Turning New Managers into
High-Performing Leaders. Fast.
Turning New Managers into High-Performing Leaders. Fast.
Meet our founder, Heather Elkington.
From managing on the Harrods shop floor to playing a key part in scaling a SaaS company to a multi-million-pound exit, and driving cultural excellence as an Ops Director at a FTSE100 company – Heather Elkington has seen what makes teams thrive (or fall apart) at every level.
Today, she trains leadership teams at global powerhouses like Sony Music, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Express, helping managers build high-trust, high-performance cultures that drive results.
As a TEDx speaker, writer, and founder of Fresh Leadership World, she’s directly trained 20,000+ workplace leaders and reached tens of millions with my no-BS, action-driven leadership frameworks.
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Heather runs hands-on leadership workshops built around your team’s real challenges, trusted by huge clients including the Ministry of Defence and Sony Music Publishing.
Custard
With fast pulse surveys, AI-powered insights, practical leadership actions and a pocket leadership coach, Custard helps managers understand what’s really happening in their team.
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From Assistant Manager on the Harrods shop floor, to playing a key role in building and scaling a SaaS company to £2m+ revenue, exiting with the team for 8 figures, then moving into an Operations Director role at a FTSE100 subsidiary, managing 5 different teams.
Heather runs leadership workshops for huge clients such as the Ministry of Defence and Wolters Kluwer, Heather is a TedX public speaker, writer, coach and trusted social media educator.
She has directly trained 10,000+ workplace leaders, and reached 10s of millions with her work.
Some recent public speaking events..
I founded Fresh Leadership World to help new managers build the confidence and skills I wish I had at the start of career, so they can build teams that genuinely love the work they do.
Heather Elkington
Founder
