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Masterclass of the Month - Your Personal Brand: How to Stand Out & Shine August
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Your Personal Brand: How to Stand Out & Shine

Fri, August 15, 2025 at 12:00pm – 1:30pm BST  

This month’s Masterclass focuses on building your personal brand and the strategies you can implement to ensure you stand out and excel.

These inspiring virtual masterclasses are designed just for our AoA members, offering you unique insights and practical skills to help you excel in your apprenticeship journey. Join us to unlock your full potential, gain fresh perspectives, and build the confidence to tackle any challenge. Don’t miss this opportunity to grow, learn, and connect with experts and peers who are as committed to success as you are.

Come along to this 90 minute expert virtual Masterclass to discover:

  • What a personal brand actually is and how it can benefit your career.
  • How to be authentic with your personal brand and stand out.
  • Essential networking strategies to enhance your personal brand.

Meet your host – Sophie Poduval-Morrel, Future Faces Manager.

Sophie leads the largest young professional network in the Greater Birmingham Region. She guides and inspires young professionals across a diverse range of industries, from professional services like finance and legal to hospitality and creative arts.

Actively shaping Birmingham’s future leaders, Sophie connects with emerging talents, contributing to the region’s dynamic professional landscape. Passionate about creating innovation and diversity, Sophie is committed to playing a pivotal role in the ongoing success story of this vibrant city. Sophie believes that being authentic is integral to our Personal Brand and that having a good Personal Brand helps us influence others, provides career opportunities and helps us succeed at work.

Don’t miss out!  RSVP today to sign up for your place, add it to your calendar 🗓️ and remember this masterclass could count towards your ‘off the job training’ and continuing professional development.  

We look forward to seeing you there!

Jan Richardson-Wilde

CEO, Occupational Awards Limited

Jan is the CEO of Occupational Awards Limited, a Director of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink and an FE College Governor. She has over 35 years’ experience in the education sector in strategic and operational management of training programmes with colleges, private training providers, local authorities the voluntary sector and not for profit organisations. Jan has previously been a board member of the Learning and Skills Council, chair of the North Yorkshire Training Provider network and Vice-Chair of Yorkshire Coast College and a Governor of the Grimsby Institute for Further and Higher Education. She has extensive experience of education policy, apprenticeships, qualification, and curriculum development as well as business improvement.

Jan joined OAL in 2019, a leading non-profit industry-focused Awarding and End-Point Assessment Organisation, supporting a wide range of employers and of key stakeholders to succeed and surpass expectations. Jan is committed to continuous improvement and enthusiastic about improving the effectiveness, impact and quality of apprenticeships, education, and training in the UK and internationally. She has a wide range of experience of working in a collaborative context with employers and training providers to develop End Point Assessment, apprenticeships, and a wide range of vocational programmes.

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