By Audrey Ezekwesili, Founder of Facilitate4Me
If I asked you “What advice would you give a younger you in the transport industry”, what would your response be?
Audrey Ezekwesili (left) at our Annual Mince Pies and Networking
As one of the premier mentors in the Advance programme, I have been matched with mentees who are spookingly, younger versions of me - with the drive, ambition, determination, frustrations, challenges and self-doubts that I had all those years ago. I was fortunate to have had patient mentors who provided invaluable guidance and who contributed to successes in the industry. But I will admit that luck played a big part in me connecting with these mentors.
Today, the Advance programme takes out that element of luck and replaces it with a process of carefully matched mentors and mentees who have similar professional interests, core values and a genuine passion to learn from each other. It’s been an absolute pleasure to be a part of the Advance programme journey. Why wouldn’t it be? Now, I don’t have to wonder what advice I would give to a young me. As a mentor in the Advance programme, I am happily giving it.
Audrey is a long-standing member of Women in Transport and has been a mentor on Advance since the pilot programme. Audrey is a change management specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the transport industry and a qualified coach.
Applications for Advance 2020 are now open until 14 October 2019. All members of Women in Transport can apply to be a mentee on Advance and any manager level or above, man or woman, who currently works in or is affiliated with the transport sector can apply to be a mentor for Advance.
Advance 2020 is generously sponsored by TXM Recruit, Xanta Rail, Steer and Brighton & Hove Buses.