Sponsorship & Talent Frameworks
Develop diverse talent
Build the systems that power diverse, high-performing leadership. We design and embed frameworks that identify potential, accelerate growth, and ensure your top talent is seen, supported, and retained.
Talent doesn’t rise on its own. It needs systems, sponsors, and strategy.
Jeremy Stockdale and Ylead help organisations build the frameworks that power diverse, high-performing leadership by identifying potential, accelerating growth, and ensuring your top talent is seen, supported, and retained.
Because potential is everywhere. Opportunity must be too.
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Why Sponsorship Matters
Mentorship is guidance. Sponsorship is advocacy. It’s the difference between advice and access, and it’s the key to unlocking hidden talent.
The Data Speaks:
- Sponsored employees are 22% more likely to be promoted than mentored peers (Catalyst)
- Only 23% of employees report access to sponsorship, and underrepresented groups are least likely to have it (Mentoring Complete)
- Companies with formal sponsorship programs see higher retention and engagement across all levels (Fair360)
- Sponsorship drives visible advocacy, not just quiet support — and that’s what accelerates careers (Coqual)
Sponsorship isn’t a perk. It’s a performance strategy.
What Ylead Do
We design and embed Sponsorship & Talent Frameworks that:
Identify high-potential talent
across all backgrounds.
Match sponsors and sponsees
based on strategic goals and lived experience.
Train the sponsors
to advocate, not just advise.
Track the impact
through promotion velocity, retention, and engagement metrics.
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We help you build systems that see talent, support growth, and scale leadership.
What You'll Achieve with Ylead
When talent is seen, supported, and sponsored, performance follows.
Framework Feature
- Strategic Sponsorship
- Talent Identification Systems
- Sponsor Training & Accountability
- Impact Measurement
Business Outcome
- Accelerated promotion and visibility for diverse talent
- Stronger pipelines and succession planning
- Culture of advocacy and inclusion
- ROI through retention, engagement, and leadership growth
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Let’s create systems that don’t just support talent; they accelerate it.
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