What happens when you achieve all the right grades to have your pick of the best universities, but then decide that uni life isn’t for you?
Dan Ball is the Founder and CEO of The Early Careers Company and social mobility charity, The Early Careers Foundation.
As a straight A/A* student throughout his school and college life, Dan had originally harboured an ambition to become a neuroscientist until a year out made him re-evaluate where he wanted to direct his energy and talents. So, he stepped into the world of work and now, at just 26, Dan has created two organisations which between them “use careers to transform businesses, advance social mobility and improve lives.”
During our conversation, Dan shares how it’s possible to blend a commercial brain with a social conscience; the impact his parents have on his attitude to life and work; and the traits that have helped him get to where he is today. We talk about politics, ‘getting on with it’, why you need to work even harder when times get tough and why you never want to be asked to bring your own chicken when you’re invited to dinner.
Contains adult language but we’re all grown-ups here, right?
Find out more
Connect with Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhball/
The Early Careers Company: https://earlycareerscompany.com/
The Early Careers Foundation: https://earlycareersfoundation.org/
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