Our clients

We recently partnered with Wavelength as part of our Executive Development Programme, to identify a range of speakers who could help enhance our learning in an accessible way, in a way that was understandable and digestable and actionable, so that we could bring it back to our business and think about our future plans. We also spent half a day with Meta - a fantastic visit! We got to spend time up close and personal with their executive team, really trialling some of their emerging technology - mixed and virtual reality. It gave us a very good insight and helped us understand how we could apply it to our business, particularly in a retail banking context. Highly recommend!

Steven is always observing innovations across multiple industry’s including technology, digital, retail and lifestyle. His insights and ability to connect the dots across such diverse markets, has proved invaluable for me and my teams. If you’re looking for a brilliant creative think tank, I highly recommend the work Steven and the team at Elluminate do. Also check out his brilliant magazine.

I have worked with Steven for over 6 years, during this time he has added significant value to our business in areas ranging from supplier selection, creative ideation, consumer behaviour analysis, strategic thinking and future trends/ insights. He can easily toggle between tactical and strategic delivery and is at the forefront of technology and culture.

Steven Kainth is my go to guru for all matters of AI. The differentiation factor is Steven is working with global and national blue chip and fast growing private companies in sectors from pharmaceuticals, retail, consumer goods and the like giving him a rich tapestry of practical and pragmatic ways to use AI both as a defensive measure and for opportunities. He is an excellent speaker who captures the audience within the first minute of his address and has an ability to drill deeply into their business, their sector and their geographies to establish both opportunities and threats. His outputs are at both the strategic level and also pragmatic operational level and he is adept at dealing with C Suite leadership groups as well as functional leaders and their teams.

A superbly organised, content-rich week amongst senior peers, which both challenged and informed my views on technology-led transformation.

More lessons on innovation and the importance of an innovative culture in one week than I’d had in the last ten years!

An invaluable opportunity to broaden your horizons, learn, build new global networks and to understand and challenge established perspectives.

It was a fascinating trip. The pace and passion with which the Chinese consumers and companies are embracing digital transformation has to be seen to be believed. I came away convinced that China will be at the forefront of the AI revolution!

This was a fantastic opportunity to see what a developed digital economy looks like and really helped shape my own business’s future – six days that have changed my thinking!

This was a truly inspirational learning experience for me, to see an organization that aspires to such levels of excellence and to have the ability to discuss and debate what was seen with such a mix of delegates, who had so many different strategic and operational perspectives - truly inspiring!

Alder Hey is one of the best development experiences that I’ve ever had. I would highly recommend this day for leaders and innovation teams who want a fresh perspective on the connection between purpose and innovation.

A completely uplifting and inspiring experience - a radical lesson in how to make innovation part of organisational culture.

Last week the Health Services Executive Team and I had the pleasure of visiting Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for a tour and a visit to their Innovation Hub, led by Dr Iain Hennessey and team. It was incredibly impressive and I really enjoyed spending time in another healthcare organisation, seeing and learning about how they are delivering excellence in innovation. The hospital puts patients and their families at the heart of every decision they make and actions they take, making the environment as welcoming as possible, including things like the smell and look of different areas to make the children feel comfortable. They also have no sirens when the ambulances arrive so not to distress any of the patients.
The day was organised by Wavelength in partnership with Alder Hey, Adrian Simpson from Wavelength helped facilitate a great session where we were able to share ideas around patient centricity and innovation and look for ways in which we can continue to develop the healthcare we deliver for our own patients and customers. Huge thank you to the hospital and Wavelength for an amazing day it has certainly inspired us!

Aravind is an inspirational example of how to do good business and do good at the same time. This trip is built in that image, feeding your brain and your soul in equal measure. I can’t recommend it highly enough. The impact will stay with you for years!

The best organisation I have ever visited. It is already having a profound effect on how we scale our impact and transform young people’s lives.

"Connect is extremely relevant to my business area. Over the last couple of years, the media industry has been through a tremendous change. Often in the media industry we tend to look at other media companies for a steer on how to move forwards and that is no longer enough. With all the competitive pressures and changes in consumer behaviour, we need to start looking elsewhere, to start getting inspired by what’s happening in other adjacent industries and the fantastic thing about Connect is that’s exactly what it does. I’ve got a cohort of people from across many different industries, with some of the same challenges, but with many different types of solutions and new ways of thinking. And this programme really brings all of that together, in the social interactions we have, as part of the speaker series, the questions we’re set, the coaching, it’s all about thinking outside of the norm, and that's absolutely brilliant, it’s what we need!"

"Growth mindset + +. Not only did I come away from every Wavelength interaction with bags of new knowledge, it’s the critical thinking that I’ve brought back to the business that makes this a best in class leadership programme. I know I’ll be reflecting on all the content for years to come. The cherry to top is the brilliant connections I’ve made. Thank you Wavelength."

“The atmosphere is electric! The Connect speakers have been incredibly inspiring, and quite mind blowing at times. They’ve all shared their personal stories and sometimes the lessons in leadership that we all need to take away are through those personal stories. It’s humbling to see such credible leaders open up and be vulnerable and tell us that it’s ok to be vulnerable, and show that vulnerability is the way to connect with your organisation. I’ve been in awe actually. It’s been incredible. I’ve been on quite a few programmes over the last 15 years and this is very different. Far more immersive, really thought-provoking and what I love is, it gives you the space for reflection and debate. It gives us all the platform to consider the new thinking that's coming out through leadership experience, that's relevant and not theoretical, and real."

"Connect is different to other leadership courses I’ve been on. It’s over an extended period of time so you have a sustained relationship with people, but also it's hugely varied. The Behind The Brand experiences we went on, to Liverpool Football Club, to Alder Hey Hospital and Pret A Manger, they’re really different businesses. So varied and you get to learn something different every time. The eureka moments for me - whether it’s the CEO of Liverpool Football Club, or the ex-President of Lufthansa Airlines, it’s about being human as a leader, and being prepared to wear your humility with pride, is something that I’ll certainly take away from Connect.”

Innovation is what we, as a company, pride ourselves on. Our ability to think differently is what keeps us ahead, so going into the trip that’s what I was looking for. A new perspective. And I got it. The programme’s unique structure gives us genuinely immersive experiences inside a broad spectrum of extraordinary companies. We witness first-hand how the best-of-the-best operate around, for example, product development, customer experience or people and culture. The focus is on interpretation of principles over execution, in order to stimulate fresh thinking that can begin to shift the dial from the very first day we return to HQ. If you’re not operating from the outside in, you become very isolated in your thinking. Looking at companies that have absolutely nothing to do with what you’re doing day to day helps to make that mindset shift.

Catherine joined as a keynote speaker on one of our webinars. She is a truly engaging presenter and positioned her advice and knowledge perfectly to the audience. Catherine has been a brilliant to support to Bupa UK Insurance and we look forward to continuing to work together.

Working with Wavelength and their speakers was really easy. Sarah helped us shortlist a number of different speakers that were suitable for our event. Tokunbo was a great speaker, he listened to our needs about the event and what we wanted to achieve. His delivery was fantastic and we received great feedback on the session. Tokunbo spoke about the importance of embedding a long-term strategy that celebrates difference, of developing a culture of mentoring, championing and sponsorship, and that excellence is everywhere - and how employees should find it and then nurture it.

You are indeed the biggest champion and understand what we are doing more than many others in the company. You live it and breath it. To now make the knowledge available to many others, and hopefully create the momentum for biggest change is a very noble cause. Thanks for doing that. Purpose is indeed closely linked to wellness and not many people see this yet. Again you are a pioneer here. You will enjoy the challenges and opportunities and you are well prepared for it. We will see each other still but already thanks for all you have done for this great institution. We will benefit from it for years to come.

'Inspiration occurs when you meet the world openly... with something on your mind'. I'm at a week-long life-changing immersive trip with Wavelength in Dallas and San Francisco learning from tech and culture firms and leaders - and I'm already planning on taking a ton of things back to WWF-UK. Today & yesterday were Google Cloud Meta on big data and a culture of innovation, plus Steve Cadigan & Barbie Brewer on future of work. The metaverse was a trip!

Steve blew me away the first time we met. His honesty, passion and obsession about the power of people in the workplace opened my eyes to the possibilities open to great businesses with great people who work together on a common goal. Steve tells with candour the story of Linked In from start up to IPO. He has engaged audiences at my request from C-Suite to front line employees and inspired them to create environments where best people flourish and create real value. I overheard one employee leaving Steve’s talk saying “I get it…it’s all about people!

Adrian was one of the best speakers we have had at our staff leadership conference. He absolutely knocked it out the park and stimulated thinking and action on what makes a high performing organisation. Would definitely recommend him to any organisation wanting to stretch their thinking.

Thank you to Adrian Simpson for visiting us at Lilly House this week to share his insights on high performance organisations! Adrian is an encyclopaedia of incredible anecdotes from across the globe from many incredible businesses and leaders… getting to hear those first hand and reflect on this ‘outside-in’ view is invaluable! I would thoroughly recommend Adrian and his team at Wavelength for professional development sessions and programmes, their contacts across the world are extensive which provides a deep bed of expertise to learn from!