Malcolm McClean spent the first twenty-three years of his life living on a northern council estate until his entrepreneurial journey took him from the poorest square mile in Britain to the richest. As well as self-made entrepreneur, Malcolm is an international speaker, consultant, social entrepreneur and writer. He works with large and small organisations to help people realise their true potential and to become more creative, innovative and passionate.

His client list includes The Football Association, The Big Lottery Fund, The National Health Service, Local Authorities, Sport England, Invest Northern Ireland, Age Concern and a range of bodies involved in social transformation and enterprise development. His work has been recogised with a special award from The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and in 2007 he won the 20,000 Unltd Millenium Award for social entrepreneurs. His quirky, unusual ideas for dealing with the problems received media attention throughout the world, including a dedicated edition of radio Four's Changing Places. He is the author of Bear Hunt - Earn your living by doing what you love which has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Turkish and Romanian.