All things people for founder-led organisations
Belong by BFF
Your flexible plug-in people function.
Professionalise how you hire, onboard, develop and retain the best people. Build a team that belongs and a business that can eventually run without you in the room.
Thirty minutes. No pitch. Leave with a clearer next step.
Start with what is happening now
What do you need help with?
People and talent work trusted by
VervauntWilful GroupPublicis MediaWe Are All MarketingTen Health & Fitness
One team, four things done properly
Four pillars working as one process
Recruitment feeds onboarding. Onboarding feeds development. Development makes succession possible.
01
Recruitment
Matched the right way, not just filled fast.
Role design
Scoped around where the business is headed, not just the gap today.
Market intelligence
Live salary and market benchmarking so offers land right first time.
Real sourcing
Reaching the people who are not actively looking, beyond job boards.
Structured process
Consistent interviews, scorecards and reference checks that tell you something.
02
Onboarding
Belonging from day one. Productive in weeks.
A real plan
A 30, 60 and 90 day plan mapped out before they start.
A named contact
Someone responsible for meaningful check-ins, not just administration.
Early wins
Something real to deliver in the first few weeks, not just shadowing.
Culture, not just tasks
An introduction to how the business really works.
03
Learning & Development
Grown on purpose, not just managed.
Built around growth
Skills mapped to where the business is going, not a generic course library.
Real conversations
Regular development check-ins that people prepare for and value.
Stretch, on purpose
Room to grow into the next role before you need them to.
Retention tracked
Flight risk spotted early so resignations do not come as a surprise.
04
Succession
Ready before you need to be.
Who is ready to step up
Identify and develop people before the moment arrives.
Exits planned for
A clear handover instead of a last-minute scramble.
Continuity protected
Keep the business moving when someone leaves.
Written down
A practical succession map for every key role, reviewed regularly.
Flexible support
Pick the days that match where you are
£500 a day, always. Dial support up or down as the business changes, without adding placement fees or a long contract.
1 day a week
Recruitment and onboarding kept moving, with the essentials covered for smaller teams.
£500/week
2 days a week
Recruitment and onboarding owned day to day as your team scales past 20.
£1,000/week
3 days a week
The whole function run with you: recruitment, onboarding, development and succession.
£1,500/week
Why it works
Built for founder-led businesses
- Flexible support scaled to your priorities
- A network built through a career in talent and recruitment
- No recruitment percentage fee on the day-rate model
- Experience inside Publicis Groupe and VCCP
- People decisions tied to real commercial goals
“Dan added value far beyond the original brief. I highly recommend Dan to any business seeking recruitment expertise or strategic guidance on people and talent strategy.”
You belong here
Let’s talk about belonging at your business
Thirty minutes to talk through what you have built, where it is heading and the people challenge in the way. You will leave with a clear next step, whether we work together or not.
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