Birmingham’s own ‘interns’ — like De Niro’s Ben Whittaker, but with a local twist
Imagine a real-life version of The Intern — the feel-good film where Robert De Niro plays a retired executive who brings wisdom, calm and sleeves-rolled-up energy to a young, fast-paced business. Now picture that, not in New York, but right here in Birmingham — with a group of experienced over-55s choosing purpose over retirement, and flexibility over the 9-5. That’s SilverAGe Professionals.
We’re a team of individuals who’ve spent decades delivering projects, managing operations and navigating organisational change. We’re not consultants, and we’re definitely not retired — we’re doers. What we’re after now is meaningful work, on our terms: flexibility, variety, and the chance to use our experience where it can really make a difference.
At the moment, we’re working with some Birmingham-based charities, rolling up our sleeves to help with everything from project delivery to strategic support. We’re also helping to design new solutions — improving systems, untangling problems, and making things run better. Our next step is to support smaller organisations too — especially those who rarely get access to senior-level input but need it the most.
We’ve recently chosen FareShare Midlands as our charity partner for the year, a remarkable charity dedicated to reducing food waste and feeding vulnerable communities across the region. We have exciting plans to support them — through fundraising, volunteering, and behind-the-scenes help to strengthen their operations. You can make a real difference by signing up to volunteer in a warehouse: www.faresharemidlands.org.uk/
We call this type of support, experience in action — practical, purposeful help without the full-time cost or commitment and designed to be affordable for the organisations that need us most. It’s a way of working that brings real value to the organisations we support, while giving us the freedom to stay active, useful and connected to our communities. Everyone benefits.
But this story isn’t just about us — it’s about a wider opportunity. A growing number of over-55s are stepping away from traditional full-time roles, not because they’re slowing down, but because they want to work differently. There’s a vast, often overlooked talent pool of experienced people with the skills, resilience and confidence to dive straight in and deliver — often with the added bonus of mentoring others as they go. Age should never be a barrier to contribution, creativity or change.
As our tagline says:
One day in the future, everyone will want to work this way.
And our invitation is simple:
Experience the difference.
Get in touch today: www.silverage.pro/