Igniting your passion with our expertise
Learning with Experts is a global classroom community that brings people together to learn from expert tutors and each other.
What we believe…
- In using human interaction to eliminate the isolation of distance learning through unique online classrooms
- Learning is for life
- In enhancing human leadership with the latest technologies
- In preserving our ancestral roots that value the strength of shared knowledge and the wisdom of elders
- Learning should be available wherever and whomever you are
- Learning should be fun
Our team
Elspeth Briscoe
CEO / Founder
Formerly eBay, Skype, The Guardian
Daniel Rosewarne
CTO
Formerly Journl, Oxfam, Scoot
Mark Fishleigh
Commercial Director
20+ years B to B tech
Jemima Armfield
Digital Marketing Manager
CS professional
Alun Johns
Head of Marketing
Formerly Co-op, Amazon
Rob Ludgate
Head of Production
Formerly Channel 4, ITN
Paul Crabtree
Head of Engineering
Formerly Razorfish
Steve Thompson
Creative Director
Formerly Razorfish
Saskia Heath
Head of Partnerships
Formerly Investec
Garrett Coakley
Frontend Developer
Formerly Torchbox, WDC, Elsevier
Mariella Dembinska
Customer Success Manager
Miles Walkden
Business Development Manager
Formerly, Safety Media, Advanced Alchemy
Investors & Advisors
Rupert Pennant-Rea
Chairman
Former editor of The Economist & Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
David Soskin
Investor
HOWZAT Partners, Former CEO Cheapflights.com
Joanna Hardy
Investor
Antiques Roadshow, Jewellery Specialist
Professor Alastair Nicholson
Advisor
Saïd Business School, Oxford University
David Armfield
Investor
Kinetix Critchleys Corporate Finance, Investment Banking
Rob McGrigor
Investor
Kinetix Critchleys Corporate Finance, Investment Banking
James Eden
Investor
Serial Startup Board Member
Ian Bannerman
Investor
Formerly MD of Taylor Francis, Scholarly Publishing
Andy McIndoe
Investor
Former MD of Hilliers, record holder for Consecutive Gold medals at Chelsea Flower Show
Dr Noel Kingsbury
Investor
Author, Lecturer, Horticulturist
Our story
Pre-2015
- Founder Elspeth Briscoe graduates with a Masters in Garden Design
- Launch of the horticultural community
- Launch of the photography community
2015
- First round of investment raised
- CTO Dan Rosewarne joins the company
2016
- Launch of classroom version 2.0
- Launch of the antiques community
2017
- Renamed to Learning with experts
- RHS approved distance learning provider
- Launch of the jewellery community
- Launch of the food & drink community
2018
- First B2B partnership with Goldsmiths
- Launch of the floristry community
2019
- Rupert Pennant-Rea (Former editor of The Economist & Deputy Governor of the Bank of England) joins as Chairman
- BBC Good Food & BBC Gardener's World (Immediate Media) strategic partnership
2020
- Second round of investment raised
- New production team (formerly Channel 4 News) joins the company
- Switched to remote filming methods during the Covid-19 lockdown
- Launch of wellbeing community
- Partnership with Professor Sir Muir Gray, Former NHS Chief Knowledge Officer
- Launch of B2B courses with The Goldsmiths Centre and the University of Buckingham
- Launch of River Cottage Cooking Diploma