Senior HR & Employee Relations advice for professional services business owners
I’m Samantha Newton, founder of Magenta HR Consulting and a Chartered Fellow (FCIPD), with over 20 years’ experience advising business owners at senior level.
I work with clients on an ongoing, retainer basis, providing trusted HR and Employee Relations advice as situations arise - from routine decisions to sensitive matters.
Clients usually come to me when something feels uncomfortable, time-sensitive, or hard to undo.
This gives partners and directors senior judgement on hand to sense-check decisions and manage risk early.
Trusted when decisions matter
Rated 5★ by professional services business owners
Clients retain me for calm, clear advice when decisions can’t wait.
“Sam helped us move from reactive firefighting to confident, proactive leadership. Her judgement made the difference.”
Jamie Bryant
“Without Sam’s judgement, I would have drowned in people issues. She brought calm, confidence and clear results.”
Andrew Lorraine
“She’s one of the best HR professionals I’ve worked with, clear, commercially minded and trusted when decisions are difficult.”
Jane Gilham
Two ways clients usually work with me
HR & Employee Relations Partnership
Ongoing, senior HR and Employee Relations advice for professional services businesses.
For partners, directors and founders who want clear, experienced advice on people matters, from day-to-day HR decisions through to sensitive Employee Relations issues, handled early, calmly and defensibly, without noise or over-engineering.
HR & ER Judgement Calls (One-Off)
For one-off moments when an HR or Employee Relations issue needs clear, experienced advice, fast.
Ideal for grievances, capability concerns, role changes or sensitive conversations where the next step matters and you want to sense-check the decision before acting.
Meet Samantha
Chartered Fellow (FCIPD). Calm under pressure. Trusted when decisions matter.
Running a professional services business is demanding enough. People issues shouldn’t add unnecessary risk or distraction.
I work with partners, directors and founders when employee matters are sensitive, complex or difficult to reverse, where judgement, timing and structure matter more than process alone.
My role is to help leaders make clear, defensible people decisions early, so issues don’t escalate and credibility is protected.
