We are thrilled to launch our fourth podcast series, this one titled ‘Transforming Futures’, ahead of launching our new strategy of the same name in Autumn 2024. The series explores the contribution that opportunities and support can make to transforming young people’s futures, together with how we equip the next generation for the future of work. Sharon Davies, CEO, interviewed a mix of senior leaders from different sectors, as well as two young entrepreneurs.
Each guest was invited to reflect on how the powerful chemistry of support and opportunity has influenced their own lives. The nine episodes, some videos, mostly audio podcasts, draw out the moments that really mattered to our interviewees. Their experiences cover both the personal and the professional, with refreshing honesty and candid insights. Their perspectives have helped further demonstrate the need for both support and opportunity to unlock potential and accelerate social mobility as a society.
In this episode, Rob Marcus, Senior Marketing Director Northern Europe, Colgate-Palmolive, reminds us that complementing support and opportunity with effort can accelerate pathways to success.
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A powerful personal story in which Dr Patrick Roach, now General Secretary of the NASUWT, describes as a story of second chances. Through further education, Patrick benefited from meeting people who told him: Patrick you can be and do anything you want to.
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During this podcast, Ian Howells, Executive Vice President of Honda Motor Europe, outlines to Sharon his own experience of building transferable skills and how leaders can support new generations to enter the workforce with confidence.
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David Boadu, not just a previous participant in Young Enterprise but also the founder of Vistella Cycling, talks candidly about his background and the opportunities he’s been afforded. David is a budding young entrepreneur from South West London, who first acted on his entrepreneurial aspirations back in 2011, exporting electronic goods from the UK to Ghana. Vistella is a company specialised in the design and production of high visibility and reflective cycling gear.
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We’re excited to welcome Rachel Hopcroft CBE, Head of Corporate Affairs at KPMG UK, as our first guest. Rachel speaks candidly about her personal career journey, times when she had to prove herself, and the skills she credits for her own success: building her resilience, stepping out of her comfort zone, and problem-solving. She explains how stepping into the fire and learning the importance of getting stuff done early in her career continues to guide her today, and reflects on what more we can do to help Gen Z build resilience for the future.
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