Using a Tech-First Platform to Break the Link Between Background and Opportunity
Today on Leap Forward, we sit down with Joe Seddon, Founder and CEO of Zero Gravity, who is using a tech-first platform to break the link between background and opportunity. Joe discusses his journey from a state school in West Yorkshire to Oxford, sharing how habitual mentoring and "cracking the Oxbridge code" can 5x student success rates. He also highlights how AI is disrupting traditional "cookie-cutter" recruitment.
Let's see how he's defying the gravity of background.
01:04
Zero Gravity’s Mission: Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not
04:12
Why Opportunity Still Depends on Your Background
06:32
How Technology and Long-Term Mentoring Transform Outcomes
09:57
“Geography Is Destiny”: London and Regional Inequality
12:26
How Zero Gravity Began and Why It Started with Oxbridge
14:50
Combining Social Impact with a Sustainable Business Model
17:40
Millie’s Journey: From Home-Schooling to Oxford and Paramount
21:07
The Opportunity Shortage and AI’s Impact on Employment
26:06
Scaling Zero Gravity and Learning from Other Countries
33:57
How AI Will Transform Education, Careers and Social Mobility
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