Prepping for the Real World

🟣 A self-development guidebook about bravely taking the lead role in designing your extraordinary world.  A powerful tool for young readers who are enduring periods of self-doubt, stagnation or rejection.

Author of Prepping for the Real World : Student and Graduate Success Secrets 

Young, Brilliant & Ready Ltd

Director and Founder

Royal Holloway, University of London

Senior Visiting Lecturer

TED Conferences

🟣 You Have Everything It Takes To Be Your Best | Cel Amade | TEDxSIMSREE (August 2021)

🟣 How To Deal With Rejection And Get What You Want | Cel Amade | TEDxSurreyUniversity (May 2022)

TEDx Speaker

University of Warwick

Warwick Enterprise

TSAKA Limited

Fairplay Consulting

Management Consultant

41% of graduates don’t feel confident entering the workplace, speaking to seniors and are anxious around their ability to achieve their aspirations. I am passionate about changing this because I believe everyone should feel confident, inspired, and empowered to innovate and reach their full potential.

In the past 24 months, I’ve delivered keynotes and presentations in 7 countries. I’ve also published a best-selling book, rocked the TEDx stage (twice!) and grown my YouTube channel to over 14,000 subscribers. All of which I use to empower young people with the personal development tools they need to step into the world of work or business with confidence.
 
As a result of working with me students, graduates & young professionals:
✅ Feel more driven to take proactive steps towards their academic, career & business goals
✅ Have improved self-esteem to show up authentically & feel less isolated
✅ Develop more self-awareness to disempower limiting beliefs and doubts
✅ Create wellbeing habits for personal fulfilment and happiness
✅ Overcome their public speaking fears and use their voice to communicate with impact
✅ Feel more confident in their ability to create their future, regardless of their background, race and gender

I provide Confidence, Mindset & DEI :
🟣 Keynote Presentations
🟣 Group Workshops
🟣 Group Trainings

What My Clients Say:
🗣“The students visibly blossomed in Cel’s presence as she gently yet firmly encouraged them to ‘recognise their inner champions’ and offered them practical advice on ‘realising their potential and manifesting their goals”
 
🗣“Cel delivered the workshops with excellence. She also gave us what we didn’t even know we needed – a safe space to have uplifting and courageous conversations on diversity, equity and inclusion”
 
Bespoke packages are available on request, so please do send me a connection request and a DM.

And in case you’re curious, when I’m not empowering our future leaders, I can be found in the gym or walking in the park to compensate for my love of peri-peri chicken, and I’m often travelling or volunteering as the youngest Advisory Board member of the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway University.
 
If you're not ready to work with me yet, don't worry! You can grab some of my tips & free resources:
🔗Free stuff: https://celamade.com/designing-your-own-world-guide/

And remember, if you ever wonder, am I welcome here? The answer is YES🙂

Cel Amade

nVision Training Solutions

Founder / Lead Training Facilitator & Business Management Consultant with responsibility for

- Employee Engagement, Team Building and Business coaching for executives

- Designing and implementing Marketing Brand Audits e.g. Mystery Shopper, Customer Satisfaction & Employee Feedback audits

- Developing Sales & Marketing Strategy Incentive/Reward & Recognition metrics in conjunction with KPI Measurement strategies and Stakeholder Communication outreach

- Designing customized training modules (virtual and F2F) in Team Building, Leadership, Communication, Personal Development, New Staff Onboarding, Customer Service, and Online Training Techniques

- Facilitating Train-the-Trainer programmes

- Supporting business owners with the development of unique brand building social media marketing awareness programmes

Founder / L&D Lead Training Facilitator

Sol Petroleum

The role, covering 3 fuel brands (Sol, Shell, Esso) in 23 territories across the Caribbean and South America:
- Managing and executing all facets of the company’s Retail Operational Excellence programme
- Performance management, productivity, sales growth and leadership development across the network

Major Achievements:
- Successfully partnered with The Disney Institute to host annual R&R events with training for 3 consecutive years
- Created a variety of indigenous training tools, managed translations into French and Spanish
- 20% year-on-year in time saved from transition to digital vs manual data entry/performance report generation
- 5% incremental performance growth year-on-year in NPS, eNPS and Customer Service rankings 
- Improved communication across all levels
Key Responsibilities:
- Execution of retail service related training – sales teams, retailers and frontline staff
- Development of training tools (PowerPoint, videos, printed materials, eLearning course modules) to ensure programme objectives adequately supported
- Strategic analysis of programme performance data to generate reports for more strategic decision making
- Sourcing, contracting, training and management of third party support vendors e.g. Mystery Shopper agencies and On-site Trainers
- Development of programme KPI metrics, supporting Rewards & Recognition criteria and annual budgets
- Manage the sourcing, supply, inventory and distribution of branded uniforms across the network, including negotiation of contracts and unit pricing with associated vendors
- Manage and coordinate all aspects of the annual Reward & Recognition international gala events (including but not limited to venue selection, content creation, on-the-ground support, translators)
- Support and assist in the coordination of the company's annual Sales & Marketing meeting and any other marketing event initiatives
- Facilitation of meetings and communication forums for the retail programmes' key stakeholders

Retail Incentive Training and Operational Excellence Manager

The role:
- Managing and executing all facets of the company’s Retail brand programmes
- Ensuring performance efficiency, productivity, sales growth and the closing of skills gaps across the network

Major Achievements:
20% savings year-on-year in time via the automation of manual data entry and performance report generation
Created a variety of indigenous training tools and managed translations into French and Spanish

Key Responsibilities:
- Execution of retail service related training – sales teams, retailers and frontline staff
- Development of training tools (PowerPoint presentations, videos, printed materials, eLearning course modules) to ensure programme objectives adequately supported
- Strategic analysis of programme performance data to generate reports in support of sound strategic  decision making
- Sourcing, contracting, training and management of third party support vendors e.g. Mystery Shopper agencies and On-site Trainers
- Development of programme KPI metrics, supporting Rewards & Recognition criteria and annual budgets
- Manage the sourcing, supply, inventory and distribution of branded uniforms across the network, including negotiation of contracts and unit pricing with associated vendors
- Manage and coordinate all aspects of the annual Reward & Recognition international gala events (including but not limited to venue selection, content creation, on-the-ground support, translators)
- Support and assist in the coordination of the company's annual Sales & Marketing meeting and any other marketing event initiatives
- Facilitation of meetings and communication forums for the retail programmes' key stakeholders

Retail Incentive Programmes Operations Coordinator

Successfully streamlined processes via fillable Word & Excel templates. Significant savings of 75% reduction in time originally spent in: 
coordinating regional and local meetings - hotel, conference room, food and beverage, email communications, agenda/presentations
office services administration - including procurement and processing payments for all service providers including but not limited to utlities, accommodation, air and land transportation, building contractors, 
delivery and receipt of mail and courier packages
managing of office admin annual budget and accounting for money spent via quarterly variance analysis
coordination and execution of annual staff events e.g. Christmas, Independence, Sports Club activities

Office Administrator

As a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) this role included:
Full responsibility for planning and executing marketing/promotion activities for key signature events: EY Performance Awards, Caribbean Entrepreneur of the Year (CEOY), and Business Outlook series;
Support of marketing and event coordination services to the Canada Barbados Business Association (CBBA) during investment promotion visits to various provinces in Canada.

Successfully realised a 50% saving on time spent managing and coordinating events, as well as a 25% reduction in spend, by successfully focusing on process improvements supported by more assertive negotiating on pricing especially related to coordinating trade shows, event registration processes, and liaising with local and international service providers.

Event Planner & Coordinator

Simpson Motors Ltd

As a Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and Administrative Professional Secretary (APS) this role included responsibility for, but was not limited to:

- Receiving and accommodating guests 

- Managing incoming and outgoing correspondence

- Ordering of stationery as well as inventory management of same

- Assisting with and supporting large events e.g. Winter Wonderland, Sales Promotions, etc.

- Performing any additional required Admin duties whenever and as needed.

Executive Secretary to GM

#TalentWhisperer | Dynamic team training programs customised to promote growth | 63,000+ persons trained in Customer Service Excellence | Learning & Development Strategist | Certified Instructional Designer | Author

Training is an investment, not a miracle.

We work with companies that understand this!

Because the real magic happens after the workshop - for the leaders who show up for their teams, not the ones who treat training like a one-and-done afterthought while watching their business slowly fall apart.

And here’s the reality:

🚫 Poor service damages your brand
🚫 Disengaged employees sabotage progress
🚫 Weak leadership drives good people out the door

Our workshops are custom-designed in collaboration with leaders who are:

➡️ Losing customers and revenue
➡️ Exhausted by high turnover and leadership burnout
➡️ Spending money on training that never delivers results
➡️ Bleeding profit due to poor service and an unprepared team

That’s why we’ve built our training on four key pillars:
Leadership, Team Building, Communication Skills and Customer Service Culture.

Curious what others are saying about our work?
Read real feedback from clients and leaders here:
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/galeweithers/details/recommendations/

If you're ready to invest in training that transforms, book your free Training Tune-up Clarity Call:
📅 https://calendly.com/nvisiontraining/training-tune-up

You can also contact us at:
📩 info@nvisiontraining.com OR nvisiontraining@gmail.com
📞 WhatsApp: 1-246-235-9350
💬 LinkedIn DM: https://www.linkedin.com/in/galeweithers/

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