About us
Hello. We are the future skills training company. We build leaders and high-performing teams
for the changing world of work
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Our Mission
It started with a book in 2017. We now design corporate and non-profit training courses and workshops that build modern leaders and high-performing teams for the changing world of work.
But there's more at stake.
We want to be the driving force behind the people that will shape a future of work we can all be proud of.
Because we are impatient for what's to come.
From flexible working to empathetic leadership, it took a pandemic for us to be more progressive in the workplace. We don't want to hang around for another 10 or 20 years just waiting for the next big leaps.
So, we bring together the very best leaders, coaches and trainers to work with individuals and teams to not only transform their performance but to release ripples of new standards and behaviours that accelerate the journey towards a happier, healthier, more fulfilling and inclusive way of working.
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The organsiations that will win long term will be the ones that make a positive difference whilst delivering results. We will help your people lead the way.
What we do
To meet our mission, we are relentless in our pursuit of what’s changing in the world of work.
We then design breakthrough courses, workshops, awaydays and talks that are shaking up the training industry and jolting people and teams into action.
Do you want to build a workforce that is fit for the future?
Do you want to retain your talent and invest in their growth?
Get in touch today.
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Meet the Team
Everyone who works for Hack Yourself has a real job, leading their industry right now. Here are your lead trainers:
Our advisors and coaches
Helping us understand the changing world of work, and what to do about it
Passionate about what we do?
Contact us if you'd like to get involved.
How it started
We are here to shake things up. To crash through the 'way it's always been' and just help people make a big difference.
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It started in a similar way, back in 2017, with a self-development book called Hack Yourself.
People liked it, and asked us to do a few talks and workshops. Since then, we've committed to scaling what we know works.
You can buy the book in all good bookstores or online.
Hack Yourself courses
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Highlights of what we've been up to
News - 13 June 2024
Hack Yourself appointed for leadership masterclass in Vienna
The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust, invited us to deliver modern leadership training at a prestigious event in Vienna that brought together world-leading scientists from across the globe, including Argentina, the United States, Ghana and Brazil.
News - 2 Feb 2025
Gold medal athlete teams up with Hack Yourself
We’re thrilled to welcome Lucy Evans to Hack Yourself as our new leadership advisor.
As a former international athlete who competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and grand prix events, Lucy brings a wealth of experience in high performance.
Earlier this year, Lucy went through a Hack Yourself programme, and has now joined its advisory board where she will help shape and steer how our leadership development is approached.
News - 13 June 2024
Hack Yourself appointed for leadership masterclass in Vienna
The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust, invited us to deliver modern leadership training at a prestigious event in Vienna that brought together world-leading scientists from across the globe, including Argentina, the United States, Ghana and Brazil.
News - 20 Dec 2023
Hack Yourself launches new away days for professional services
Working with the team at Barnett Waddingham, founder Jack Lowman delivered a Hack Yourself away day focused on modern leadership and performing in a changing world of work.
With 1,750 people across nine offices, Barnett Waddingham is a leading independent professional services consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investments and insurance.
Working with our new client, Hack Yourself has kicked off a new series of away days for professional service organisations.
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News - 24 July 2024
Students' Union merger kicks off with Hack Yourself development day
Following the announcement of the merger between York University Students' Union (YUSU) and the Graduate Students' Association (GSA), Hack Yourself have brought together 30 colleagues for an intensive training experience focused on leadership and public speaking skills.
It’s the forth year that Hack Yourself has supported YUSU in its sabbatical officer training, but this year came with a twist – bringing together the new officers and all staff, to help foster the right culture and build new skills for the year ahead.
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News - 27 May 2024
Everyone Active completes 3-month development programme
Following a Hack Yourself team away day, the senior regional leadership team of Everyone Active, the countries number 1 activity destination, have competed a 3-month coaching programme.
Everyone Active manage over 220 leisure and cultural centres across the UK in partnership with more than 60 different local authorities. The regional leadership team were keen to build a strong team culture focused on leadership at all levers – and that’s where Hack Yourself came in.
100% of team members rated the experience excellent, and strongly agreed that the coaching had a 'positive impact on work performance'.
100% would also recommend the training and said they either strongly agreed or agreed that they have 'developed as a leader'.
Craig Allen, who leads the team, said:
“Jack delivered the brief expertly... very engaging trainer, excellent knowledge and listened to the team's feedback, identified coaching areas and support for the team. I would highly recommended Jack and wouldn’t hesitate in booking in Jack to deliver further programs for the teams”
News - 28 Aug 2023
Hack Yourself named as a top 100 small business in the UK
Hack Yourself, the training company for the changing needs of teams in a post-COVID-19 world, has been celebrated as one of the nation’s 100 most impressive small firms by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign at the House of Lords.
Hack Yourself, founded by Jack Lowman, started as a book by the same name, and has grown to become the chosen training provided by some of the UK’s biggest businesses.
Here are some of the amazing businesses also named in the top 100:
CC Cycle Services, Slingshot Digital , Peppered Palette, LtdVictoria Blinds, Libra Fine Arts, Snoap, Tortue, Kinkajou Limited, The Trainers Gym and Jab, Super Power Me, Brew Crew, Zeeks, Your Tech Future.
News - 16 Nov 2022
Hack Yourself appointed to deliver Department for Education bootcamps
As part of the Direct Marketing Association’s campaign to reduce skills gaps and talent shortages across the UK, and funded by the Department for Education (DfE), Hack Yourself founder Jack Lowman has completed the first leg of a series of workshops.
News - 5 Oct 2022
Hack Yourself founder appointed as Course Director for CIM
Jack Lowman, founder of Hack Yourself, has joined the prestigious team of course directors at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), and will deliver a new one-day course called: Hack Yourself – Personal Performance for Marketers.
News - 5 July 2022
British Red Cross team up with Hack Yourself
After more than two years apart, 25 marketing colleagues from The British Red Cross have been through Hack Yourself’s flagship modern leadership development programme.
News - 13 July 2022
New course launches with South African EdTech company, MasterStart
Our Founder, Jack Lowman, has teamed up with MasterStart, the global learning provider, to launch a 7-week digital marketing course.
The course, aimed at marketing specialists, entrepreneurs and team leaders, was born from MasterStarts’ Cape Town HQ but will run 100% online. It is accredited by Coventry University.
News - 21 March 2021
Jack Lowman appointed MBA leadership lecturer
The Business School at Coventry University has appointed Jack Lowman, founder of Hack Yourself, as a part-time lecturer on its MBA programme, teaching leadership communications and leadership values.
Jack has led the creation of the course programme and has successfully taught the first cohort of student
News - 1 July 2021
Macmillan Cancer Support teams up with Hack Yourself
Macmillan Cancer support, one of Britain’s largest charities, has taken its UK team of communications leads through Hack Yourself’s flagship leadership training.
The aim is to keep up their investment in staff development whilst exploring the new and evolving leadership competencies brought about by COVID-19.
News - 21 March 2021
University of East London tackles student confidence through new masterclass
Undergraduates and postgraduates at the University of East London will be offered a place on Hack Yourself’s Mastering Public Speaking course.
The new short course is built to help people upskill in how to communicate not just on a stage, but through a laptop, to help build skills for the future hybrid working environment.
News - 13 March 2021
New diversity and inclusion programme partners with Hack Yourself
The Institute of Data & Marketing (IDM), has partnered with Culture Heroes to develop a new leadership programme to support ethnic minorities, helping individuals get access to leadership training and coaching.
The programme is delivered by a collective of senior leaders at Hack Yourself who are committed to changing the way leadership is taught, experienced and acted upon with a particular focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.