our Advisory Board.
Business insight with social impact
at its core
Brave Mind’s Advisory Board brings together leaders from the business community who want to use their skills, experience and networks to create meaningful, measurable impact in young people’s mental health. Our Advisory Board is for people who believe that social purpose and commercial thinking go hand in hand and that strong, sustainable charities are built through smart strategy, partnerships and innovation.
Why a business-focused Advisory Board?
As Brave Mind grows, we are committed to building an organisation that is not only values-driven, but also financially resilient, scalable and impactful. This ensures Brave Mind can reach more young people, strengthen our programmes,
and create partnerships that work for both communities
and companies.
Jen Rouse
Jen Rouse leads our board. Jen is Managing Director of Team GB Foundation, having worked in sport for development for over 25 years. Her focus and passion is unlocking the power that sport and play has to enable ALL children to be happy, healthy and more active – enabling them to reach their potential. Cultivating and maximising partners, brands, and funders, enabling partnerships to come together and flourish. Jen works with passion, empathy, and pace to bring the right people together to make exciting and purposeful impact happen.
Our Advisory Board supports this by offering:
Commercial insight and strategic challenge
Experience of growth, scale and sustainability
Understanding of partnerships, sponsorship and
income generationA business lens on impact, value and long-term viability.
What does the Advisory Board do?
Advisory Board members act as trusted partners to the Executive Team and Board of Trustees. Members do not hold legal responsibility for the charity, but they play a vital role in shaping how Brave Mind grows responsibly and sustainably. The board contributes to:
Strategic growth and long-term planning
Corporate partnerships and sponsorship strategy
Income generation and commercial opportunities
Brand positioning and market credibility
Governance development and organisational resilience
A meaningful way
to give back
For Advisory Board members, this
is more than a title. It’s an opportunity to:
Apply commercial expertise to a clear
social missionInfluence how mental health support is delivered to young people
Contribute to a cause aligned with sport, wellbeing and community
Be part of a credible, values-led organisation at a formative stage of growth
Working alongside our wider governance
The Advisory Board complements Brave Mind’s Board of Trustees and our developing Youth Advisory Board. Together, these groups ensure that:
Young people’s voices shape our work
Strong governance underpins our decisions
Commercial realism supports long-term impact
Interested in
getting involved?
If you’re a business leader who wants to make a difference - commercially, strategically and socially - we’d love to hear from you.