Mandy Hamerla - Modern HR

I Help CEOs create Thriving Teams & Solve HR/People Issues

Hi, there, I'm Mandy. A Freelance HR Director, Award-Winning Leadership Mentor & Certified Coach. I specialise in building high-performing teams and solving complex people challenges.

If you're a UK-based, high-achieving CEO with up to 300 employees and need a trusted HR expert to help you navigate people issues, strengthen leadership, and accelerate growth, I’d love to support you.

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Being a CEO can be challenging & lonely!

You’re the one making the tough decisions, driving the business forward, and carrying the weight of responsibility.


Your team looks to you for direction, your investors expect results, and your clients demand excellence.

You often can’t always share your biggest concerns with your team, and you don’t have time for endless trial and error.

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But, who supports you when things feel uncertain?

Who helps you navigate difficult people issues, build a thriving culture, and allows you a safe space to celebrate, vent and think about your own development as a leader.


That’s where I come in. I help CEOs like you become exceptional leaders, build strong teams, and solve the toughest people problems - so you can scale your business without the constant stress.

HOW I CAN HELP YOU

I'm an experienced HR Director, FCIPD. My expertise is in building High Performing Teams and Solving Tricky People Issues.

So, if you are currently facing one (or more) of the following problems, you're in the right place.

01

My Team isn't performing

You’ve hired talented people, yet results are inconsistent, deadlines slip, and accountability is lacking. You're paying out a lot of money, but feel like you're doing all the work yourself. You need a strategy to unlock their potential, so you can focus on growth instead of firefighting.

02

My Team Structure isn't right

Maybe you’ve outgrown your current structure, or the wrong people are in the wrong roles. Or perhaps you need to save costs. Either way, some tough decisions need to be made. You need a clear plan to realign your team for success without causing unnecessary risk or disruption.

03

There's an issue with a team member

Whether it’s poor performance, toxic behaviour, or a difficult dynamic, one person can have a huge impact on your business. Left unresolved, issues like this drain your energy, create friction, and affect the wider team. You need a solution that is firm but fair.

04

My Company Culture feels negative

Your culture is either a competitive advantage or a silent business killer. If you want to change a culture, Changing culture requires a strategic shift in leadership, values, and behaviours. Done right, it transforms how your team works, stays, and thrives.

05

My Leaders / Manager's aren't good enough

Your business can only grow as fast as your leaders do. If your managers lack confidence, avoid difficult conversations, or struggle to motivate their teams, it slows everything down. Strong leadership isn’t a ‘nice to have’—it’s essential for performance, culture, and retention.

06

I need to free up my time

You didn’t become a CEO to spend your days fixing people problems. If you’re constantly stepping in to solve issues, manage conflict, or oversee underperforming leaders, your business isn’t running as it should. You need to focus your time and energy on what really matters.

I only work with a small number of companies at any time. I guarantee you'll only with work me.

We'll find a bespoke solution to suit your requirements and budget

Book a Call Now to Discuss How I can Support You.

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Case Studies

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#1: Scaling Beelivery from just 4 employees to 110 employees in 9 months.

Services Provided: HR Strategy, HR Tech Set Up, Recruitment & Head-Hunting Expertise, HR Operations

"Mandy developed the HR strategy to support the development of Beelivery as a challenger brand and enabling us to effectively recruit and retain top talent against much larger, well-known and better funded competitors.

Mandy developed a best-in-class recruitment and on-boarding process, enabling the automatic screening of 1,000s of applicants for highly skilled technical positions, ensuring only the few best candidates went through to interview. The excellent cultural and competency fit of successful applicants has resulted in very low staff turnover in a very competitive marketplace.

Mandy is great at challenging current paradigms and thinking to build new insights and then deliver requisite action plans to achieve company objectives. Mandy is a highly motivated, very hard working and seasoned professional, bringing fresh thinking, challenge and change to organisations. Mandy will add value to any organisation!"

- Paul Gott, CEO Beelivery

#2: Helping Lokulus to become a Top Company To Work For and Building a Strong Leadership Team

Services Provided: People & Culture Strategy, Change Management, Restructures, Running Leadership Training, Gallup Strengths, HR Tech Set Up, Recruitment & Head-Hunting Expertise, HR Operations

"Mandy is a key part of my leadership team, and has enabled Lokulus to become a top company to work for.

She has led a number of cultural and people strategies and helped me deal with some tough people challenges. I can always rely on Mandy to tell me the hard truths and that only makes the business a better one. I think she is quite unique in the HR world, as she brings innovative ideas and aligns closely to what the business needs. She is honest and always acts with integrity"


- Alister Harris, CEO Lokulus

#3: Helping the CEO to hire a great team & assisting with staff issues"

Services Provided: HR Advice & Documents

"Mandy is amazing. So knowledgeable and helpful. She really understood the needs for my business and navigated me through the scary world of employment, which turned out to be not so scary after all!"

- Hayley Herbert-Smith, CEO Simply The Pets

Hi! I'm Mandy Hamerla


I'm the Founder of Modern HR. I'm a qualified & experienced HR Director (FCIPD Level 7 & MSc HR Management) and I'm an Award Winning Leadership Mentor. 

I'm also a Certified Gallup Strengths Coach, which means I've been trained by Gallup, a world-leading organisation, to use their Clifton Strengths Assessment to help you identify your natural talents.

Before setting up Modern HR in 2027, I worked as Global HR Director for Pearson Plc and Head of HR at Argos.

I've got experience with Executive Coaching at Board & CEO Level through to team performance initiatives, large company restructures, culture change and dealing with all kinds of employee issues.

Plus, I've lead my own teams - including a team of 30 HR Professionals globally. So, I know first hand the challenges that come with managing people.

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