I am an undefinable.

And I've lived beyond conventional labels for as long as I can remember. 

Titles like Social Entrepreneur, Endurance Athlete and Community Builder have shaped me, but none have ever told the full story. I've worn many hats, followed many threads, and often struggled to find a space where the whole of me could belong.

So I started designing one.

Over the past few years I've:

• Competed semi-professionally in endurance sports by getting sponsored and representing GB.
• Built the undefinable community, a 40+ person non-profit for those in the Age of Discovery (22-35).
• Written and refined the 3rd draft of my book on undefinable life design based on 70+ early readers. 

Along the way, I've learnt that life design isn't about rejecting structure. It's about creating your own.

This is why I founded undefinable life design. As a way to help individuals who live beyond conventional labels to design a life for their uniqueness. And for organisations to enable them to do so.


✋🏼 For Individuals

If you've ever struggled to answer "So, what do you do?" my 9.3/10 rated workshops are for you.

"Designing a Life That Doesn't Fit in a Box" is a 2.5h public workshop I host once a month. In it you'll map your many interests, draft your Golden Thread and connect with others like you.

→ Check upcoming dates: https://luma.com/undefinablelifedesign


🏢 For Organisations

Early-career talent (22-30) are the most likely to leave unless they feel aligned, engaged and invested in. 

With 51% of employees actively looking for new roles and 89% of Gen Zs saying purpose is key to job satisfaction, young professionals are hungry for meaning and alignment. If they can't it inside your company, they'll look elsewhere.

That's where I come in. 

I run interactive team workshops and off-sites that:

• Help your people discover their uniqueness.
• Connect their role with their purpose.
• Design a meaningful plan for their next 5-10 years.

The result? Greater engagement, stronger retention, and emerging leaders who bring their whole selves to work.

→ Book a call: https://calendly.com/charlie-undefinable/30min


🌱 The Movement

Beyond workshops, I'm also growing:

• The undefinable community - a non-profit London-based space home to 40+ members.
• The undefinable life design book - now in its 3rd draft.
• A newsletter read by 1,000+ subscribers each week.

If you’re an individual seeking clarity, or a leader seeking to engage your people, let’s connect.

Website: https://www.undefinablelifedesign.com/
Newsletter: https://www.undefinablelifedesign.com/

Charlie Rogers

Today was so much fun!

After helping organise last year's edition, it was great to go along to 2025's Portfolio Career Festival as a member of the community.

The team absolutely smashed it. They one upped last year with the incredible venue, speakers and topics.

I loved catching up so many faces both familiar and new. It's always such a lovely crowd.

Shout-out Fiona, Nicola and the whole The Portfolio Collective team. See you in 2026!

Helping undefinables design their life for uniqueness

When I was 17, one of my teachers questioned my choice of university in front of the entire class.

They were angry. I'd just turned down "prestigious" Russell Group offers to make Loughborough University my only choice.

I had to justify myself. I told them: "I'm not going to university for the degree. I'm going for the broader education. To join societies, do sports and meet incredible people. I know that will equip me with the entrepreneurial skills to start a business (my dream at the time)".

I didn't have the words for it then, but I was rejecting the default path of specialisation entrenched since the Industrial Revolution. 

This world my teacher valued was one that sought stamps and prestige, only to end up as a cog in the machine. 

My instincts were telling me to prepare for a different world.

Today, I call that world the Age of the undefinable, which rewards synthesisers and polymaths who connect disparate ideas.

That prestigious path wasn't wrong.
It was just built for a world that's eroding.

Now, 10 years later, I'm on business no.3, have built a truly epic community, am finalising my first book and have a career that is 100% undefinable. I'm damn clear on how I uniquely add value, precisely because I chose the broader education over the narrow, default path.

It's wild to think that my 17-year-old's 'mistake' is the foundation of everything I've built.

My book's manuscript is DONE! 🥳

Today is a great day. In fact, it hardly feels real.

18 months after starting and 4 major versions later, I have 36,000 words that I am deeply proud of. What I've created perfectly articulates how to design a unique life that sustains your energy and income. It's my perspective on paper. And it stands as the book only I could create.

I now have a coherent metaphor for the entire book (more on this soon). The stories are relevant, diverse and engaging. And the frameworks have been practically lived by myself, my clients and other undefinables I've met.

I think this is the best thing I've ever created. 

Actually, I know it is. The 110+ early readers who offered their feedback, criticism and support has transformed my initial collection of ideas into the polished manuscript that I know absolutely resonates.

I can't wait to put it in your hands.

Now to put aside my Writer hat and put on my Publisher hat. It's time to add in the final imagery, lock-in the cover design and turn my Google Doc into a physical book you can actually hold, touch and feel.

Exciting times! Let's goooooo.

Recently, I've been trying to live and not just exist.

When life gets busy, my default is to get grinding. I like to lock-in and keep the main thing in my sights until I can come up for air (Christmas this time!).

But, I realised I was ignoring the best part about life:

Actually living.

So, I intentionally set out to add some unnecessary 'distractions' that have nothing to do with being my most productive self.

1) I joined an improv programme. Which is turns out is basically 6 weeks of playing kids games with adults. As a group of complete strangers it's hilarious. We laugh. We play. We have fun. And we grab a pint after.

2) I bought a 400 minute Lime bike pass. It's so much better than the loud overcrowded tube. And I now get to play "What's in my basket?". So far I've found a still-warm burrito, an unopened Rummikub, and some leftover takeaway. I'll let you know when I find the lottery ticket.

3) I hosted a smoothies and spontaneity meet-up for the undefinable community. We grabbed a drink in Elephant & Castle, ventured into a flea market (where I got a new coat!) and explored an arts museum. All on one warm Autumnal afternoon.

A month later, here's what I've learnt:

These 'unnecessary' activities aren't a distraction. They're what give me the energy to keep showing up with a smile on my face.

They aren't draining me. They're energising me.

Earlybird

Supporting Claudine and the team on all things Earlybird.

We build AI-powered digital solutions to improve employment support services and drive participant outcomes.

Creating a future of more meaningful work for those who need it most.

| AI Infrastructure for Citizen Services | Tech for Good | Responsible AI | GovTech |

Senior Founder's Associate

Embarc

Embarc is the home and events-based community for future founders. We help one another go from 0-1 through connection and community. 

From problem solving to finding cofounders, we have partnered with top VCs and scale ups including Notion Capital, Antler, EF, Snowflake, Paddle and more.

Head of Events and Strategic Partnerships

Canvas8

Global Youth Advisor for Google (via Canvas8) - views are my own.

Cultural Strategy, Behavioural Science, User Research, Product Development for Youth Inclusion. 
Project sprints, qualitative user research and insight advisory councils.

Global Youth Advisor and UX Researcher for Google

The New Normal Charity

Co-hosting TNN's grief support groups: ‘Good Grief’, ‘Boys talk’ and ‘Parent Loss’ groups in-person and online. Facilitating, moderating and holding space for those in need of support. Putting my lived experience to use to help others on their own journeys. Suicide First Aider Lite Qualified.

Host for Parental Loss and Good Grief Peer Support Sessions

The Portfolio Collective

Helping portfolio professionals build their careers and businesses.

Founding Member

OPUS

OPUS is a community of builders, founders and entrepreneurs across London, UAE and South Africa bringing entrepreneurs together to create opportunity through the power of connection.

Carers UK

I volunteer to help influence campaigns, services and resources to provide the best possible support for unpaid carers in the UK. 

I focus, based on my lived experience, on male carers, young carers, carers rights and raising awareness for unpaid caring in a more flexible and open future of work.

Insight Volunteer

Generalist World 🌀

GW is a community platform helping generalists position their value and build meaningful interdisciplinary skillsets and careers.

Member

RyMcGee

Banner for my freelance work in the past and ongoing ad hoq client work and fundraising. 

I've supported enterprise GTM for B2B Service and SaaS companies helping secure their first five and six figure contracts, I've helped raise over £12k for charity in the last couple of years and more.

Charity and volunteering work includes with Essex Boys and Girls, 10x10 Philanthropy and Helen Rollason.

I host panels, run workshops on mental health in the workplace, and help people plan their sabbaticals. 

I’m also building a small portfolio of 'putting my own skin in the startup game' with(<£5-15k) ticket EIS crowdfund investments in: 
Heights, The Portfolio Collective, Niya.ai, SuperScout.ai, OPUS and yhangry.
 
Maybe you too?

ryan@rymcggee.com

GTM, Events and Community Consultant. EIS Supporter. Ecosystem Connector.

NoBa Capital 

The future of work requires No Barriers to skills, capital and knowledge across the startup ecosystem. 

NoBa is a high-conviction, hands-on investor to early-stage companies building the future of work and investing in worker happiness at pre-seed and seed stage.

Supported community, content, investor relations, event management and general operations during a transitionary period and fund 1 fundraise.

Interim Community Manager

Founder’s Associate to Claudine at Earlybird.

We build AI-powered digital solutions to improve employment support services and participant outcomes.

Creating a future of more sustainable, meaningful work for those who need it most.

Advocate for inclusion, mental health, unpaid caring and a future of work that creates more security, flexibility and social mobility. 

Member of Google’s Global Youth Advisory Board via Canvas8.

Building a home for future founders @ Embarc.

| Early Stage Startup Operator | Community Enabler | Strategic Partnerships | Spacemaker |

Ryan McGee MIEP

🤝What an inspiring (and award-winning!) day at the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) conference and awards on Tuesday. 🏆 

A ministerial address, a Mayfield review Q&A, and 300+ sector leaders with one mission: partnerships to Get and Keep Britain Working.

As we heard from Will Hutton, this sector is central to supporting long-term and regional inclusive growth economy-wide. 

A few themes really stood out:  
👉 Collaboration over competition across providers, commissioners, employers and tech partners is essential if we want to Get and Keep Britain working  
👉We need to move from only tackling individual barriers to addressing the systemic issues that create them. That means open source partnership, faster innovation loops and creative risk taking.
👉 AI, used strategically and with a human-centred lens, is empowering frontline teams to deliver more personalised, proactive and impactful support.
👉 Thinking ahead. From Will’s session: if Tech is our 20 year growth lever, how can we help? 

I was especially proud of our breakout session with Seetec, where we shared how our partnership is using AI to support advisers and drive positive outcomes from time savings to job outcomes. 

To then see that impact recognised with ERSA’s first "Introducing AI" award was a real highlight. Super proud Claudine Adeyemi-Adams FIEP, Louise Russ, Boris Bambo 👏

Huge thanks to Steve Hart FIEP, Rebecca Miles, Kayleigh P. and the wider Seetec team for making this partnership real in day to day delivery. This award is a testament to your commitment and curiosity, and it feels like we are only at the start of what we can achieve together.

😀It’s also my 1 year in the sector! 

It’s energising to see how much momentum there is to solve the wicked problems in front of us.

Especially for our 1m young ‘NEET’s’ who are locked out of work. Held back by COVID, disrupted by AI augmentation and left behind from work experience and youth provision changes - that’s who I’m showing up for. 

A huge thank you to ERSA, the sponsors and the whole organising team for bringing everyone together for a thoughtful and motivating day, and for the opportunity for the Earlybird team to contribute to the conversation.

Looking forward to connecting with more of the sector in the year ahead as we power more employment support, supported employment and other citizen services. 

See you next year 🤝 🏆

Senior Founder’s Associate @ Earlybird | AI & Tech for Good | Embarc | How we work defines how we live |

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Excited to be on my way for my second Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) annual conference. 

It’s an essential date in the diary to come together, celebrate, collaborate and innovate. 

I’m really looking forward to showcasing Earlybird and our recent collaboration with Seetec. (Plus, watch out for the ‘Introducing AI’ Award kindly sponsored by Twin Group 👀).

Claudine Adeyemi-Adams FIEP, Rebecca Miles and Kayleigh will be sharing the human impact of AI and and our platform on the frontline of employability. 

If you’re getting along - come and say hello and see you at the 11:45 breakout.

🗣️ Today’s a pivotal moment for social mobility in startupland. The landmark report surveying 4k+ UK Founders is LIVE! 

I was pleased to have been invited to yesterday’s launch of the inaugural Social Mobility Ventures report at Atomico. 

Here’s your topline.  

📊 42% of Series C founders were state educated (rising steadily from 25% at Pre-Seed), with 13% private schooled and 45% international

🤦 40% of founders at Stealth stage are state educated but this drops to 25% at Pre-Seed stage, with many citing access to investors as a key barrier to entry

📉 State school founders are underrepresented in the UK-educated founder population when compared to the wider population (59% compared to 93%)

🎓 Meanwhile, private school founders are 5x more common in the founder population compared to the wider population (36% compared to 7%)

Thanks to Angie Ma, Mark Sims and Suranga Chandratillake for an insightful breakdown and Q&A. And to LocalGlobe, The Sutton Trust, The Hg Foundation, HSBC Innovation Banking for their ongoing support of this work. 

It’s essential we get more people founding, building and operating from all parts of the UK and all labels - and to shorten the time to founding. This report helps make it clear that state schoolers have an extra something. 

More to do in 2025 and so much more data to get into from family background and educational attainment breakdowns and the amount raised by demographic. 

Read the full report here: 
https://lnkd.in/eaqVfEQs

Thanks to David Houghton, Ryan Procter, Harry Morgan and the SMV team for all of your work this year and congrats on a great piece 🤝

Get reading folks!

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