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Victor Sosanya is an award-winning educational speaker, post-graduate, and entrepreneur, who has spoken to thousands of people across the world sharing his story of how he graduated from East London to Credit Suisse, and then to Cambridge Judge Business School.
He was awarded the 9th Top Future Leader celebrating outstanding African and African Caribbean students in the UK, and the Global Undergraduate Winner 2022 in the Economics category for his published research paper – an award he judged the following year.
He is now an in-demand education speaker.
Passionate in business, education, and entrepreneurship, Victor Sosanya holds a degree in Economics from the University of Warwick and is currently working towards a Masters in Entrepreneurial Studies from the Cambridge Judge Business School (due to finish in 2025). He also holds certificates in securities, investment operations, and derivatives from The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.
In 2021, Victor became the youngest stock trader on the Credit Suisse floor, first working as a summer intern, and then moving up to a Delta One Equity Trader, and then the Equity Program Trading. It was here that he develop a relentless resilience and soft skills necessary for early career success.
With a lack of soft skills increasingly affecting Gen Z when they enter the workplace, Victor was passionate about doing something about it, which made him a credible voice for education, early career success, and entrepreneurship.
In 2021, Victor became a member of the Foundation for Education Development (FED) Learners Stakeholder Council, offering an independent space to discuss and debate long-term education challenges. The following year, he founded The Valuable Community, a peer-to-peer skill exchange group for university students, recent graduates, and young professionals.
Victor now specialises in delivering powerful and unforgettable keynote talks, fireside chats, workshops, Q&As, and seminars. Described as inspirational and engaging, he is a catalyst for Millennials and Gen Z individuals, leaving them feeling empowered to advance in their careers.
He has worked with interns, graduates, and senior leaders, from multinational companies such as Amazon, as well as for freemans and liverymen at the City of London. He has also worked with the UK Government on social mobility and educational policies. Along with his private and government clients, he has worked with schools and highed education institutions, such as King’s College London, Swansea University, the University of Cambridge, and Warwick University.
– Education
– Early Careers
– Entrepreneurship
– Social Mobility
– Black Talent
– Leadership
– Personal Development
– Reduce imposter syndrome: gain practical tips and techniques to overcome imposter syndrome, allowing you to embrace your skills and contributions with confidence.
– Professional behaviour and ethics: learn the essentials of workplace conduct and ethics, empowering you to navigate professional interactions with integrity and respect.
– Understanding corporate culture: uncover the unwritten rules and nuances of corporate culture, enabling you to adapt seamlessly and thrive within your environment.
– Managing anxiety in the workplace: explore strategies to reduce workplace anxiety, fostering a more positive mindset.
– Boosted confidence and motivation: develop the self-assurance and drive needed to excel in your professional pursuits.
– Transforming stress into productivity: discover strategies to harness stress as a catalyst for growth and achievement.
– Mastering the corporate landscape: gain insights into navigating the intricacies of corporate dynamics.
– Finding opportunities in adversity: learn to identify and capitalise on positive outcomes within difficult circumstances.
– Maximising your value in tough times: explore methods for ensuring you receive fair compensation and recognition, even in times of upheaval, ensuring your contributions are duly acknowledged.
– Successful career pivots: acquire the tools and mindset needed to pivot your career path effectively and successfully.
– Mastering effective networking: acquire practical techniques for networking with millionaires and high-net-worth individuals.
– Selling yourself with confidence: develop the skills and mindset to confidently showcase your value and expertise.
– Identifying millionaire hotspots: explore venues and events frequented by millionaires, gaining insights into how you can increase your chances of encountering affluent individuals in a professional setting.
– Understanding your unique value proposition: discover the skills, experiences, and qualities needed to make you valuable to millionaires.
– Harnessing the power of referrals: learn how to leverage referrals to expand your network within millionaire circles, maximising opportunities for meaningful connections.
– Creating your personal brand: learn techniques for establishing and enhance your personal brand on LinkedIn.
– Mastering message engagement: discover proven methods for crafting compelling messages that prompt responses from connections.
– Becoming a thought leader: gain insights into strategies for positioning yourself as a thought leader in your industry on LinkedIn.
– Growing your follower base: explore tactics for increasing your LinkedIn follower count organically.
– Earning LinkedIn badges: learn how to earn LinkedIn badges as a testament to your skills, achievements, and contributions, enhancing your appeal to potential collaborators and clients.
– Fostering a sense of belonging: learn techniques for creating an inclusive and valued environment with a strong sense of community and belonging.
– Establishing rules and culture: discover best practices for defining and communicating clear rules, values, and norms that shape the culture of your community.
– Empowering members for active participation: explore strategies for incentivising and empowering community members to take on active roles.
– Cultivating entrepreneurial spirit: learn how to nurture and support entrepreneurial endeavours within your community, providing resources, mentorship, and opportunities.
– Building influence as a community leader: gain insights into tactics for establishing an enhancing your influence as a community leader.
Victor Sosanya led a wonderful input at the City of London’s recent event, ‘Skills: Trends and Next Practice’. He presented a very powerful argument for the value of fusion skills. The points he made about work experience and the tangible and intangible benefits it brings to young people really resonated with the packed auditorium. He is an inspirational education futurist.
Dr Anne Bamford OBE, Global Education and Fusion Consultant and former Strategic Education and Skills Director, City of London.
I partnered with Victor Sosanya to initiate an engagement event, for interns and graduates, and found Victor to be full of resources, great insights, with an amazing passion to create a great inspirational content, which matches Victor’s interpersonal skills at the time of delivering the key-note and peer-to-peer sessions.
The students attending the in-person and virtual sessions shared a very positive feedback; they were encouraged to think outside the box, to work together and learn from each other. Our team is looking forward to renew the experience with Victor.
Patricia Magnena, Early Talent Experience Program Manager, Amazon
It was a pleasure working with Victor Sosanya. He is very bright, full of ideas, and the video we produced together was a great success.
Phillip Ullmann, Director, Covenant Advisory CIC
Victor Sosanya delivered a workshop on Project Management and it was a thorough and in depth workshop capturing a lot of information that was useful to our young people interested managing events or projects from start to finish at work. I highly recommend Victor as a facilitator and we looking forward to working with him again the next couple of months.
Adelaide Lumor, Programme Manager, Good Growth Hub
It was a pleasure to work with Victor. I moderated a round table discussion and he was able to hold his own and contribute really interesting and valuable insights which fed into the conversation. I would happily invite him onto future panels.
Nadira Tudor, International multimedia broadcast journalist, and presenter. Managing Director, Create & Communicate
Victor Sosanya is an outstanding speaker. Our students really enjoyed his talk and found him very interesting, inspiring and motivational. We have booked him in to return to meet with our students again! Highly recommended!
Angela Judd, Higher Education & Careers Officer Mossbourne Community Academy
We welcomed Victor Sosanya as a speaker for our finance careers panel talk last year and he was an excellent inspirational speaker. He gave clear messages to motivate our students and to advise them on their options in the world of finance but also how best to succeed. We had speakers from a range of backgrounds and at different stages in their careers and Victor added a fresh perspective as an undergraduate studying Economics.
Victor reflects the background of many of our students here at Oaks Park and so his hard work and success was a great example of what is possible with the right level of determination and drive.
Mary O’Connor, Teacher of MFL/Gatsby Benchmark Coordinator Oaks Park High School