We are delighted to announce a new partnership with CloserStill Media UK for the 2025/26 period.
CloserStill Media is a UK-based events company that organises award-winning B2B exhibitions and conferences across healthcare, technology, learning, and business sectors globally.
The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing social mobility by supporting young people from less advantaged backgrounds to reach their full potential and access meaningful career opportunities.
As part of the 2025/26 partnership, CloserStill Media will collaborate with Making The Leap to deliver a variety of initiatives designed to equip young people with key workplace skills, boost their confidence, and offer exposure to different industries through activities such as insight days, mock interviews, and interactive masterclasses.
Tunde Banjoko OBE, CEO and founder of Making The Leap said: “We are delighted to partner with CloserStill Media on our vital social mobility programmes, helping transform young lives across the UK. The CloserStill team share our passion for supporting young people’s futures, and together this partnership will deliver meaningful activity that makes a real difference to those we serve.”
“CloserStill Media UK is delighted to announce its partnership with Making The Leap, a social mobility charity we have long admired”, said Alexia Maycock, CloserStill Media’s Chief Marketing Officer. “We are proud to support this impactful initiative and are committed to helping young people overcome barriers to employment and personal development. Through this collaboration, we aim to encourage action and drive meaningful change so that all young people can reach their full potential.”
Aidan Gibbs, long serving employee and Event Director at CloserStill Media was instrumental in setting up the partnership, adding: “In over a decade at CloserStill, nothing has made me prouder than being able to announce our partnership with Making The Leap. They are truly an amazing charity doing transformative work, and the passion and dedication of the people behind it is incredibly inspiring. Supporting social mobility is a cause close to mine and CloserStill’s heart, and I’m thrilled we’re taking this step together with Making The Leap.”
To learn more about CloserStill Media, visit their website.
For more on Making The Leap’s partnership opportunities, visit our Work With Us section.
