developing tomorrow’s brightest talent in today’s world of work WOW elite

our mission WOW-elite bridges the skills gap between University and the real World of Work by engaging top students and graduates from Web, Digital and Marketing into real client-driven commercial projects - mentored by top industry professionals to deliver cost-effective / cutting-edge / smart-thinking solutions to business and skilled-up, tried and tested talent into the tech sector

To Business highest-quality / low-cost solutions across Web, UX, Social Media and Marketing the best of both worlds – the creativity, energy and raw talent of the WOW elite students and graduates, supervised by seasoned industry professionals projects delivered using highest level collaborative methodology and industry best practice access to the brightest new talent and their innovation, creativity and break-through thinking Potential employees – tried, tested and ready to ‘hit the ground running’ our WOW elite consultants are drawn from the widest range of top Universities Value Propositions To Students invaluable real client-driven project experience under the guidance and supervision of professionals opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’ through a generous hourly rate payment for project work up-skill to industry best-practice and collaborative development methodology put yourself directly in front of potential employers / land your dream job!

What we do… Web / UX Our WOW elite web crews relish the prospect of working closely with you to scope out exactly what you need to attract and engage YOUR users so they stay on-site through dynamic and compelling content delivery. This is where we really tick and where we can unleash some of the brightest new UX / UI specialists, designers, coders and developers who – somewhat like a hungry pack of kittens – will just get down and dirty with all of the key platform languages we use to build. WOW59 There is a whole world out there just waiting to hear YOU! We have access to the brightest, campaign-obsessed Social Media, Marketing, PR and Advertising students. These guys just don’t know when to stop – and if you put them in the mix with our graphics and video dudes – well?! – watch out big guns – we’re coming after you! Our WOW59 Media crews are smart thinking, social media savvy students who live and breathe the social world – so much so they’ve even completed a degree in it!

Stark reality: Tech City Futures Report: May 2013 ‘Finding quality skilled talent with the right attitude is the issue. One or the other are found in some candidates but both together are rare.’ ‘We need skilled developers who can hit the ground running. They are few and far between at the moment which significantly slows down all other activities.’ The biggest single challenge facing London’s technology business startups is the shortage of talent. 71% of business leaders believe that there are not enough well-qualified people with the right skills’ Silicon Valley Bank: Start-Up Outlook UK Report 2013: 87% of start-ups intend to hire in % say it is ‘challenging’ to find workers with the right combination of skills A Tale of Tech City: ‘The Future of Inner East London’s Digital Economy’- Centre for London 2012 Interviewees claim there is an under- supply of skilled developers and specialist staff in the UK. They blamed ill-designed university syllabuses, and a lack of understanding at all levels of the education system. The Graduate Market: High Fliers Research Limited 2011 A report into the graduate market in 2011 found that nearly two-thirds of recruiters warn that graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate programmes.

What are we building? WOW Elite (Private Limited Co.) Launched May 2013 Developing and nurturing brightest University talent by managing and delivering high-value/low-cost solutions across Web, UX, Social Media and Marketing WOW Foundation Launch DS15 – May 2015 (social enterprise) Professional Skills Programme Bootcamp / Hackathon / Employability Skills Seminars WOW Recruitment Launch January 2015 Low fee recruitment agency for students / graduates WOW Futures Launch 2015 (Private Limited Co.) Big Idea Pitch Events for Student / Graduates Provide development resources / support to MVP in return for equity allocation

developing tomorrow’s brightest talent in today’s world of work