Hi, I’m Jessy.
I’m the Commercial Director at HR Gurus. I was also HR Gurus’ very first employee, so it’s fair to say I’ve been around for a while.
Before HR Gurus, I worked in retail leadership and operations, managing large teams across multiple sites. Somehow, I’ve always ended up being the person responsible for keeping things running.
And when you’re running operations, the HR stuff has a habit of landing on your desk too.
Performance issues. Difficult conversations. People problems that need sorting out while you’re also trying to get on with everything else.
I realised pretty quickly that HR was a big part of what I was doing, so I decided to properly qualify in it and went on to complete my Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management).
It’s probably why I relate so well to many of our clients. They’re busy running businesses, managing teams and juggling a hundred other things, and somewhere along the way, the people stuff has become their responsibility too.
I’ve been there. And I know how important it is to have HR advice that actually makes sense when you’re the person who has to put it into practice.
More than 10 years later, I’m still here, working alongside Emily to lead HR Gurus, support our team and help our clients tackle the tricky stuff.
Across my 20+ year career, I’ve worked through everything from leadership and culture challenges to performance issues, industrial relations and Fair Work matters.
I’m pretty pragmatic by nature. I like getting to the heart of a problem, working out what really matters and finding a straightforward solution that actually works. I don’t believe in making things more complicated than they need to be.
And if there’s one thing I believe, it’s this.
Good HR should make leaders more capable, not more dependent on HR support.
What qualifies me to be your HR expert?
- 20+ years of people and leadership experience
- Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management)
- Extensive experience across retail, operations and HR consulting
- Led large teams across multiple sites
- Deep experience in performance, industrial relations and Fair Work matters
- More than 10 years helping build HR Gurus
- Yes, I run for fun. I’m one of those people.
