Hull businessman selected to tackle suicide prevention on new Amazon Prime series

Charles Draper, Managing Director of the Sure Group, will be participating in The Social Movement, Season 2, an Amazon Prime docu-series where entrepreneurs from across the globe come together in Montreal, Canada to tackle social issues in a four-day challenge.

Mr Draper is one of 60 leaders who have been selected to work together in teams of 12 to take on the world’s most pressing social issues. Participants on the show will also take on education, racism and economic injustices for women.

A spokesman said: "Charles founded the Sure Group in 2013, starting out as a small recruitment firm operating from a single office in Hull. The business was formed during Charles’ time at university as an idea to make some money to support his studies.

"Since then, it has grown rapidly and diversified to become a leading independent one-stop specialist solutions business, operating nationally in the recruitment, logistics, commercial and healthcare sectors, with a turnover of over £10m a year."

Mr Draper said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be part of this journey and to be working on a show with such talented and like-minded people.

“The opportunity came out of nowhere. I was contacted by the show due to my background in recruitment and asked to go through a series of interviews. Before I knew it, I had been told I had been chosen to join the participants, it was pretty surreal.”

With World Suicide Prevention Day taking place on Thursday September 10, Mr Draper said filming of the show will take place at a perfect time to highlight the importance of a huge and growing social issue.

He added: “For me, taking part in The Social Movement is about giving something back and using this series as a platform to help people and make a difference in the world.

"Suicide is a major issue in our society at the moment, particularly among males, who account for three-quarters of suicide deaths in the UK.

"It is a subject I feel very strongly about and I want to want to take part in The Social Movement to make my voice heard and to work on a project that will help people who are struggling in their daily lives.

"This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a real difference which I simply couldn’t turn down.”

He added: “This really is an incredible opportunity and I can’t wait to take part. I’ll be flying the flag for the recruitment sector and anyone who has overcome adversity to achieve their dreams. I want to show that together we are stronger than the sum of our parts and help us achieve something special.”

The Social Movement will be aired on Earth Day 2021 and will be shown on Amazon Prime, H2Htv, Apple TV and Roku. To see the trailer visit: https://redknight.tv/title/socialmovement/

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