An organisation set up by two friends who met at Liverpool University has delivered more than 1,000 motivational workshops to young people across the UK.

Calvin Eden and Oba Akinwale launched Loud Speaker in 2019 and now have contracts in place with the likes of Hugh Baird College, Trafford College Group, Everton in the Community, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Aston Villa F.C., and the University of Central Lancashire.

Calvin, 27, and Oba, 30, are passionate about giving young people a level playing field when it comes to expressing themselves; they want everyone to have the tools to take on life’s challenges and reach for opportunities along the way, without feeling uncomfortable in their abilities to speak or present.

The duo were working for the same organisation delivering youth programmes before Oba was made redundant and they decided to launch Loud Speaker in the summer of 2019.

Loud Speaker now has four full-time staff members, one part-time employee and 20 seasonal staff members who help deliver the confidence-boosting workshops up and down the UK.

Calvin says: “For us, Loud Speaker delivers a compelling message to the young people of today. It’s about understanding the psychology of our behaviour and that of the young people we influence, leaving them with something memorable from our workshops.”

Oba adds: “Working with over 100,000 young people has been a fantastic achievement, but we’re looking at ways of scaling Loud Speaker to reach as many young people as possible, giving them an opportunity to undertake our workshops and gain confidence from them.

“We hope to embed the programme into the curriculum for schools, colleges and universities, reaching students who will be imminently making major career and life decisions.”

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