About CoreConnect Growth Hub

CoreConnect Growth Hub was created by Ellie Hoskin, an award-winning leader with over 25 years’ experience helping organisations to grow, adapt, and thrive.

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Ellie has built a reputation for driving sustainable growth, helping people find focus and direction, and supporting others to lead with confidence.

Her career has spanned everything from hands-on delivery and income growth, marketing, and communications, to senior strategic planning and mentoring others to build confidence and clarity — including leading a national organisation with a £1 million turnover through a major period of change.

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With a proven ability to grow income from a standing start, Ellie is skilled at spotting opportunities where others may struggle to see them — then channelling time, energy, and resources into the areas that deliver the greatest return. Her work combines strategic guidance, practical planning, and direct income generation to achieve measurable, lasting growth.

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For the past nine years, she has run two successful businesses of her own, supporting organisations ranging from small start-ups with £10,000 turnover to well-established operations with significantly larger budgets. This breadth of experience gives her a unique understanding of the different stages of growth and the realities of running a small business.

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“She has led the organisation with unerring judgement and has a refreshing ‘down to earth’ outlook that cuts straight to the root of the problem. Ellie also has the rare gift of common sense which is invaluable in the day to day running of the organisation.”

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Her career highlights include:

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• Rising Chief Executive Award (Third Sector Excellence Awards), recognising outstanding leadership and transformation within her first two years as CEO

• Leading a £1 million national organisation through a major period of change and cultural renewal — improving sustainability, introducing an ethos-based appraisal system, and achieving national recognition through the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

• Overseeing a large-scale capital project that expanded organisational reach by 50% — from concept to delivery, securing lead funding of £750,000 and managing the design, planning, and build process.

• Developing and implementing multi-year growth strategies that increased revenue by more than 50% and delivered sustained financial stability.

• Delivering major corporate partnerships and national multi-channel campaigns generating six-figure results and significantly increasing brand visibility.

• Raising organisational profile through innovative campaigns and stakeholder engagement that achieved national media coverage and senior-level recognition.

She has used these skills and decades of experience to establish two successful businesses — and soon to be a third with the newly established CoreConnect Growth Hub.

Establishing two successful businesses:

• A Business and Funding Consultancy for the Third Sector, now in its ninth year, delivering strategic, income, and communications growth for a wide range of clients each year.

• A Training, Workshops and Networking company offering both online and in-person training nationwide, providing practical, accessible learning opportunities for charity professionals and organisations of all sizes.

Ellie’s strength lies in quickly understanding what really needs to change — then putting in place practical, achievable steps that make a measurable difference. She’s known for her clear, calm approach and ability to make complex challenges feel manageable.

“Her knowledge, experience and common-sense approach have proved invaluable in identifying a clear way forward and supporting us to put this in place. This strategy is now paying dividends and we have been able to increase the amount of revenue and core-cost funding significantly.”

After 25 years of supporting established organisations to grow and evolve, Ellie began to notice that many of the same challenges — clarity, focus, income, messaging, and direction — were just as common for sole traders, micro-businesses, and start-ups.
 

Through word of mouth and local networks, more and more small business owners began seeking her support — and the results spoke for themselves.

“Her naturally engaging style enabled her to engage a wide range of key stakeholders, securing valuable feedback to help inform the future direction of our service. The knowledge and understanding she acquired of our subject area were truly impressive… she has brought such a positive difference to our organisation.”

Recognising the demand for practical, accessible guidance, Ellie launched CoreConnect Growth Hub — a space for small businesses, start-ups, and community ventures to get the same quality of honest, grounded support she’s long provided to larger organisations.

What sets Ellie apart is her ability to see the bigger picture while making progress simple. She brings a fresh, straightforward, and common-sense approach that cuts through the noise and focuses on what works. Clients describe her as approachable, friendly, and down to earth — combining deep experience with an ability to make things feel achievable.

Her expertise spans:

• Income generation and sustainable business growth

• Strategy and planning

• Communications, marketing, and messaging

• Leadership mentoring and team development

• Governance and operational improvement

“Working with Ellie has proven to be invaluable. Her integrity and good humour makes her an absolute pleasure to work with and I know we will continue to work closely with her for many years to come.”

“She was brought in to mentor myself but has proved a huge help to the whole team. Thank you Ellie and we highly recommend your services.”

“Ellie’s involvement in the project at a critical time in the lifecycle of the Appeal built the foundations for a successful campaign and helped make me a better Manager.”

Ellie’s combination of experience, empathy, and practical insight makes CoreConnect Growth Hub a natural evolution of her work — helping people and organisations of all kinds find focus, strengthen their foundations, and grow with confidence.