Mark Boyle, 29, Bristol. "My passion in life is to use the power of sharing to simultaneously re-build local communities AND reduce waste. After completing a Degree in Business and spending 6 years in the organic food industry, I decided to follow my dream and vision. So in the middle of last year I sold my beloved houseboat to finance the setting up of 'The Freeconomy Community', a new project whose raison d'etre is to take the problems the world faces today and turn them into opportunities. With over 6,400 members and hundreds joining every week, this thankfully seems to have taken over my life!"