Our mission
To create global classroom communities through learning you love, with experts you trust
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
Head of Customer Success
CS professional
Alun Johns
Head of Marketing
Formerly Co-op, Amazon
Rob Ludgate
Head of Production
Formerly Channel 4, ITN
Trevor Hamlett
Lead video editor
20+ years video production
Paul Crabtree
Head of Engineering
Formerly Razorfish
Steve Thompson
Creative Director
Formerly Razorfish
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