SPEAK

Our Team

Welcome to SPEAK, where we inspire and empower men to embrace their mental health journeys. Join us in fostering a supportive community through open dialogue and personal growth.

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Meet SPEAKs Team

Lets introduce you to SPEAKs team of experts

Alfie Ruffell

Alfie Ruffell

CEO - Founder

Hi, I’m Alfie Ruffell, born and bred in Portsmouth. My journey hasn’t been straightforward. After failing at school, I dabbled in various businesses until I found my calling with Rio-Vitalise, a wellness company specialising in CBD products. We’re on a mission to build a community for all, educating, motivating, and inspiring healthy, balanced living. We challenge traditional healthcare solutions by offering holistic, natural alternatives through our platform, teachings, and organically farmed products.
Simon Flannery

Simon Flannery

Wellness Expert

Meet Simon, our incredible wellness expert at Men’s Group SPEAK, powered by Rio-Vitalise!

Having faced his own mental battles, Simon has turned his experiences into strength, now offering guidance and support to men who need it most.

We’re so excited to work even closer with him this year, helping more people achieve healthy, balanced lives.

Together, we’re creating a space for growth, strength, and connection.

Steve Mclean

Steve Mclean

Xxxxxx Expert

Bio coming soon

Bradlee Williams

Bradlee Williams

Volunteer

Born and raised in Portsmouth
34 years old, married and father to 2 boys.

Story: my story starts from a young age of around 15 my parents were very big drinkers and I followed suit drinking everyday which led to getting into a lot of trouble with the police every week until I got a scare of being sent to prison so decided to sort myself out became a bricklayer which then also led to excessive drinking and also became addicted to cocaine started a limited company which failed due to my addictions and choices I made while under the influence but I gave it 2 more goes joining up with others company’s but again failed losing loads of money becoming in debt due to my drinking and cocaine addiction which was costing me £200+ a day sometimes. I finally hit a point in my life where I knew if I carried on this way I would lose more then money my family. I then got introduced to Alfie by a good friend and he explained what his plans was and it gave me purpose to fight I started training with him and also on my own I would wake up at 4:00am most days and run laps of Portsmouth starting at 2-3 miles then getting up to 10 miles and being on that run gave me time to rethink my life choices next I decided to get out of bricklaying and chose to get a job on the railway. I quit and spent everyday training and trying to get on the railway 2 months of persistent finally paid of and I got my job. Without the support and motivation from Alfie’s I don’t think I would have lasted this long so now I want to give back to Alfie and help as many people as possible the same way he has for me.