Rioch Edwards-Brown

BIG NIGHT AT BAFTA!

Great to see so many talented young people from the community!

Many thanks to our speaker:
Lorraine Heggessey – First Female Controller of BBC1.

Lorraine is responsible for programmes such as X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, The Apprentice, QI…

Huge thanks to the TV companies who came:
Warner Bros, BBC, Sky, Bloomberg TV, Hat Trick…

Many thanks guys! x 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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I'm from London, Greater London, United Kingdom and I'm here to motivate others, expand my network

So far I have worked with a business agency, started trading

With 16 years in television as Media Campaigner, I founded So You Wanna Be In TV? a London based social enterprise to bring more diversity to television through consultancy, training and recruitment.

I started So You Wanna Be In TV? after my son was shot and stabbed in school. Rather than seek revenge I decided to reach out to the community.

So far we’ve been sponsored by ITV – Talkback THAMES & ITN and won the Precious Awards 2011 – Social Enterprise Of The Year.

Since May 2010:
* 259 diverse and disadvantaged youth have received free employability skills
* 34 candidates have been found work experience and jobs
I want the So You Wanna Be brand to be the market leader in bringing entry level diversity to all industries and in offering brand association to corporates in their CSR campaigns, among hard to reach youth and disadvantaged communities.

I'm interested in Social Business, Youth, Health, TV, Social Media, Social Enterprise

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My work as a Media Campaigner. For the last 16 years I have used my TV skills to run media campaigns to give families and children a voice.

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BIG NIGHT AT BAFTA! Great to see so many talented young people from the community! Many thanks to our speaker: Lorraine Heggessey – First Female Controller of BBC1. Lorraine is responsible for programmes such as X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, The Apprentice, QI… Huge thanks to the TV companies who came: Warner Bros, BBC, Sky, Bloomberg TV, Hat Trick… Many thanks guys! x

2 weeks, 6 days ago
Rioch wrote on Alastair‘s wire:
Hi Alastair – your info has been shared on my network! Keep up the good work!

2 months ago
Rioch wrote on Rachel‘s wire:
Hi Rachel – many thanks for the link – can’t for the life of me leave a comment. Now that I have accepted invite to your group. What is the literal next step to making a post on your group. Many thanks! Rioch

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On March 19, 2012 Alastair said:
cheers rioch – hope all is well
On March 9, 2012 Sarah said:
Hope you have had a great day thanks for all your kind words of support last night, greatly appreciated. I was wondering would you help me get discussions started around social enterprise, I have started a group http://www.virginmediapioneers.com/groups/the-journey-of-a-social-entrepreneur/
I would really value support , Hope to catch up soon
Sarah
On February 19, 2012 Victoria said:
Aww, Thanks for the connect Rioch, as i said before you’ve done alot of work which inspired me just from reading your bio. Can’t wait to actually check out the video’s and the website.
On December 17, 2011 Roy said:
Cool, speak soon

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