Client Testimonials
We like to get to know you and your business and work collaboratively with you to help you and your team in order to deliver your vision and business strategy; together with your people plan whilst ensuring that you maintain employee engagement throughout your journey
We are really pleased that our clients agree that that we have made a difference:
We are really pleased that our clients agree that that we have made a difference:
“During the six months that I had the pleasure of working with Sonia from SSF Business Consulting, she demonstrated a quick grasp of the unique challenges presented within an Elite sport, competitive environment. Her ability to comprehend complex personnel issues and work with different levels of staff, to resolve a whole range of Human Resources issues was invaluable, as my department moved through a challenging restructure. Presentable and professional throughout, I would have no hesitation in recommending her as a trustworthy diligent professional that can get results. “
Shaun Kimberley, Academy Manager, Aston Villa Football Club
Shaun Kimberley, Academy Manager, Aston Villa Football Club
“I met Sonia from SSF Business Consulting (SSF) whilst assisting a high-profile member of an Elite Professional Football Club. Though the discussions were difficult and sensitive, Sonia conducted herself at all times with an air of professionalism and compassion whilst ensuring she never lost sight of her employer’s needs. Sonia performed at the highest level and with a manner many from her world would benefit from adopting. The consummate professional and based upon my experience of her work, approach, evident knowledge and ethics, I would have no hesitation recommending SSF to another business for work in this capacity.
Sonia is without doubt a rare find in this world of ‘let me do just enough’.
Jonathan Martin, worked with Sonia at Aston Villa Football Club
Sonia is without doubt a rare find in this world of ‘let me do just enough’.
Jonathan Martin, worked with Sonia at Aston Villa Football Club
“Sonia is a dedicated and unflappable senior HR specialist with great experience in leading a responsive HR service across a complex national organisation. She has a vast amount of knowledge and expertise in all aspects of HR”
Geoff Speed, Head of L & D Marie Curie
Geoff Speed, Head of L & D Marie Curie
"The project had suffered from a lack of engagement with the HR and Payroll teams but that changed when SSF Business Consulting arrived...From day one it was clear that SSF had professional integrity in their approach to work and how they were perceived throughout the company and quickly built credibility. When SSF said that they would deliver you knew that this would be done.
SSF proved to be capable of ensuring that best HR practices were designed up front reducing the level of changes needed later in the project and ensuring that communications were of a high standard.
Together we were a good team and this was seen at Project Board meetings which meant it was easier to get our proposals through as we worked to bring the changes needed to move the company culture forward.
I would certainly work with SSF again should the opportunity arise and would recommend SSF to any organisation as they have shown an expertise and knowledge that is difficult to find elsewhere.”
Simon Stewart, Director, Stewart HR/Payroll Implementations Ltd, working on behalf of Marie Curie
SSF proved to be capable of ensuring that best HR practices were designed up front reducing the level of changes needed later in the project and ensuring that communications were of a high standard.
Together we were a good team and this was seen at Project Board meetings which meant it was easier to get our proposals through as we worked to bring the changes needed to move the company culture forward.
I would certainly work with SSF again should the opportunity arise and would recommend SSF to any organisation as they have shown an expertise and knowledge that is difficult to find elsewhere.”
Simon Stewart, Director, Stewart HR/Payroll Implementations Ltd, working on behalf of Marie Curie
“SSF Business Consulting (SSF) developed a detailed Organisational Design and people transition plan for Oxford University Press. They provided detailed designs which were presented to the board and approved to ensure compliance with governing bodies and Senior Executive at Oxford University Press and ensured that all people related aspects of the Programme were managed in a professional manner.
SSF were responsible for designing, facilitating and delivering all aspects of the People work-stream including a new Target Operating Model for finance, amongst other functions which impacted the company’s staff globally. SSF was required to work with complex senior level stakeholders within the business including CEO, CFO’s and divisional Finance Directors, CIO, together with MD, s and the Divisional Directors.
I was always confident in the work that Sonia and the team delivered and would recommend them highly."
Jeremy Payne, Director Payne Management Consulting, Working on behalf of Oxford University Press
SSF were responsible for designing, facilitating and delivering all aspects of the People work-stream including a new Target Operating Model for finance, amongst other functions which impacted the company’s staff globally. SSF was required to work with complex senior level stakeholders within the business including CEO, CFO’s and divisional Finance Directors, CIO, together with MD, s and the Divisional Directors.
I was always confident in the work that Sonia and the team delivered and would recommend them highly."
Jeremy Payne, Director Payne Management Consulting, Working on behalf of Oxford University Press
“I have had overall ownership of a Europe wide program to change operations and ways of working in Ericsson Field Operations, for which Sonia from SSF Business Consulting (SSF) was instrumental in addressing the particularly stringent HR policy and legal constraints in the UK. Without her experience of change initiatives affecting HR and understanding of the application of UK employment legislation, the UK transformation would not have been delivered on time and with the anticipated savings. Sonia demonstrated particular skill at highlighting critical areas of risk whilst deriving pragmatic and practical solutions which enabled the UK transformation to complete. Subsequently I've been able to adapt her solution approaches to be used with a number of other countries within Europe. “
Andrew Albrecht, Senior Enterprise Architect, Ericsson
Andrew Albrecht, Senior Enterprise Architect, Ericsson
“The support and guidance provided by SSF Business Consulting (SSF) during the time of our working together was invaluable. SSF were always proactive and provided exceptional support. Rarely do you find such a capable professional with such wide knowledge who can communicate at all levels of the business whilst ensuring all involved remain ‘On side’.
SSF’s HR knowledge and capability are exceptional – I have not worked with an HR partner before or since who is of a similar calibre. By far the most knowledgeable and professional HR consultant that I have worked with during my career and her professional approach and integrity is a credit to her profession. I would have no hesitation is working with SSF again or recommending them to anyone in the future as a capable and extremely professional senior HR partner or director”
Dave Warrender, Senior Manager, Vodafone (formerly at Ericsson)
SSF’s HR knowledge and capability are exceptional – I have not worked with an HR partner before or since who is of a similar calibre. By far the most knowledgeable and professional HR consultant that I have worked with during my career and her professional approach and integrity is a credit to her profession. I would have no hesitation is working with SSF again or recommending them to anyone in the future as a capable and extremely professional senior HR partner or director”
Dave Warrender, Senior Manager, Vodafone (formerly at Ericsson)
