Life at Seven Hills
From regular socials to a keen focus on health and wellbeing,
we make sure there is plenty to enjoy at our riverside home.
GIVING BACK
We actively encourage charitable work and volunteering. From year round fundraising to support for Shelter and Cancer Research, we back good causes and offer one day per year for every member of the team to volunteer for an organisation of their choice.
FLEXIBLE WORKING AND SUPPORT
We offer flexible working, a short term salary advance if needed, and we each have access to Perkbox, for discounts on everything from cinema tickets to car hire.
SEVEN HILLS ACADEMY
Throughout the year we invite great campaigners, entrepreneurs and leaders to visit and share their experiences with us. A brilliant chance to hear from inspiring people about the ideas that drive them.
CHANGEMAKER
OF THE MONTH
Each month we recognise one person who has excelled in their work and contributed to the firm’s mission over the previous few weeks. Nominations are taken from the full team, with the winner awarded a prize worth up to £75.
MILESTONE CELEBRATIONS
We never miss an opportunity to mark a major milestone. Every birthday is celebrated with a cake and early leave, and every anniversary with champagne.
SEVEN HILLS SOCIALS
Each year we put together a vibrant calendar for the year ahead to ensure there are plenty of opportunities to come together as a team. Recent socials have included a darts night at Flight Club, our summer sports day, curry night, as well as our annual start to the year brunch, summer away-day and Christmas party.
FRIDAY FEAST
Food is a big part of life at Seven Hills and we make sure we break bread together every Friday with delicious lunches served from local caterers. We also celebrate the team’s efforts each week with our (in)famous Friday drinks trolley, regular quizzes and of course, Sid the Frenchie!
WELLBEING INITIATIVE
Our Wandsworth location means we work right next to the park and the river. Perfect for a lunchtime walk! We hold a healthy breakfast once a month and encourage our team to boost their mental and physical wellbeing where they can.
Well it may not be the usual way we spend our Christmas party but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t get together over Zoom and celebrate as a team! 🎉
With a surprise delivery 🎁 for everyone, Secret Santas 🎅🏼 and the traditional Seven Hills Christmas video, quiz and awards 🥇 it was lovely to see everyone and spend a few hours in each other’s (virtual) company.
Happy Christmas from all of us at Seven Hills – we can’t wait to see what 2021 brings! 🎄
#xmasparty #team
It’s been a busy month at Seven Hills, and after another few weeks of lockdown it has been more important than ever to put focus on our team well-being. Here’s just a taster of what we’ve been up to this week!
The brilliant @beluga.bean.academy founders Renée Elliott and Sam Wigan joined us on Thursday to lead a team wellbeing session. We reflected together on the past year, the challenges we’ve faced and the goals we want to set for ourselves as we move into 2021. We’ll be having more sessions like these with Renée and Sam in the new year and we can’t wait!
Plus earlier in the day, some of the team joined Amy Garcia @theamyaspect for another Movement & Meditation class, a new monthly initiative to help our team relax at the start of the day.
And the team continued with our 500 mile lockdown challenge to raise money for our chosen charity @spearlondon87. It’s been great to see the team continue to get out and about and pushing themselves to reach our target. We’ve almost hit our target, so please do keep donating through the link in our bio.
We hope everyone has a great weekend and want to thank Renée, Sam and Amy for taking the time with us for our wellbeing this week!
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#team #wellbeing
University of London GradVenture 2020 Winners announced for annual competition supported by Seven Hills 🌟
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An independent publishing house specialising in works of poetry for those under the age of 20 won the pitching competition, GradVenture 2020, the programme which aims to inspire student entrepreneurship as well as introduce finalists to networking opportunities.
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@michaelhayman established GradVenture with @_londonu and The Careers Group four years ago and moderated the afternoon in front of a virtual audience. Seven finalists pitched their business ideas to a panel of four judges, with Prospective Press Global, founded by @eleniisophia , taking home the first prize, an £8,000 investment. Runner up was @bubbleminduk, a health tech company focusing on people manage their mental health, who won a £2,000 investment.
The judging panel, made up of Charlotte Harrington, co-CEO of @beluwater ; @cecmonic , director of operations at @foundervine ; Xenia Angevin; founder of Res Claritas and Digital Careers Coach, and @jamesuffindell , founder of @brightnetwork , questioned the competitors’ start-up plans and aspirations.
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The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Wendy Thomson CBE said of the event: “The entrepreneurial spirit is clearly alive and well. Great ideas, confident pitches, tough choices for the panel of judges. As always thank you to Michael Hayman and Seven Hills for their support, to the students who entered the competition, and to the professors who have encouraged business talent.”
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Well done to all the students who took part!
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#competition #studententrepreneurs #business #university #investment #dragonsden #GradVenture2020
This week we have launched the Seven Hills 500-mile Lockdown Challenge! We are encouraging our team to get outdoors in the daylight over the coming 28 days, while racking up the miles to support our chosen charity - @spearlondon87. Stay tuned for progress updates and any support would be greatly appreciated - you can find a link to donate in our bio.
#SHlockdownchallenge
@goodbusinessfestival Act 1 took place yesterday, bringing together some of the biggest names in business, government, sport and the creative industries amongst others to debate the big issues facing a world rocked by pandemic.
Commissioned by Liverpool City Region @metromayorsteve, and co-curated by @culture_liverpool and @hemingwaydesign, #TGBF is a global movement aiming to unite the growing community of companies and conscious consumers who believe in the power of business to deliver positive, meaningful change in the world.
Amidst new Covid-19 restrictions, Act 1 redefined what it means to ‘go digital’ with a dynamic, hybrid programme of virtual and live content streamed live from Brixton Academy with moderators Evan Davis and Aasmah Mir.
Seven Hills is proud to support The Good Business Festival as lead communications agency and looks forward to Act 2 in 2021 #TGBF
This #worldsightday, Seven Hills is delighted to support @clearly.world with the launch of Through The Looking Glasses: Stories About Seeing Clearly as part of their global #GlassesInClasses campaign.
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Around the world, 300 million children have short sight with many unable to access a simple pair of glasses. This number will rise to 500 million by 2050 without urgent action.
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Clearly’s 'Glasses in Classes' campaign is a call to action to get sight tests, affordable glasses and other treatments into every school in the world to give children the best start in life.
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The anthology features authors and illustrators from all over the world, including five UK children’s laureates - Quentin Blake, Lauren Child, Chris Riddell, Michael Morpurgo and Cressida Cowell, the current laureate - alongside David Baddiel, Dermot O'Leary and Axel Scheffler.
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It is also being released with a global bedtime story series, with famous faces reading the short stories when the sun goes down in their time zone. The readers include Billie Jean King, the tennis legend, film star Michelle Yeoh, comedian Adam Hills, and Princess Alia of Jordan. The UK will be treated to readings from the Super Nanny, Jo Frost, and Nigerian poet, Niyi Osundare at 6pm BST.
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To get your free copy of the book and check out all the bedtime story readings – go to throughthelookingglasses.world.
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#campaign #ThroughTheLookingGlasses #poorvision
Act One of the @goodbusinessfestival kicks off today & Seven Hills is proud to support as the lead communications agency. The festival brings together the biggest names in business to debate the big issues facing a world rocked by both pandemic and lockdown. #TGBF reinforces how business can do better for society.
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Our two #ChangeMakers guests this week both play a part in the festival. @hollytucker MBE, founder of @holly.co and @notonthehighstreet is an ambassador and @charmianlove, co-founder and chair of B Lab UK, is speaking at the event. Listen to them speak to @michaelhayman about their life stories and how they are involved with the festival through the link in our bio.
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#TGBF #TheGoodBusinessFestival #BigThinking #DigitalFestival #liverpool #Explore #Learn #BePurposeful #goodbusiness #podcast #findyourmission #entrepreneurs #change
Our whole team received a surprise Monday treat today to recognise the incredible work they have put in over the past six months while working from home.
It’s been a monumental effort from everyone and what better way to celebrate than with a batch of brownies?
Swipe to see some tasty treats courtesy of our team and @badbrownieco 😋
#mondaymotivation
Listen to episode 30 of #ChangeMakers now with @mathieuflamini - the entrepreneur and athlete who demonstrates he is a sportsman with a difference. The @worldeconomicforum Young Global Leader joins @michaelhayman and shares his ambitions about how he wants to put people's health and our planet on the right path to a sustainable future.
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While playing for @acmilan Mathieu co-founded GF Biochemicals in 2008, the fastest producer of levulinic acid. Listen now to Mathieu’s fascinating story wherever you get your podcasts. To find out more, visit the link in our bio to see Mathieu’s episode page.
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#findyourmission #environmentalentrepreneurs #sportsman #sustainablefuture #mission #change #futuregoals
You can now listen to our new episode of #ChangeMakers with @poppyjamie - multitalented entrepreneur and soon to be author, where she talks to @michaelhayman about self-discovery, the art of acceptance and how help us feel brighter. Founder of the mindfulness app @happynotperfect, she shares her tips for a happier life. Find your happy place, reflect & learn.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Audioboom or wherever else you get your podcasts.
#findyourmission #wellbeing #selflove #newepisode #mindfullness #bellybreathing #entrepreneur
Environmental entrepreneur and athlete @mathieuflamini joins @michaelhayman on #ChangeMakers this Friday. He’s played for @arsenal & @acmilan and co-founded GFBiochemicals, the fastest producer of levulinic acid.
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Whilst football is a huge passion for Mathieu, he explains why he has a strong interest in climate change and the environment and how we can all learn to work towards a sustainable future and live a healthier lifestyle.
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Listen tomorrow morning by subscribing to Change Makers on all good podcast platforms. Don't miss it!
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#findyourmission #newepisode #environmentalentrepreneurs #sustainablefuture #football #wellbeing #performance
Multitalented entrepreneur, TV presenter and soon to be author, @poppyjamie founder of @happynotperfect and co-founder of @popandsuki joins @michaelhayman this Friday on #ChangeMakers to talk about self-discovery, the art of acceptance and how to have a positive mindset. She also shares her belly-breathing technique💆
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Find your happy place, reflect and learn.
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Watch the trailer here and listen out for the episode on all your usual podcast platforms on Friday morning.
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#findyourmission #newepisode #wellbeing #bellybreathing #discovery #selflove #entrepreneur
Listen to Episode 25 of #ChangeMakers now with Maurice Ostro OBE - entrepreneur, philanthropist and now chair of the Business Action Council, created to help power the economy post-lockdown.
Maurice shares his own fascinating family history, the story of the Ostro Stone - the world’s largest known deep blue coloured topaz gem, and why he believes in businesses giving back to society.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Audioboom or wherever else you get your podcasts
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Maurice Ostro OBE joins @michaelhayman on Friday’s #ChangeMakers for a fascinating discussion on his life and career, the responsibility of businesses to act with purpose, and how companies are rising to the challenge of the pandemic.
Watch the trailer here and listen out for the episode on all your usual podcast platforms on Friday morning.
“A day without laughter is a day wasted". @michaelhayman says why in City AM. Read more - see link in bio.
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#eraforreinvention #cityam
Author and historian @annesebba joins @michaelhayman on tomorrow’s #ChangeMakers for a fascinating discussion about the under-recognised women of history.
From Wallis Simpson in her book That Woman, re-assessing the abdication crisis, to Les Parisiennes - her book on the experiences of women in 1940s occupied Paris, Anne explains why she’s passionate about revisiting the untold stories of women through history, and what the past teaches us about the human condition.
Listen tomorrow morning by subscribing to Change Makers on all good podcast platforms
Journalist and @bbcr4today anchor Justin Webb swaps the presenter’s chair for the hot seat in tomorrow’s #ChangeMakers.
He speaks to @michaelhayman about his life and career, sharing his experience of presenting the Today Programme in lockdown, his thoughts on the upcoming US election and why he believes social media is no reflection on how most people behave in reality.
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to get the episode as soon as it lands tomorrow morning.
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE joins Michael on #ChangeMakers this week.
The new President of the British Chambers of Commerce and life peer talks through her fascinating career, from becoming the first Asian CEO of a FTSE250 company with Mitie, to leading the McGregor-Smith Review on race in the workplace in 2017. She discusses her drive to never give up, the importance of living for the moment and why she believes business can be a force for good.
Listen now on Apple, Spotify, Audioboom or wherever else you get your podcasts and follow the link in our bio to find out more
This week on #ChangeMakers, Michael is joined by @lordscheckner, founder and CEO of @advertisingweek
The premier global gathering for the creative industries - from New York to London, Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City and Johannesburg, Matt talks about why he will give a platform to any and all issues, and how he puts flare into everything he does.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and visit the link in our bio to find out more
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE joins @michaelhayman tomorrow on #ChangeMakers.
It’s a fascinating interview covering her life and career – from becoming the first Asian woman to head up a FTSE250 company, to her trailblazing review into diversity and inclusion in the workplace in 2017, to her new role as President of the British Chambers of Commerce.
Watch the trailer here and subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, Audioboom or wherever else you get your podcasts