Founder & Chief Executive · ECNM

Herman Stewart

Herman founded Every Child Needs a Mentor and developed Asset-Based Mentoring to help children and families reconnect with education and support.

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Herman Stewart, Founder and Chief Executive of Every Child Needs a Mentor — **Herman Stewart**Founder & Chief Executive · ECNM

Meet Herman

Why I started ECNM.

“I believe people should never be defined by their behaviour, circumstances or what has happened to them.”

My own experience of rejection shaped how I listen. As a mentor, I saw how easily a child’s strengths could be missed when adults only saw what was going wrong. I founded ECNM to start with the person, build trust and help them take their next step.

Professional experience / Beyond ECNM

Experience behind the work.

From one-to-one mentoring to citywide programme design, Herman’s work connects practice with leadership.

Education & engagement

School mentoring

At Hamstead Hall School, Herman grew mentoring provision from five children to more than 160 pupils.

Programme design & consultancy

Programme design

Birmingham City Council commissioned Herman to develop mentoring strategy and train mentors.

Governance & strategic leadership

Governance

Herman served as Chair of Governors at Victoria Park Academy and as a trustee of Victoria Academies Trust.

Enterprise & developing others

Enterprise mentoring

Herman advised Enactus Aston and volunteered as a business mentor through Enterprise Nation’s Help to Grow programme.

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Speaking enquiries

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Tell us about your event, who will be there and what you want the audience to take away. Herman speaks on mentoring, leadership, identity and finding a way forward through adversity.

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A personal story / TEDx

A different way
to see the difficult chapters.

Watch Herman’s published talk, then explore the book and conversations that extend his thinking.

Watch / TEDxBirminghamCityUniversity / January 2018

The Joy of
being broken.

Herman reflects on disappointment and how difficult experiences can inform the way we see our lives.

Watch on TED

The foundation behind ECNM

The approach in practice.

See how ECNM puts Asset-Based Mentoring into practice, and hear what former mentees say about the work.

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Years later.
Still part of their story.Hear former mentees describe the influence they attribute to Herman’s mentoring.The work.
The original accounts.Explore ECNM’s documented projects, professional perspectives and reported progress.

A wider contribution

Work with Herman.

Herman works with leaders and organisations on mentoring strategy, leadership development, coaching and team development.

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A professional perspective / Podcast hosting

“Herman was an exceptional host. He had such a natural way of asking questions that generated rich conversations.”

Dr T. Ayodele Ajayi
Guest on Mentor The Mentor · Recommendation published on LinkedIn

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The book / Herman Stewart

Every Child
Needs a Mentor.

A belief explored through stories, case studies and practical mentoring insights.

Written for parents, educators and people who support young people, Herman’s book explores how mentoring can help children see beyond their immediate circumstances and recognise wider possibilities.

Discover ideas for engaging young people, supporting their experience of education and developing mentoring programmes.

Author: Herman Wesley Stewart
2017 edition: 210 pages / ISBN 9781912163007

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From the Founder’s practice to ECNM’s work

Explore the approach.
Examine the evidence.

See how ECNM puts asset-based mentoring into practice, and read the original accounts of the progress children and organisations report.

Our approach Explore the evidence

Speaking and leadership

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