Maritsa Inglessis
I help business owners build teams that actually grow with them, so they can step back without everything falling apart.
This page is for people who might know someone who needs me. It covers who I work with, what to listen out for, and how to make a referral without it taking more than 30 seconds of your time.
If someone you know sounds like any of the below, just put us in touch and I'll take it from there.
Founders and owners of high-growth businesses in Tech, SaaS, AI, digital agencies or service businesses with 2 to 50 people.
Growing fast (or trying to). At a stage where the team was built on the fly and the cracks are starting to show.
The sweet spot is a founder with around 20 to 30 people who's hired quickly, promoted people who were great at the job but were never taught to manage, and built people processes on the fly. It's held together so far. But it's starting to show.
The people stuff that gets in the way of growth: inconsistent management, hires that don't work out, people leaving when you least need it, and founders who are still the answer to every question.
I build the structure and habits that stop those problems from happening in the first place. Solid hiring and onboarding. Managers who actually manage. Clear ways of doing things that don't depend on one person.
I'm not a traditional HR consultant. I don't do disciplinaries or grievances. My work is about building things properly before they break.
Most clients start with the People & Growth Diagnostic (£1,000). A proper look under the bonnet: what's actually going wrong, what the risks are, and what to fix first. Takes 2 to 3 weeks and ends with a clear, prioritised plan.
From there, work ranges from getting the legal basics in place to building a full people plan for the next stage of growth.
Programmes run from £2,000 to £15,000+. The diagnostic cost comes off anything that follows.
What to listen out for
If someone you know says any of the following things, they're worth a conversation with me. You don't need to understand the full picture. Just listen for these.
- Founders and owners of high-growth businesses in Tech, SaaS, AI, digital agencies or service businesses with 2 to 50 people
- Accountants and fractional Finance leads who work with growing business clients
- Fractional COOs and Ops Consultants whose clients have team issues sitting behind the growth problems
- Recruiters who keep seeing the same clients lose good hires and wonder why
- Business Coaches and Growth Consultants whose clients are growing but the team is becoming the bottleneck
- Investors, VCs and PE firms with portfolio businesses that need the people side to hold up as they scale
- Benefits providers and wellbeing consultants
- Other HR consultants or generalists (happy to collaborate, but not a referral fit)
- Anyone needing reactive HR support right now: disciplinaries, grievances, employment tribunal advice
- Manufacturing, production or typically unionised businesses
If someone is in crisis and needs immediate reactive HR support, it wouldn't be fair to refer them to me. I can point them in the right direction if that comes up.
Quick, low-friction, and no pressure on your contact. Here's what the journey looks like once you've made the introduction.
£1,000
Let's stay in touch
If you'd like to understand my work better before making a referral, or you'd just like to catch up, book a networking 1-1 below. I'd love to hear what you're working on too.