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Named one of UK’s kindest leaders. I get things done. Started Youth Group to enable millions of young people to access jobs, skills and mentors. We’re a youth technology company on a mission to create 10 million opportunities for young people to move forward. Known as ‘Young Jack’ in my role as the UK's Chief Youth Officer - A public figure that champions the interests of all young people across the country. Growing up in a single-parent household with a mother who was an alcoholic and being from a social mobility background I found it tough growing up. A lot of setbacks and a lot of no’s entering the world of work so this made me decide to do something about it and have committed my twenties to enabling young people to thrive. We do this through a series of youth-first programmes focusing on youth employment, mental health and diversity, which are enabled through successful collaboration between business, Government and education. I have been heartened by the number of business leaders who I’ve spoken to who share the belief in the need to harness the talents of an increasingly young and diverse workforce: a community that has been significantly affected by COVID-19, which has only exacerbated many of the issues they were already confronting, whether that is rising levels of poverty and youth unemployment; isolation and loneliness; or a lack of learning and connection with the world of work. Over the last couple of years I have won a numerous of awards for the work we have done to support young people. 2021 - Top 15 Young People to Watch 2020 - Named UK 100 Business Power List 2019 - Named one of the top 50 kindest leaders 2018 - Young Digital Leader of the Year 2017 - Named A Face of a Vibrant Economy