
What is in a name?
Apart from the naming of a child, selecting a name for a new business can feel like one of the hardest things you can do. As you get set up with HMRC and introduce yourself to clients, it can feel like you are saying your new company’s name more than your own.
Our founders, Adam Evans and Jonathan Cox launched Levick Stanley back in 2017, after working together for two years during their time at Investigo. They knew they wanted to create a new type of recruitment business, one dedicated to finding the best change, transformation and technology professionals but with the right values to accompany this.
And they needed a new company name to do it.
Levick
George Murray Levick was born in 1877, and is related to Adam through his paternal grandmother. After studying medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and qualifying in 1902, he went on to join the Royal Navy.
He was appointed as Surgeon on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. This was the ill-fated second expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott, and George spent a winter living in a snow hole when the ship was unable to collect the men.
After making it safely back to the UK, George went on to serve in both World Wars, and founded the British Schools Exploring Society. In 2007, Adam’s gran, pictured below, retraced George’s steps to visit Antarctica.
Stanley
For Jonathan, inspiration was a lot closer to home. Stanley and Sadie are both rescue street dogs from Romania, who have lived with Jonathan’s family in London since they were puppies.
Not wanting to pick a favourite, it was hard to decide between them both. Levick Stanley had a better ring to it than Levick Sadie, and so the rest is history!
Sadie, wearing the red collar, is still a regular visitor to the office in London, and loves all of the attention she gets on the commute.
We believe in keeping things simple
Levick Stanley has been on a journey, and it’s only just getting started. Since 2017, we’ve worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and industry leading businesses to find the talent their team needs to take the next step. Our experience of change and transformation, expert market knowledge and flexible approach make us the ideal choice.
Get in touch with the team to find out how we can help your business.