Mayur Gupta – CEO and Founder of Career Accelerator
Supporting young people from diverse backgrounds have successful futures through working with top businesses and helping businesses drive social impact.
Mayur Gupta is the Founder and CEO at Career Accelerator – a youth organisation supporting young people from underserved backgrounds prepare for professional careers through employer support, whilst supporting business partners with employee volunteering, social impact opportunities and inter-company collaboration. CA works with 30 state schools across England, the UK’s 3 leading LGBT+ career conferences and 25 businesses (including Just Eat Takeaway, Centrica and Cisco).
Mayur achieved a place on an Executive Leadership Programme focused on Politics and Civic Society at Oxford University. He is a frequent guest speaker talking about supporting diverse young people, working with corporate partners, and entrepreneurship and leadership. He has spoken at The Economist, The Labour Party and Teach First and has contributed towards 2 books – DiversityEd and 26 Friends: Lessons to Learn Before It’s Too Late.
Mayur lived in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) for 3 years and Dubai (UAE) for 3 years. He is a marathon runner, voracious reader and avid networker. Mayur is a property investor and has a portfolio of 4 properties.
Mayur has been recognised on the OUTstanding and Empower Lists three times and was named as a LikedIn Top Voice for his work around Race inclusion, LGBT+ inclusion and entrepreneurship.
Mayur studied Business at Nottingham University for his undergraduate. During his time at University, he achieved 6 presidential positions, was voted in as the Business School President and set up an international social enterprise in Nepal. He was nominated for the Vice Chancellor’s Medal for his contribution to student life.
Specialities
- Supporting young people from diverse and underserved backgrounds for successful futures .
- Running programmes with corporates and the role of business for social good.
- Business entrepreneurship and leadership.
To book Mayur and enquire about fees please contact: mayur@careeraccelerator.io or book a chat with Mayur here.
What my clients say
“Mayur started a mentorship program for LGBTQ+ youth in the United Kingdom, masterfully managing a team of volunteers and creating meaningful opportunities for dozens of queer youth making their first steps into the tech industry. Mayur’s work ethic, passion, and management skills are almost fully responsible for the program getting off the ground and succeeding. It was a true pleasure to work with someone with exceptional communications skills and a real vision for the program.” – Gary Goldman, Senior Program Director at Out in Tech
“I had the privilege of working alongside Mayur within Enactus Nottingham. Not only did he strive to push the business forward, he proved an excellent team leader in all aspects. From his extensive research that proved incredibly useful, to his genuine kindness and support, Mayur was a pleasure to work alongside.
On numerous occasions Mayur went out of his way to help myself develop as an individual, and his advice was always helpful and advantageous. Additionally, when delegating roles, Mayur personally spoke to each team member to find out their assets and what they wanted to achieve through the project. This I believe helped to create a strong, hardworking team that were all eager to contribute and help develop the business.
I can quite easily say that Beyond Waste would not be where it is now without the leadership of Mayur. He is a lively, driven individual that would make a great asset to any work place.” – Araminta Stoddart, Project Member at Enactus Nottingham
Mayur’s non-judgemental, solution focussed manner meant that I always felt completely comfortable throughout the sessions, safe in the knowledge that he would navigate me towards a positive outcome. And he never let me down!
” – Christine Kinnear, Founder & CEO of With Insight EducationTo book Mayur and enquire about fees please contact: mayur@careeraccelerator.io or book a chat with Mayur here.
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How mentoring young people is boosting diversity and talent pipelines for businesses
In National Careers Week (6th - 11th March) Career Accelerator, an education business that connects businesses and young people is shining a light on how firms can nurture diverse talent and build talent pipelines through schools outreach opportunities. ...
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