149. Young People and Our Workforce with Sayce Holmes - Lewis

Adversity to Advantage

‘As adults we seem to forget that we were once children ’

It was so great to speak with Sayce Holmes - Williams, CEO of Mentivity, Activist and key note speaker and a coach of young people.

Sayce has a passion for raising the aspirations of young people between the ages of 8 & 25 by sharing his own personal stories and experiences of his childhood journey growing up in south east London.

His organisation Mentivity is an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that provides aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation based learning.

We go deep on:

• Tapping into your childhood experiences
  
• The importance of empathy
  
• Understanding individual journeys without judgement
  
• Current mental health needs of young people
  
• The loss of communication in today’s society
  
• Skills needed to champion mental health
  
• Sharing vulnerable experiences
  
• Breaking the stigma of Counselling
  
• Stimulating critical thinking in youth
  
• Engaging young people in the workplace
  
• Guided discovery
  
• Incorporating inclusive and supportive behaviour into recruitment
  

Connect with Sayce on Linkedin and see more of his work at Mentivity