Motivez

Motivez is an award-winning youth-led organisation, founded in 2015, that empowers underserved young people aged 14 - 25 to access entry-level STEM jobs and become changemakers. They have directly supported over 11,000 young people across the UK through their grassroots, employability and advocacy programmes where they develop local STEM changemakers transforming their communities. The programmes and mentoring are delivered by relatable young professionals from leading partner companies such as Salesforce, Google, TfL, PwC and Rolls-Royce. This work has been highly commended and supported by the likes of the Royal Family, Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, Idris Elba OBE and Beyonce.

This impact has been featured in The Times, Evening Standard, and the BBC, as a leading voice for young people. If you are looking to access STEM or you are an employer looking to attract, engage or retain diverse entry-level talent, Motivez is here to support you.

Co-Founder & CEO

TEAM X44

Promoted to Race Engineer for Season 3 of the Extreme E championship, following the championship win in 2022.

Race Engineer

X44, formed by Seven-Time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, made its debut in the new Extreme E championship series in 2021. 

We race in extreme locations affected by climate change to raise awareness of the issues whilst providing opportunities to improve gender diversity in motorsport.

In 2022, we made history by securing the maiden World Championship, after two attempts.

Performance Engineer

Royal Academy of Engineering

One of 14 board members of The Hamilton Commission set up to improve diversity in STEM and Motorsport.

Board Member

Co-op Foundation

Co-op Foundation is the Co-op's charity, helping young people and communities work together to make things better.

Interact

A global community of mission-driven technologists - artists, engineers, designers, founders, scientists, writers, community builders, and more. We share an enthusiasm for making an intentional impact and find joy in thoughtful conversations. The ambition is that this community will, in its own humble way, help move the world forward. Our partners include Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital, NEA, Sequoia, and Founders Fund.

"People don’t do great things alone—progress is achieved together."

Fellow

Google

• Worked in a hybrid role building digital products and developing strategies to support clients such as Formula 1, BBC, News UK and Spotify

Summer Intern

• Developed internal tools for Google Cloud with a focus on UI and UX to visualise data in over 5 markets in EMEA, gather dynamic insights and improve revenue attainment by 30%
• Enhanced the design of an internal tool and automated the manual input by 60%
• Engaged closely with Sales Operations, Business Intelligence and engineers to determine the best technical implementation methods

UCL Entrepreneurs

• Worked closely with UCL startups helping them raise over £1,000,000 in seed funding 
• Funded 8 startups and led a team of 4 to grow the startup eco-system at UCL
• Managed sponsorship to use as seed capital for high-growth startups 
• Analysed over 60 business plans and shortlisting startups for interviews and the final round
• Organised three final round events with judging panels of top venture capitalist’s and founders 
• Previous judges included Google, Microsoft Accelerator, Accel, Balderton Capital and TechStars

Director

Rolls-Royce

• Saved £50 million in R&D and operating costs through redesigning a component, improving its performance by 40% for the aerospace programs including Trent XWB, Trent 7000, Trent 1000 and Future Programmes
• Pitched design recommendations to numerous Chief Design Engineers, the Director of Aerospace Technology and Future Programmes, the Chief Audit Officer and other stakeholders R-R
• Implemented across all new engine programmes

J.P. Morgan

• Selected to attend the J.P. Morgan Investment Management Spring Week with 21 other students
• Engaged in interactive workshops, case studies, work shadowing and a presentation where we pitched J.P. Morgan's products to senior leaders

Spring Intern

George Imafidon MBE is an award-winning humanitarian engineer and social impact leader from Peckham, South London.

George is CEO and co-founder of Motivez, an award-winning youth-led organisation founded in 2015, which empowers underserved young people aged 14 - 25 to access entry-level STEM jobs and become changemakers. They have inspired millions worldwide through their campaigns and directly supported over 9,000 young people in the UK over the last eight years through their grassroots, employability, and advocacy programmes where they develop local STEM changemakers transforming their communities. Their work has been highly commended and supported by the likes of Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, Idris Elba OBE, Beyonce and the Royal Family where he received an MBE for services to young people and STEM.

In addition to his work as a social entrepreneur, George Imafidon also holds the title of the Young Engineer of the Year 2022/23, awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. As an advocate for sustainable motorsport, he works as the Race Engineer for Sir Lewis Hamilton's X44 Vida Carbon Racing team, where he won the Extreme E championship in 2022 to conclude his second season with the team.

His commitment to giving a platform to underrepresented voices was further evidenced by his appointment to the Board of The Hamilton Commission to address the underrepresentation of Black people in UK motorsport. He also serves on the Board of the Co-op Foundation and took a gap year during his university studies to fundraise for the #AB1Million campaign, raising £1 million for the Amos Bursary to ensure talented young people of African and Caribbean descent have the opportunity to excel in education and beyond.

George Imafidon MBE

Asset Management Degree Apprentice

The Black Apprentice Network (BAN)

Finance Industry Ambassador

Working alongside the Motivez team to promote the company and ongoing events.

Ambassador

Unilever

A mentee on the bInspired programme which is an 8-month mentoring programme delivered through a partnership with bloss.m and Unilever.

bInspired x Unilever 22-23 Mentoring Programme

Financial Times

Collaborating with pupils around the globe to make the financial times more accessible to students Directing students in completing assignments and projects related to subject material.
Leading group activities and meetings, continuing student development and growth through a safe space to talk to give their opinions on the FT so it can improve for the younger generation

Financial Times Advocates Programme

Surrey Physio

Working part time with the operations and administrative teams of this physiotherapy establishment in Surrey assisting with the smooth operations of the company.
Maintaining impeccable office organisation to support efficiency, professionalism, and performance objectives.
Managing client communications by answering phones and corresponding through email.

Administrator

Vodafone

Completed the Vodafone Innovators Virtual Work Experience in collaboration with Springpod.
Introduced to Vodafone and the services they offer.
Introduced to data analytics and product creation.
Came up with and created a unique idea for an Internet of Things product that would fit the Vodafone brand.

Work Experience

Bank of England

Selected out of 100 students to be one of the 30 group cohort at the event. 
Gained an insight into apprenticeship opportunities 
offered by the Bank of England.

Insight day

Capgemini

Familiarised myself with different software used in the tech industry such as Tableau.
Worked with strict deadlines to produce daily presentations on various technology and business ventures.
Created a portfolio of the projects I undertook during the placement.

Luna App

Startup which aims to empower, educate, and inspire teens an all-things skin, periods, relationships and more.
Collaborated with management to support upcoming projects.
Shadowed daily activities of staff, gaining understanding of finance, management, and content creation.
Created presentations to present to senior management on school insights and how this should be translated into the app.

Having finished my A Levels, as of September 2023 I have commenced a degree apprenticeship at UBS within the asset management division.

taplio

The Battle

George Imafidon MBE

Jadyn Abankwa

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?