Dealing with a disciplinary or grievance? · Performance issue you've been putting off?
· Contracts that haven't been looked at in years? · Scaling fast and HR hasn't kept up?
· Preparing for investment or an exit?
Senior HR expertise,
without the corporate overhead
Before co-founding Maven, Louise was VP of People & Culture at Elucidat, a Brighton SaaS business which grow from a small team to over 60 people. The business achieved Great Place to Work (Best Workplaces) certification every year during her time there. It was successfully acquired by Learning Pool in 2025.
Louise has worked at board level, managed every kind of difficult situation, built people strategies from scratch, and supported businesses through the full growth curve. She brings that experience directly to the founders she works with now.
Louise is a Fellow of the CIPD (FCIPD) - the highest level of professional membership in HR.
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FCIPD qualified
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Great Place to Work certified
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Brighton-based
What can Louise help with?
When something has gone wrong (or is about to)
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Disciplinaries and grievances
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Performance management and improvement plans
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Redundancy and restructuring
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Difficult conversations founders don't know how to have
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Employment tribunal risk and process
When you're building for growth
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Contracts, offer letters, and handbooks
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Hiring planning and org design
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Manager capability and coaching
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People strategy for boards and investors
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Pre-investment and pre-exit HR preparation
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Culture and retention in competitive hiring markets
How it works
1. Book a call
A free 30-minute conversation - no obligation, just a chance to talk through what you're dealing with and work out whether Louise can help.
2. Agree what you need
Some situations need a few hours. Others need ongoing support. Louise will be straight with you about what makes sense and what it'll cost.
3. Work begins
Louise handles it directly. No juniors, no handoffs, no account managers. You deal with the same person throughout.
What it costs
Ad hoc support
If you have a one-off situation or a project with a defined scope, Louise is available on an hourly or day rate basis.
Hourly rate: £135
Day rate: £900
Project rate: Agreed according to scope
No minimum commitment. Get in touch to discuss scope and availability.
For businesses that know they'll need regular HR input, a monthly subscription provides better value than ad hoc rates, and means Louise is ready as a genuinely invested partner to your business when something comes up.
Foundation
£1,000 per month
10 monthly hours included
Best for: Early stage startups getting their ducks in a row.
Response time: 48 hours
(8 hours in crisis situations)
Growth
£1,750 per month
20 monthly hours included
Best for: Growing teams who need regular, hands-on help.
Response time: 24 hours
(4 hours in crisis situations)
Scale
Pricing on request
30+ monthly hours included
Best for: Established businesses looking for a fully outsourced Ops/HR function.
Response time: Priority
All packages give you access to a combination of HR, Operations & Information Security support to use as needed each month.
If you don't see a package that suits your needs, please reach out to discuss!
