and social impact through entrepreneurship
- Learning, adapting and moving forward without waiting for perfection
- Navigating self-doubt and asking for help
- Why small steps can create meaningful change
A conversation about reinvention, purpose and the unexpected places where changemaking can begin.
Connect with Rosie and learn more:
⚡Visit the Grounds for Good website
⚡Connect with Rosie on LinkedIn
