A MULTI-AWARD-WINNING CHILDCARE AGENCY
In May 2024, CocoRio’s Co-Founder and CEO, Corinna, was thrilled to be awarded the Leader of the Year at the Club Hub Awards. This incredible award recognises the company’s commitment to excellence and innovation in improving children’s lives through creativity and connection.
“Winning Leader of the Year at the Club Hub Awards is such an exciting moment for CocoRio,” says CEO, Corinna. “It shows that CocoRio is making an impact on so many lives, improving children’s wellbeing and offering creatives career opportunities that fit into their unique lifestyles.”
This prestigious award comes after the brand won the Judges Choice Award at the Santander X Pitching Competition in 2022 and the founders were awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Club Hub two years in a row (2022 and 2023).
Most recently, CocoRio came first #1 in the Parent Tech list by TechRound
ABOUT COCORIO: AN INSPIRATIONAL STARTUP STORY
CocoRio was born through a joint vision from Co-Founders Corinna and Léa in 2020, who were both professional creatives with a music and drama background, nannying in their spare time for pocket money. Specifically, it was during their time at university that they both discussed how they incorporated their creative specialisms in their babysitting sessions, inspiring children to learn new skills and getting rave reviews from parents.
The pair then developed this into a business plan during an accelerator programme for start ups at Bayes Business School and following this, they were invited to pitch to investors. With business professionals and investors asking them how they could book onto CocoRio during their pitch and securing a lead investor shortly after, it became clear that people truly believed in the brand’s concept.
Thus, CocoRio was born – ‘Coco’ standing for Corinna and ‘Rio’ inspired by Léa’s first child. The pair created an agency that would allow creatives, from dancers to designers and playwrights to puppeteers, to work as a nanny in their spare time.
“We’re constantly evolving and growing at CocoRio and we have big plans,” shares Corinna. “We’re in the process of launching the CocoRio Self Service Platform, which will reduce customer conversion time by 50%. Plus, we’re working with Bayes Business School at City, University of London to develop an AI training and support tool for our creatives to continue delivering excellent quality at scale, which can also be licensed to other childcare and education providers, tapping into other parts of the market.”