STRIVE Programme 2024

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS M O N D AY 2 6 F E B R U A R Y – F R I D AY 1 M A R C H

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MONDAY 26

Employer Showcase & Networking Event noon – 3pm, The Atrium

TUESDAY 27

Careers in the Wild Waters of the Cyber World Susanne Bitter (BITTER Solutions, Cyber Security Forum Initiative) 10 –11am, N3.13 Mental Health Awareness Jess2 (Bucks Students’ Union) 11am – 1pm, N2.11 Starting a Business Seminar Jake Schogger (Commercial Law Academy) 1 – 3pm, Online Professional Headshots Pre-booking required bucksstudentsunion.org/whatson 2 – 4pm, N3.14

WEDNESDAY 28

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CV Writing BNU Careers Service 10 –11am, N2.11

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WEDNESDAY 28

THURSDAY 29

Building your Handshake & LinkedIn Profiles BNU Careers Service 2 –3pm, N2.11 Professional Headshots Pre-booking required bucksstudentsunion.org/whatson 10am – noon, N2.08 Public Speaking Hilary Lyons (Creatively Coaching) 11am – 2pm, N2.15 What I’ve learned as a business owner (with no business education) Charlie Knight (Red Beard Barbell Club) 2 – 3pm, N2.06

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Building your Handshake & LinkedIn Profiles BNU Careers Service 10 – 11am, N2.10 Building Resilience Annice Thomas (BNU) 10 – 11am, N2.10 CV Writing BNU Careers Service 2 – 3pm, N2.10 3

EXHIBITORS ONE RECOVERY BUCKS We are the community substance ,misuse service. We cover all of Buckinghamshire. We are a specialist substance misuse service

HAY’S COACHING Hay’s coaching work with Neurodiverse children to help improve their coordination and sporting capabilities.

KING’S ACTIVE FOUNDATION Kings Camps operate children’s sports and activity programmes in the school holidays. We have amazing roles coaching sports and activities, teaching life skills such as swimming and even leadership roles to develop your CV.

WALFINCH Walfinch is a home care business providing the highest level of quality care to enable people that require support to stay living in their homes. We operate across High Wycombe and the towns, villages and surrounding areas of Buckinghamshire.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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EXHIBITORS SPARK2LIFE Spark2Life is a community-inspired initiative that empowers and advocates for young people by giving them the tools to successfully navigate key aspects of life to reduce and prevent the risk of offending. We exist to Prevent Harm & Promote Life.

Through therapeutic mentoring, delivered by volunteer mentors, we guide, challenge and/or affirm people’s values, beliefs, behaviour, and reasoning – wholistically helping them develop their capacity to independently manage life successfully.

We partner with communities and professional networks to ensure young people get fair process and reasonable regard especially where systemic injustice is evident.

MACINTYRE CHARITY Empowering people with learning disabilities to live lives that make sense to them.

ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE SERVICE & SURFACE FLEET The Royal Navy Submarine Service is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. It is sometimes known as the Silent Service, as submarines are generally required to operate undetected.

Stealth, endurance and flexibility. At the forefront of underwater warfare for over a century.

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom’s naval warfare force and a component of His Majesty’s Naval Service.

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EXHIBITORS THE SKILLS NETWORK Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible online courses of up to 14 weeks for learners living in England, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track career progression.

HIGHTOWN HOUSE Hightown is a charitable housing association (operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire) aiming to help people who need support and care or who cannot afford to buy or rent a home at market values. We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people.

We currently manage over 8,600 homes - mostly in the Dacorum, St Albans, Watford, Aylesbury Vale, North Herts and Hertsmere districts and employ over 1,000 staff (mainly in our care and supported housing schemes).

USPORTS uSports is a coaching provider where we strive to deliver highquality and engaging sports sessions to Nurseries, Primary schools & Secondary schools. We also deliver sports camps during school holiday times in many schools in the Thames Valley, Bristol, and Welwyn.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

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EXHIBITORS LITTLE KICKERS Sports coaching company delivering football sessions on weekends.

CLUB SPORT Sports coaching company delivering in schools and holiday camps. We deliver all sports as well as Likeability and Swimming.

ASHRIDGE HOME CARE As an award-winning live-in care company with over 30 years’ experience. We provide a skilled, conscientious and friendly carer to deliver one-to-one care to our clients in the comfort of their own home. We know that providing the very best care is about finding the right people who genuinely care about helping and getting things right for you. The training and support we provide for our care staff means that, in turn, they provide the very best level of care to our clients. We are extremely proud of the environment we have created where our care staff are valued and rewarded for the work they do.

BOX SEVENTY SEVEN We are a premium bar & events company that travels covers a range of different events. From Festivals and the Races, to Corporate events and weddings.

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WORKSHOPS CAREERS IN THE WILD WATERS OF THE CYBER WORLD Susanne Bitter – BITTER Solutions, Cyber Security Forum Initiative Tuesday 27 February, 10 – 11am , N3.13 Cybersecurity is a growing industry with a lot of opportunities for growth and development. It is an industry that has the potential to be lucrative, but it also comes with a lot of responsibility. Discussing possible career paths and sharing lessons learned.

Susanne BITTER is the Managing Director of BITTER Solutions Ltd. and serves as the Head of Regional Strategic Alliances (United Kingdom) of Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI). She has an MBA degree in Strategic Management from Nottingham Trent University (UK) and is a current PhD Candidate in the Information Security area at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Susanne is a certified and passionate information security and data privacy professional with over 15 years of experience within the industry, and holding industry certifications such as CISM, ISO27001 Lead Auditor & Lead Implementer and ITIL amongst others. She is also multiple times Czech national powerlifting champion (IPF), holds a number of national records and frequently represents her country in international competitions across the world.

She has been working in various business and consultancy positions across a wide range of industries, local authorities, pharmaceutical to oil & gas global companies.

Susanne’s long-term career within Samsung has equipped her with truly global Information Technology skills, Governance, Risk and Compliance knowledge. She follows best practice frameworks in Information Security, Data Privacy, Risk Management, and Business Continuity.

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS Jess2 (Hughes and Bradbury) - Bucks Students’ Union Tuesday 27 February, 11am – 1pm, N2.11 During the workshop, you will learn about the mental health continuum, how to support a teammate experiencing mental health difficulties and give them the motivation and confidence to make positive change in their lives as well as how to develop an action plan to teammates. You will receive a certificate to show that you have completed the accredited workshop.

HOW TO LAUNCH AND RUN A SMALL BUSINESS Jake Schogger - Commercial Law Academy Tuesday 27 February, 1 – 3pm, Online Practical tips for starting and growing a business as a student, based on the presenter’s experience of founding a business as a student and growing it into a 6-figure enterprise.

Jake Schogger is a best-selling author, qualified lawyer, entrepreneur, strategy consultant, and career coach. He is the founder and CEO of City Career Series and Commercial Law Academy, a publishing company and e-learning platform that has sold ~50,000 handbooks and developed 22 online courses designed to help young professionals transition into City careers.

CV WRITING BNU Careers Service Wednesday 28 February, 10 – 11am (N2.11) & Friday 1 March, 2 – 3pm (N2.10) In this session we will cover the dos and don’ts of CV writing so that you get that all important job interview.

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WORKSHOPS BUILDING YOUR HANDSHAKE & LINKEDIN PROFILES BNU Careers Service Wednesday 28 February, 2 – 3pm (N2.11) & Friday 1 March, 10 – 11am (N2.10) What is your personal brand? How do you network effectively and find that hidden opportunity? In this session we will look at how to network and Handshake and LinkedIn, sites that are a great way to connect with potential employers.

PUBLIC SPEAKING Hilary Lyons - Creatively Coaching Thursday 29 February, 11am – 2pm, N2.15 Did you know that 93% of effective communication is revealed through your voice and body language? Join this fun, experiential session to learn professional tips on dealing with nerves, effective body language and vocal techniques.

Hilary is an award-winning Communication Skills Coach who offers training in public speaking, presentations and interview skills. She is passionate about giving people professional tips and techniques, so that they can feel confident in sharing their message with any audience.

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WHAT I’VE LEARNED AS A BUSINESS OWNER (WITH NO BUSINESS EDUCATION) Charlie Knight - Red Beard Barbell Club Thursday 29 February, 2 – 3pm, N2.06 Important lessons I wish I’d learned before I started a business. I own a gym which I opened 5 years ago with a very limited understanding of what that would entail!

Suffice to say, it’s been a steep learning curve of immense errors, misplaced loyalty, soaring highs and crushing lows and an overwhelming desire to keep going!

Charlie Knight, Owner and Head Coach of Red Beard Barbell Club, brings over 16 years of coaching experience, specialising in Strength Sports. His journey includes an internship S&C position coaching at Harlequins RFU to now working with Olympians and Paralympian’s. In 2019, he took the bold step of opening Red Beard Barbell Club, a venture that not only weathered the storms of the Covid lockdowns but flourished, growing its membership in spite of them!

Charlie has graced international stages, sharing his knowledge and experiences at events such as Bodypower 2017 and Bodypower India 2021. His dynamic approach to coaching, coupled with his personal journey through various sports, makes Charlie Knight a captivating and inspirational figure in the world of strength and conditioning.

BUILDING RESILIENCE Annice Thomas - Buckinghamshire New University Friday 1 March, 11am – 12pm, N2.02 Our resilience training course for individuals teaches delegates about the basic principles of resilience, and shows how these principles can help them become more productive and resilient to burnout.

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THANKS FOR COMING A LW AY S S T R I V E F O R M O R E