Meet The Team

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Director

Steve is a Co founder of L-evate and is a passionate Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He also has an extensive blue chip background. This includes working in a variety of senior positions for leading brands such as 3M. As a result of this national and international experience, Steve has delivered business and marketing strategies throughout the UK and Europe. As well as his passion for cycling and rugby, Steve is a true business enthusiast who revels in personal coaching and business development support. Steve is also an accomplished public speaker and conference facilitator. Steve has worked closely with many clients, groups and individuals to assist them with both organisation and delivery of events. 

Email: Steve.Robinson@L-evate.co.uk

 Director

Kim is a Co founder of L-evate and brings four decades of experience across export, sales, marketing, publishing and strategic business development. Her recent focus has been on helping businesses and individuals explore models which are environmentally and commercially sustainable and aligned 

with a net‑zero future.

 A passionate advocate for ESG‑driven change and people centric organisations, she combines commercial insight with a strong commitment to community, wellbeing and environmental stewardship. 

Kim is also a Director of Community Art Kent CIC, a community based company providing access to creative projects to less privileged parts of the community and a dedicated year-round open water swimmer and runner.

Email: Kim.Thurgood@L-evate.co.uk

Coach & Therapist

Jon is L-evate's Lead Facilitator & Therapist   

and has more than 20 years of experience as a teacher and lecturer. After volunteering with The Samaritans in 2008, he trained as a clinical hypnotherapist, marking the beginning of his work in psychological and emotional support.

Alongside his lecturing roles, Jon served as a pastoral tutor and mentor/coach, supporting students from diverse and often challenging backgrounds, including those from conflict-affected regions. He also delivered relaxation classes within young offenders’ institutions.

Since 2015, Jon has worked with several major organisations providing one-to-one support through clinical hypnotherapy, Havening Techniques, coaching, and related approaches such as EFT and NLP.

In addition to in-person sessions, Jon provides urgent support when needed, helping clients in crisis and signposting them to appropriate services, including GPs and other medical professionals.

Jon has designed and delivered courses on resilience, sleep and relaxation, mindfulness, and a bespoke programme to enhance existing mental health support initiatives.

He is a registered member of the GHR, GHSC, and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).

 Coach & Trainer

Rebecca studied Drama and Technical Theatre with Psychology of Education at Middlesex University before expanding her expertise into alternative medicine and Neuro‑Linguistic Programming, qualifying in the latter as both a Practitioner and Master Practitioner. Her early career combined theatre and therapeutic practice, touring nationally and internationally across a range of genres and facilitating workshops for organisations including the Crown Prosecution Service, the Metropolitan Police and FIFA.

She has taught in universities, schools, youth settings, workshops and summer programmes, working with young people, adults, families and professionals. Over the past 15 years, Rebecca has focused her career within the NHS, managing and delivering training for front‑facing services. Her work spans behaviour change, health improvement, leadership and management development, team building, resilience, time management and a wide range of courses aligned with NICE guidance and service needs.

Rebecca brings a blend of creative, psychological and organisational expertise to her practice, with a long‑standing commitment to supporting personal and professional development across diverse communities and sectors.

Email: Rebecca.Hansell@L-evate.co.uk

 Coach & Trainer

Kate is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist specialising in public health, with a career shaped by more than a decade of experience across the private, public and voluntary sectors. She holds a degree in Food and Nutrition and an MSc in Nutrition with Public Health Management. Early in her career, she gained valuable industry insight during a placement with the Nutrition team at Unilever UK Ltd, where she developed an understanding of how large food companies approach product development and consumer wellbeing. This experience helped spark her commitment to supporting healthier and more sustainable food choices at a population level.

Kate went on to deliver children’s weight‑management programmes within the NHS and support individuals to improve their health through evidence‑based dietary change. Over the past 12 years, she has built a reputation as an engaging, responsive trainer, delivering programmes on nutrition, behaviour change, health improvement, wellbeing, resilience and physical activity.

She works with organisations supporting people at every stage of life- from early years settings to services for older adults; helping them strengthen their approach to healthy eating through training, consultation and partnership working.

Kate is a long‑standing member of the Association for Nutrition’s Quality Assurance Committee (non‑degree) and also serves as an assessor, ensuring short courses meet recognised professional standards. Her practice is grounded in evidence, and she is known for adapting her approach to meet the needs of diverse groups.

Passionate about creating environments where healthier choices feel easier and more enjoyable, Kate is dedicated to empowering individuals and organisations to make lasting, positive change.

Email: Kate.Fuller@L-evate.co.u