We take happiness at work seriously.
Simply put, Haptivate offers practical training to improve wellbeing at work. We provide science-based workshops and programmes to create a happier working culture.
Research shows happy people do better work
The numbers speak for themselves…
37%
higher sales
37%
less sick leave
34%
lower staff turnover
20%
more productive
We know wellbeing at work is a win-win for individuals and organisations
And here’s some leading companies who have benefited from our expertise in wellbeing training
Here’s what they are saying about us:
Haptivate’s scientific and interactive approach to wellbeing topics is engaging, inspiring and produces great results. The practical tools they shared with our team are already making a difference and many staff have reached out to tell me how helpful they found the session!
Jessica Foote
Education Lead at NHS
Why do our clients like working with us?
Everything starts with the client – we tailor our corporate wellness solutions to fit the needs, culture, and everyday realities of your organisation.
This flexibility means that you avoid the pitfalls of conventional, off-the-shelf wellbeing at work initiatives.
And everything we do is backed by hard data and research, meaning we make an impact even when working with the most sceptical audiences.
We develop and deliver 100% fluff-free, science-backed wellbeing training.
Using the latest neuroscientific research, we create interactive, engaging and practical workshops that challenge preconceptions about wellbeing at work.
Our Mission
Research shows that wellbeing is a life skill.
We want more people to have the opportunity to learn it!
We believe that businesses should be a force for positive change. The average person spends 80,000 hours of their lifetime working. We want to make that time happier and more fruitful by educating both individuals and employers to improve wellbeing at work.
We are also committed to increasing access to wellbeing skills education amongst young people. That’s why we’ve teamed up with charity partners and donate 4% of our annual revenue to support projects that teach young people wellbeing skills.
We operate as a carbon negative business. We’re a registered member of 1% For The Planet and donate 1% of our annual revenue to fund the development and deployment of climate protecting technologies. We work with Ecologi to offset 2X our annual carbon emissions.
Our story
We set out in 2018 with the intention of taking new and compelling academic research about the science of wellbeing to broader audiences.
Rosa Connor
Co-founder
James Pacey
Co-founder
How we started
In 2017, Founders Rosa and James were in very different lines of work. Rosa started her career in the charity sector while James was working in the corporate world. But they were both noticing the same thing – wellbeing issues are an extremely common part of life but often very little is done to acknowledge and address them. Collectively they decided that it was time for this to change. This is where the Haptivate revolution began!
Our journey so far
Over 5 years, Haptivate has grown from delivering stress management workshops in the basement of a London homeless shelter to partnering with some of the world’s best-known organisations to improve wellbeing at work. Our international client list spans many different industries including technology, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, government and charity.
Up next...
We will expand our commitment to balancing purpose and profit, aiming to become a registered BCorp organisation and developing our support to charities that share our mission.
Meet our facilitators
Dr. Mike Oliver
Facilitator
Mike worked in the corporate sector for over 25 years for several multinational organisations as well as running his own business.
Dr Mike Oliver is a Chartered Psychologist and registered Health Psychologist. He specialises in workplace health and wellbeing, helping individuals, teams and whole organisations think and behave differently in relation to their health inside and outside of work.
Prior to becoming a psychologist, Mike worked in the corporate sector for over 25 years for several multinational organisations as well as running his own business, where he specialised in change management, creative thinking and facilitation of groups, of all organisational levels, to achieve their goals.
Whilst Mike retrained to be a health psychologist, he worked in Public Health in a large local authority in the UK where worked in the areas of community development, mental health, health literacy and workplace health and wellbeing.
Ifalase McGowan
Facilitator
Ifalase has designed and delivered leadership, wellbeing and emotional Intelligence sessions for hundreds of senior employees.
Ifalase McGowan has been supporting organisations to get the best out of their people, for over 15 years.
She has designed and delivered leadership, wellbeing and emotional Intelligence sessions for hundreds of senior employees across the worlds of Tech, FIS, Fashion and the third sector.
Her fascination with understanding people began while studying her BSc in Psychology. Later, during during her work training and coaching leaders, she discovered a particular love for wellbeing as a topic.
She now specialises in creating wellbeing programmes to help people understand how the brain and body functions together so that they can thrive in all aspects of their live.
She is a qualified coach and uses her knowledge and skills to put her audiences at ease to help further embed the learnings. Participants are supported to integrate simple but effective habits into their day-to-day, to enhance their wellbeing, performance and relationships.
Julian Hitch
Facilitator
Julian spent 5 years as Director of Wellbeing at LEON.
Julian Hitch is a globally renowned author, public speaker, Master of Wing Tsun and coach, based in London. He also spent 5 years of his diverse career as Director of Wellbeing at LEON.
Consulting, training and developing people is his absolute passion and he’s delivered expert courses on a wide range of wellbeing topics including resilience, gut health, & mindfulness.
His unique training style aims to make the impossible to feel possible and to do so with a sense of humour.
Working across the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East & North America, Julian has coached a wide range of clients from CEOs to Special Forces.
He’s also the best-selling co-author of Winning not Fighting, published by Penguin and has appeared on ITV, Channel 5, The History Channel & Yesterday Channel.
Sandra Teichert
Facilitator
Sandra has worked globally with corporations, executives, coaches and individuals to increase their wellbeing.
Sandra Teichert has over 7 years experience helping individuals and groups through positive psychology coaching, workshop facilitation, mindfulness and yoga. Sandra has worked globally with corporations, executives, coaches and individuals to increase their wellbeing, mindfulness, happiness and resilience.
Sandra obtained degrees in Business Law and Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law before moving into her current field of Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology in which she holds a Master of Science. She is also a certified Mediator, Yoga and Mindfulness instructor.
Her passion is helping individuals rediscover their strengths and align with their authentic selves for optimal personal growth, to lead more happy and fulfilling lives.
Silvia Laurenti
Facilitator
Silvia Laurenti is a chartered physiotherapist, yoga therapist and coach, with over 25 years experience in the health and well-being sector.
She is also a clinical specialist in chronic pain for the NHS, where she uses her broad skills to provide effective care to patients with complex chronic pain conditions.
She is passionate about the connection between body and mind and sharing all that she has learned to empower people to live a happier and more creative life.
Suzi Moore
Facilitator
Suzi Moore has been a teacher for over 20 years, inviting the sharing of knowledge and skills with a variety of people and organisations.
She began her career armed with a Psychology Degree, a Post Graduate Diploma in Drug Use and Addiction Studies and a Counselling Skills Diploma.
This led to offering support to people in the community for a variety of Organisations in a variety of roles from Outreach Worker to Service Manager.
Suzi has been a self-employed facilitator for 9 years, and now specialises in teaching and supporting people who have experienced trauma.
Suzi has also trained in Yoga and Breath-Body-Mind and loves sharing both the practical and theoretical aspects of wellbeing with others and learning new ones in the process.
Wellbeing is a life skill
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