Hi – I’m Mohammed

Welcome to my website, where I talk about professional development and social mobility. If you want to collaborate, I’d love to hear from you. Just drop me message and we can discuss further.

About Me

I’m passionate about improving social mobility through public policy, organisational change and professional development. This has been the focus of my career but also motivates my efforts to support first-generation professionals.

As someone committed to supporting social mobility, I focus on empowering first-generation professionals to navigate, thrive, and lead in organisations. Through my work, I aim to break down barriers, share implicit rules of the game, and help build pathways for first-generation professionals to to succeed with confidence and authenticity.

I’m strongly driven by the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential no matter where they started in life, which is motivated by my own journey of growing up in a low-income family and low opportunity environment.

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Your background doesn’t have to hold you back.

There is a huge amount of research showing the range of ways an individual’s background influences their outcomes. But it doesn’t have to be that way…

With the right tools, support and mindset anyone can make significant progress in their career and lives more generally.

How we can collaborate

coaching
Coaching

I specialise in coaching first generation professionals providing 1-1 support to help them access and progress in their careers

training
Training

I offer a range of training covering core topics related to career progression and tailored to the unique challenges faced by first generation professionals. These are usually in the form of 1 hour interactive workshops

content
Content and speaking

Blogs, videos, podcasts, speaking at conferences and more…

Linkedin Content

I produce a range of content on Linkedin

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