College open day with star speakers inspires teens鈥nd Joan Collins
Hundreds of teenagers braved the snow to hear from guest speakers at UCB鈥檚 All Stars Open Day last Saturday, with even Dame Joan Collins giving the event a social media thumbs up.
One parent attending with her daughter described the open day with a difference as 鈥渇antastic鈥� and the speakers who shared their stories to inspire school leavers as 鈥渂rilliant鈥�.
One of the most popular talks was by beauty vlogger Em Ford, who rose to fame with her video聽鈥榊ou Look Disgusting鈥�, shaming internet trolls who commented on social media posts where she wore no make-up. Going viral, it has been viewed over 26 million times and today, she works with major brands, media outlets and trendsetters, from Kylie Jenner to L'Oreal.
Event organiser Stephanie Galloway said: 鈥淓very speaker was amazing, such inspirational stories, and I鈥檓 sure everyone who attended took something away from the experience.
鈥淭he parents got involved too, asking great questions at the end. Some got quite emotional during the health and social care talk by award-winning mental health campaigners Jonny and Neil, whose moving story shook the world and inspired documentary聽Strangers on the Bridge.
鈥淥ne of our speakers and UCB alumni, Eren Wirizlay, even travelled from Dubai to talk about life in hospitality as the world鈥檚 first male flying butler, jetting back to the UAE that evening.鈥�
