A message from our CEO On the 18th of March Well Grounded made the difficult decision to close our Academy doors due to the Coronavirus pandemic. On our final day of training, 24 trainees and WG staff stayed late into the evening to accredit every single one of our talented trainees who were 8 weeks
Handy Work Oh hey! It’s Aashifa speaking, it has been a while since we last caught up on here. I hope you are in the best of health, drinking a coffee that you like, and have indulged in some self care. For this blog post we want you to kick your feet back as we
Well Grounded Chair, Lindsey MacDonald, is walking for 26.2 hours on a treadmill this weekend. Find out why.. Lindsey MacDonald loves a challenge. She has a degree in physics and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last year. She co-founded a charity, the Homeless Football Association, whilst studying for her PhD in Sociology. Shortly after receiving her PhD,
Hello everyone! Aashifa here, I am the new barista trainer at Well Grounded, I’m sure you’ve seen me floating around Well Grounded in many different capacities, but it is my absolute delight to introduce myself to you today and to write my first official blog-post about a subject that I feel so strongly about. Yep,
Coffee and community Welcome to the third and final post in our series on “The power of coffee”. The first blog post explored the ways in which coffee can be an empowering tool for personal transformation and the second reviewed the impact of connecting the industry with a diverse talent pool. For part three we’ll
It’s that time of year where I get to look back at all the amazing achievements of our trainees, Graduates and the team. I feel exceptionally lucky to work with such incredible partners. Thank you for being part of our journey. Our year in numbers: 1.Training, accreditation and jobs We have supported 116 trainees
Left to right - Eve our Founder with a panel of graduates, Gabriel, Louise, Rasha & Aashifa at London Coffee Festival Building a Coffee Community A few weeks ago we launched our three-part series which addressed how we use coffee as a tool to empower individuals, benefit the coffee industry and create a
Mental Health in the workplace This week saw World Mental Health Day 2018. According to the mental health charity Mind, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. This blog addresses the relationship between mental health and working in hospitality, and identifies strategies to support mental health in
The Power of Coffee As you might have guessed, we’re pretty keen on coffee here at Well Grounded. On #InternationalCoffeeDay we’re celebrating the power of coffee to transform lives. Coffee is diverse and means something different to all of us. For some it’s taken milky with sugar, for others it’s straight up black. Regardless
Empowering women through social enterprise On International Women’s Day we are reflecting on the role social enterprise can have on female empowerment. In this article, we look at diversity, social enterprise and showcase the women we have supported through Well Grounded. I (Eve) started Well Grounded in 2016, with my sole objective being to make
