Sam Spoors founded Talentheads from her kitchen table, and in just over four years, has grown it into an award-winning business that has just opened a second office in County Durham. She sat down with Lyndsey Pitt, HR manager for Looper Insights, to discuss the benefits Talentheads brought to the business.
Sam: Great to catch up, Lyndsey. Can you tell me how you first encountered Talentheads?
Lyndsey: “It was when I was looking for a new role prior to joining Looper Insights.
“I spoke with you and remember being incredibly impressed that you didn’t actually work for the company that was hiring. I had a great feeling about how committed you were to both the business and helping clients”
Sam: Why did you decide to choose Talentheads to support Looper Insights with the company’s learning and development?
Lyndsey: “It all came down to value for money. We were looking to secure some leadership training for our managers, and like any business, we had a budget for it.
“I had sourced an online course that looked okay but was run on a ‘per head’ cost. As we are currently partnering with Talentheads on our recruitment, we discussed what you could offer, and it knocked the other course out of the water. ”
‘For the same price, we benefited from a fully bespoke, in-person course that lasted for half-a-day and was designed specifically for us.
“This was great as I was able to fully brief the team on the most important learning outcomes and critical areas of content. As a fully remote and international business, our leaders face a unique set of challenges and we were able to ensure the course was created around this, which was a lovely bonus.”
Sam: And how have you continued to work with Talentheads?
Lyndsey: “Talentheads’ flexibility and full talent cycle is a dream model for businesses who are scaling. Whilst you’ve also created a strong recruitment process for Looper Insights, when those needs naturally dip, we can dial-up the team to access learning and development support.
“You supported us with the design of our brand-new induction programme, as well as delivering our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging training, and we love the fact that the coaching approach is integrated into everything you deliver as part of your Talent Cycle.”
Sam: What impact has the Talentheads team had on your job day-to-day?
Lyndsey: “I’m a stand-alone HR manager and given that I work part-time, there are just not enough hours in my working week.
“Talentheads are an absolute godsend in terms of supporting me in my role.
“I love having a large team on-hand that are not only wonderful, supportive people to work alongside, but whose services I can just dial-up or dial-down depending on the needs of our business.
“That flexibility is brilliant, and so are the results Looper Insights have had with you and your team.”
It was a pleasure chatting to Lyndsey and discovering first-hand how Talentheads has benefited both herself and Looper Insights.
And she’s not alone; Since 2020, we’ve supported almost 60 companies and upskilled nearly 750 managers through our learning and development services – whilst our agency fee-free approach has so far saved businesses over £1.3m.
And of course, we’ve helped place 450 local people into local jobs.
The Talentheads difference is that we recruit to retain, which means you’re not wasting precious time and money having to repeatedly re-hire. Plus, our coaching and learning and development service means we can upskill your team, fuelling your business growth and retention.
Get in touch and see how Talentheads can solve your people puzzle: www.talentheads.co.uk