Level the playing field

Every young person should have access to a professional network that helps them.

The 1 Hour Project is designed to match students with industry experts providing invaluable insights.

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I am a student who wants to be connected

Networking is a great way for you to understand different opportunities and make informed career choices. The 1 Hour Project is designed to match qualified students with business professionals.

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The 1 Hour Project is designed to foster healthy relationships, which leads to people from diverse backgrounds and varied expertise coming together. Helping others gain an edge at the start of their careers.

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Right now, we are in the process of connecting our first 1,000 career-minded, talented students with experienced business professionals from the industry. Help us take this project further.

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Meet the 1 Hour Project Team

Claire Mason

Executive Assistant and Events Manager

Claire is an experienced Executive Assistant and Events Manager with over 8 years’ experience in the Higher Education and Early Careers field. Claire has worn many different hats within her career in sectors including; health and social care, hospitality and finance achieving a number of professional qualifications along the way.
Manny Contomanolis PhD

Senior Associate Vice President Employer Engagement and Career Design – University

High energy, enthusiastic and creative professional who loves solving problems and helping individuals and organizations achieve their goals. Manny loves to write and speak and engage with people to understand and help address their career related challenges.

Consulting is a passion as it allows Manny to apply my analytical and people skills with the ultimate goal of making things better.
Terence Perrin

Globally experienced, award winning expert in Talent Acquisition, Coaching and Learning & Development.

Terence is an experienced HR professional with a focus on Executive Coaching, Talent Management & Development and Recruitment. He has contributed to various media – radio, press, conference speaker, television – as a subject matter expert in talent management and development issues.
Matthew Molina-Pethers

Award winning senior talent acquisition professional with extensive global experience.

Matt is commercially driven and digitally led, and has a strong track record in stakeholder alignment, people leadership and change management in both Retail and HR. He has multi award-winning expertise in talent acquisition, management, development and data driven HR within NA and EMEA. Matt’s focus with Talent Acquisition lies within both early careers and experienced hire.
Fiona Belk

Human Resources Professional

Experienced Human Resources Professional with an academic background and qualifications in Coach Mentoring, Counselling and Psychology. Specialist in Talent Development and Business Partnering with a demonstrated history of working across a variety of industries including investment banking, energy and telecoms industry.
Bob Athwal

Award-winning coach, author, speaker and recruitment specialist

Bob has a unique background and perspective, he had been an employer, a vendor and a University. Bob is a regular International conference speaker, specialising in Early Careers, Student Experience and Student Outcomes. Bob has been the recipient of several industry awards relating to graduate recruitment and development as well as careers preparation within Universities.