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When did you join St Giles? the goals, where the company is going Could you tell me about the history of
I started working for St Giles in 2009. and at all times feel included. It is also a the building itself?
My predecessor was a great mentor for very flexible organisation, we are strict but The building was built in the 1960s in brutalist
me and taught me a lot, which has helped flexible. Part of what we have tried to do architecture, which some people don’t like, but
me grow very quickly over the past couple as a brand has been to create a culture at the same time some people love. Historically
of years. training programme which is called the it was built as a YMCA hostel and that is why
‘St Giles experience’. Something that is very we have been able to get such a high room
How would you describe your important for me is everybody’s personal count, with around 700 rooms in total. We
management style? and professional development, so I want to purchased the building from the YMCA in 1996.
Fair but firm. At St Giles we are ‘hippies’ make sure that we are giving them as much I think it’s a great building. It sits on top of four
and we all love each other, but at the end growth as possible and as much coaching towers on top of a mezzanine level so it really
of the day everybody needs to understand and mentorship as we can. stands out in our area.
April 2018
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