Who stands at the front of the room
Doctors, founders, engineers and analysts, many a few years out of the same classrooms, and many giving their expenses away.
Our mentors are doctors and medical students, startup founders, data scientists, consultants, influencers, spoken word artists, public speakers, creatives, and Oxbridge and Russell Group graduates. Many once sat in the same classrooms as the students they now teach.
“The energy in those breakout rooms was incredible,” one mentor at the launch said. “The students asked such thoughtful questions, and I left feeling inspired by them.”
Many once sat in the same classrooms as the students they now teach.
Mentors are offered up to £80 towards travel and lunch. At both school events, many chose to give it to the students instead. Across the two days, £1,050 in cash was handed to students from every workshop as prizes for engagement. Workshops are grouped by field: corporate, healthcare, creative, entrepreneurship, leadership and sport, and academic.
The relationship does not end with the day. After each event, workshop students are introduced by email to their workshop lead, so conversations about applications, mentoring and advice carry on. Mentors are DBS-checked and trained, and the charity is insured.
Our first mentor-development partner, Spellbound, runs its first Empowered Voices cohort from 2 November 2026, and a formal mentor network is planned for 2026/27.
We list over 100 associates across six divisions: Entrepreneurship, Creative, Academia, Health, Corporate and Sport. To mentor, email info@empoweredvoices.org.uk with the subject line “Mentoring”.