The ethnic diversity of the UK is changing fast but the leadership population does not reflect the working population they lead nor the customers they serve.
There is a huge opportunity to tap into a significant resource pool of talented ethnically diverse leaders to build a truly inclusive culture that will supercharge the success of your business.
Welcome
Elevate Colour is a Social Enterprise focused on addressing the lack of diversity in UK business, particularly in leadership roles.
Elevate Colour strives to make UK business more racially equitable and aims to get a representative number of people of colour to thrive in leadership roles in business.
WE ENABLE LEADERS OF COLOUR TO ARRIVE, SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN UK BUSINESS
OUR MISSION
Elevate Colour aims to make leadership ethnically diverse
WHY
To make business
more racially equitable
WHAT
We help people of colour
to thrive in leadership roles
in business
HOW
By using integrated development programmes for organisations and individuals to develop a sustainable talent pipeline of leaders of colour
“We all want a more racially equitable society.
I believe that business is at the heart of being able to achieve this. For that to happen, UK business has to make its leadership more ethnically diverse at all levels. If nothing else, if leadership teams are not diverse, organisations are missing out on a wealth of talent from under-represented groups.
I have been able to make a difference in the businesses I have been involved in because I am a person of colour in a leadership position. As such, I have helped shape the culture. Only when we have a representative number of Leaders of Colour in business, will we be able to make significant progress to making business, and in turn the UK itself, more racially equitable.”
Oke Eleazu
Founder and CEO, Elevate Colour
OUR SERVICES
ELEVATE AWARENESS WORKSHOP
A workshop for Senior Leadership Teams to bring awareness of the need for greater diversity in leadership, how it could be resolved and their role in making it happen
THE 'SHINE' PROGRAMME
For Leaders of Colour to ‘Arrive, Survive and Thrive’ they don’t need skills, they need behavioural ‘scaffolding’.
Drawing from insights of successful Leaders of Colour, we offer bespoke programs tailored to the unique challenges faced by ethnic minorities, with sponsorship and mentoring at the core.
ENLIGHTEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
A programme that focuses all leaders on the capabilities that are required of them in a truly inclusive environment.
For ethnically diverse leaders to Thrive it’s important to create the right environment. To achieve this all leaders must understand their role in creating this environment for change.
All profits from Elevate Colour activities will be reinvested in supporting the grass roots development of people of colour through a range of means for instance sponsorship of professional qualifications and grants.
OUR PODCAST
RACE TO THE TOP PODCAST
Our podcast is about rewiring everyone to recognize that great leaders come in all colours, and inspiring young people of colour that leaders CAN look like them.
We talk to successful Leaders of Colour to understand how they succeeded, and listen to their stories, lived experiences and achievements. The insights gleaned from our podcast guests inform and inspire our development programmes to create more leaders of colour in the future.
Race to the Top is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you normally get your podcasts.
PODCAST EPISODES
OUR PEOPLE
Oke Eleazu
Oke is a proven C-suite leader and builder of businesses. He knows how businesses of all sizes work and what it takes to navigate them. He has rich and varied experience across many sectors and organisations – from CEO of Many Pets, to senior leadership roles at Sainsbury’s, BUPA, Prudential and Legal & General, as well his successful customer service consultancy Think Outside In.
Dr Stacy Moore
Stacy is a highly experienced, HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist with excellent speaking, consultation, training and assessment skills.
Highly skilled in devising and delivering bespoke keynotes, training, clinical supervision, coaching, mental health, and staff well-being support.
We believe combining Stacy’s knowledge as an acclaimed psychologist with Oke’s vast practical leadership experience will create a truly inspirational learning experience.