Testimonial Archives

“Ollie is the reason we doubled our voter turnout to over 10,000 in one year, tripled our University Grant for the SU and really helped me understand what it takes to affect change. He helps bridge the gap between Officers and Staff, above all else he was a confidant and someone I could trust. Working with him is a no brainer.”

“Ollie was recommended to support Solent Students’ Union annual elections in 2017 as a Deputy Returning Officer when we had an unexpected staff vacancy. I found him to be extremely professional, personable, reliable and knowledgeable in all areas of democracy and this led to us working with him again in 2018 as an independent consultant to conduct a review of our democratic structures. Ollie conducted a thorough process and worked successfully with our team to produce an objective, thoughtful and insightful report with clear recommendations which was fundamental in our change process. I would have no hesitation in recommending him and in engaging his consultancy services in the future.”

“Alkhemy really impressed us throughout the project. Their work was tailored to Chester with Ollie using his expertise and passion to help us review our democratic structures. Ollie asked the difficult and challenging questions in a supportive way and got us to think differently about some of our future ways of delivering student representation and democracy. The project was ambitious in scope and taking place over quite a short span of time. It was delivered on time with an extensive report on different options for us to consider. We enjoyed working with Alkhemy, valued their expertise and would happily work with them again.”

“I worked with Ollie in my capacity as Welfare Officer at Leeds Beckett Students’ Union. Having not worked with a mentor before, I wasn’t sure what to expect but Ollie’s advice and guidance wholeheartedly shaped my approach to my work as a sabbatical officer, particularly around developing a strategy to lobby the University to adopt a better approach to tackling mental ill health for students. He also gave me invaluable advice on our campaign on suicide prevention, which ensured we took a sensitive and informed approach that still made an impact. Ollie also helped massively with my personal development, working with me to develop my conflict resolution skills and how I can translate them into an officer team setting. His experience working as an Officer and within Students Unions means he truly understands thechallenges not only SU’s as a whole face, but he can also relate to and provide advice to any Officers who – like me – needed someone to tell me it will all be okay in the end! His knowledge and insight will make his consultancy work a key asset to any organisation”