Our staff make us special. We have an experienced and passionate team committed to the idea that individuals, communities and businesses have the power within themselves to bring about real change with the right type of support.
Andrew is a motivated Mentor and a qualified CIPD Trainer with experience of working across Education and Youth services. He has a proven track record of achievement in the coordination of youth and community initiatives within London.
Andrew's interest in technology led him to a highly successful 10 year career as an IT Specialist with top four Accountancy firm KPMG. During his role he travelled to countries such as India, Australia and to the Republic of Ireland.
Over the past 10 years Andrew has been governor of several schools in Croydon and was Vice Chair of Governors at Selhurst Mathematics and Computing Specialist School in Croydon helping the school move from special measures and with fundraising events.
He is Chairman of Pathfinders Inspirational Croydon Community Project where he has successfully managed to create various activities, events and programmes for the Community.
Andrew is also Vice Chair of the Croydon Community Police Consultative Group (CCPCG) within this role he works with the local police and community to solve issues that arise within the borough of Croydon
Being born and raised in Brixton, Andrew has been privileged to have worked with hundreds of young men and women over the past 15 years, he has been able to share with them how he managed to overcome the issues and pressures of growing up in South London and become a successful business man.
Andrew's vision for Elevating Success is to provide an opportunity to people of all ages, walks of life, and experiences to access training and achieve their own life goals.
Amanda is a multi-skilled individual who has project managed, taught and administrated in diverse fields such as housing, leisure, and administration; for organisations that include the London Borough of Southwark, the London Borough of Croydon and the NHS.
This experience has given her the ability to work with people from different communities, people of all ages and levels.
She holds a degree in Business Administration and has an aptitude for interacting with people in a way that inspires them to want to reach their full potential.
Her ability to motivate other individuals led to her working as a Mentor supporting young people into employment, education and training, through the facilitation of workshops and One-to-One support.
Her firm belief is that Elevating Success will enable people, whatever their status in life, to build a durable platform from which they can succeed.
Patricia brings a variety of business skills to Elevating Success and now heads up its Creative Arts Programme. Having worked as a public relations consultant and journalist for seven years, communication and creativity are two of her strongest suits.
Her passion for communication means that she provides a vehicle for the people she works with to gain their voice, be it though the creative work she facilitates, or the training and development workshops she runs.
In the last six months she has pursued her personal desire for greater creativity by teaching jewellery-making as part of a social enterprise initiative. There, young adults were taught to design, construct and sell their jewellery to the public. She has also delivered jewellery-making and presentations to a range of audiences/participants including primary and secondary children, as well as to adults with learning difficulties.
Corinne is a qualified teacher of Art and Design, and has worked in various inner city London schools. Her specialism is Ceramics with Glass, but is very skilled in other aspects of Art and Design. She is responsible for the planning of our Art and Crafts Workshops. She also runs some of the workshops such as Fashion Customisation, Costume Making and Jewellery. She has delivered Jewellery Enterprise sessions to year 10 pupils and pupils on the NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) Register.
Her skills also extend to Head Wrapping Workshops and her most recent being at Croydon College, as part of Black History Month.
As the Arts Award Advisor, she has taken 19 of our young people through the Bronze Art Award. The Arts Awards are nationally recognised Level One Qualifications.
Corinne is hard working and forms great relationships with colleagues and the young people that she works with and has been a key worker on several of our holiday programmes.
In her spare time she is the Young Persons Co-ordinator for the Hackney Sickle Cell Young Peoples Group, done on a voluntary basis. She is also involved in Carnival Arts and assists in the making of costumes at her local Carnival Group.
I have always had a passion and love for food and an interest in the nutritional content of the foods we eat and how it benefits and provides health for our bodies. As my passion continued to develop I went on to study nutrition and dietetics at university and qualified as a dietician in 2009, which has enabled me to offer expert advice in diet and nutrition. I started working within the local community last year in health promotion providing healthy eating cooking workshops for young people and families.
This proved so popular with excellent feedback from participants that I decided to start my own business in February 2010 called the Healthy Eating Cooking Academy. This newly formed company's aim is to educate communities and increase awareness of the link between nutrition and health.
I currently work with individuals on a one-to-one basis, families, organisations, young people and young offenders. I am a bright and bubbly person who loves meeting and working with new people, I thoroughly enjoy the work I do.
Ben is the senior administrator for Elevating Success and has been since July 2010. In that time Ben have progressed from undertaking normal administrative duties to writing bids and reports for the various programmes we run.
My work is all done behind the scenes, I am responsible for making sure all of our programmes have been properly set-up before they begin and once finished that all the paperwork and evaluations have been completed. I also liaise with our youth workers to collect and store data for every programme that is run.
I am extremely proud to be a part of the Elevating Success family and particularly enjoy seeing how our work positively effects each and every one of our clients.
Patricia holds a Bsc in Psychology and Counselling and has 10 years of Customer Service experience within a variety of settings from retail to the NHS. Patricia was also a volunteer for Victim Supportline, providing information and support to victims of crime.
She began as a volunteer in November 2011 and due to her hardwork and dedication, she succeeded in gaining a permanent position in January 2012.
As well as performing administrative duties, she has been involved in both the Christmas and half-term holiday programmes and is now greatly involved in the Business Enterprise Programme.
Patricia is extremely passionate about the ethos of Elevating Success and is committed to helping people achieve their full potential.
She will continue to be involved in further projects and programmes and is very excited about joining the Elevating Success family. She is looking forward to developing her skills and abilities, but most importantly herself.
At Elevating Success we aim to create a great place to work. We are a flexible, progressive employer who focuses on teamwork and having some fun whilst achieving quality project outputs for our clients. We are a small sized company with the capability to manage large projects.
We are always looking for pro active individuals to join the team. For further information on these opportunities please email your CV to Info@elevatingsuccess.co.uk