Our 2023 MyPlus Annual Reception and Disability Progress Awards finally returned to an in-person event and was hosted by MyPlus Recruiters’ Club member Linklaters at their fabulous offices near the Barbican in Central London. With many of our clients and other guests who work or have an interest in recruitment and disability joining us, the evening commenced with drinks, canapes and some close-up magic from our Magician Dean as people started to arrive.

James Phoenix from Linklaters kicked off the presentations by welcoming guests and provided an insightful overview into his career progression as a disabled individual and how he has worked with MyPlus.

Helen Cooke, Founder and CEO of MyPlus, followed with a market overview of disability employment over the last year and an update on the latest news from MyPlus and the different parts of the business; MyPlus Consulting, MyPlus Recruiters’ Club, MyPlus Students’ Club, MyPlus Professionals and MyPlus Universities.

It was then time to announce this year’s winners of the Recruiters’ Club ‘Disability Progress Awards’! With five categories up for grabs, the winners who demonstrated they are committed to making progress around disability confidence were invited on to the stage to collect their certificate and a bottle of champagne and box of chocolate.

 This year’s winners were:

Enterprise Holdings for the ‘MyPlus Students’ Club Best Company Profile Award’
Jess Hayes, Enterprise Rent-A-Car for the ‘Most Powerful Personal Story Award’
James Ellery-Gower, Citi for the ‘Best Disability Speaker/Advocate Award’
KPMG for ‘Most Progressed Inclusive Recruitment Award’
Morgan Stanley for ‘Business-wide Engagement Award’

Further details and photos are available to view on our MyPlus Disability Progress Awards page.

After the excitement and obligatory photos Dean Leavy, member of The Magic Circle, the world’s most prestigious Magic Club, performed for us. As a former Magic Circle Young Magician of the Year, Dean’s act had our audience mesmerised at his incredible trickery and mind-reading, some of which involved the creation of a new MyPlus logo!

Our time in the Linklaters Auditorium concluded with Helen inviting our guests to enjoy the rest of the evening with more drinks, canapes, magic and a chance to network further.

Thank you to everyone who attended, congratulations to our Award winners and a huge thank you to Linklaters for generously hosting the event for us.