Company mission

We are on a mission to democratise entrepreneurship.
​We want to make it possible for anyone on the planet to make money doing something they love.
 
We are doing this by changing the way entrepreneurship is taught and making the most powerful and practical business start-up education available to all.

Warning!

This job is not for everyone. There will be long hours at courses, difficult people will challenge you and we expect you to give your all. There will be lots of travel, hotel rooms and being away from home. 
That being said you have the opportunity to change people's lives for the better, contribute to society and have a voice in entrepreneurship and startups! 

Still interested?  Read on…...

Key responsibilities

Helping people to start businesses and make money doing what they love. You will be responsible for leading the delivery, inspiring the participants and helping them to make their dreams come true! We need you to stand up in front of an audience and engage, educate and entertain!

To start you will run events with Simon and/or Alan but we want you to work towards leading events on your own and creating a huge impact for our participants.

​Presenting and Inspiring

• Entertain - We run 35+ events each year and for over 1500 people. You need to be able to make them laugh, have fun and entertain them. We really do believe that the best way to learn is to have fun! Yes we get serious from time to time when talking about building businesses but we all need to laugh every now and again.
• Be present and engage - One of the keys to delivering a fantastic presentation is to be 100% present and in the moment; truly connected to the audience around you and engaging with them all. We are looking for someone who can be present, make people feel special and truly engage with the people in front of them.
• Business experience - We teach people to start businesses and make money doing something they love.  It would help if you had some experience of business, sales and making money. A lot of content hit's home when it comes from a story or your own experience, as well as the examples we already use. Have you run a business? Organised community projects?  Sold stuff?  Business experience would really help you with the stories of PopUp!

• Coach people - we work with all types of people from every background. You will need to engage and coach people through the process of setting up their own business, listen to their problems, ask tough questions and have fun to break the tension. Would you enjoy coaching people to success in starting businesses and life?
• Present -  Have you been a toastmaster? Done lots of presentations? Comfortable standing up in front of people? Want to learn how to inspire and engage? Presentation skills are a must for this role!

What we are looking for?

• Initiative - Someone who just does things, takes control, gives energy, makes stuff happen and creates motion.
• Communication - Tell us what you are doing, keep the team informed, chat and talk to participants, chat and talk to people we have never met and inspire them to come to our courses! We need continual, meaningful and inspiring communication.
• Passion to help other people - At the core of our business we help other people! Whether that is to build a business, feel more confident, be happier or anything they want to achieve. You must have a passion for helping others.
• Sales skills - The ability to sell online!  Sell tickets to our events (yes they are free but people still have to invest time!) sell your ideas, sell our ideas, sell PopUp and the mission to the world!
• Constant learner - We are a learning company. We have transformed our lives and those of the people we work with through education and learning. We read books, we watch YouTube videos, we go on courses, we study and we learn relentlessly. We want you to learn and grow with us!
• Ability to work remotely - We don't have an office, we don't work regular hours but we still get things done. You need to be able to work from home, a coffee shop, come to events, travel when you need to and make sure that you're on top of it.
• Travel - We run events around the country and the world! You need to have the flexibility to come to events and spend a week at a time in a random location, Bridgend, Croydon, Colorado or Newport, Wales. We pay for the travel and hotels etc. but you still need to be able to come and work with us. 
  P.S. Our last team away day was in Warsaw, Poland!
• Enjoy using the phone - We have learned over the years that emails don't always deliver results and that we need to get on the phone. You will be calling partners, customers, the team and anyone else we need to speak to! We don't want someone who hides behind social media and email. We want someone who uses the phone and get's in front of people!
• Attitude - You need to have a 'can do' attitude, a desire to help (participants, the company, the people around you!), collaborative attitude, resourcefulness and a positive look on life. We are a half glass full company and we are looking for positivity and energy!

What do you get?

• A fun team to work with. Well... Alan is fun...
  We are a small team of passionate and energetic people (slightly quirky) and we all work together to help each other. We love Superhero movies, Lego, food, travel, helping others, having fun and playing around. 
• Life changing education and support.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the world.
• Some cash...
• A seat at the table shaping our business and developing the future of PopUp.
• The chance to travel around the country and the world​​!

How to apply

We get bored reading long traditional CV's so don't bother sending those! What we really want from you is a video of you telling a story, teaching a business point or talking about start-ups. Show us what you've got!

We want to see you do a 7 minute (roughly +/- 2 minutes) video where you make a point, have fun, talk business, educate, entertain and inform. A simple video from your camera phone is fine, the quality of the video isn't important. What is important is your ability to communicate and inspire.

So get out your phone, give it to someone you know (or anyone on the street) and record a video of you teaching start-up techniques, telling a story about business or entertaining.

Send us the video file or even better upload the video to YouTube and send us the link!

This will be your application.
Then if we like your application we will invite you in for a chat and to present it to us!  It will be fun!

So if you are interested in coming to work for a little business that is planning on changing the world and having a little fun along the way then submit your application and contact details to
jack@popupbusinessschool.co.uk

We can't wait to hear from you!!!