Nic Santa Coaching

Never a dull moment running a coffee shop 🤣

As we push into year 2 of Lu&Lo, the aim stays the same, continue to deliver high standards, great coffee and the best environment possible.

As Lu&Lo continues to grow, the next step is building the right structure and team around the business. Putting that in place will give us the foundations to keep improving and, hopefully, explore another location in the future.

A big focus for year 2 is introducing a Shop Manager and Operations Manager, while giving our senior baristas more ownership over the coffee and product.

Like most new business owners, letting go of control isn’t always easy 😂

But I believe it’s essential.

Essential for the growth of the business.
Essential for the development of the team.
And essential for allowing me, as the owner, to spend more time working on the business rather than always working in it.

The first few weeks of year 2 have been amazing.

Let’s see what the rest of the year brings ☕️📈

New YouTube video is now LIVE! 🎥☕️

We head down to London to spend the day with the team at Assembly Coffee, visiting their roastery to chat about our first year working together with Lu&Lo and the story behind our collaboration coffee.

Along the way, we also made it our mission to find some of London’s best flat whites, visiting some incredible coffee shops for a little inspiration.

If you love specialty coffee, small businesses, or just fancy a nose around some of London’s best coffee shops, this one’s for you.

Watch now via the link in our bio. ☕️

Passion attracts the right team. The right customers. And creates the right environment.

It gives you an anchor to endure the pressure that comes with building a small business.

When it’s truly your vision and your passion, it becomes that little bit easier to steer the business and the team in the right direction.

Some life running &

It’s crazy to think I went 30 years without my sons in my life.

What’s even crazier is I’ve thought about being a dad since I was probably 20 years old.

I honestly couldn’t wait. Even at a young age, I just got it. I knew being a dad was the ultimate gift. The ultimate purpose.

I’ve spent so much of my life searching for purpose through the Army, sport, leadership, education, success and trying to be a good man. But all of those things eventually lead to the same question…

What’s next?

Becoming a dad to two sons has given me a purpose and a drive I could never have imagined.

Infinite love, but infinite responsibility.

The responsibility to protect them.
To provide for them.
To teach them integrity, discipline, hard work and love.
To give them every opportunity I possibly can.

What a privilege it is to be your dad.

Everything I do now is for you both.

To set the standard, so one day, when you become young men, you’ll know exactly what it means to be one. ❤️

How was ELEV8 Performance created?

It was built from years of coaching in the British Army, studying, competing, making mistakes and having one simple belief...

That everyone deserves to train like an athlete, no matter their age, ability or background.

The vision was never just to open a gym.

It was to build a place where people become stronger physically, mentally and personally. A place with high standards, real coaching and a genuine community where people feel they belong.

EP

Athlete of life!