Chief People Partner and Founder

Helen Sanders

Greatest success in recruitment: Being asked to open a recruitment office in Chicago at the age of 26 and helping to grow a company to meet their vision and goals from 22 staff to 36 over the course of 18 months (and all staff are still there and doing brilliantly).

Most embarrassing moment: Stepping on Elton John’s big toe. If you want to know the rest of the story, you’ll have to buy me lunch.

Favourite food spot: OXO Brasserie, London. I took my mum there for Mother’s Day and the combination of jazz, fine food and great company made it a fantastic place for lunch. Swiftly followed by Brasserie Ruhlmann in Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan and again, my mum and I went there on our trip to NYC.

Famous for: Being the first female football commentator with BBC Radio and also doing voiceovers for Capital Radio, London from the age of 14.

People Partner

Callum Robinson

Recruitment Career Success: Well, if you take being part of the Your People Partners team aside, then it would the success I have had building and developing relationships with both candidates and clients who have gone on to grow some of their business’s to be global successes.

Most embarrassing moment: On day 3 of moving to Spain to play football in Gibraltar, I lost my passport (you require ID to get in and out of Gibraltar)… I, therefore, had to smuggle my way back into Gibraltar to visit the Embassy or it was a 4-hour journey to Malaga! If Immigration Control is reading this, I am sorry, I didn’t cause any harm.

Favourite Food: Has to be Pizza… although I do make a very good Homemade Crispy Shredded Beef.

I know what you’re thinking:

‘what’s the recipe?’… nice try it’s a Robinson specialty.

Famous For: My Homemade Crispy Shredded Beef… see, you’re even more intrigued now!

People Partner

Benjamin Milby

Greatest success in recruitment:

A highlight for me has to be helping a hospitality business to grow its team from 300 to over 700 employees. I was also proud to be part of the team that helped Rick Stein to open his first four restaurants outside of Cornwall.

I learnt a lot, including that some roles can be notoriously difficult to recruit. However, I met some lovely people and also had the opportunity to try some amazing food!

Most embarrassing moment:

I once got stuck on a train from Bath to London when I was helping my grandparents on the train with their luggage (I wasn’t due to get on the train!) Luckily there was a stop not too far from Bath, but it was quite embarrassing.

I also got chased by a bee on a train.

Perhaps I should stay away from trains!

Favourite food spot:

I love food and I’m generally easy to please with food.

A special place for me is Zeffirellis in the Lake District. It is an amazing Italian vegetarian restaurant and also has its own jazz bar and cinema. Definitely worth a visit for their awesome pizza and tasty cocktails that taste even better after a hike through the Lake District.

Somewhere closer to home has to be The Seafood Restaurant for very special occasions (the Indonesian Seafood Curry is a must!).

Famous for:

Random film trivia, weekend family hiking adventures (usually getting lost), taking too many photos, family zoom quizzes and epic Mega Blok building.

Digital Marketer

Holly Brown

Most embarrassing moment:

Spoiler: not one for vomit… I suggest you stop reading now. 

For many years as I was EXTREMELY travel sick on planes.

Being a big lover of Disney parks, I would travel every year to Walt Disney World which although magical, the 9 hours of air travel was nothing but awful.

One year, after one of those lovely flights I had just convinced myself and my family that I was feeling my normal self. We arrived at the Pop Century resort and checked in with one of the loveliest of Cast Members. At this moment, I realised I wasn’t feeling as peachy as I thought and in a mad panic managed to throw up in the lobby, all the way to the other side of the building, outside around the pool before sticking my head in a trash can. It was at this point a passing woman asked if I wanted a napkin…

I did ask for some chicken strips straight after though!

Favourite Food:

Of course, I’m going to voice that Disney food is the best (slight theme here) so I’m going to say corndog nuggets and a Night Blossom slush from Animal Kingdom. Look it up it’s beautiful!

Famous For:

Eating nearly all foods with a side of mayo… and of course (you guessed it) Disney!

Team Support Partner

Lizzie Milby

Most embarrassing moment: 

Shortly after moving into student accommodation at university, I decided to cook a meal for myself which involved using the oven for the first time (that’s right, the first time I’d ever used an oven!). After a few minutes, I noticed smoke emerging from the oven, quickly followed by the fire alarm. I was totally unaware that I had left part of the plastic packaging on the food. After some commotion and rushing to open all the windows, the smoke cleared, and the fire alarm finally stopped. Even though it was embarrassing, in the weeks that followed my housemates took it upon themselves to teach me to cook (and how to safely operate an oven!). 

Favourite Food: 

My all-time favourite food has to be the Sunday roast! Whether it’s chicken, beef, lamb, or pork, I absolutely love a roast dinner. Roast potatoes and roast parsnips are a must followed by plenty of gravy! And I always make sure we have a good selection of condiments including cranberry, mint, or apple sauce as well as horseradish. I enjoy a roast dinner so much we sometimes have it twice a week! 

Famous For: 

I am famous for enjoying lots of walks along the beach and countryside with my family. I am really creative with arts and crafts, and I can often be found getting quite messy, painting pictures with my son. 

People Partner

Chel Marrett

What is your greatest success in recruitment?

I had been entrusted to temporarily join the recruitment team of a company when initially I was training for a different role within the business. It put a fire in my belly for recruitment because its approach was a little different than what I had previously been used to. The company was remote and had a set amount of accounts that they were continuously hiring for. There was a heavy focus put on getting to know the candidate, discovering if they would fit in with a specific work culture and lots of conversation involved. It really enabled me to find out things that I wouldn’t have through a CV alone. As useful as CV’s are the humans behind them are multifaceted and multi-talented and some things are better discovered through verbal communication. Through that role, I managed to onboard and assign candidates to accounts that best suit them and see them thrive in those roles.

What is your most embarrassing moment?

After giving blood for the first time I went back to school for a full-day theatre show rehearsal the following day. When I left the centre they initially said to take it easy for the next 24 hours and to not do any vigorous activity but because I felt fine I continued as normal… All I remember was one moment I was having a great time, then all eyes were on me looking mortified.

When I came to, I realised I had passed out mid-rehearsal and I had to be escorted to the nurse’s office, they called the ambulance to check me over to which I awkwardly informed them that I had thought the advice given was just a ‘precautionary thing they had to say’ rather than actual advice. The school nurse and the paramedics weren’t best pleased and forced me to take a nap and eat apples and bananas to give me a little more energy. I was allowed back into rehearsal for the remainder of the day but I was sat down for a lot of it. I listen to all medical advice now, haha!

What is your favourite food?

My husband makes these burgers that are actually stunning, they’re huge and messy and perfect. 3 Smash patties, pickles, bacon, 4 types of cheese, caramelised onions, toasted brioche buns, bacon-mayo, lettuce, tomato… I’m gonna have to ask him to make some now… mmm!

What are you most famous for/known for?

It’s a running theme in my family that I know a bit of everything and if it’s within my means I’ll probably learn how to do it. Over the years I’ve taught myself how to play the guitar, and piano, sing, do photography and bake. On top of that, I’m forever taking little courses here and there to learn new things and develop new skills. I never want to be the one in the room that is completely clueless, so I try my hardest to stay educated in a somewhat creative way.

Chief Happiness Officer

Bubs

Most embarrassing moment:

Woof, woof, woof!

Favourite Food:

Did someone say food?

Famous For:

Being the therapy dog for Helen and the Sanders family.