Richard Evans

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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About me
Founder of The Profs. NatWest's Young Entrepreneur of The Year. Forbes 30U30. On a mission to level-up university admissions.
Education
- Westminster school
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- The london school of economics and political science (lse)
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  Economics & philosophy 1st class (hons)
Experience
- The profs
  Sept 2014 - now
  Founder
  The UK's premier specialist university tuition providers (WINNER: 'Best Tuition Provider' - Education Investor Awards 2017, WINNER: The Telegraph's Most Innovative Exporter SME 2018). Offering free online resources and first-class tutors for weekly mentoring and one-on-one exam coaching tutorials from leading lecturers, PhDs and industry specialists around the world.Founded by a group of experienced university tutors, The Profs understands the tuition market from a tutor's point of view. As such the Profs pays its tutors significantly above industry standard in return for excellence in preparation, the delivery of tutorials and professionalism. We ask for constant appraisal and feedback from clients and use a tiered pricing system so that our best tutors are always rewarded for their extra effort.• Online platform for excellent tutors to be matched with struggling university students.• Visit www.theprofs.co.uk for more information.As founder of an ambitious start-up, Richard spends his time either building links with partners and lecturers around the world, or else meeting with clients to discuss their individual academic needs. He oversees the overall business development, booking keeping and multi-platform marketing to make sure that the brand is visible across Google, social media and campuses around London. Show less
- Bitpaper
  Nov 2015 - now
  Investor
  #Winner 'Best Online Tutoring Tool' (Ultimate Online Tutoring Group, 2017). BitPaper's Collaborative Whiteboard technology is used by thousands of teachers and tutors worldwide, every day. Growing at 600% per year and now in over 52 countries, BitPaper plans to become the world's #1 Virtual Paper.
- The tutors' association
  Jul 2017 - Jun 2021
  Non-executive director
  Non-Executive Director, and later Honorary Treasurer of the association. Assistance on brand positioning, innovation, communications, corporate ethics, and membership growth. Created TTA's popular monthly Q&A webinars. Chairman of Corporate Panel.
- Tavistock tutors
  Mar 2020 - Aug 2024
  Chairman of the board
  As Director and Chairman, I oversee the strategy and effective running of Tavistock Tutors. After acquiring Tavistock Tutors during the 2020 pandemic, I oversaw its rapid digital transformation into a modern, fully-online platform, retraining and retaining the talented staff and tutors in the process. Profitability has doubled in the first year of operations.
Licenses & Certifications
- Associate of the tutors' association (ata)
  The tutors' association
  Feb 2015
- Oxford enterprise leadership programme
  Saïd business school, university of oxford
  Jul 2025
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- Mta
  The tutors' association
  Feb 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  EdTech Company of The Year Education Investor Jun 2024 Voted the best EdTech company in the UK at the UK's most prestigious education awards.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Best Customer Service Tutoring Business National Tutoring Awards Jul 2023 The Profs Our team was voted the #1 customer service provider within the UK's tutoring industry for a second year running.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Tuition Business of the Year National Tutoring Awards Jul 2023 #1 Tutoring Business of the year, as voted by industry professionals.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Best Customer Service Tutoring Business National Tutoring Awards, The Tutor's Association Jul 2022 Our team was voted the #1 customer service provider within the UK's tutoring industry.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Forbes 30 Under 30 Forbes Jan 2019 Awarded Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019) in the Social Entrepreneur Category
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Most Innovative SME Exporter 2018 | The Telegraph The Telegraph Nov 2018 The Telegraph awarded The Profs 'Most Innovative Exporting SME' 2018 for their work pioneering online tuition across the UK and around the globe.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Best Private Tutoring Company | Education Investor Awards 2017 Education Investor Dec 2017 Awarded to The Profs for its professional approach to post-secondary education.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Great British Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2017 Natwest Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA) Dec 2017 Awarded for 'leadership and clear vision in an industry that clearly needed innovation'.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  StartUps 100 (#44) Startups.co.uk May 2017 Second-highest ranking education start-up in the UK's most prestigious list of high-growth companies.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Start Up of The Year Finalist The Guardian Jun 2016 The Profs | Start Up of The Year | The Guardian
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Young Entrepreneur to Watch in 2016 www.startups.co.uk Mar 2016 Jointly awarded with co-founder of The Profs Rory Curnock Cook.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  FSB WorldPay's Highly Commended Start-Up of Year 2016 WorldPay Feb 2016 The Profs was awarded Highly Commended at the Federation of Small Businesses Start-Up of The Year awards 2016.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  LSE Academic Bursary LSE 2010 Awarded for Academic Merit
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Jeremy Bentham Philosophy Prize Westminster School 2008 Awarded for the essay Hard Determinism and The Impossibility of Free Will and later published in The Elizabethan Magazine.
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Westminster Academic Exhibition Westminster School 2007 For excellence in national exams
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Westminster Musical Exhibition Westminster School 2004 Excellence in Piano, Clarinet and Jazz Theory
- Awarded to Richard Evans
  Academic Scholarship Clayesmore School 1997
Volunteer Experience
- Fundraiser
  Issued by MDA on Sept 2010
  Associated with Richard Evans
- Intensive Personal Carer for a week
  Issued by Physically Handicapped Able-Bodied (PHAB) on Jul 2008
  Associated with Richard Evans