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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.

Beyond her athletic career, she’s a leading marketer and has developed a deep understanding of the parallels between elite sports and workplace success.

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.

Lucy's track record is truly inspiring - she has experience of winning gold medals in both the 100m and 200m at global level, and now specialises in high performance teams, enabling people to be their very best on the sports field and at work.

Jack Lowman, founder of Hack Yourself, has delivered the first session of his new course, Marketing Communications Principles, with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

The one-day course is completly revamped for 2024/5, and covers essential topics, including setting marketing objectives, understanding the marketing mix, the role of branding, digital marketing strategies, and measuring ROI.

Participants also explored AI-enabled content production and best practices in marketing and communications. Ideal for those new to the field or handling marcomms as part of broader roles, the course builds confidence and equips attendees with practical strategies for success.

For more details, visit the CIM course page.

This course is also available to be delivered in-house.

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.

Jack Lowman, founder of Hack Yourself, and a former elected officer, said: "Hack Yourself is committed to providing industry-standard, affordable sabbatical officer training and team development services, and has worked with Students’ Unions from across the UK. Working with YUSU has become one of the highlights of our year, as we know the impact Unions can make on teh lifes of studnets and their local communities".

Read more about our Students’ Union training on our dedicate webpage.

The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust, recently hosted a prestigious event in Vienna, bringing together world-leading scientists to advance neuroscience research.

This gathering marked a significant step in promoting and supporting neuroscience globally through comprehensive training, education, and research initiatives.

As part of the event, Jack Lowman, founder of Hack Yourself, was appointed to deliver the leadership training to delegates from across the globe, including Argentina, United States, Ghana and Brazil.

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 teams 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”

Hack Yourself can create bespoke team days and longer development programmes for your colleagues. Get in touch at jack.lowman@hackyourselfnow.com

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.

Hack Yourself can create bespoke team days and longer development programmes for your colleagues. 

Get in touch at jack.lowman@hackyourselfnow.com

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 this month.

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.

Following a nationwide search, it has been chosen as part of this year’s SmallBiz100 line-up, which showcases a line-up of 100 of the most inspiring independent businesses from across the nation.

“It’s fantastic to celebrate Hack Yourself as part of this year’s campaign” said Michelle Ovens CBE, Director of Small Business Saturday UK.

“The impressive small businesses featured in this year’s SmallBiz100 sum up the phenomenal contribution that small firms make to our economy and local communities.”

For more information, please visit: https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com

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

A message from our founder, Jack Lowman: 📣

Following a nationwide search, Hack Yourself has been named as a top 100 small business within #SmallBiz100 🚀 💖

So, so proud of the team, especially Mark Harris and all our trainers, advisors and our wonderful alumni who continue to support us.

We can’t wait to be part of the initiative which is in its 2nd decade, supported by American Express, and showcases 100 of the most inspiring independent businesses.

⚡ Hack Yourself had humble beginnings – just a book that wanted to shake up the self-development market and help people navigate the changing world of work. A few people read it 🙏 and it snowballed...

I then teamed up with the best leaders and coaches to take the spirit of the book and design corporate and non-profit training sessions that build #modernleaders at all levels and #highperforming teams - all focused on the skills you need, right now, in a post-Covid workplace.

It's taken us around the UK, from delivering Government Bootcamps, tutoring through the DMA (Data & Marketing Association) UK, launching a global MasterStart course, guest lecturing on MBA Leadership courses with Coventry University and working with the best brands - we parachute in for the day and give everything we've got to help teams grow.

Hack Yourself is on a mission – to be the driving force behind the people that will shape a future of work we can all be proud of.

Today gives us that little extra boost to continue our work. Thank you!

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.

Appointed to deliver the modern leadership module, Jack has delivered Hack Yourself leadership training in Manchester, London and Bristol, working with cohort of small business and individuals that are unemployed and looking to upskill.

There are still funded places avaialble for 2023. Read more and apply for a place on a Digital Marketing Strategy Skills Bootcamp.

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.

Do you want to reset how you are approaching the next 12 months, and feel in control of your contribution?

Do  you want to build the foundations that enable you to be resilient through change and in control during uncertainty?

Are you ready to excel in how you positively influence others, contribute to winning teams and drive the marketing change you wish to see?

If so, this workshop, built to meet these needs in a post-Covid world, is perfect for you.

Visit the CIM to read more and book a place.

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.

View the course to learn more.

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 and has seen Jack spend 12 months curating the syllabus, advising on the approach and producing learning videos and content.

The first cohort will start in January 2022. 

Macmillan Cancer support, one of Britain’s largest charities, will take its UK team of communications leads through Hack Yourself’s flagship leadership training this winter.

The aim is to keep up their investment in staff development whilst exploring the new and evolving leadership competencies brought about by COVID-19.

Explore the course the team experienced.

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.

Contact us about running this session in your workplace.

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 students.

Hack Yourself has delivered its new one-day, self-leadership programme called ‘One Team’, built for student representatives within Students’ Unions.

Jack Lowman, founder of Hack Yourself, was once a student representative himself. He said: “I feel very privileged to be able to bring the Hack Yourself approach to York campus to help channel all the energy and spirit that is there in abundance.”

Explore how this could work in your Students’ Union.

Abridged from the Data and Marketing Association’s press release:

…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.

Update: This programme has now completed. Get in touch for future cohorts.

The Pitch, Chartered Institute of Marketing’s international competition designed to recognise and reward the marketing talent of the future, has been hosted by Hack Yourself’s founder and lead trainer, Jack Lowman.

Sponsored by Lidl, and partnered with Mintel, the student winners were crowned ‘Marketers of the Future’ and will receive £1,500 prize money.

Read more.

Hack Yourself has curated the ultimate awayday - enabling organisations to build a bespoke approach using the modules from all our courses, plus our masterclass and talk content.

We kicked off the series with two amazing clients. Check out all our awayday services.

Versus Arthritis, the UK’s largest charity dedicated to supporting people with arthritis, becomes the first organisation this season to go through a Hack Yourself Leadership briefing.

The speed sessions are designed to help teams to engage in the changing world of work and how it’s impacting the way we need to lead.