In the beginning, there was a big explosion. An explosion of innocent students sent to study abroad deceptively by their own people, feeding them unrealistic dreams and selling them a future without foundation.
Okay, let's get serious.
When our founder Jevin applied to study in the UK, there was only 1 other applicant from the agency he applied through, from his hometown in Kerala. There was very little help or guidance available at that time. Fast forward 5 years and just one agent from his hometown had managed to send over 100 students in a single intake to study in the UK.
Whilst it was encouraging to see so many students pursuing further education, what soon became apparent to Jevin was that most of those students were ending up in certain lower ranked and little-known universities. He also observed that they were not geographically spread across the breadth of the UK as he was expecting.
Horror stories soon started to emerge about students not being able to afford their university fees or unhappy with the course/university/location. Some students were placed in undesirable neighbourhoods and ended up in poor living conditions. Tragically, in some cases, students suffered from mental health issues which sadly also resulted in suicide.
The nightmare reality of the situation quickly dawned on Jevin - this was due to certain agencies and agents who were trying to profit from innocent students. They were placing the students on courses, universities and locations to suit their high commission rates, and not in the best interest of the student.
During his journey from study to work in the UK, Jevin posted few updates on his Instagram profile and during the time of this massive student migration to the UK, he started receiving messages asking for guidance on studying abroad and how he had managed to get a good job against all the complexities and difficulties surrounding the work visa in the UK.
As the number of enquiries grew, mainly from his hometown, he quickly realised there was a knowledge gap and very little genuine guidance available. So, he organised weekly webinars for students where he addressed their concerns and gave a full account of his successful study abroad journey, which concluded with his first dream job, and how they can achieve the same or better!
Following the success of the webinars, he started YouHaveJZ (www.youhavejz.com). Initially to continue guiding students but then further developing to provide a dedicated end-to-end mentoring service for students looking to study abroad. He made it clear to the students that it wasn’t just about studying abroad, and it was first necessary to discover what their passion in life was, and he then provided guidance to achieve that dream. YouHaveJZ successfully placed the students on the path to their dream career via the world’s best universities abroad, while also providing an alternative career path to their dream job for students whom study abroad didn't seem to be their best choice.
This was his key difference. This was our Big Bang Moment!
YouHaveJZ went on to win the 'Scottish Venture Competition' for new and innovative startups. This competition was hosted by the University of Dundee, where previously Jevin had graduated with distinction in master’s in Business and Entrepreneurship. He was then invited to be a part of the ‘Elevator Group’ based in Scotland and the privileged members here received mentorship from the highest calibre across a range of Scottish government, industries and successful entrepreneurs.
Since YouHaveJZ was received overwhelmingly well by students, and without any promotion, he had to make a tough choice in his life. As Jevin was working full time in parallel, he was unfortunately unable to take on all the students who approached him. He now needed to commit and dedicate all his time to this initiative and a decision needed to be made about resigning from the job he loved the most.
Let's rewind a little here. After graduation Jevin became an intern at a company, where he progressed through as Project Manager which was based at Innospace, Manchester. This was at a co-working business incubation space for new and innovative start-ups and hosted by the Manchester Metropolitan University. Here he met Fayzul who had recently resigned from a 17-year career in banking to start up a new business. Fayzul also shared his frustration where there was more focus on profit than the customer within certain areas of banking. Fayzul instantly understood the potential and the gap in the study abroad market and shared the same philosophy to do the right thing in business. He agreed to join the venture with Jevin.
Eventually, with the support and guidance from Fayzul, and also key mentors at Elevator and his close circle of successful mates, Jevin became confident enough to resign from his job and take this venture full-time and Hubble Bubble was born!
Jevin and Fayzul co-founded and officially registered Hubble Bubble as a new legal Scottish Company in the UK. While Jevin brings his vision of the industry and entrepreneurial flair to take it forward, Fayzul navigates the way forward and builds the foundations to sustain it.
Together, they are developing the brand Hubble Bubble, a team that will be recognised as the standard bearers in mentoring students and hardworking professionals, unearthing their potential to become stars of the future and ultimately help them to DISCOVER THIER DREAM!