Gary Izunwa: Driving Social Mobility through referrals with Tangent

Gary Izunwa: Driving Social Mobility through referrals with Tangent

Author: JBM, James Mitra April 17, 2024 Duration: 47:33
“I think we over index on the significance of education at the cost of other important parts of the social mobility conversation.”  This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Gary Izunwa, Co-Founder and CEO of Tangent.  Tangent is an employee referral platform that makes referrals accessible to everyone and NOT just the privileged few with the best networks.  Prior to Tangent, Gary worked at LinkedIn and the British Council leading programmes for ‘Generation UK’, a multimillion pound campaign, committed to social mobility.  Most recently, Gary has also been named in the 2024 class of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Social Impact.  In today’s episode, we’ll explore his career to date, the journey of building Tangent and the power of mentorship and social mobility…  Episode chapters:  ➡️ Reframing mistakes & failure [02:39]  ➡️ Growing up with an entrepreneurial mind [05:24]  ➡️ A successful early career at LinkedIn [07:49]  ➡️ Taking a 80% salary cut to drive social mobility [13:36]  ➡️ Starting Tangent - the origin [16:44]  ➡️ Harsh learnings from building without your customer [23:29]  ➡️ The power & gaps of recruitment referrals [29:26]  ➡️ Closing social mobility gaps [32:40]  ➡️ Gratitude complex of socially mobile people [37:32]  ➡️ Audience question: Building your personal brand on LinkedIn [44:40]  ⛳ Helpful links: ➡️ Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyizunwa/  ➡️ Check out Tangent: https://www.jointangent.com/  ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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