The Federation of Wholesale Distributors

OUR CLIENT 

The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) represents the UK’s £200bn food and drink Wholesaler sector, which supplies independent retailers, caterers and businesses.

OUR PARTNERSHIP

We collaborate with FWD to champion and drive their ‘Diversity in Wholesale’ agenda, breaking barriers to diversity, inclusion and equity across the industry.

OUR WORK

Consultancy: Acting as an extension of the internal FWD team, we partner with them to ideate and implement initiatives to support their ambition of driving industry-wide change around DE&I.

Future Leaders Event: Designed, organised and hosted a ‘Get Mentally Fit For Leadership’ event for emerging wholesale leaders. The event kicked off with an engaging keynote speech followed by workshops including learning ‘The Power Of Breathwork’ from an ex-Marine and designing their own ‘Personal Wellbeing Blueprint’ to keep themselves well as they progress on their leadership journey. The event was a big success and received a 5/5 rating from all participants.

Diversity in Wholesale Conference: Supported the FWD team with the design and facilitation of their annual ‘Diversity in Wholesale’ conference for 200+ industry leaders. We sourced and managed a lineup of standout and memorable keynote speakers, as well as designed and developed a range of bespoke workshops such as ‘Suicide Awareness & Prevention’ and ‘The Future of Employee Network Groups’. The event was one of their most successful conferences to date, with the keynote speakers receiving a 9/10 rating, and the workshops all rated above 7/10.

Diversity in Wholesale Academy: Leading the planning, development and management of a 12-month ‘Diversity in Wholesale Academy’ initiative. The Academy will offer monthly bespoke expert-led webinars and resources on relevant topics. The aim is to equip leaders and teams with practical tools and strategies to build inclusive, supportive workplaces within the Wholesale industry.

Consutancy
Team Days
Conferences
Bespoke Training
Expert Talks

Elevo has revolutionised our Diversity in Wholesale programme with their expert advice and guidance on content, through to impeccable organisation and execution of events for the last 18 months. Harry and Amanda truly care about businesses adopting a culture which promotes a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment. They took the time to understand our requirements and where they could add value and they’re a secret weapon to organisations like ours that require expertise but do not currently have those within their own teams. Existing teams would find Elevo’s support inspiring and act as a fuse to spark ideas that will lead to success in delivering programs and activity in the DE&I space. I am in no doubt that wherever you are in your journey, Amanda, Harry and the team would add value.

Lyndsey Cambridge

Head of Engagement & Communication

Participant Feedback

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Absolutely loved the keynote speaker - Niall was so inspirational, and the workshops were well thought-out, relevant and I took so much away.

Keynote speech was fantastic and engaging. New skills learnt in the two break out sessions to manage stress in life and work.

Very informative, very insightful. The guest speaker and breath work were very good. I liked the roadmap session and swapping tables as it meant you could speak to other people you don’t usually speak to or tend to buddy up with.

A great day discussing topics that people don’t usually open up about. Niall’s open and honest keynote talk was incredible and everyone was talking about it for the rest of the day. Being so open about his past experiences de-stigmatised the subject of mental health.

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