Charly Young
CEO & Co-Founder
Charly Young is CEO and Co-founder of The Girls’ Network – a charity that provides 14-19 year old girls from the least-advantaged communities across England with a female mentor and a network of professional female role models.
As a secondary school teacher, she saw first-hand how girls and young women were limited by their gender and background, and knew she had to do something! She left teaching, and has since grown the charity from supporting just 30 girls in 2013, to over 1,200 in 2020.
Charly has experience in scaling organisations from idea to reality, and has supported social entrepreneurs working in the education and social justice space through Teach First and the Fair Education Alliance.
She previously worked at the Royal Society of Arts as a researcher, was a primary school governor, and sits on the Expert Impact Alumni Board. Charly also shared what she has learnt about scaling with fellow social entrepreneurs during one of our regular Impact Labs.
Charly has mentored
Recruit For Spouses
Recruit For Spouses provide military spouses with the tools to develop, grow and gain confidence in the workplace.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
My time with Charly was useful and insightful as she was well prepared for our session. We will definitely connect again in the future and hopefully develop a working relationship.
Heledd Kendrick, Founder, Recruit For Spouses
Charly has mentored
Douar Tech
Douar Tech is a Moroccan organization that contributes to strengthening the resilience of vulnerable youth, especially women, from precarious backgrounds in rural and peri-urban areas, through training in innovative entrepreneurship and web development skills.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
Charly was a fantastic sounding board to the concerns I have shared. She has provided us with very relevant feedback to achieve our strategic objectives in such a critical time for our organization, authentic advice I very much appreciate.
Hanae Bezad, National Coordinator, Douar Tech
Charly has mentored
Link Your Purpose
Link Your Purpose is an online career development platform and social enterprise that uses innovative technology to improve the way career education is offered in schools in Jamaica.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
Charly was an amazing mentor, she listened keenly and offered sound advice based on her skills and expertise. She asked questions that got me thinking deeper about my business.
Lanisia Rhoden, CEO, Link Your Purpose
Charly has mentored
SEND Coffee
SEND Coffee hires and trains people with special needs or disabilities into jobs in the coffee industry
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
Charly’s insight into our culture made us realise what we really wanted to be, and changed our way of thinking about ourselves. It was one of the most useful moments in our journey so far, and we feel very lucky to have had the opportunity.
Harry Graham, Managing Director, SEND Coffee
Charly has mentored
Role Models
Role Models is a unique service providing skilled & engaging ad hoc and ongoing part-time childcare.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
I really enjoyed meeting Charly. She had some very useful, practical ideas that spanned board membership, sales techniques and recruitment channels. She also offered to follow up with me on a couple of things, which was extremely generous.
Hugo Shephard, Managing Director, Role Models
Charly has mentored
Social Ark
We support working-class young people to set up social enterprises guided by their own lived experiences.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
My time with Charly was really useful. She shared her experiences and tips relevant to my own work and I’m looking forward to implementing some of the things we talked about. Thank you Charly.
Lisa Stepanovic, CEO, Social Ark
Charly has mentored
It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
Therapy and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ people in SW England. Supporting, resourcing, and celebrating LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans+, queer and questioning) communities in South West England.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
Many thanks to Charly for connecting and helping me focus on key areas that will improve our organisation’s vision and theory of change. I feel more confident about what I’m doing as a Director and also the steps we can take in order to grow. It was a valuable and meaningful conversation.
Max Cohen, Director, It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
Charlie has mentored
Truagh Development Association
Truagh Development Association Ltd. (TDA) is a voluntary community organisation based in county Monaghan, Ireland.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
Charly was full of practical advice so the task ahead of me didn’t seem as daunting as before! She gave me plenty of food for thought about what I need to do to prepare for this growth and change while still holding on to our core values. This was a great experience that has helped focus me for the task in hand.
Fiona McCaffrey Jones, Truagh Development Association
Charly has mentored
Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
Tikvah Hope Sanctuary is a not for profit organisation created to bring hope and encourage resilience in the lives of young women aged 16-28 years across the United Kingdom. At Tikvah we work with young women irrespective of race, nationality or religious inclination.
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
This is the best hour I have spent recently! I have so much clarity around my goals and I feel empowered to take the next steps. A big thank you team Expert Impact.
Adebisi Ajileye, CEO, Tikvah Hope Sanctuary
Charly has mentored
Skate Cabal
- Recruit For Spouses
- Douar Tech
- Link Your Purpose
- SEND Coffee
- Role Models
- Social Ark
- It’s All About You Wellbeing CIC
- Truagh Development Association
- Tikvah Hope Sanctuary CIC
- Skate Cabal
I had a great mentoring session with Charly Young. Charly is such a great mentor and I learned so much from her as she provided valuable insights, helpful advice, and a wealth of knowledge in the Social Entrepreneurship space. I feel motivated and empowered after our conversation and I look forward to putting into practice what I’ve learned today.
James Kaguima, Founder, Skate Cabal
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