Celebrity David Grant to appear at Kent 2020 event
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by business editor Trevor
Sturgess
Fame Academy's David Grant is coming to Kent to help
enterprising young people find a job.
The television star and business coach will be a key speaker at
the Kent 2020 Vision expo at the
County Showground, Detling, on Thursday April 22.
Construction firm Skanska is sponsoring the "Bright Young
Things" workshop at which Grant will help Kent businesses find out
how to offer opportunities to young people and boost their
enterprise at the same time.
The workshop will also brief firms on the current employment
climate for youngsters and their preparation for the world of
work.
It will also include a discussion with Sue Dunn, head of Kent
County Council's Innovation Unit, on the benefits enterprising
young people can bring to the Kent economy.
Terry Mitchell, Skanska's project director, said: "We're
committed to helping support Kent's young people to find their
place in the world of work. We already provide business advisors
and sponsor the Kent Young Entrepreneur KEiBA (Kent Excellence in Business
Award). We hope local business colleagues will be encouraged by
what they see and hear at this workshop."
Grant is a keen supporter of young people and an ambassador for
UK Skills, the organisation that champions skills and learning for
work.
He and his wife Carrie are among the best known pop vocal
coaches in the UK. Their involvement with Fame Academy brought them
to national attention, but they were already working with celebrity
clients such as Take That, Melanie C, Lemar and Will
Young.
Grant is also sought after as a speaker on senior business
management training courses and has worked for the Foreign Office,
Barings Bank, The Body Shop, Orange, and Express Newspapers. He and
Skanska have worked on numerous projects over the past 10
years.
Other celebrities attending Kent 2020 Vision include James Caan,
of TV's Dragons' Den, Nick Hewer, Sir Alan Sugar's right-hand man
in The Apprentice television show, and Jo Salter, Britain's first
woman fast jet pilot. Admission to the show is free but fast-track
entry can be obtained by visiting www.kent2020.co.uk
Monday, April 12 2010
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