Next-Up supports employers with a range of services for directors, partners and employees to help them understand the impact of retirement on mental health and create a plan to use their skills and experience in new ways to ensure wellbeing.
A key part of our role is to inspire people to use their skills in new ways – one example is the 500 mentors initiative, launched with support from Leeds City Council
Ajaz Ahmed
Founder, Freeserve; business adviser; advisory board, University of Huddersfield Business School
Ajaz built and sold Freeserve for £1.6bn. He now helps businesses and is a speaker - and shares his thoughts on how to be more approachable to businesses who would like your help.
Denise Jagger
Partner, Eversheds Sutherland; non-executive director, chair and trustee
Denise Jagger, partner at Eversheds Sutherland LLP shares her experience and tips of becoming a non-executive director of corporates and trustee of not-for-profits.
Bernadette Byrne
Consultant; former company
director; trustee
Bernadette Byrne was a company director and found it challenging to shape a new life. She talks about the process, how she is launching a business, and her advisory and non-executive director role.