MEET · LEARN · CONNECT

Where young talent meets local business

Networking and panel events where young, aspiring entrepreneurs and future business leaders meet seasoned business professionals and leaders. Real conversations. Real opportunities.

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HOW WE STARTED

Bold ideas need the right people

What's in it for you

We will happily make networking less awkward and a lot more fun, but we take what happens next seriously: mentorship, partnerships and doors opening for the next generation of business leaders.

  • A young man with curly hair, wearing a black t-shirt, sitting at a registration desk with a lanyard around his neck, looking at his phone, with sunglasses resting on his head. There is a woman standing in front of him at the desk.

    Meet

    Sit down with seasoned business professionals and leaders who have built something and want to meet the people coming next.

  • Group of three young adults having a conversation indoors, smiling, and enjoying each other's company.

    Learn

    Honest advice and straight answers from people who have done it. Real conversations, not scripted talks.

  • Group of six diverse people standing and talking at an indoor event or conference, some holding drinks, with screens and posters in the background.

    Connect

    Introductions, mentorship and partnerships that carry on long after the event. Real opportunities that start with a conversation.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Every big move starts with a first step.
Yours is booking your place at Connect.

  • Play your way in

    WED 28 OCT 2026, 4-6PM

    You don't network your way in, you play your way in.

    YouthTV Connect: Play Your Way In brings young entrepreneurs, creatives and business owners together with established local professionals over laser tag for real mentorship without the awkward small talk.

    Venue: Laser World Bedford

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WHY CONNECT EXISTS

Talent is everywhere. Access is not.

Young people with big ideas often don't know who to ask, and the business leaders who could help rarely get the chance to meet them.

YouthTV Connect was created to close that gap. Every Connect brings young, aspiring entrepreneurs and future business leaders together with seasoned business professionals and leaders for honest conversations and real introductions. Those introductions can turn into mentorship, partnerships and opportunities that would otherwise never happen.

It is networking without the awkwardness, built on the belief that the right room can change what happens next.

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