Interview Opportunity
Paul
Rowlett, the Midlands Tycoon who caused a media storm when he starred in
Channel 4’s
recent hit series ‘Secret Teacher’ has been so inspired by his
experience that he is now masterminding the roll out of an ambitious business
enterprise programme to secondary schools all over the country.
Rowlett has
already made his brand a beacon for disaffected youngsters by rescuing some of
his top performers from dead end jobs. His Everything
Branded Leicester HQ already operates his own in-house apprenticeship
scheme, offering a 100% guarantee of employment to its alumni.
Rowlett, the
‘rags-to-riches’ millionaire who singlehandedly built a global business from
nothing in just 8 years, posed undercover as a support teacher at Haileybury
School in Cheshunt in a bid to identify gifted youngsters falling through gaps
in the system.
His own life reflects a similarly
shaky start. In 2008 and facing homelessness, Rowlett got on the phone and
began trading. Today, Everything Branded has offices in Las Vegas and the
UK, trades in Canada and Ireland, with Australia and South Africa next on
the list, and Rowlett’s wife Jenny has even given up her teaching job to
oversee the expansion of the accounts department. Despite coping with the daily
demands of the business, the Rowletts are taking the concept behind ‘Secret
Teacher’ to the next level.
Supported by social enterprise experts,
a series of presentations is scheduled for the UK’s secondary schools, offering
the chance for interested budding entrepreneurs to join a programme of
intensive 12-week courses which are due to be rolled out over the next three
years. As Rowlett comments – “I was one of those kids who had no prospects at
school. Secret Teacher gave me the insight to see that there are so many kids
out there who deserve a bit of a leg up and if I can do it, why wouldn’t I?”