Helen Sanders

Every bad hire costs you £50-100K and 6 months you can't get back. I've spent 27 years making sure that doesn't happen.

My unusual journey started as the BBC's first female football commentator in 1997. While breaking barriers in the commentary box, I noticed something crucial: the teams that won weren't necessarily the ones with the most talented players. They were the ones where people just clicked.

That insight became the foundation of everything I do at HFBAC.

HFBAC = Hiring For and Building Awesome Companies (pronounced "Half-back")

WHY CLIENTS STAY:
Most recruiters disappear after the invoice clears. I don't.

13 companies I've worked with for 3+ years. 
11 more who've hired through me multiple times over 5+ years. 

Two partnerships spanning over a decade - including one where I've been their embedded Talent Partner for 10+ years.

My favourite success story? A US tech start-up company asked me to help build their UK team. I hired their second employee. Today they're 80+ people across both countries.

That's Chemistry First in action.

WHAT I DO NOW:
- Fractional Talent Partner: Your embedded Head of Talent - without the £80k salary. Hiring strategy, full-cycle recruiting, candidate experience. For growing teams of 15-100 who need serious talent capability without a full-time hire.

- Starter Retainer Monthly strategy: The bridge between DIY hiring and full talent support. For bootstrapped teams of 5-20 scaling fast.

- Project Hiring: Chemistry First methodology for critical hires - first hires, leadership, founding team roles.

I work with founders in the UK and US. British-American dual citizen who understands both markets from the inside.

WHY "CHEMISTRY FIRST"?

Chemistry matters more than credentials. Every time.

46% of hires fail within 18 months. 89% of those failures? Not skills - chemistry. 
That's why I test for values alignment and team dynamics BEFORE anything else.
Result: 90%+ success rate.

12-month replacement guarantee. Most recruiters give you 3 months. I give you a year.

WHAT DRIVES ME:

In 2008, my 3-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer.

Watching him fight - and win - taught me what really matters when pressure's on. 

People who show up for each other. People who refuse to give up on the team.

He's thriving today. 

Now I'm raising £1 million for Young Lives vs Cancer. A portion of every HFBAC engagement supports families facing the same fight.

When you work with me, you're not just building your team - you're part of something bigger.

LET'S CONNECT:
Growing a team? Let's talk → hfbac.com

Recruitment Strategic Partner | SME Recruitment Growth Specialist | CEO

There is an easier way to recruit and nurture new staff. Your People Partners can do it for you.

As a business owner responsible for every aspect of your company, knowing how to save time and money hiring your next member of staff is rather useful!

Would you love an easy, cost effective and efficient service to help you spend more time on the business and not just in it as you go about recruiting your next member of staff?

Good news.

You don't need to use a recruiter in the traditional sense.

I am Helen Sanders. And I head up a talented team of talent acquisition specialists who are Your People Partners.

You can use my 22 years (!) recruitment expertise in helping business owners like you to save time, save money, cut the risk of poor hires and remove the stress of the recruitment process.

Did I mention we are not an 'agency'?

If we work together, we're partners. We work together to make sure you hire well and your team can grow to meet your vision and better support your clients/customers.

Done-With-You:
We stand by you, jump in when you need, we guide and do the bits you cannot do, and you learn how to be really awesome at hiring. No, we're not trying to make you into a recruiter. Being a business owner who hires well can make or break your business. 

Done-As-You:
We are your in-house team. We ensure all people in touch with your company have an awesome experience of you, the business owner as well as your company. Given our partners (companies like yours) are between 3 and 50 staff, we know that you're competing for the talent you need.

All this for the same cost, or sometimes less, than a 'normal' recruitment agency.

Call me now on 0117 290 0208 for a chat about how we can take the stress out of your next hire, as well as support your growing team with all things 'people' and talent-related.

The Entrepreneurs Mentor

Working with entrepreneurs to start, develop and grow their business. 
Supporting entrepreneurs to make a step change and take their business to the next level.
As a Mentor or Non Exec, my business is to help and support entrepreneurs, like you, to consider, start up, develop and grow their business. I support you to MAKE IT WORK, for you, your team and to the expectation of your ideal client.
I will help you to create a strong foundation from which to achieve the success you desire.
Also a thought provoking speaker for your event, conference or team meeting.

Mentor, Coach, Speaker supporting Entrepreneurs to Start Up and Grow

Entrepreneurs Circle

The Entrepreneurs Circle is the original and best – no one has helped more businesses to grow than the EC!

We exist to educate, motivate, help and inspire business owners to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Entrepreneurs Circle is a team of over 50 highly skilled marketers, copy-writers, designers, coaches, and digital experts who are based near the NEC in Birmingham, right in the heart of the UK.

Masterplan Coach

Get Radio

https://www.getradio.co.uk/shows/business-brunch

Radio Host - The Business Brunch with Ben & Mike

Oxford Business Community Network

A networking group for businesses based in Oxfordshire.
Based on the proven fact that people buy people.
My role is as administrator and connector.

Founder, Director & Connector

A1 Group

Our business is to support your business.
A group of businesses established to support other business owners.

Owner, A1 Group of companies offering business support with Bookkeeping, Marketing & Training

SOLL Leisure

Responible for the SOLLutions health and fitness brand launch and membership sales and marketing

Marketing Manager

Barclays

Area manager for business start ups

A Business Mentor who has revolutionised the way traditional business coaching works, having transformed hundreds of ‘service’ businesses in a sustainable, supportive manner, by multiplying their qualified enquiries with a rhythmic flow, dramatically improving the conversion of those qualified leads to paying customers, whilst significantly improving the way the promise is delivered each and every day without reliance on the business owner. 

I support ambitious 'service' business owners to:
1. Start, develop, market, scale and grow their businesses, 
2. Enjoy each step of their journey &
3. Increase revenue + profits that ultimately provides more choice in their personal and professional lifes.

I'm not your traditional coach and personalise my experience and knowledge to your business.

After a decade of running my own businesses and now with 10+ years experience as a Mentor, I have helped hundreds of clients to create a strong foundation, achieve their goals, and have the business their hard work deserves. 

To see my RESULTS and impact, please see the 'Recommendations' on my profile below.

WHAT I DO ► My purpose is to support others to achieve the success they define. I do this by helping my clients to visualise, plan, maximise their time and execute with motivation whilst providing accountability. With my broad rounded business knowledge and experience, I will support you with a valued contribution to your key decisions and help you obtain the business your hard work deserves. 

HOW I DO IT ► To help my clients take control of the business they deserve, whilst sharing my passion for helping business owners to achieve the success that they define themselves. I support my clients from where they are now to where they want to be, with a plan to meet the gap. I also act as a sounding board, as running a business is often a lonely place. I provide an additional pair of ears and eyes to contribute, challenge and share my experience or case studies to spark or fuel my clients thoughts.

CONTACT ME ► Could I help you and your business develop in the way you really want it to? 
Could I keep you accountable to do the things that you really need to do, without distraction and have the business your hard work deserves? 
Could I be an external resource supporting your business? 
Feel free to Call, Email or DM me and let's talk?

SPECIALITIES ► Strategist, Innovative, Business Development, Leader, Entrepreneur, Collaborator, Connected, Connector, Business Growth, Start-Up, Relationship Marketing, Networking, Finance,

PERSONAL BRAND ► The Entrepreneurs Mentor.

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