A-Z Talks

Join young leader Zahra and her friend Christian Hobkirk who is currently doing a degree apprenticeship at JP Morgan - listen to hear his advice and experience of following the non- traditional route. *All of views are his own and to the best of his knowledge, they do not represent the companies view.

Join young leaders Zahra and Sarah in this conversation about the benefits and the downsides of doing a degree or apprenticeship.

Sit down with Young Leader Zahra Ali and Strategy and innovation Director of Lloyds Banking Group, Tasneem Bhamji as they discuss personal journeys. Tasneem lives in London, is originally from Birmingham, is of a working class Indian/Muslim background as well as being the eldest daughter/sibling in a family of four children and therefore truly understands and resonates with the experiences of many of our candidates Tasneem is also the founder of "Out of office real talk" a page dedicated to helping minorities, women and those from underprivileged backgrounds take up space and does so through providing top tips and 1:1 mentoring sessions.

Join Young leaders Sophie and Efe in a conversation about the stock market.

This episode explores the cost of living crisis from the perspective of first year and third year University students Aadil and Edna, as well as the perspective of a 2020 graduate, Niha. The episode focuses on struggles, the impact of the cost of living crisis on the mental and physical well being of young people and top tips on how to navigate the cost of living crisis including budgeting, bursaries, part-time jobs and more.

This episode discusses the experience of those who are not white, or white passing within the work place and exploring themes including debates surrounding identity, religion and slurs which all occur within the working environment.

This episode of A-Z talks features specialist coach Razza Zarr share his expertise on communication, public speaking and influence skills with Young Leaders Sophie and Efe.

This week A-Z Talks showcases a throwback episode from this summer featuring young leaders Efe and Yasmine. In this episode they discuss what leadership is to them and the opportunities that allowed them to discover this. The article of the episode comes from the Sunday Times and features our own Efe as he discussed his experience of the Brokerages Reverse Mentoring Scheme with the times.

Young Leaders Sophie, Efe, and Sultan discuss their thoughts on networking, followed by a discussion on an article from Forbes titled "Ten reasons why networking is essential for your career"

In this episode of A-Z Talks, young leaders Sophie and Efe pick the brain of public speaking and personal development coach Razza Zarr following the completion of one of his masterclasses. Razza expertly shares his wisdom on topics such as body language, intonation, and delivery style.

Join Sophie and one of our new Young leaders Zahra, hear them talk about what revision tips they have found to be the most effective.

A-Z Talks Exclusive: Personal Journey's with an associate at Hogan Lovells

Join us for today's exclusive episode with our Young Leader Ibrahim and Business Management Manager at Deutsche Bank, Rosa Alvarado-Sanchez.

Young Leaders Efe and Ayub discuss their thoughts on social mobility, it's effectiveness and criticisms followed by a discussion on an article titled “Can social class hold back your career?”.

Young Leaders Ayub and Efe discuss their own personal journeys and what they mean to them as well as their thoughts on an article titled “White private schoolboys ‘are disadvantaged group due to culture war'.

Young Leaders and hosts Edna, Warin and Sophie discuss Intersectionality; what it means to them, their personal experiences and it's implications.

In today's episode, we will be talking about H- How singing impacts Young People!

Episode 7: Lets go to G: Going Global: International Student discusses her experiences studying in the UK. We are back! In today's episode we discuss what it is like studying as an International Student. Victoria shares her experiences moving during the pandemic and how she has found studying abroad so far! Follow us to be kept up to date with future episodes.

Let's Figure out what's F: Financial Markets In today's episode we are joined by Associate Director Oliver from the M & A team at investment bank Peel Hunt! We discuss all things financial markets and more! Tips on entering the market and different routes to take. Stay tuned for the next episode.

Lets Evaluate on E- Economics

Lets discuss on D- Diversity In today's episode, some of our Brokerage ambassadors discuss diversity and inclusion. We discuss the importance of diversity & inclusion in society alongside, breaking misconceptions and barriers.

In today's episode, Year 12 student Wafiya Noushad shares her volunteering experience and top tips! We discuss the importance of volunteering and making a change in your community. Join us soon for another episode.

Lets Comment on C- Covid impacts (First and Second Lockdown) In today's episode, we will be talking about C- Covid impacts (First and Second Lockdown) We are joined by Pamela and Nafizah from the A- Z Talks podcast team.

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In today's episode, we will be discussing life as a university student and managing a work-life balance.

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Introducing the A-Z Talks Podcast - Meet the team. Hosted by the Brokerage young professionals. A-Z talks brings you closer to all the topics you want answers to. A-Z Talks is a podcast empowered by Brokerage Ambassadors who unite together to share their opinions on current affairs and discuss issues affecting students from disadvantaged areas. Brokerage Ambassadors work exclusively with The Brokerage in shaping and designing new and existing programmes to help increase candidate engagement. The mission of this podcast is to create an inclusive and innovative space where students can engage in topics that highlight the unique experiences people undergo in life and the kind of world, we envision living in. We want you to leave each episode having found a way to develop yourself and feeling empowered to explore new opportunities. We hope you enjoy!