A professional institution built on standards
Developing people who can represent themselves, their organisations and their continent with pride.
Bridging potential and opportunity
The Living With Finesse Academy is an African finishing and professional service training institute. We prepare people for careers in luxury hospitality, private service, executive assistance, concierge, housekeeping and related professional environments.
Our purpose extends beyond the classroom. We bridge the space between potential and professional opportunity. Our programmes are practical and designed around the standards of the workplaces our graduates aspire to enter. Through partnerships, workshops and internships, learners experience those environments before they step into them.
Africa's leading academy for service
To be Africa’s leading academy for world-class service training, producing professionals who represent the continent with pride and polish.
Accredited, practical, dependable
To deliver accredited, practical programmes that empower individuals, strengthen families and help institutions build a capable, dependable workforce.
We develop more than technical skills
Professional excellence
The standards, behaviours and discipline required to perform consistently well.
Practical competence
Skills built through application, demonstration and real-world scenarios.
Cultural intelligence
The ability to work respectfully and effectively across cultures.
Employability
Preparation for the expectations and realities of the workplace.
Professional presence
Poise, discretion and professionalism in every setting.
Josephine Hutton-Mills
“I believe that excellence is more than a skill; it is a mindset, a discipline and a way of life. Through The LWF Academy, my desire is to help people discover their potential, develop their capabilities and access opportunities that transform not only their lives, but also the lives of their families and the future of our continent.”
Josephine Hutton-Mills is a personal and professional excellence strategist with more than 25 years of experience across the corporate world, entrepreneurship, events, hospitality and business consulting.
The Academy is an expression of her conviction that excellence should not remain an aspiration. It should be developed, practised and institutionalised.
Learning from specialists
Our learning is supported by specialists in personal development and mastery, luxury hospitality service, first aid, laundering, sommeliership, book and inventory management, digital skills, security awareness and event planning. Learners gain a broad understanding of the standards expected across professional service environments.
Together, let's elevate Africa's workforce.
Every trained professional carries their skills, their standards and their pride into a family, an institution and a community. Start your journey, support a learner or partner with us to build a stronger workforce.