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We’re delighted that our efforts to raise funds for Reverse Rett have been covered by our lovely local press – Tring…
A commercially focused, driven and highly experienced FCIPD HR Consultant with deep expertise in all areas of HR. Main strengths are strategic thinking alongside operational delivery excellence, diverse employment law knowledge and the ability to drive Company objectives successfully through transformation.
Key achievements are driving employee engagement; open communication pathways; consistent departmental targets and benchmarking review; and improved efficiency analysis such as product/service and process reviews.
With over 20 years’ experience in Marketing across digital, social media, advertising, PR, and event management. Having worked for a variety of companies from start-ups all the way through to large corporations, Jane has extensive experience across all areas of Marketing strategy, planning, and campaign management, helping businesses drive revenue growth.
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With over a decades’ marketing experience, Jo is a self-motivated and knowledgeable Marketing specialist.
Well versed in combining the art of creative communications with the science of data driven marketing, Jo is passionate about the opportunity that the intelligent use of modern marketing methods offers.
“It doesn’t feel like work when it’s so much fun! We’ve got such a great brand built by a wonderful team.”
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After 13 years as a Nurse in the NHS, Sarah transferred her skills to study for her AAT Diploma in Accounting. Sarah has worked at hr inspire for over ten years, efficiently managing our finance and accounting processes. Sarah’s approach to making sure that “no stone is left unturned” in balancing our books ensures we constantly thrive to ensure our customers get great value for money!
“I love working at hr inspire because a happy office is a great place to be!”
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Chimobi has over 10 years’ experience in HR and Recruitment within the private and FTSE 100 industry. He plays a pivotal role in leading the development and execution of People Planning. Focusing on the current and future of Employee Relations landscape, taking key insights to develop proactive plans which support the improvement of employee engagement, manager capability, and delivery of a high performing and supportive culture. Chimobi is also highly skilled and passionate in Performance Management, Talent Acquisition and HR Policies.
“The depth of HR expertise available within hr inspire increases my confidence and helps me to focus on the key levers that drive value for my client’s organisation.”
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Ryan is a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and results-driven HR professional with experience in partnering with first line and senior managers both externally and internally. His expertise lies in building and maintaining strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, managing employee welfare, and overseeing the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring compliance with all procedures. As a detail-minded self-starter, he possesses excellent communication and problem-solving skills. He is a keen advocate of wellbeing and mental wellness, fostering a strong social and engaging environment where employees thrive, which in turn encourages productivity, creativity, and an unwavering positive experience.
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Dan Lang joined the team in June 2022, he is our HR Coordinator.
Dan is looking to progress his career in HR by studying for his CIPD Level 5 alongside benefiting from a variety of experience at hr inspire.
Dan completes a wide variety of tasks for our customers, from onboarding to daily administration, and offers support for the lifecycle of HR.
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Eleanor joined the team in 2022. Having successfully completed an apprenticeship in Recruitment Resourcing, Eleanor developed a keen interest in HR and is qualified at CIPD Level 5. Eleanor has over 4 years’ experience in Recruitment and HR with an excellent adaptable and result driven approach for optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
A great addition to our hr inspire team and our valued customers.
“I am very excited to further my career with hr inspire within HR and Recruitment. I hope to work and grow my HR knowledge and aspire to become a HR advisor in future!”
Megan has recently completed her Masters in Management with Human Resources, as well as having an undergraduate degree in Business with Human Resources. Also a member of the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) since 2019. Megan has a wealth of experience in retail, HR administration, and Payroll services. Megan’s HR background consists of systems and absence management, as well as implementing learning culture(s) within an organisation.
“I am very much looking forward to progressing within hr inspire, to utilise and develop my existing skill set as well as gaining new skills, I love to learn and make myself knowledgeable across the board. The amount of expertise across the business is inspiring.”
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Bou is an HR Officer with strong experience supporting day‑to‑day HR operations and employee lifecycle activities. She plays a key role in onboarding, HRIS administration, payroll support and managing employee benefits, as well as responding to employee queries on policies and processes. Bou also supports high‑volume recruitment activity, ensuring right‑to‑work and compliance requirements are met, and is known for her organised, analytical and approachable style.
We start by making sure we understand your business, with a complete view of current HR priorities, challenges and risks:
With over 6 years experience in Talent Acquisition, Shannon has built a strong foundation in sourcing top talent, driving end-to-end recruitment processes, and partnering with stakeholders to meet evolving business needs. Her approach is strategic and people-centered—focused not just on filling roles, but on finding the right fit for long-term success.
Along the way, her curiosity and passion for people operations have led her to broaden her expertise across wider HR functions. From supporting onboarding and employee engagement initiatives to contributing to policy development and performance processes.
Shannon is driven by the belief that HR plays a vital role in shaping culture and driving growth. Shannon is always looking to grow, connect, and contribute—both as an HR professional and as a strategic partner to the business.
Gianna has experience in recruiting, onboarding, and training of new employees across multiple geographies. She is confident in managing employee relations and ensuring full compliance with company policies and employment law. Her hands-on experience in these areas has given Gianna a solid foundation in HR practices and principles.
“I am delighted to join hr inspire and alongside a great team contribute to their continuous success. It’s a fantastic company to work for and enjoy working with a multitude of clients.”
Charlotte began in the charity sector providing administrative support to various teams such as governance and HR. Although Charlotte is relatively new to the world of HR, she has a keen interest and desire to develop her HR skills and knowledge.
“I look forward to developing my HR skills further at hr inspire and working with the amazing team!”
Nicola is an experienced HR professional with nearly 20 years’ experience, known for her collaborative approach and strength in change management and complex employee relations. She builds strong relationships with managers at all levels and helps organisations improve policies and processes to support business goals. Nicola thrives in fast‑paced environments and is highly focused on delivery and meeting deadlines.
Natalie is an experienced HR professional with a background in blue‑chip organisations and a strong operational focus. Trained in coaching and mediation, she brings a people‑centred approach and a practical understanding of how HR translates into effective day‑to‑day management. Natalie is particularly passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, and neurodivergent‑informed leadership, supporting organisations to create inclusive and supportive workplaces.
Starting her career in Finance, Emily developed a strong foundation in data and analytics. Alongside a genuine interest in working with people and solving real business challenges, this naturally led her into the Reward space. Emily has experience working within large corporate organisations in the UK, supporting both UK‑based teams and EMEA functions. With experience across Finance and HR, including transformation projects, Emily enjoys applying data‑driven insight to support meaningful and effective Reward solutions.
“I’m looking forward to working alongside such a knowledgeable and collaborative team, continuing to build my expertise while supporting the delivery of effective, well‑designed reward solutions for our clients.”
Employing people means unexpected people management issues do arise. We respond quickly to minimise impact, handling Employee Relations and HR issues as they happen:
Drive your productivity by letting us manage your time consuming HR admin work. More than a telephone advice line, at hr inspire we handle all of your HR workload meaning you’re focused on your business goals:
We ensure your business continually remains compliant, in control and up to date with employment legislation:
Sam boasts a wealth of Customer Service experience across different industries & sectors, taking pride in strong service skills, benefiting both hr inspire colleagues and customers. An integral member of our team, Sam provides comprehensive and proficient administration and project support across hr inspire.
““Every day is a new day to learn. I so enjoy working with such an inspiring creative team & in a happy environment.”
Cheryl has extensive HR generalist experience. From restructures to TUPE, HR lifecycle to Employee Relations, Cheryl has seen and delivered it all both within the Public & Private sector.
Cheryl is passionate about all things people and supporting businesses to deliver their plans through building strong teams and cultures.
Ambitious and passionate. Operating and delivering at a senior level. Adept at creating strategic alliances with leaders and business owners to effectively align with, and support key business initiatives. Excellent at building and retaining high-performing teams by hiring, onboarding, developing, and motivating talented individuals.
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Mafalda has steered multifaceted HR management operations within the fast-paced and deadline-driven environment of both international private healthcare and the NHS. Her ability to manage HR operations across multiple sites and navigate the complexities of the healthcare sector underscores her adaptability and effectiveness.
Mafalda’s commitment to excellence is unwavering, and her ability to leverage data-driven insights to drive HR strategies and operations is a testament to her effectiveness as an HR professional. With her wealth of experience and passion for continuous improvement.
Having over 15 years in the industry, Paula loves HR and working with businesses to achieve their objectives whether that is increased employee performance or a change in the company culture.
“I love being able to help companies achieve their goals and, in turn create the best working environment for their people. At hr inspire I have found myself a great team of like minded people who know how to work hard and enjoy themselves.”
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Experienced HR and Change Leader within Public and Private sectors. Operating as an HR advisor, Ann is a passionate people leader motivated by unlocking the potential of people, teams, and organisations through teamwork and collaboration.
“Fabulous team, wonderful customers, engaging projects, and a gorgeous office in Tring – need I say more!”
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Kevin was called to the Bar in 1996. Having completed his pupillage and qualified as a barrister, Kevin spent several years in industry working as in-house counsel, where he advised predominately corporate clients across the full range of employment law and industrial relations and represented clients in employment tribunals across the country.
hr inspire’s customers benefit from expert employment law advice with Kevin as an associate.
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Top-ranked in Chambers’ Guide and Elite status in Legal 500, Beverley draws on her experience from thirty years in the law, as well as her time as a Commercial Director for a PLC and also as an in-house lawyer.
hr inspire’s customers benefit from expert employment law advice with Beverley as an employment law associate.
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Peter is a very experienced HR professional, having previously worked for a large retail company for over 12 years, and has been involved in all areas of HR, from recruitment and training, HR management, and employee relations.
Throughout Peter’s career, he has been involved in creating a positive working climate with high levels of job satisfaction and morale. Peter has a great passion for developing and implementing fit for purpose HR plans, policies, and systems.
“hr inspire is the perfect company for me, great balance of projects with an amazing team of people who all work together to achieve the best for our clients.”
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Graduating with a first-class honours in business administration and human resources management, Jacqui has over fifteen years of HR experience.
Working across a wide variety of sectors, including Care, Manufacturing, and Retail, Jacqui has overseen, advised, and supported on all areas of HR.
“I love the variety of customers I am able to support, providing advice across such a wide ranging HR spectrum! And, of course, working alongside a lovely team in beautiful Tring is a bonus.”
Suzanne is hr inspire’s Relationship Director, supporting to deliver an exceptional customer experience alongside providing expert HR knowledge and insight via our HRD Round Table series. With specialist expertise in leadership, change management, strategy, acquisition, workplace culture, transformation and discrimination.
Along with her experience in the HR sector, Suzanne has in-depth knowledge of the hospitality, private equity, and retail sectors. She also works as CEO for the hospitality and commercial property business, Clarenco and has held senior positions as Board Director for Dreams, The Red Group, and DSGi Business.
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An engineer by background, with over 20 years of senior commercial experience across multiple business sectors, having worked for BA, Whitbread, Home Office Scientific Delivery Branch, and FCO Services creating improved supply chain strategies and processes, contributing to improved and sustainable business delivery.
A passion for enhancing business delivery through smart yet rational application of business theories, technology, and people engagement, ensuring business growth, with a keen eye on sustaining quality of service.
With nearly 30 years of specialist expertise in driving HR initiatives at major household names such as Dixon’s Stores Group, Hilton Hotels and Radisson Hotels, Sandra is skilled in managing HR functions while keeping a commercial focus.
Since launching hr inspire in 2012, Sandra has built the business to become the partner of choice for over 100 customers, including big brands such as Amazon, Virgin Active and Royal Voluntary Service.
“I aspire to inspire people and I am actually doing this!”
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With more than fifteen years of HR experience, predominantly in professional services, Anna has worked in a range of HR managerial roles. Anna has expertise in shared services, business partnering, consulting, and HR transformation, in which she has run HR projects implementing HR systems, setting up teams, and re-engineering processes.
Anna has a particular interest in HR transformation and process design.
“I’m excited to join a tightknit team who work collaboratively, drawing on the range of strengths and experiences across the team to deliver a great service.”
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An experienced HR Business Partner and Employee Relations Manager with FCIPD qualification and a broad generalist base.
She is an excellent coach, and her relationship building skills help support managers of all levels to deliver people’s plans.
“I love how much we all care about supporting our customers – it really creates a wonderful environment to work in.”
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Jack joined the team in 2020 as an HR Intern, supporting his studying Business Management at Plymouth University. After successfully completing a placement year at hr inspire to develop his business and office knowledge, Jack graduates with a Master in HR in 2022.
hr inspire are delighted to have supported Jack’s career progression and he now holds the role of HR Officer.
“Every day is different with lots of different challenges and is a great place to work with amazing people!”
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An organised, conscientious and positive member of the hr inspire team, Sabrina started as our HR & Training Coordinator before progressing to become an HR Administrator. Sabrina has collaborated across many areas of the business, coordinating H&S and CPC training; now, she assists with HR Administration and recruiting perfect candidates for our customers.
“It’s inspiring to be surrounded by such an expert team – I love the culture at hr inspire, and it’s great to see the impact we have on our customers.”
Anna is a senior HR professional with over 20 years’ experience supporting organisations through all aspects of people management and change. As HR Consultant Manager at hr inspire, she leads a high‑performing team delivering practical, expert HR and ER support to SMEs and mid‑market organisations. Anna is known for her clear, pragmatic approach, combining strong employment law knowledge with hands‑on support to help clients reduce risk, improve engagement and focus on growth.
Claire is an experienced HR and Operations professional with a strong track record across both strategic and operational roles. She supports organisations to align business goals with employee engagement, bringing particular expertise in talent management, performance improvement and organisational development. Claire is highly collaborative, results‑focused and passionate about working with organisations that put their people at the heart of decision‑making.
Kate Shanks is a confident and highly professional with over 20 years’ experience within the HR environment and 15 years working at management level.
During this time, Kate has had practical experience in the effective management of an HR function and ad-hoc projects including business start ups, organisational restructures, including recruitment and redundancy, performance, absence, and change management.
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An experienced HR Professional with a strong Retail, Distribution, and Financial Services background. Sally has 21 years’ HR experience, with the last 18 years as a Reward specialist.
She is experienced in the design and implementation of reward solutions to attract, motivate and retain; and she uses her expertise to support us with senior level recruitment, searching for great candidates for ‘hard to fill’ vacancies and all things ‘Reward’
“The interesting variety of work combined with a lovely team and customer base makes hr inspire a wonderful place to be!”
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Cheryl is a motivated and diligent HR professional with strong people facing skills and a real passion for the profession.
An advocate of HR strategy and performance initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness, Cheryl is CIPD qualified with a full range of generalist HR skills.
Helen has extensive experience in Employee Relations, Change Management, and Business Partnering at a high level within the hospitality, manufacturing, and leisure industries.
Helen is passionate about people development and has a very professional approach whilst maintaining her boundless sense of humour and relaxed manner.
“A mingling of diverse customers, knowledgeable & progressive colleagues (who are more like family), and a wonderful flexible approach to working from our “leader” makes for a perfect place to work!”
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A highly creative and determined individual with over 20 years’ of experience within retail and financial services, which encompasses the US, Europe, and APAC.
As an HRIS Consultant at hr inspire, Bharat ensures our customers benefit from the leading HR technology, supporting from project scoping and implementation right through to adoption and reporting.
Bharat has always been regarded as a valuable member of every team he has worked with and is passionate about ensuring the customer experience is at the forefront of everything he does.
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