Reach Next Generation

Grace Jeffries is on a mission to help girls achieve their goals through building confidence, self-esteem and independence.👩 Having founded ReachNextGen in 2021 with her Dad, Paul Jeffries , Grace has hosted Summits where hundreds of 11-15 year old girls from different backgrounds have come together and benefitted from advice and life stories from a host of aspirational achievers.

The Reach Next Generation Summit was held in London on December 9th - Our hosts Grace and Sreeja chat to some of the speakers

Today our guest is Neetu Kumar who the Senior Talent Acquisition specialist at Centrica and we are thankful for Centrica’s support of our London Summit

Today our guest Grace Webb .Grace is a qualified teacher and TV presenter and journalist in the Automotive sector and is the Grand daughter of the founder of Donnington Park, Tom Wheatcroft. Grace is also a keen runner having completed the London marathon in 2019 – This is going to be fun

Today Our guest is Shannett Thompson who is a Partner at leading Law firm Kingsley Napley and a member of The Law Society Council

Today our guest Erin Baker who has many roles but is the Editorial Director at Autotrader. She is also a judge at World Car of the Year and contributes to Vogue, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire and is a consultant to the Goodwood Estate

Today our guest Hollie Doyle who is a horse racing jockey who competes in flat racing .Hollie rode three winners at this year’s Royal Ascot and is the first woman to ride a classic winner and a Group one winner

Our most recent Summit was held in Nottingham at Experian's HQ on Saturday October 7th 2023 - Here's the Podcast

Today our guest is Bianca Robinson who is currently the CEO of Sleep Out UK, an Organisation where Business leaders unite to fight homelessness across the UK. So far Bianca has £3M raised from 5000 participants, and changed countless lives

Today our guest is Shilpa Lindley who is the Digital Director at Ardonagh Advisory, part of The Ardonagh Group – One of the Worlds largest Insurance Companies

Today my guest Sarah Taylor who is currently The People and Culture Director at Staffline Recruitment. Staffline is The UK’s largest recruiter, enabling over 40,000 people into “Goodwork” every day.

Today our guest is Tara Forde Head of HR Business Partnering and DEI at Experian

Today our guest Paula Karaiskos who is currently Senior Agent and Head of Press at Storm Model Management

Today our guest is Karen Webb Moss who is currently Chair of British Swimming. Karen has had an amazing career in sport having Worked on 10 Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, IAAF World Championships and FIFA and Rugby World Cups. Karen is also Chair of More than Equal – A not-for-profit initiative that aims at creating the first female F1 champion

Today our guest Simone Roche who is the founder of the hugely influential Northern Power Women

Today our guest Alison Donnelly who is currently CEO of More Than Equal - More than Equal have an ambitious goal: to find and develop Formula One’s first female world champion. Alison previously worked at No 10 as Prime Minister’s Deputy Official Spokesperson & Head of News

Today my guest Kate Nicholls OBE who is currently the CEO of UK Hospitality which is the trade association for all the hospitality businesses in the UK

In the first Podcast of season 9 Grace chats to The Rt Honourable Justine Greening who was Sec of State for Education an Minister for Women and Equalities

Reach Next Generation staged our latest Summit at The Etihad - Here's some takes from the speakers, guests and the girls

Our final Podcast of this series is with Patricia Lorde who is currently Global Head of Employee Relations, Operations and HR Delivery at Domestic and General

Today my guest is Laura Suter who is currently Head of Personal Finance at AJ Bell. Laura is also co-host of our Money Matters podcast which tackles finances from a female perspective and a whole lot more .

Today our guest Sara Duxbury who is currently Global Head of Learning and Development at All Saints and John Varvatos- two of the World’s biggest fashion brands. Sara is also Business Psychologist, C-Suite Coach, Leadership Development Consultant, Mentor , Award-Winning HR Director and Keynote Speaker

Today our guest Hayley Crosby who is currently The Transformation and M&A Director at Vita Group.

Today our guest Loretta Franks who is currently VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Kellogg Company

Today our guest is Zara Mohammed who is is a Scottish faith leader currently serving as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain since 2021. The first female, youngest and first Scottish Secretary-General of the MCB. Her vision is to invest in young people, inspire more women into leadership and build partnership across society.