Eyal Raphael Samovich
Founding Partner at dara5- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
English Native or bilingual proficiency
-
Hebrew Limited working proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
Oliver Hardcastle
I am writing with reference to Raphael Samovich. Let me first start this letter with a huge thank you for your services and professionalism for helping me to pass my Certificate in Corporate Finance, CF 30 Qualification. I was extremely hesitant when selecting my tutor, I have been working on this exam for over a year now and had two different tutors previously and have written the paper unsuccessfully in 2017. I was over the moon to be able to find such a talented and understanding tutor who worked with me to overcome this huge challenge which has allowed me to forward my professional career. Raphael very quickly understood my learning methods and ways to keep me engaged on a subject which I had been struggling to cope with since starting the module. I was under pressure both from myself, and to further my financial services career and this exam was the crux off all of this. It is rare you A) find a teacher you genuinely respect and admire who can teach you new and different ways to learning difficult and hard to understand material B) someone who is so charismatic and engaging in their approach that you look forward to your lessons with them. I first met Raphael at the beginning of March and very quickly recognised that he was the best person to help me pass this exam and if he couldn’t get me through it, no one could. We spoke on the phone when I had questions out of class, he was always there on text or email when arranging lessons and cramming last minute sessions in and even took time out of his own life to find new and better methods for me to understand certain equations / calculations which I was struggling with, that for me is the mark of an amazing tutor and someone who genuinely cares about their pupils. We got on extremely well from Day 1 and I now consider him a friend and someone I want to spend time with outside of a library or a conference room. He sent me an extremely uplifting and overwhelming message the night before my exam which really helped me to calm last minute nerves (something I have struggled with in the past) all these little touches are so important to achieving success on something like exams, he was as happy to hear I had passed Wednesday 30th June as I was!!! I would highly recommend Raphael Samovich to anyone I come across looking to take exams and trust him with anyone including different experience, age, and ability to help them overcome exams in the different tiers of finance he knows so well. I don’t often write testimonials especially one like this, so please take these words as my solid endorsement of ‘The Profs’ and Raphael. Thank you once again to ‘The Profs’ for such a pleasant 5* experience and to your wonderful Tutor Raphael Samovich. Best Regards, One very happy and NOW FSA Regulated Member!!! Oliver Hardcastle
Hamda Hassani
I met Raphael through The Profs tutoring company in London. I have had experiences with many tutors throughout my academic career but I have never met a tutor like Raphael. He helped me with a total of 10 modules and the time and dedication he spent on ensuring I understood everything 100% makes him one of a kind. He doesn’t only teach students for the sake of it, he does it from the heart which makes him absolutely amazing. He’s also a life mentor to all of his students & is defiantly someone I look up to. I would not recommend anyone else.
Oliver Hardcastle
I am writing with reference to Raphael Samovich. Let me first start this letter with a huge thank you for your services and professionalism for helping me to pass my Certificate in Corporate Finance, CF 30 Qualification. I was extremely hesitant when selecting my tutor, I have been working on this exam for over a year now and had two different tutors previously and have written the paper unsuccessfully in 2017. I was over the moon to be able to find such a talented and understanding tutor who worked with me to overcome this huge challenge which has allowed me to forward my professional career. Raphael very quickly understood my learning methods and ways to keep me engaged on a subject which I had been struggling to cope with since starting the module. I was under pressure both from myself, and to further my financial services career and this exam was the crux off all of this. It is rare you A) find a teacher you genuinely respect and admire who can teach you new and different ways to learning difficult and hard to understand material B) someone who is so charismatic and engaging in their approach that you look forward to your lessons with them. I first met Raphael at the beginning of March and very quickly recognised that he was the best person to help me pass this exam and if he couldn’t get me through it, no one could. We spoke on the phone when I had questions out of class, he was always there on text or email when arranging lessons and cramming last minute sessions in and even took time out of his own life to find new and better methods for me to understand certain equations / calculations which I was struggling with, that for me is the mark of an amazing tutor and someone who genuinely cares about their pupils. We got on extremely well from Day 1 and I now consider him a friend and someone I want to spend time with outside of a library or a conference room. He sent me an extremely uplifting and overwhelming message the night before my exam which really helped me to calm last minute nerves (something I have struggled with in the past) all these little touches are so important to achieving success on something like exams, he was as happy to hear I had passed Wednesday 30th June as I was!!! I would highly recommend Raphael Samovich to anyone I come across looking to take exams and trust him with anyone including different experience, age, and ability to help them overcome exams in the different tiers of finance he knows so well. I don’t often write testimonials especially one like this, so please take these words as my solid endorsement of ‘The Profs’ and Raphael. Thank you once again to ‘The Profs’ for such a pleasant 5* experience and to your wonderful Tutor Raphael Samovich. Best Regards, One very happy and NOW FSA Regulated Member!!! Oliver Hardcastle
Hamda Hassani
I met Raphael through The Profs tutoring company in London. I have had experiences with many tutors throughout my academic career but I have never met a tutor like Raphael. He helped me with a total of 10 modules and the time and dedication he spent on ensuring I understood everything 100% makes him one of a kind. He doesn’t only teach students for the sake of it, he does it from the heart which makes him absolutely amazing. He’s also a life mentor to all of his students & is defiantly someone I look up to. I would not recommend anyone else.
Oliver Hardcastle
I am writing with reference to Raphael Samovich. Let me first start this letter with a huge thank you for your services and professionalism for helping me to pass my Certificate in Corporate Finance, CF 30 Qualification. I was extremely hesitant when selecting my tutor, I have been working on this exam for over a year now and had two different tutors previously and have written the paper unsuccessfully in 2017. I was over the moon to be able to find such a talented and understanding tutor who worked with me to overcome this huge challenge which has allowed me to forward my professional career. Raphael very quickly understood my learning methods and ways to keep me engaged on a subject which I had been struggling to cope with since starting the module. I was under pressure both from myself, and to further my financial services career and this exam was the crux off all of this. It is rare you A) find a teacher you genuinely respect and admire who can teach you new and different ways to learning difficult and hard to understand material B) someone who is so charismatic and engaging in their approach that you look forward to your lessons with them. I first met Raphael at the beginning of March and very quickly recognised that he was the best person to help me pass this exam and if he couldn’t get me through it, no one could. We spoke on the phone when I had questions out of class, he was always there on text or email when arranging lessons and cramming last minute sessions in and even took time out of his own life to find new and better methods for me to understand certain equations / calculations which I was struggling with, that for me is the mark of an amazing tutor and someone who genuinely cares about their pupils. We got on extremely well from Day 1 and I now consider him a friend and someone I want to spend time with outside of a library or a conference room. He sent me an extremely uplifting and overwhelming message the night before my exam which really helped me to calm last minute nerves (something I have struggled with in the past) all these little touches are so important to achieving success on something like exams, he was as happy to hear I had passed Wednesday 30th June as I was!!! I would highly recommend Raphael Samovich to anyone I come across looking to take exams and trust him with anyone including different experience, age, and ability to help them overcome exams in the different tiers of finance he knows so well. I don’t often write testimonials especially one like this, so please take these words as my solid endorsement of ‘The Profs’ and Raphael. Thank you once again to ‘The Profs’ for such a pleasant 5* experience and to your wonderful Tutor Raphael Samovich. Best Regards, One very happy and NOW FSA Regulated Member!!! Oliver Hardcastle
Hamda Hassani
I met Raphael through The Profs tutoring company in London. I have had experiences with many tutors throughout my academic career but I have never met a tutor like Raphael. He helped me with a total of 10 modules and the time and dedication he spent on ensuring I understood everything 100% makes him one of a kind. He doesn’t only teach students for the sake of it, he does it from the heart which makes him absolutely amazing. He’s also a life mentor to all of his students & is defiantly someone I look up to. I would not recommend anyone else.
Oliver Hardcastle
I am writing with reference to Raphael Samovich. Let me first start this letter with a huge thank you for your services and professionalism for helping me to pass my Certificate in Corporate Finance, CF 30 Qualification. I was extremely hesitant when selecting my tutor, I have been working on this exam for over a year now and had two different tutors previously and have written the paper unsuccessfully in 2017. I was over the moon to be able to find such a talented and understanding tutor who worked with me to overcome this huge challenge which has allowed me to forward my professional career. Raphael very quickly understood my learning methods and ways to keep me engaged on a subject which I had been struggling to cope with since starting the module. I was under pressure both from myself, and to further my financial services career and this exam was the crux off all of this. It is rare you A) find a teacher you genuinely respect and admire who can teach you new and different ways to learning difficult and hard to understand material B) someone who is so charismatic and engaging in their approach that you look forward to your lessons with them. I first met Raphael at the beginning of March and very quickly recognised that he was the best person to help me pass this exam and if he couldn’t get me through it, no one could. We spoke on the phone when I had questions out of class, he was always there on text or email when arranging lessons and cramming last minute sessions in and even took time out of his own life to find new and better methods for me to understand certain equations / calculations which I was struggling with, that for me is the mark of an amazing tutor and someone who genuinely cares about their pupils. We got on extremely well from Day 1 and I now consider him a friend and someone I want to spend time with outside of a library or a conference room. He sent me an extremely uplifting and overwhelming message the night before my exam which really helped me to calm last minute nerves (something I have struggled with in the past) all these little touches are so important to achieving success on something like exams, he was as happy to hear I had passed Wednesday 30th June as I was!!! I would highly recommend Raphael Samovich to anyone I come across looking to take exams and trust him with anyone including different experience, age, and ability to help them overcome exams in the different tiers of finance he knows so well. I don’t often write testimonials especially one like this, so please take these words as my solid endorsement of ‘The Profs’ and Raphael. Thank you once again to ‘The Profs’ for such a pleasant 5* experience and to your wonderful Tutor Raphael Samovich. Best Regards, One very happy and NOW FSA Regulated Member!!! Oliver Hardcastle
Hamda Hassani
I met Raphael through The Profs tutoring company in London. I have had experiences with many tutors throughout my academic career but I have never met a tutor like Raphael. He helped me with a total of 10 modules and the time and dedication he spent on ensuring I understood everything 100% makes him one of a kind. He doesn’t only teach students for the sake of it, he does it from the heart which makes him absolutely amazing. He’s also a life mentor to all of his students & is defiantly someone I look up to. I would not recommend anyone else.
Credentials
-
Golden Key
Golden Key International Academic Honour SocietyJan, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
-
dara5
-
United Kingdom
-
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Founding Partner
-
Nov 2019 - Present
-
-
-
-
Educational Consultant / Professional Tutor
-
Mar 2017 - Present
Facilitate private tuition to professional, corporate & university scholars. Cover a broad range of finance and accounting based modules including:• Financial Accounting• Corporate Finance • Investment & Portfolio Management• Financial Management• Management Accounting• Quantitative Financial Analysis(Statistics)Provide scholars constant tuition, mentoring and support during their pursuance of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional qualifications. Tuition provided either on a one-on-one basis or group basis (ranging from 3-15 scholars per sitting).Maintain a 95% pass rate of all scholars taught.Winner of the Rising Star Award at The Profs- Professional Private Tutors (June 2017).Winner of the Tutor of the Month Award at The Profs- Professional Private Tutors (August 2017).Nominated for the Power-House Tutor of the Year Award at the Profs-Professional Private Tutors (June 2018) .Nominated for the Students Choice Tutor of the Year Award at the Profs-Professional Private Tutors (June 2018) .Able to gather a clear understanding of the needs and capabilities of all scholars, able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support scholars.Tasked with the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and revision material for all scholars and their relevant subjects.Accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of scholars taught.Giving scholars regular feedback and encourage scholars to respond to the feedback, reflect on their progress and emerging needs and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent tuition.Resolving learners queries through effective communication, written and oral.
-
-
-
-
Business Services Accountant
-
Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
Work under partner specialising in SME’s in the media, creative and football industries.Tasked with running several companies’ finance functions simultaneously.Assist clients in financial forecasts and budgeting.Processing sales and purchase invoices, receipts and payments.Managing and reconciling bank accounts and credit cards. VAT return preparation and submission.Assist in the production of quarterly management accounts and analysis for clients.Assist in the preparation of yearend accounts.
-
-
-
-
Founder, Lead Tutor
-
Jan 2012 - Mar 2016
Co-Founder of Mind the Step, a private educational tuition company specialising in finance and accounting tuition for higher education.Personally provided tuition for a scholar base of up to 120 clients.Personally attained a 90% pass rate of all scholars taught.Facilitated tuition for university and school scholars for a range of modules including: Financial Accounting Corporate Finance Investment & Portfolio Management Financial Management Management Accounting Quantitative Financial Analysis(Statistics)Tuition provided either on a one-on-one basis or group basis (ranging from 3-15 students per sitting).Achieved the expansion of the Mind the Step brand, personally managed to expand the companies reach from 2-15 educational institutions/markets.Created, marketed and sold online educational tuition video content.Responsible for the hiring of new tutors, in addition to training and development of new and existing tutors.Tasked with the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and revision material for all students and their relevant subjects. Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.
-
-
-
-
Private Tutor
-
Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
Facilitated tuition for university and school scholars for a range of modules including:Financial Accounting Financial ManagementManagement Accounting Quantitative Financial Analysis(Statistics)Tuition provided either on a one-on-one basis or group basis (ranging from 3-5 students per sitting).Discuss learning outcomes with learners as the course proceeds.Keep records of scholars’ progress and ensure scholars are given feedback on their progress.Act as a mentor for scholars in capacity of a personal tutor.
-
-
Education
-
University of Johannesburg
Master’s Degree, Investments and Securities -
Johan Cruyff Institute
Bachelor’s Degree, Football Business Management -
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Finance