Team Up

Julian is CEO of UP Limited, a boutique business and performance coaching service provider operating from Malta with clients across the world. As CEO, Julian is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the company while a key contributor to the design and implementation of the various programmes offered. Julian is also a speaker, event moderator and activity facilitator.

Prior to joining UP Limited, Julian was CEO at Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta Foundation (JAYE Malta), a Non-Governmental Organisation specialised in providing entrepreneurship education programmes and opportunities for youth in Malta. Julian was also Head of Programmes and Services at Inspire and General Manager at link Projects.

Julian has spent over 10 years living, working and volunteering abroad with the European Commission in Brussels, the UNODC in Vienna, the University of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa and the Missionaries of Charity across three continents.

Julian is an undergraduate in International Relations and holds a Cum Laude Masters degree in Socio-Economic Development. He is passionate about education and personal development, volunteering, food, sports and reading. In 2008 his contributions to volunteering won him the JCI Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Malta Award and the 2009 JCI Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Awardee for humanitarian and voluntary leadership.

Julian may be frequently found facilitating workshops, giving keynote speeches, volunteering or browsing record shops, wine and whisky fairs or cooking up a storm in his kitchen.

Ian is our Academy Manager fondly known as “Il-Professore”. He creates valuable content, designs impactful programmes, tells great stories and even gets them accredited!

A graduate in Law with a Masters in International Commercial Law, Ian has had a successful international career in 3rd level education, training & development spanning over 25 years.

Pursuing his wanderlust, he spent many years in Greece working first with the National Centre for Public Administration and then heading up a leading Business Academy in Athens. He was a key founder of the Greek Irish Business Association and returned to Ireland to work as International Director for Tradefacilitate, an Irish start up offering paperfree trading solutions to small and medium sized enterprises. Returning to Greece, he focused on training development and quality assurance.

His five years in Malta have established him as a specialist in progamme creation, accreditation, content and delivery. He has an excellent reputation for managing training institutes and engaging students to reach the best version of themselves.

Taking up the position of UP Academy Manager is the culmination of Ian’s career bringing his wealth of experience to a wide and diverse audience. Not afraid to be out of his comfort zone, Ian is looking forward to challenging individuals to attain that best version of themselves. His vision for UP Academy is that it be a place of true learning, a journey of personal mastery and self-development allowing each student to find their flow, make their impact, clarify their role and excel in themselves.

Ian is a passionate speaker with a love for storytelling and inspiring audiences. An avid traveller and opera fan he enjoys discovering Malta “Off the beaten track”

Daphne is our Wellness Coach dedicated to helping people raise their performance and be the best version of themselves through the embodiment of wellbeing in everyday life!

Her philosophy is to embrace and maximize every minute of the day, making time for everything that fulfills her, whilst channeling positive energy and pushing through limits to be the best she can be.

Following a bachelor’s degree in tourism, Daphne kicked off a 12-year long career organising events in the Conference & Incentive industry. She then entered the world of business coaching and leadership development with Up your level and Vistage Malta, as an Academy Manager.
She progressed to complete a health coaching certification and related educational and practical studies in the field of coaching and wellbeing.

Daphne now brings her executive experience, business training and holistic practices to clients in the form of interactive workshops, wellness coaching and corporate wellness programmes.

Using the F.I.R.E philosophy, she will help you live a life full of FLOW that leaves the desired IMPACT through each of your ROLES, and keep you motivated on your path to EXCELLENCE!

She has an ongoing craving for learning, be it in dance, languages, sports or academic subjects and practices her passions for flamenco dance, yoga and long-distance running.

Edana is our human resources specialist who also takes ownership of managing the administration and events within the business. She is also the main client liaison and calendar matcher!

She began her career in marketing which matured and evolved into human resources which she has been dedicated to for the past 10 years. Throughout her experience in HR, Edana has witnessed the ever-changing employee-oriented culture and has focused mainly on continuous personal development, employee retention and an imperative high-performance culture.

Edana brings her rich experience combined with her her highly organisational skills to serve our clients human resources needs and help them bridge the gaps towards building a strong, high performing team.

She is goal-oriented and welcomes challenges that enable her to grow and get closer to her life objectives!

Edana is a passionate about cooking, a trail runner and an OCR enthusiast. She strongly believes that sports challenges her to get out of her comfort zone, both on personal and professional level.

Nathan founded Ultimate Performance (now UP Ltd) and leads the team’s growth. He created the F.I.R.E philosophy which is passionately embedded into all our programmes, which serves as a methodology for achieving high levels of performance in work and life!

Nathan is a highly sought-after motivational speaker and his keynotes have inspired people all over the world from CEOs and business owners to diverse teams representing every sector of society!

He graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Malta and read an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate School of Business and Executive Leadership at Stanford Graduate Business School. He is a record-breaking endurance athlete, father, husband and philanthropist, and sits on a number of non-profit boards and for-profit boards as a director and advisor.

Previously founder and CEO of Inspire, Nathan is a trustee of Malta’s largest non-profit organisation the Inspire Foundation, as well as previously the chairperson of the Voluntary Organisations Council, the Malta Physiotherapy Association and the Malta Paralympic Movement. He is regularly consulted by government to bring together and strengthen civil society in his various roles. He is a trustee of Children in Need, Inspirasia Foundation and the Academy of Givers, and supports a wide range of other philanthropic initiatives, often through his adventures and endurance challenges.

Nathan also owns UN LImited, an events and lifestyle company that organises the country’s toughest endurance race series XTERRA, as well as fun family events including the Colour My Run. He is a guest lecturer at the university of Malta, the Malta Institute of Management and guest speaker at educational conferences and start-up events.

His passion for business coaching has been recognised by leading CEOs who have engaged him as their confidant and mentor, across all industries locally and internationally. As the Managing Director for VISTAGE in Malta and the UAE and a chair of 5 groups, he coaches 50 top CEOs on a monthly basis across the EMEA region.

He has won numerous awards both including Malta Social Entrepreneur of the Year, JCI Humanitarian Leadership, Malta Sports Award, and is a top 10% worldwide age group Ironman Athlete. He has completed some of the worlds’ toughest challenges, including setting a world record for consecutive marathons, raising thousands of euros for charity in the process.

Nathan has a passion for leadership development, business coaching and generally inspiring people to be the best they can be through self-belief and determination. He’s not happy with his golf handicap, however….but he’s working on it!