ELEVATE CAPACITY™
EARLY INTERVENTION
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM
Building human capability through health, life skills and business education.
Designed for upstream support before crisis.
Close the gap before it becomes a crisis.
Elevate Capacity™ works upstream through early intervention and - strengthening participation in workforce, education and community participation.
We interrupt patterns such as early school exit, financial dependence, reduced workforce participation and recidivism - across youth, families, workplaces and rehabilitation settings.
Elevate Capacity™ supports workplace compliance by proactively reducing psychosocial risk and strengthening workforce capability.
We deliver practical, holistic, accessible education that builds capability, independence and real-world readiness.
Prevention. Workforce capability. Long-term change.
Why Elevate Capcity™ exists
Across Australia, individuals are navigating education, employment, healthcare, and reintegration within increasingly complex social and economic systems. We see this daily in the young people, young mothers, employees and those transitioning from the justice system that we meet and work with.
For many, disengagement from work, education, and community happens quietly and is often hidden behind the appearance that everything is fine.
Without early and practical support, this can deepen into long-term reliance on downstream systems, cycles of disadvantage, or repeated interaction with support and justice services.
This is upstream intervention: timely, strengths-based, and designed to reduce long-term dependency while supporting sustainable reintegration and participation.
Elevate Capacity™ is designed for the gap too many young people and members of our community fall into...
When life starts to feel harder, Elevate Capacity™ supports those who have been told they can’t — by building the capability to prove they can.
Elevate Life Skills
Develop the skills required for independence.
Equips participants with practical, real-world capabilities — including budgeting, communication, cooking, time management, and personal responsibility — enabling sustainable living and confident reintegration into society.
Elevate Health & Wellbeing
Build the foundation for participation.
Focuses on physical health, nutrition, nervous system regulation, and daily habits that stabilise energy, improve decision-making, and support consistent engagement in life, work, and community.
Elevate Entrepreneurs
Create pathways for economic participation.
Supports individuals to identify strengths, explore purpose, and build income pathways through employment or self-employment — strengthening financial independence, confidence, and long-term
If you are a school, NDIS Co-ordinator or Plan Manager, community organisation responsible for participation outcomes, or you know someone who would benefit from Elevate Capacity™
We welcome the opportunity to explore how Elevate Capacity™ can support your cohort.
READY TO PARTNER UPSTREAM?
Education and Employment Connection
Support to stay engaged with school, training, or re-entry pathways before attendance issues become exit.
Workplace Wellbeing & Performance
Elevate Capacity™ programs can be implemented to improve workplace wellbeing - strengthening workforce capability and helping prevent burnout among staff supporting high-needs individuals.
Young parent support
Capacity building for young mothers balancing parenting with education and employment
Warm, coordinated guidance through one to one mentoring and workshops aimed to help young people navigate practical services and resources early - reducing downstream demand on health and human services.
With 52% of small business owners reporting mental health impacts in 2025, Elevate integrates wellbeing into the start-up journey. Our qualified nutritionist Michelle has developed practical tools and resources to help founders, youth and parents stay physically and mentally resilient as they grow their businesses.
Elevate Entrepreneurs Program
MICHELLE GREGORY
The Corporate Hippy xx
Michelle Gregory is The Corporate Hippie!
She is a Workplace Wellbeing & Youth Capability Strategist specialising in prevention-based capacity building across workforce and community settings.
Her work sits at the intersection of health, behaviour, and economic participation - focused on strengthening the foundational capacity required for individuals to engage, perform, and sustain participation over time.
Michelle developed Elevate Capacity™ to address a critical gap: individuals who are capable, but not yet equipped to operate effectively within education, employment, or structured environments.
Her approach is practical, non-clinical, and grounded in real-world application and works diligently building decision-making, stability, and consistency where traditional models fall short.
She has delivered programs across youth services, community organisations and workforce environments, working with individuals and teams who do not engage in standard approaches.
Credentials & Experience
- Nationally Recognised Nutritionist
- Certificate IV in Business & Entrepreneurship
- Certificate IV in Nutrition
- 20+ years business ownership and workforce training
- Experience across youth, employment, and community sectors
At her core, Michelle is driven to reduce youth disengagement from education and employment before it becomes system dependency — while supporting business owners to build safe, compliant, and inclusive workplaces where young people can participate and succeed.
Email: elevatecapacity@outlook.com
Upstream
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Capacity
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Education + work
connection
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WHO WE WORK WITH
Employment Providers Improves engagement, job readiness, and retention — not just placement.
Schools & Education
Rebuilds routine, regulation and connection to learning - reducing disengagement.
Rebuilds routine, regulation and connection to learning - reducing disengagement.
Government & Systems
Intervenes early to reduce long-term demand and improve participation outcomes.
Intervenes early to reduce long-term demand and improve participation outcomes.
NDIS (Supporting Role)
Builds independence and progression toward employment and community participation.
Builds independence and progression toward employment and community participation.
“Michelle's friendly, passionate and supportive personality in conjunction with her lived experience in entrepreneurship and her ability to connect with people is what makes this program different from other youth entrepreneurship programs. All participants in my cohort appeared engaged and individually supported.”
- Emily, Second Nature Shop, SA
“The focus on routines, confidence, and practical steps helped me feel capable again. I didn’t need to hit rock bottom to get support.”
- Gemma*, young mum
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Over the past few weeks have been loving future makers as have learnt so much and not only that but I have also been enjoying every lesson! I have been learning really valuable skills that will help my business come to life like making sure you cover all your costs and ways to market your products and find customers etc! I rate it 5 stars for how much you learn and how fun and enjoyable it is a lastly how inspiring it is the way Michelle teaches!
- Josh, Josh Owen Photography
Participant of Elevate Entrepreneurs (Future Makers OYEH)
Chelby is literally the best human! She will help you understand yourself in a safe and caring way, nurtures your soul and helps you find your path. Big love for this and what's coming!!!
Emily
Emily
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