“We have always been a close knit team and developed our own, unique personality and style at Broadwick Live. However, through rapid growth and acquisition we were concerned that may have been lost a little.

We asked Annabel to help... we like to think we’re a bit unconventional and Annabel really got that from the start.
Annabel worked with us to describe what we were all about and the culture we wanted to hold on to. On the back of this, she helped develop and put in place a people strategy and plans, that reflected our eclectic ways of working whilst driving higher levels of engagement and performance.

For me personally, Annabel provided great counsel and was a brilliant sounding board for any and every people issue that came up!
Thanks for everything - please don’t be a stranger!”

“Annabel recently supported us address some recruitment hot spots in our business - selecting a preferred supplier list; developing a recruitment process and supporting materials including the design and delivery of training . The latter was especially well received by managers .

I can highly recommend Annabel . She is a highly professional and knowledgeable senior HR professional who quickly gains an understanding of the business she is operating with . She has an infectious enthusiasm and builds good working relationships with not only senior managers but at all levels .

You are never in doubt that Annabel will deliver a pragmatic quality solution to time. She is a pleasure to work with .”

“At Digital Science we were growing fast and internationally. We knew that protecting and evolving our culture was critical for our success, but we weren’t sure how to do this in a way that was meaningful for our people.

Annabel quickly got to know the business and worked with us to build a plan to describe our people and brand values and build them into our people processes such as recruitment, performance management. Annabel gave us expert and relevant direction, she designed practical tools that were easy to use by the HR team internationally.

Overall it was a great result for HR’s reputation. We got great feedback from both the leadership team and employees and our values are used every day!”

“Undoubtedly talented, knowledgeable and a real driving force to have associated with our business, Annabel has been supporting us to deliver ambitious plans for growth. Initial focus has been to work with our newly formed leadership team to define roles and responsibilities along with common ways of working. The acceleration effect of having Annabel involved has put us in a position where we’re ahead of our plan and building real momentum behind a number of projects that have previously languished on the drawing board.

Alongside the leadership project, she’s also been working with members of our team to provide one to one coaching support. Each project supporting the other in terms of developing a deeper understanding of our business and direction of travel and being able to provide tailor made support as a result.

Over and above her experience and expertise, Annabel is just a great person to have in our business. She’s passionate about what she does, drives the pace and ensures we’re delivering measurable results. More than that, she’s fun to work with and she’ll challenge you when you need to be challenged, we couldn’t recommend her highly enough!”

“Annabel supported our people change and communications part of HR Transformation programme.

She converted all of our actions into compelling communications that allowed all staff to understand the journey and to engage with the change management.

Annabel is extremely professional and has an inbuilt talent to convert lots of ideas into a structured output which has been essential in our programme and is always on time with delivery.
We could have not done this project without her, thank you.”

“Annabel worked with me to bring together the entrepreneurial culture and leadership team of our newly acquired festival business with a more ‘corporate’ parent Company.

Annabel has the ability to understand the HR world, but talk the language of the business. She easily adapts her style to work with different people. She is approachable, discreet and trustworthy and as a result, people are happy to talk and share with her.
These skills together, allowed her to provide brilliant insight and come up with pragmatic solutions so that situations were managed sensitively.

Annabel is really easy to work with and I would absolutely recommend her. ”

“We would highly recommend Annabel - she brings a wealth of relevant experience; very pragmatic and quickly understands the business needs. She added a huge amount of value to our business in a very short space of time. ”

“Working with Annabel was a pleasure. She is a great communicator, provided clarity on our options and potential pathways and felt like a full member of the team throughout the project we were engaged on together”

“At Eedi, we built an open, collaborative and positive environment with a small group of employees.

The team gradually expanded following the growth of the business. During this journey, we reached a point where Eedi was about to exceed double the size of our original team and we needed a way to ensure our values remained at the heart of the organisation.

We sought the expertise of Annabel who supported us during this exciting chapter and working with her has truly been fantastic. At the start, Annabel ran a values workshop with the team to collect stories about how we work as a team and these later formed the foundation in refining our 5 values. Following this, she worked closely with us in ensuring we embedded these values across our company and within all of our documentation.

Annabel has been and will continue to be, a sounding board for us, and we will continue to seek her guidance on our strategy and our message, as her experience is invaluable!”

“At Intuit, we have a people-first culture and one of our top priorities is ensuring people can grow their career with us. Our leadership team have been focused on succession planning, but we agreed that we could do with some external inspiration and examples of how it can be done well. We brought Annabel in to perform an ‘audit’ of our current succession planning and to suggest some tools we could use to make it even better.

She spent time connecting with each member of the leadership team individually to understand their teams, what they’d done so far and their challenges when it came to succession planning. She then attended our offsite where she shared her observations and recommended some next steps. While Annabel was clear about what we could be doing better, she also helped us to recognise the things that we were doing well and should keep doing. I was amazed at how well she understood our business and culture after such a short time.

Annabel’s audit gave us the push we needed to take our succession plans forward and we’ve since gone on to incorporate some of the tools she recommended into our talent management processes. This has enabled us to focus on our highest potential employees and do all we can to retain and develop them.

Annabel was a great partner to us and helped us to see things from a different perspective. She is professional, friendly, and insightful and I really enjoyed our conversations. I would love to work with Annabel on future projects and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to any organisations who want to learn from somebody who really knows their craft.”

“Annabel is an accomplished coach and facilitator. As a coach, she has supported Adevinta with her broad HR experience in order to add some much-needed structure to our ever-growing Talent Experience roadmap and the review of our Global People Policies. She has generously shared her insights regarding our strategy and key priorities for 2023. As a facilitator, Annabel has been key to the success of our new global onboarding process. She has co facilitated a series of cross-functional workshops, with high complexity and involvement of a diverse set of stakeholders across Adevinta, ensuring everyone feels heard and has a chance to contribute.

Working with Annabel is a pleasure: she is warm, attentive and a great sounding board. Her priority is to make your life easier and that is greatly appreciated in a dynamic environment such as Adevinta.”

“Annabel has been an absolute lifesaver for our business. Her expertise and unwavering support have made a world of difference. When we needed someone to step in and guide us through a challenging time, Annabel was there with a wealth of knowledge and a caring approach.

Annabel’s ability to understand our unique needs and challenges was remarkable. Annabel not only helped us navigate through turbulent waters but also provided us with strategic insights that will no doubt help propel our business forward. Her dedication and responsiveness were truly impressive.

Annabel, we can’t thank you enough for your invaluable contributions. Your support has been instrumental in our success, and we are incredibly grateful to have you by our side.”