The Broker Boost Initiative has been launched by Jeff Knight (pictured) to “share the collective knowledge of the industry” through content and workshops.
The Broker Boost Initiative aims to increase brokers’ business acumen with content and workshops on a wide range of topics, including topics such as tips on running a business, entering new markets and increasing mental energy.
Brokers can see a range of content and subscribe by following this link: www.broker-boost.co.uk
The platform will not talk about products, according to its website.
The Broker Boost initiative has a steering group of industry leaders who give feedback and ideas to “ensure the content and events we create continue to be human and helpful”.
Jeff Knight said: “The idea started after listening to brokers tell me about their challenges. It was clear a solution was needed. The idea grew and evolved as I spent time speaking with a lot of people about the idea. This gave me the confidence to drive this forward. This is just the beginning, and we have a lot of ideas for the future.
“The market has changed so much in a relatively short period of time, and this new initiative will help connect the industry better” continued Knight.
Andrew Montlake, CEO of Coreco said: “This platform will prove invaluable to brokers who are effectively all small business owners in their own right. It will also give those organisations that support this the ability to demonstrate they care by showing they empathise with brokers, that they listen and can help.”
Rachel Geddes, MD Global Mortgage Management, said: “This is such a great initiative. So many important topics have never really been focused on before for us as brokers. It’s great to see a real focus and this is being led by brokers for brokers. Let’s all get behind this.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
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