Kate Underwood

Kate Underwood is a CIPD-qualified HR consultant and founder of Kate Underwood HR & Training in Southampton, Hampshire, and a regular national media commentator on employment and workplace issues.

Kate Underwood is all about honest, no-nonsense HR that actually works for small businesses. With a background in some of the world’s best-known brands, she now brings that big business know-how to smaller teams who want to get things right without all the faff.

She believes businesses work best when people and strategy are in sync. When goals are clear, people feel supported, and everyone actually wants to show up.

Kate’s style is practical, empowering and refreshingly jargon-free. She helps business owners build simple, effective HR processes that support great culture, good communication and confident leadership.

She’s also a self-confessed HR tech geek and is known for her love of apps, gadgets and anything that saves time and stress. Her approach helps cut out the chaos so teams can focus on what really matters.

No more sleepless nights, awkward chats or endless paperwork. Just HR that actually helps.