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Nuevo Ascend Ltd — Leadership Development & Consultancy

Our Programmes

Five distinct pathways. One mission — to help you and your organisation rise.

5 Programmes
20+ Years Experience
16 Age First Led a Team
BBBA 2024 Award Winner
01 — Coaching 02 — Workshops 03 — Consultancy 04 — Young Leaders 05 — Speaking
01
Programme 01

1:1 Leadership Coaching

Personal, honest coaching built on two decades of real leadership — not textbooks.

This is coaching for people who are serious about progression. Whether you are stepping into management for the first time, pushing for a senior promotion, or rebuilding confidence after a setback — this programme gives you a dedicated, experienced thinking partner who has genuinely been where you are trying to go.

👤 Format 1:1 Sessions
via Zoom or In-Person
📅 Duration Single Session to 8-Week Programme
⏱ Session Length 60–90 Minutes per Session
🎯 Start Rolling Intake — Start Anytime

Who This Is For

  • First-time managers finding their feet in a leadership role
  • Professionals preparing for interviews or promotion boards
  • Mid-career leaders wanting to step up to senior management
  • Individuals from underrepresented backgrounds navigating corporate environments
  • Anyone who has been overlooked and wants to understand why — and what to do about it
  • Leaders rebuilding confidence after redundancy, a difficult role, or a career setback
  • Retail and customer experience professionals seeking to transition into leadership

What's Included

  • Dedicated 1:1 sessions with an experienced senior leader
  • Personalised leadership development plan created in session one
  • Pre-session reflection exercises to deepen your thinking
  • Practical tools for difficult conversations, stakeholder management, and performance leadership
  • Interview and promotion preparation — mock sessions and feedback
  • Post-session action notes sent within 24 hours
  • WhatsApp support between sessions (on programme packages)
  • End-of-programme review and next-steps roadmap
Leon in a one-to-one coaching conversation
Leon with a coaching client
Leon in a focused coaching discussion

"I was a manager at 16. No mentor. No roadmap. I figured it out — and spent the next 20 years building the playbook I wish I'd had. That is what I bring to every coaching session."

Investment

Introductory £99 Single Session
  • 60-minute deep-dive session
  • Leadership audit & priority-setting
  • Action plan summary
  • No commitment required
Book Intro Session → Book Now →
Foundation £399 4-Week Programme
  • 4 x 60-minute sessions
  • Personalised development plan
  • Pre & post session materials
  • WhatsApp check-in support
  • End-of-programme review
Book 4-Week Programme →
Transformation £699 8-Week Programme
  • 8 x 60–90-minute sessions
  • Full leadership development plan
  • Interview/promotion prep included
  • Ongoing WhatsApp support
  • Resources & toolkit library
  • Final review & 90-day roadmap
Book 8-Week Programme →

Ready to invest in your leadership?

Book a free 20-minute discovery call to find the right programme for you.

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Programme 02

Corporate Leadership Workshops

High-impact, half-day and full-day workshops that transform how your managers lead — built from the frontline, not the classroom.

Nuevo Ascend workshops are designed for organisations that want more than a training day. They want a shift. Each workshop draws directly from two decades of multi-site retail leadership and senior experience at Apple — giving your managers practical, immediately applicable tools that make a difference the moment they walk back into work.

🏢 Format In-Person or Virtual
⏱ Duration Half Day or Full Day
👥 Group Size Up to 30 Participants
🗓 Booking Flexible Scheduling Available

Workshop Titles

  • The First-Time Manager — navigating the transition from colleague to leader
  • Leading High-Performance Teams — accountability, culture, and results
  • Executive Presence & Leadership Confidence — how to command the room at any level
  • Customer Experience Leadership — building cultures that put people first
  • Leading Diverse Teams — authentic inclusion that delivers results
  • Difficult Conversations Masterclass — tools for managing performance honestly
  • From Colleague to Leader — earning respect when you knew everyone first

What's Included

  • Pre-workshop needs assessment and discovery call with L&D or HR lead
  • Fully customised workshop content aligned to your organisation
  • Participant workbooks and practical takeaway resources
  • Interactive exercises, group discussions, and real-scenario work
  • Post-workshop action plan for each participant
  • Follow-up report with observations and recommendations for the organisation
  • Optional: follow-on 1:1 coaching for participants at a discounted rate

Who This Is For

  • HR and L&D teams investing in structured manager development
  • Organisations onboarding newly promoted managers
  • Retail businesses with multi-site or large team structures
  • Companies with DEI commitments that need authentic delivery
  • Graduate and apprenticeship schemes building future leaders
  • Customer-facing businesses improving frontline leadership culture

Why Nuevo Ascend

  • Every workshop is built from lived experience — not slides borrowed from generic platforms
  • Content is tailored specifically to your organisation, sector, and team
  • Delivered by a facilitator who has genuinely led at every level being discussed
  • Practical, honest, and memorable — participants leave with tools they actually use
Leon presenting a workshop to a full room
Leon facilitating a corporate workshop session
Leon leading a corporate leadership workshop

Investment

Half Day £500 3–4 Hours / Up to 20 people
  • One focused workshop topic
  • Participant workbooks
  • Pre-workshop call
  • Action plan summary
Book Half Day →
Full Day £1,500 6–7 Hours / Up to 30 people
  • Full workshop delivery
  • Custom content for your org
  • Participant workbooks & resources
  • Post-workshop report
  • Follow-up recommendations
Book Full Day →
Workshop Series POA Multi-Session Programme
  • 3–6 workshop programme
  • Full leadership curriculum
  • Monthly delivery schedule
  • Progress tracking included
  • Bespoke to your organisation
Enquire Now →

Invest in your managers. Watch your teams transform.

Contact us to discuss a bespoke workshop programme for your organisation.

Get a Quote
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Programme 03

Organisational Consultancy

Strategic advisory for organisations ready to build leadership cultures that actually work.

This is for CEOs, HR Directors, and L&D leads who know something needs to change — and want an experienced, external perspective to help them build it. Nuevo Ascend's consultancy offering brings senior operational and people leadership experience directly to your organisation's most pressing challenges: culture, performance, pipeline, and engagement.

🏛 Format Retainer or Project Basis
📋 Engagement 1 Month to 12+ Months
🤝 Delivery On-Site, Remote or Hybrid
📊 Sectors Retail, Tech, Services & More

Consultancy Areas

  • Leadership culture audits — understanding what is actually happening vs what you think is happening
  • Management pipeline development — building a structured pathway from talent to senior leadership
  • DEI leadership support — authentic, operationally grounded diversity strategy
  • Employee engagement and retention strategy
  • Customer experience leadership transformation
  • First-line manager effectiveness programmes
  • Coaching framework design for internal use
  • Senior leadership team development and alignment

What's Included

  • Initial diagnostic — discovery sessions with key stakeholders
  • Written findings report with honest observations
  • Strategic recommendations tailored to your organisation
  • Programme design and implementation support
  • Regular progress reviews and reporting
  • Monthly advisory calls on retainer packages
  • Access to Nuevo Ascend's full workshop and coaching suite

"The gap between the leadership culture a business thinks it has and the one it actually has is where most performance problems live. That gap is exactly where I work."

Strategic Advisory Meeting
Boardroom / Leadership Session
Culture Audit in Progress

Investment

Project POA Defined scope & deliverables
  • Fixed scope & timeline
  • Audit, report & recommendations
  • Tailored to project need
  • Day rate from £600
Enquire Now →
Monthly Retainer £1,000 Per month — SME / Start-up
  • Monthly advisory sessions
  • On-call strategic support
  • Priority workshop booking
  • Quarterly strategy review
Book Core → Book Retainer →
Premium Retainer £5,000 Per month — Corporate
  • Weekly advisory access
  • Full programme management
  • On-site days included
  • Board-level reporting
  • Inclusive of 1 workshop/month

Let's talk about your organisation.

Every engagement starts with a no-obligation discovery conversation.

Start the Conversation
04
Programme 04

Young Leaders Programme

For the next generation of managers who deserve the investment that built this business.

This programme exists because of a simple truth: the founder was a manager at sixteen with no mentor, no roadmap, and no one who looked like him at the top. He figured it out — and never forgot what it cost to do so without support. The Young Leaders Programme is the investment he never had, now available to every young person who deserves it.

🎓 Age Range 16–25 Years Old
📍 Delivery In-Person, Virtual or Hybrid
⏱ Duration 4–12 Week Programmes
💷 Funding Grant Options Available

Who This Is For

  • Young people aged 16–25 in their first management or team leader role
  • Sixth form and college students exploring leadership as a career path
  • Apprentices and graduates entering corporate environments for the first time
  • Young professionals from underrepresented backgrounds in early-career roles
  • Youth organisations, schools, and charities supporting young talent
  • Companies with graduate or apprenticeship schemes seeking structured development

What's Included

  • Group coaching sessions with the Nuevo Ascend founder
  • Personal leadership profile — strengths, blind spots, and development areas
  • Career mapping sessions — building a realistic plan for progression
  • Practical modules on confidence, communication, and professional presence
  • Mentoring from senior leaders in the Nuevo Ascend network
  • CV, interview, and personal branding support
  • Certificate of completion and ongoing community access

Programme Themes

  • What leadership really means — and why it starts with you
  • Building confidence in environments that were not built for you
  • How to earn respect as a young manager
  • Understanding workplace culture and how to navigate it
  • Setting goals and holding yourself accountable
  • Presenting yourself with purpose — in interviews, at work, and online

Delivery Partners

  • Secondary schools and sixth forms
  • Further education colleges
  • Universities and student unions
  • Apprenticeship programme providers
  • Youth charities and social enterprises
  • Corporate ERG (Employee Resource Group) programmes
  • Prince's Trust partner organisations

"I was a 16-year-old Black boy leading a team of adults. Nobody gave me a manual. This programme is the manual I wish I had — now given to every young person who deserves it."

Leon with Young Programme Participants
Group Coaching Session
Young leaders workshop in session

Investment

Taster Session £250 Single 2-hour session
  • Group keynote & workshop
  • Up to 30 participants
  • Ideal for taster events
  • Q&A included
Book Panel → Book Taster →
Core Programme £1,000 4-week / 4 sessions
  • 4 group coaching sessions
  • Personal leadership profiles
  • Career mapping included
  • Completion certificates
  • Up to 20 participants
Full Programme £1,500 8–12 weeks
  • Full curriculum delivery
  • 1:1 mentoring sessions
  • CV & interview support
  • Network access ongoing
  • Grant funding eligible
Book Keynote → Book Full →

Bring the Young Leaders Programme to your organisation.

Grant and funded delivery options available. Let's talk.

Enquire Now
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Programme 05

Speaking Engagements

A story that does not sound like anyone else on your stage — because it isn't.

From paper boy at eleven to shaking hands with Apple's Tim Cook. From manager at sixteen to Black British Business Award winner at the FT. The Nuevo Ascend founder brings a speaking style that is honest, powerful, and impossible to forget — built on a life story that proves what is possible when you refuse to accept the ceiling others set for you.

🎤 Format Keynote, Panel or Workshop
⏱ Duration 20 mins to Full Day
📍 Location UK-Wide & International
👥 Audience 20 to 2,000+ Attendees

Signature Talks

  • "The 16-Year-Old Manager" — how a young Black man led a team before most had their first job, and what it taught him about real leadership
  • "From Paper Boy to Tim Cook" — the full journey from age 11 to Apple's global stage, the BBBA, and building two businesses
  • "Leadership Beyond the Title" — why operational credibility and consistency matter more than any job title
  • "Representation in the Room" — building diverse leadership pipelines that work authentically, not performatively
  • "Building a Business While Working Full Time" — the real story behind founding Nuevo Noir while holding a senior corporate career

Who Books Nuevo Ascend

  • Corporate ERG and diversity & inclusion events
  • Leadership conferences and business summits
  • Universities and student leadership societies
  • Graduate and apprenticeship induction programmes
  • Schools and colleges inspiring young people about careers
  • Black Business Network events and BBBA affiliated gatherings
  • TEDx and thought leadership platforms
  • Retail sector events and forums

What's Included

  • Pre-event discovery call to tailor talk to your audience and theme
  • Fully prepared, professionally delivered keynote or panel contribution
  • Audience Q&A where requested
  • Speaker biography and professional headshot for event materials
  • Optional post-talk workshop add-on available
  • Follow-up resources for attendees

Why This Talk Lands

  • Not motivational fluff — a real story with real stakes and real lessons
  • Speaks directly to audiences from underrepresented backgrounds without being tokenistic
  • Equally powerful for corporate leadership audiences, students, and young professionals
  • Award-winning credibility — BBBA 2024, FT-sponsored — gives weight to every word
  • Memorable, human, and impossible to forget

"People don't remember slides. They remember stories. And this story — from a paper boy at dawn to a stage with Tim Cook — is one they won't forget."

Leon speaking at London Metropolitan and London South Bank University
Leon delivering a keynote to a large audience
Leon with participants after a speaking engagement

Investment

Panel / Short Talk £250 Up to 30 minutes
  • Panel contribution or short keynote
  • Q&A included
  • Pre-event discovery call
  • Speaker bio & headshot
Keynote £1,500 45–60 minutes
  • Full tailored keynote
  • Audience Q&A
  • Attendee follow-up resources
  • Pre-event consultation
  • Expenses included (UK)
Conference / Summit £2,500+ Half or full day
  • Headline keynote delivery
  • Optional workshop add-on
  • Multi-format engagement
  • Bespoke content creation
  • Growing to £10,000+ as profile builds

Book a speaker your audience will remember.

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