Who we are

guides, strategists, and engineers focused on people.

Upward is a boutique consultancy and training firm but we are anti-consultant in principle. We are a team of passionate guides, strategists,  coders, product thinkers, bookworms  focused on people, motivated by learning and driven by continuous improvement

Why choose us?

No-Nonsense Approach

With decades of cumulative battle-tested experience, we are committed to serving individuals, teams, and organizations, helping them evolve and feel supported. Our extensive experience ensures that we understand the unique challenges you face and how to overcome them. We believe in being transparent and honest. We don't make empty promises or offer one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we provide practical and customized approaches that match your organization's specific goals and challenges.

Commnity and Learning Platform

Our community provides access to resources, articles, webinars, and case studies for continuous learning. Engage with peers, instructors, and experts to share experiences, seek advice, and collaborate on solving common challenges. Connect with like-minded professionals to inspire your personal and professional growth journey.

We Walk the Talk

We don't just preach what we teach; we live it. Our team's hands-on approach ensures our training and coaching is rooted in practical, real-world experience

Coaching and Facilitation Support

Learning doesn't stop after a course. We offer ongoing coaching support to help you apply your newfound knowledge effectively. Our experienced coaches will work with your team to address challenges, offer guidance, and ensure successful implementation. Additionally, we provide expert facilitation for custom workshops,

Personalized Learning Experience

We understand that each organization has unique needs, which is why we offer private courses that can be delivered either on-site at your premises or online for your convenience. This tailored approach ensures that your team gets the most out of their training experience, making it relevant and applicable to your specific challenges and goals.

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Yiannis.

A software engineer turned to agile coach helping teams and organisations to improve their performance and culture so that they build better products

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Nikos.

An engineer with 20 years of experience in software development, half of which spent in serving, coaching & teaching teams and organizations.  Believing that great teams can achieve astonishing results, Nikos is keeping his focus in creating an environment of quality-humane-relationships, to further unleash the potential of individuals, enable teams to high perform and cooperate towards the same and shared organisation’s purpose

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Faye. (Instructor)

Faye is an MSc BackEnd Engineer, whose heart was stolen by Agile. Have experienced herself how toxic environments and meaningless work can ruin talent, she decided to challenge the “This is how it works here” mindset and be a Scrum Master.So the journey began and soon moved to the role of the Agile Coach. Since then you can find Faye working with teams and companies as they continue to evolve toward sustainable agility.Faye works very closely with executive teams on strategy and leadership and with individuals and teams towards pursuing business agility.She is passionate about making workplaces joyful, assist people to develop meaningful working relationships and all these by coaching teams and executives on agile principles, practices, and values.

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Effie. (Instructor)

Effie is enthusiastic and passionate about all things agile and lean, with a flair for coaching. Works in the corporate world more than 20 years. Last 6 of them teaches and practices Agility at individual, team, executive and organizational level. A storyteller of how agile principles and practices helps us built Customer centric products using better ways of working. Personal Mantra, “Know where you stand and Look where you want to go”.

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