Rise Career Accelerator Programme
A dedicated programme for women advancing in their careers
Have you reached a point in your career where you'd like to step up but feel a bit stuck? What does your career path look like so far? During the Career Accelerator programme, you will explore your approach to change, reflect on how you got to where you are in your career and help you work out some priorities for the future.
This 6-months long programme is designed for women who may have participated in our Rise Mentoring programme but are not yet ready for the C-Suite programme. It provides targeted support for those who are still advancing in their careers, offering valuable development opportunities tailored to their current stage.
Join us in Q2 2025
Applications for the inaugural edition of the Career Accelerator Programme will open in early 2025. You can register your interest by filling the form linked below in order to be informed of the programme details and application process when it goes live.
Who are Birdsoup?
Birdsoup was founded by Jo Hind and Alison Wilde in 2017, with the mission to make inclusion a business-critical issue; to help organisations put their people first and harness their untapped potential.
Jo and Alison met when they worked together as part of an all-female management team at AOL. Not only was this very unusual at the time, but for them, it proved to be a life-changing experience.
Between them, they have held senior leadership and C-Suite roles across the media industry, including at ITV, AOL, Dentsu, Omnicom, Channel 4 and Google; and they are also both working mothers. They understand the challenges people (and specifically women) can face at this level in business, and they are expertly positioned to lead this new programme for the women in Rise.
"Packed with creative, strategic and practical action and thinking, AND led by two fabulous and talented coaches who really understand women and careers, it helped me bridge the gap between where I am now as a leader, where I want to get to, and how I can build upon my skills to achieve it."
Become a Rise Member
Membership to Rise is free and is open to everyone working across, or aspiring to work in, the broadcast and media technology sector.
As part of our community, you will be invited to all of our networking events / conferences / panels, as well as be asked to nominate your colleagues in our annual Rise Awards.
Each member is invited to apply for our annual Mentoring Programme and we are always looking for volunteers for our Rise Up Academy programme and for contributors to our reports too.
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