Robert Hall
Co-Founder
Hometown: Birmingham
University: Loughborough University
Hobbies: Golf, Cricket, Football, Rugby
Robert Hall is one of the Founders of Gradfeed. Robert is instrumental in growing the business through commercial acumen and ability to communicate effectively across business. Robert has a proven track record of being able to grow business at Senior Level and has dealt with some of the largest retail businesses within the UK. Robert’s strengths are financial analysis, business development, commercial awareness.
Having worked in the built environment and Property Industry; Robert understands the variety and benefits that are associated and over the past 4 years, has experienced the lack of exposure to these industries. Gradfeed is to aid the industry by widening it’s network and providing students across the UK the opportunity of entering into the profession.
“Gradfeed has been created to enable businesses of all shapes and sizes to communicate with an inclusive and diverse audience of both Cognates and non-cognates”
Feel free to contact me:
rob@gradfeed.com
Gerard McVeigh
Co-Founder
Hometown: Warwick
University: Loughborough University
Hobbies: Tennis, Football
Gerard McVeigh is one of the Founders of Gradfeed. Gerard has extensive experience of recruitment within the Property Industry and understands the challenges that are faced within the sector.
Experience across the Residential and Commercial Property, Gerard understands the extensive opportunities that the industry has to offer.
Suleiman Hussain
University of Wolverhampton Ambassador
University: University of Wolverhampton
Areas of Interest: Residential, Development, Commercial, Mechanical & Electrical, Project Management, Construction Management, Cost Consultant
Looking For: Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Summer Placement, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Trainee Quantity Surveyor or Internship
Notable Achievements:
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Suleiman will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to her extensive network. Suleiman will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Anna Titcomb
Oxford Brookes Ambassador
University: Oxford Brookes
Areas of Interest: Rural / Residential Development
Looking For: Graduate Scheme 2021
Notable Achievements: Significant experience across Real Estate, Hospitality, Retail and Charity sectors – a proven team player with a focused determination, supported by strong commercial awareness and a diplomatic approach.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Anna will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to her extensive network. Anna will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Brandon Man
University of Bristol Ambassador
Course:Economics and Accounting
University:University of Bristol
Areas of Interest:Private Equity Real Estate
Looking For: Currently applying for Summer internships, but open to any Work Experience opportunities.
Notable Achievements: Secured 5 First-Year internships/schemes; Bristol Plus Award recipient; created Aspiring Interns.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Brandon will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to his extensive network. Brandon will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Antigoni Theocharides
University of Bath Ambassador
Course: Accounting and Finance
University: University of Bath
Areas of Interest:Residential and Commercial Property
Looking For: Full-time, Work Experience
Notable Achievements: As Chair of Bath Finance Society, I organised large and inclusive events with industry insights.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Antigoni will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to her extensive network. Antigoni will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Joshua Adebeso
Nottingham Trent Ambassador
Course: BSC (Hons) Property finance and Investment
University: Nottingham Trent University
Areas of Interest: Property/Asset management or General Practice Surveying
Looking For: Work Experience, Graduate Scheme 2021
Notable Achievements: I have played drums since the age of 4 and have honed my skills to play live shows and coach younger students. This has taught me that even at a young age that hard work pays off and if you put a hundred percent into something and really want to be great at something you can do it. The fact I got the opportunity to teach other students was very rewarding.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Joshua will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to his extensive network. Joshua will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Ben Duke
University of Reading Ambassador
Course: MSc Real Estate
University:University of Reading
Areas of Interest: Commercial Property
Looking For: Work Experience, Graduate Scheme 2021
Notable Achievements: Social Secretary of the Exeter Real Estate Society (ExRES) – High 2:1 score in my property-themed undergraduate dissertation – Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Ben will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to his extensive network. Ben will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Concilia Cossy Obinugwu
Nottingham Trent Ambassador
Course: MSc Real Estate
University: Nottingham Trent University
Areas of Interest:Residential Development and Planning
Looking For: Work Experience, and a Full-Time position in the form of a 2- year pathway with a RICS-accredited firm
Notable Achievements: I’m currently a Student Ambassador at NTU , Barrister and Solicitor in Nigeria
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Concilia will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to her extensive network. Concilia will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Freya Donaghy
UCL Ambassador
Course: International Real Estate and Planning Msc
University: University College London
Areas of Interest: Commercial Property
Looking For: Graduate Scheme 2021, Work Experience
Notable Achievements: Intern at the Land Collective; studied abroad at Tsinghua University, China
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Freya will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to her extensive network. Freya will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Ellie Dalglish
Durham University Ambassador
Course:Bachelor of Arts in Human Geography
University: Durham University
Areas of Interest:Residential and Commercial Property
Looking For: Full-time, Graduate Scheme 2021
Notable Achievements: I have always enjoyed playing sport from a young age, particularly team sports such as lacrosse and hockey. I would say that one of my proudest achievements was when I was selected to represent Scotland at the National Lacrosse Championships. Being able to play against and witness highly skilled individuals and teams was eye opening and an incredible experience to be a part of. I have continued to play lacrosse for Durham University and was elected to be the social secretary for the club for the year 2019-2020.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Ellie will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to her extensive network. Ellie will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Temitope Ologbonori
UCL Ambassador
Course: BSc Project Management for Construction
University: University College London
Areas of Interest: Development & Investment
Looking For: Graduate Schemes, Internships, Part-Time, Mentorship
Notable Achievements: I’ve completed internships in both contractor and client-side project management, allowing me to put the theories learned in my degree to practice in a professional environment. While interning in Goldman Sachs’ real estate development team, I was given responsibility for 82,000 square feet of floor space within a £1.2 billion London office. I also worked part-time for the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic where I developed and implemented a system to monitor nurse’s PPE usage, allowing for hundreds of excess items to be donated to hospital wards in need.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Temi will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to his extensive network. Temi will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
Ben Thompson
Oxford Brookes Ambassador
Course: BSc (Hons) Real Estate
University: Oxford Brookes University
Areas of Interest: Commercial Agency and Investment
Looking For: Graduate Scheme 2021
Notable Achievements: President of the OBRESS, A colleague and I worked on setting up a mentorship scheme for Real Estate 1st year students joining university at a tough time.
As a Property Industry Ambassador, Ben will be working alongside Gradfeed in promoting the property and built environment industry to his extensive network. Ben will be aiding the team in distributing useful information which will provide support to students in making the right decision when thinking about their career within the sector.
CREation Property Network
The new Networking Platform for the Property Industry
CREation is an inclusive property network that aims to join like-minded people together at the start of their career in property, offering free, interactive events and networking opportunities.
A networking company with the simple purpose of providing fun, free events where those starting their careers can meet and mingle with those in the same boat and even those already established in the industry.
Property Elite
Providing Graduates Support through their APC
Property Elite provides support, training and CPD to RICS APC, AssocRICS and Senior Professional candidates, qualified Chartered Surveyors and students.
University can be tough – juggling academic, life and financial pressures, before you even begin to prepare yourself for a fulfilling career in the property sector. We’re here to guide you through the process and help you become the best Chartered Surveyor you can be.
Landaid
The Property Industry Charity
LandAid is the property industry charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK.
We bring together businesses and individuals from across the industry to support charities delivering life-changing projects for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness.
As a charitable trust, we award grants to exceptional charities in the UK who are working to tackle youth homelessness. Our grants are invested in capital projects which provide much-needed homes for young people.
We also provide free professional property expertise and know-how to our charity partners through our successful pro bono programme.
Our key aims are:
To provide accommodation and support for young people who have been homeless
To profile youth homelessness within the property industry, especially where we can offer young people a platform to have their voices heard
The Land Collective
Your source for Property and Built Environment commentary
The Land Collective is an award-winning, content-led platform that encourages the next generation of professionals to provide commentary on the property market and the wider built environment. Through the use of; written articles, research reports, and media, we hope to provide education and commercial awareness about different areas of the industry from a birds-eye view – acknowledging the role each respective sector plays. We are a hub of current students and recent graduates from a range of different cultural and educational backgrounds which include law, construction, politics, economics, and planning.
The Land Collective works predominately with 16-30 year-olds to equip them with the tools needed to express their ideas eloquently and critically on an online platform.
BAME In Property
Bringing Ethnicity to Property
After reading that 14% of the UK’s population classifies as BAME but only 1.2% of the built environment sector is BAME, Priya was inspired to create BAME in Property. After all, if the role of planning is to create diverse and inclusive communities, the sector should be reflective of this.
BAME in Property’s aim is to support talented people of all backgrounds, encourage upcoming generations to venture into fulfilling careers, and inspire businesses to create a wave of positive change.
Our approach is twofold, exploring the importance of ethnic diversity from recruitment, as well as planning delivery perspectives. We place importance on diversity of inputs and personnel to result in varied and innovative outputs.
Through engaging discussions, roundtables, workshops and networking events, we have started a conversation about:
Why there is a lack of ethnic diversity in the built environment sector
What are the main prejudices faced by ethnic minorities in the property and planning sectors
What can individuals and companies do to start addressing this.
Through our work and advocacy, we aspire to make the industry more attractive to talented professionals from diverse backgrounds.