People Like Us
is an award-winning
not-for-profit
championing ethnic minority talent
until workplaces reflect
the world they serve.
is an award-winning
not-for-profit
championing ethnic minority talent
until workplaces reflect
the world they serve.
We are a community and a movement. Since 2019, People Like Us has brought together thousands of professionals, delivered mentoring programmes, shaped industry conversations, and championed legislative change. By connecting, developing and championing ethnic minority talent – and holding organisations and government to account – our mission is to make genuine workplace equity a reality across the UK.
Our Partners
events
Featured Event
PEOPLE LIKE US X LINKEDIN
We’re back.
And we’re teaming up with LinkedIn. People Like Us and LinkedIn come together for an evening of networking, connection, and great energy, bringing our community together with the people shaping the future of the industry.
Expect inspiring talks from outstanding talent from underrepresented backgrounds, real connections with industry changemakers, and a famously friendly crowd.
LinkedIn has been part of our story from the beginning, and this one has been a long time in the making.
Featured Event
People Like Us x Financial Times:
Cannes Lions 2026
We’re back. And we’re going bigger.
People Like Us and the Financial Times return to the Nikkei FT Teahouse for an evening of keynote conversations, creative showcases and real networking, championing the voices reshaping the global creative industries.
The stories being told still don’t reflect the full range of human experience. The brands and creatives closing that gap are the ones pulling ahead. That’s what this evening is about.
Want to be in the room? Apply for a complimentary in-person pass. This is a curated gathering of senior marketing and media leaders who are serious about diversity, inclusion and authentic representation – the people shaping what the creative industries look like next. Space is limited and places are by application only.
Spotlight
Campaign
NAME THE BIAS
This powerful campaign exposed the inequity faced by ethnic minority workers in the UK. At its centre is a short film by award-winning director Naghmeh Pour and New Land, with spoken word artist Yasmin Ali highlighting the need for workplace change.
Inspired by Oxford University research showing ethnically diverse candidates must send 60% more applications to get a response, the campaign calls on government to set a timeline for ethnicity pay gap reporting and shares expert guidance on tackling pay inequity at work.