Balvi MacLeod
MA Human Resources Management
With over 30 years in talent development across tech, retail, and leisure, Balvi excels at coaching and supporting new managers by creating management programmes that actually get results. She enjoys working one-on-one to help others boost their confidence and self-esteem, and loves teaming up with groups at all levels to run team events that build trust and improve collaboration. She is passionate about yoga and mindfulness, and brings a calm, focused, but dynamic energy to every interaction she has.
Jiten Patel
Conscious Inclusion Specialist
Jiten is a recognised Conscious Inclusion thought leader, an award-winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion strategist and practitioner, a published author and blogger about maximising Inclusion through diversity. He has developed specific expertise in the fields of Consciously Inclusive Leadership, race and anti-racism, cognitive biases and microaggressions, stereotype threat, structural privilege, consciously inclusive strategic planning, and operational implementation.
He is the author of Demystifying Diversity which went into a second edition in July 2020. Two more books are currently underway. He set up his own EDI Consultancy in 2001 through which he has worked within a broad range of sectors and with clients of all sizes, Blue Chip companies through to small local charities.
Ellie Lowther
FRSA, Wellbeing & Inclusion Consultant, Entrepreneur
Ellie Lowther FRSA delivers highly regarded training, consultancy and wellbeing initiatives around the UK and is excited to partner with us at Human Matters. Ellie partners with Human Matters on all things related to Employee wellbeing & support and brings her own unique style to the world of diversity and inclusion.
Making a real difference wherever she delivers. Considered a visionary that promotes the radical middle road where the understanding of intersectional inclusion takes us to the next level! Click HERE to find out more about Ellie.
Matt Drinkwater
Technology Recruitment Specialist
Spanning a career of 20 years and having enjoyed the experience of leading teams of tech recruiters, being the primary account manager to multiple SME, and FTSE 100 clients, Matt took the leap into starting his own business in 2023.
Hirefinity is a recruitment company with a partnership-first mentality. That translates to a service that saves companies time, money and resource. They're a well-recognised name in the tech community, hosting free monthly events These showcase the talent of thought-leaders, who share their wisdom with people with a passion for tech.
The business is centred around it's core values of honesty, providing expert advice and service excellence.
They provide Contract and Permanent hiring services with a core focus covers Testing, Software Development, DevOps and Cloud.
This can sometimes involve scaling from 0, by placing CTOs and Founding Engineers. Additionally, Hirefinity also get involved in building entire squads deployed into more established businesses.
Simon Bond
Employment Lawyer
After 20+ years as a Solicitor in private practice specialising in employment law, contracts, handbooks, disciplinary, redundancies and advising about employee disputes, Simon Bond now runs a private legal consultancy specialising in independent HR investigations for businesses, universities, charities and not for profit organisations.
Pro bono lawyer of the year in 2012 for his service to the
Citizens Advice Bureaux, Simon has spent much of his extensive legal career serving on boards and committees. He spent 10 years as a member of the Law Society’s Employment Law Committee, with a large focus on Government responses to changes in employment law up to 2020. Click HERE to find out more about Simon.
With over 20 years of experience in media, technology, and business growth strategy, Caroline is passionate about creating environments where innovation flourishes and businesses achieve sustainable success.
As the founder and former CEO of SheCanCode, she became a specialist in employer branding, building an award-winning global platform that empowers organisations of all sizes to craft impactful strategies aligned with their growth goals. Caroline's hands-on approach focuses on fostering strong, inclusive teams that drive innovation while delivering measurable results in talent acquisition and business performance.
As one of our trusted humans, Caroline offers strategic consulting to refine employer branding, marketing and hiring strategies. She collaborates with businesses to develop tailored approaches that resonate with target talent pools, ensuring they attract and retain the right people to fuel growth. Her expertise at the intersection of employer branding, marketing and business strategy makes her a valuable partner for organisations seeking to strengthen their workforce and achieve lasting success.!”
Caroline Holmes - Business Owner, Strategist and Consultant
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