About
EngageTalent are specialised partners in HR, Talent Management, and Workplace Wellbeing.
We build trusted relationships with businesses of all sizes — from start-ups to global brands — simplifying the complex work of attracting, engaging, and retaining talent.
As your dedicated HR and wellbeing partner, we support every aspect of your people strategy — from compliance and structure to culture and employee experience. A consultancy gives you the how, why and what if.”
Our approach integrates the fundamentals of HR with forward-thinking wellbeing practices, enabling your business to grow confidently, sustainably, and with your people at the centre.
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About EngageTalent
Founded by HR Director, Maria Holloway, EngageTalent delivers bespoke HR and Talent Consultancy tailored to the needs of modern businesses. With over a decade of professional experience in Human Resources, Talent Management, and Health and Wellness, Maria has partnered with start-ups, scale-ups, and global organisations across industries including tech, fashion, e-commerce, fitness and health, engineering, and consulting.
Maria is known for building HR and People functions from the ground up—helping businesses create strong foundations, navigate complexity, and grow with confidence.
Whether you're scaling fast or just getting started, EngageTalent is an independent consultancy offering strategic and practical support to elevate your People Strategy—through structure, culture, and wellbeing.
Areas of Expertise:
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HR Strategy & Business Partnering
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Talent Acquisition & Engagement
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HR Documentation — policies, Employee handbooks, contracts
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Positive Culture & Workplace Wellbeing
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Employee Relations & Performance Management
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Employment Law & Compliance
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
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Succession Planning & Organisational Design
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Restructuring & Redundancies
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Day-to-Day HR Management
If you would like to find out more or enquire about something in particular, get in touch below!
Maria Holloway (CIPD)
Founder & Global HR Director
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The people behind performance.
The strategy behind growth.
We support organisations at every stage of growth, providing end-to-end people and workforce consultancy that combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on HR expertise.
From attracting and hiring the right talent to designing scalable organisational structures, we help businesses build high-performing teams that support long-term commercial success.
Our work spans the full people lifecycle — including recruitment strategy and delivery, workforce planning, talent attraction, engagement and development — alongside the HR foundations every organisation needs to operate effectively. This includes employment law guidance, policies, systems, governance and organisational infrastructure, ensuring your business grows with clarity, compliance and the right structure in place.
By combining workforce strategy with embedded HR expertise, we deliver practical, commercially focused solutions that help start-ups scale, support SMEs through change, and partner with leadership teams on transformation, efficiency and long-term value creation.
Introducing Wellspace
Here at EngageTalent, we know how important it is for employees to feel their best mentally and physically. We help businesses increase engagement, improve performance, boost morale, and reduce absence levels, by investing in your wellness at work approach.
Partnered with Wellspace Fitness, we offer bespoke Fitness & Wellness services for your Company, whether it's for the day, a one-off event, or weekly fitness classes, the choice is yours.
A curated network of HR, people & wellbeing professionals
We bring together experienced HR, people and wellbeing professionals for project work delivered through EngageTalent - a hand-picked collective, at every level.
Whether you're building your career or an established leader thinking about freelancing, consulting, or simply wanting more flexibility - this is your invitation to join.
When a project comes up - employee relations, restructuring, L&D, people operations, wellbeing, or interim leadership - I bring in the right people from the network personally.
But this is more than a list for work. As part of the collective, you'll be part of a genuine community - with access to resources, guidance and the occasional opportunity to learn and grow alongside people who do what you do.
You bring your expertise; when something's a genuine fit, I'll think of you. It's freelance, flexible, and built around your availability.
Tell us about yourself below. If it looks like a fit, I'll be in touch to welcome you in - and I'll reach out personally as the right opportunities arise.
