Speaker · Early Careers Advocate

What happens when you stop following the path everyone expects, and start asking what’s actually right for you?

At 18, I did exactly that. I left university and took a chance on an IT apprenticeship instead. By 20, I’d become an analyst at one of the largest investment banking firms in the world. I’ve lived the uncertainty, so now I help students, universities and employers discover what’s really possible, no matter where they’re starting from.

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Chinonso Anatune speaking beside a slide that reads: at 18, the goal isn't certainty, it's self-awareness
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Schools & universities
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Years old, only starting
Spoken at & trusted by
Schroders
KPMG
Rothschild & Co
Investment 20/20
York St John University
Unifrog
Black Apprentice Network
Nottingham College
Doceo
Speakerz Space

The short version

Who he is

Anatụle (anglicised: Anatune)- to weigh, consider, and judge with clarity; to discern

The vision behind Anatune is a world where young students and early professionals come of age already knowing how to discern. For a student, that means weighing a university, apprenticeship or career path clearly, instead of just following the loudest voice in the room. For someone early in their career, it means recognising the skills that matter beyond exam results and grades, the ones that actually carry you through a workplace. And for both, it means building real confidence, the kind that comes from competence rather than empty encouragement.

That’s what this work is building toward: not handing students and young professionals a single route and telling them to follow it, but giving them the clarity to choose their own, and the self-belief to walk it once they have.

Read the full mission statement →

What does Anatune offer?

Speaking / four formats
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School & college talks
Assemblies and keynotes that make apprenticeships and self-awareness land with 11 to 18 year olds. I was one of them not long ago.
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University talks
Sessions for students and societies on alternative routes, early careers, and building a plan when the future feels uncertain.
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Corporate early-careers advocacy
Authentic advocacy for employers on apprenticeships, social mobility and early-careers programmes. Delivered with Schroders, KPMG and Investment 20/20.
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Panels, fireside chats & workshops
Interactive formats where young people ask the real questions, and leave with something they can use practically
His message
At 18, the goal isn't certainty. It's self-awareness. Start building it today.
Chinonso Anatune, on stage

In the room

Schools · Universities · Employers
Chinonso presenting a keynote to students
Presenting · self-awareness keynote
Chinonso speaking with a microphone in a crowdMic in the crowd
Chinonso mentoring students at a careers eventMentoring · mock interview
Chinonso networking at an HSBC Innovation eventNetworking · HSBC Innovation
Chinonso on a panel speaking into a microphonePanel · on the mic
What organisers say

The room remembers him

“

Nonso is an excellent communicator and a real inspiration to our students. He spoke openly about his own experiences and how growth is never linear. The students left knowing they could take on the world.

Teacher
Secondary school careers event
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He was absolutely brilliant with the young people and threw himself into the whole day. One of the teams he supported went on to win, and it was lovely to see how genuinely pleased he was for them.

Event organiser
Schools enterprise competition
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We would happily have him back tomorrow. He encouraged the students to build on their success rather than settle, and that stayed with them long after he left.

Event organiser
Schools enterprise competition
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He speaks the language of our students because he was one of them not long ago. Honest, warm, and genuinely motivating from the first minute.

Careers Lead
Sixth form college
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Chinonso showed our apprentices what the non-traditional route can really lead to. The whole room was hooked, and the questions did not stop.

Early Careers Team
Financial services employer
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By the end nobody was looking at their phones. They were looking at him, and then at their own futures.

Assistant Head
Secondary school assembly
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Bring Anatune to your organisation

Tell us about your school, university or organisation and what you want your young people to walk away with.

Or email directinfo@anatune.org
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Chinonso addressing a large audience of students Addressing the room