From the boardroom to the front line: Carole Ditty on opening doors to opportunity As Chair of The Brokerage’s Board of Trustees, Carole Ditty helps guide the charity’s mission to make professional careers more accessible. But her commitment goes beyond the boardroom. By volunteering directly with young people, she is helping them build the confidence, skills and connections to take their next steps. At The Brokerage, we know that meaningful social mobility takes more than go

How a young carer’s experience shaped her commitment to helping young people discover career paths they may never have imagined. Growing up with caring responsibilities, Belinda Waiswa Kyewalyanga understood how life circumstances can shape the choices available to you. With limited time and little awareness of the career pathways open to her, she had to find her own way into the world of work. Today, working at The Brokerage, she helps young people navigate those same uncert

From candidate to Trustee: how The Brokerage changed Mo’s life "The Brokerage changed my life" Mohammed Marikar first discovered The Brokerage in 2004, when he was a sixth-form student with little knowledge of the City or the careers it offered. Today, he is a startup investor, AI adviser, university Fellow and Trustee of the charity that helped him get his foot in the door. His journey is a powerful reminder of what can happen when talent meets opportunity. When Mo first hea

30 Years. 30 Stories. Foresters Financial: A partnership with a shared ambition; to address the barriers and bring new perspectives How a partnership with The Brokerage is helping Foresters Financial widen access to careers in financial services, develop its future talent pipeline and create meaningful opportunities for its people to make a difference. Building a more inclusive workforce Building a more inclusive workforce starts with making career opportunities accessible to

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Slatter as our new permanent CEO. Tom has been with The Brokerage for 10 years, working across programme delivery and impact management, before taking on the interim CEO in early 2026. His experience and longstanding commitment to our mission ensure The Brokerage will be able to continue it’s mission of brokering connections for young people with the world of work. Tom said: “Right now, there are more young people not in

30 Years. 30 Stories. From insurance professional to mentor: Greg’s view from the other side of the table How volunteering with The Brokerage is helping Greg Johnstone open up the world of insurance to the next generation For some young people, the hardest part of starting a career isn't ambition. It's knowing what is possible in the first place. For Greg, a Senior Insurance Oversight Manager at Liberty Mutual, that's one of the reasons volunteering with The Brokerage matters

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Here from Jordan talking about his experience of volunteering at The Brokerage

What happens when a Brokerage candidate never really leaves?

Hear why Howard volunteers at The Brokerage and why it's so important in raising the profile of the insurance industry

From having no line of sight to a City career to shaping the future of insurance technology. How The Brokerage opened the first door for Edison — and helped him build a career in financial services Every young person starts somewhere. For Edison, that starting point was a Year 11 careers talk at school. He had no family connections to the City, no one at home who could explain how corporate careers worked and no clear route into the professional world. Then The Brokerage came

As part of 30 years 30 stories from The Brokerage, Susheel shares her personal history and gives a heartfelt insight into why she works at The Brokerage. Susheel's story highlights the deep connection she feels towards to young people we work with and her own goals and aspirations of responsibilty to continue to honour her family's legacy. Profile: Susheel Padda Head of Corporate Partnerships & Income Generation - at The Brokerage What is your own experience of social mobilit

A&O Shearman: More Than Two Decades of Opening Doors in collaboration with The Brokerage social mobility charity

How The Brokerage helped Sharlene discover that opportunity starts with believing in your own potential. As part of our 30 Years. 30 Stories. campaign, we're celebrating the people whose journeys have helped shape The Brokerage over the last three decades. Every young person has potential. But not every young person has access to the networks, confidence or opportunities needed to unlock it. For Sharlene, joining The Brokerage in 2019 became the bridge between ambition and ac

30 Years. 30 Stories. From Tower Hamlets to J.P. Morgan How one opportunity helped Arif discover there really was a place for him in the corporate world. As part of our 30 Years. 30 Stories. campaign, we're celebrating the people whose journeys have shaped The Brokerage over the last three decades. Today's job market looks very different to the one many of our alumni entered. Artificial intelligence is screening CVs, competition for graduate roles is higher than ever and many

Hear from Tom Interim CEO of The Brokerage tell his story around social mobility.

From Physics Student to Marine Business Analyst

The Brokerage showcases the support given to a school leaver who didn't want to go university