Masterclass one · Career sponsorship
Who’s Opening Doors for You?
Advice can help you think through your next step. Advocacy can help others see you as someone worth considering.
Explore how sponsorship works, what makes someone willing to put your name forward and how to strengthen relationships that could support your progression.
What we mean by sponsorship. Career sponsorship means someone with influence actively advocating for you — recommending you for roles, projects or responsibilities when you are not in the room. It is not visa or event sponsorship.
What you will learn
- 01The difference between a mentor, a sponsor and a supportive colleague.
- 02How to recognise people who could credibly advocate for you.
- 03Why trust, evidence of contribution and professional judgement matter when someone recommends you.
- 04How to identify practical next steps for strengthening those relationships.
Your takeaway
A clearer understanding of who could advocate for you and where to focus your relationship-building next.
Book both and save £20
Your contribution. Your relationships. Your next step.
Understand who could advocate for you and make it easier for them to explain the value you bring.
- Who’s Opening Doors for You? (career sponsorship) — Thursday 19 November 2026, 1–2 pm UK time.
- Make Your Value Visible (communicating your professional value) — Thursday 10 December 2026, 1–2 pm UK time.
- A 15-minute focused career conversation with Denise to explore one specific career question or challenge.
- Companion materials for both sessions.
£110
one-off payment for both · save £20 compared with booking separately
By booking you agree to the Booking terms
The private career conversation is included with the two-masterclass bundle only. Booking instructions will be provided separately.
About Denise
Learn with Denise Cárdenas López MEng FIChemE FAPM FRSA
Denise is a business leader and chemical engineer with more than 20 years of experience across nuclear, energy, environmental services and other regulated industries.
Her career spans engineering and process safety roles at ExxonMobil, director roles at Tradebe and vice-president roles at Amentum. She has led engineering, safety and operational delivery, led the work to secure a UK nuclear site licence and held executive responsibility within the licensed business. At Amentum, she developed an enterprise capability operating model for more than 7,000 professionals.
Having led teams and worked across complex organisations, she understands how professional opportunities are shaped by the value people create, how they communicate it and the relationships they build.
These masterclasses draw on that experience to help professionals recognise and communicate their value, build relationships that support progression and take purposeful steps towards their career ambitions.
- FIChemE
- Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
- FAPM
- Fellow of the Association for Project Management
- FRSA
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Hosted by Amanber, founded by Denise to connect ambition with the capability needed to put it into action.
FAQs
Questions, answered
What is the format?
Each session includes 45 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of Q&A. There are no compulsory breakout exercises.
Do I need to attend the first before the second?
No. Each masterclass stands alone. Together, they connect communicating your value with understanding who could advocate for you.
What is included?
Each booking includes the live masterclass and companion materials. The bundle also includes one private 15-minute career conversation with Denise after the second session.
How will I join?
Joining instructions will be sent by email before your session.
Can I book just one masterclass?
Yes. Each masterclass costs £65 and can be attended independently. Both together cost £110, saving £20.
Also in this series
Make Your Value Visible — 10 December