Secret Sessions

Secret Sessions started as a YouTube channel featuring 100s of artists, from Bastille to Kacey Musgraves and Ben Howard. This grew into a live event that took artists like Arlo Parks and Mahalia to venues such as Soho Farmhouse and The H.Club.

We now focus on developing the next wave of talent through Artist Development programs and coaching.

Founder

The F List for Music

The F-List helps female and gender minority musicians overcome structural barriers by facilitating training and profile and professional opportunities.

The brainchild of equality and diversity campaigner Vick Bain, The F-List is an online resource that lists artists, bands, songwriters and composers who identify as female. Initially uploaded as a sprawling online spreadsheet, Bain has re-launched it as a fully searchable, not-for-profit website. 

The aim of the directory is to improve representation of women at all levels of the industry – from session musicians and arrangers, to producers and festival headliners. The initiative has already gained support from partners such as SWIM (Scottish Women Inventing Music) and Independent Venue Week and ambassadors such as Be Charlotte.

Director 

Creator Business School

We help musicians build and monetise their fanbase by building profitable businesses using a creator ecosystem.

Founder 

SUBTVU LTD

Head Of Music

GIRLS TO THE FRONT

In 2019 just 20% of the artists signed to record labels and 14% signed to publishers were women. This industry does not do enough to support the growth of female artists, and we are committed to changing this narrative – giving artists the tools they need to remain independent and ultimately building a fairer and more inclusive industry for all.

Founder/CEO

This Here

Working on Cultural Influencer strategy for The North Face.

Creative Director 

Startup Leadership Program

The Startup Leadership Program is a highly selective, world-class training program for outstanding founders, leaders, and innovators. SLP Fellows have founded 1,100+ successful startups & raised more than $600M in funding.

Fellow

Instrumental.

Responsible for developing Instrumental's business model of profitably providing content strategy for 3rd parties including brands, advertisers, media companies and any other businesses looking to promote their products and services to the Instrumental's connected audience.

I was leading the team pitching/winning content commissions and developing the Instrumental network through attracting new artists/creators/channel owners into exclusive and non-exclusive partnerships with the business.

Creative Director

I was brought in to PopShack, to build and grow their video Output and music influencer network. 
I grew their YouTube channel from the ground up working with mainstream and YouTube artists. 
I was responsible for working with brands and partners to develop influencer marketing strategies and creative video output for these projects. I managed production teams and network of influencers.

Head of Visual Programming

BalconyTV

BalconyTV is a leading daily online viral music show that features bands, musicians and other variety acts on balconies around the world.
I was brought into to manage full production of the London Balcony, this role involved finding the location, assembling a team of camera operators, sound, presenters. For over a year we produced and uploaded 7 shows a week (one every day!) with artists such as Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Beardyman and many more.

Executive Director

Video Box

Video-Box is an online video production company specialising in music and fashion content.
Video-Box focusses on growing online audiences through creating high quality content people want to watch and share. With 20 million hits, 2 leading music channels and a wealth of happy clients Video-Box promises to deliver a high quality video campaigns from concept to completion.

Clients include: Burberry, Nintendo, Lucozade, Ben Sherman, Paul Smith, Warner, Universal...

Hey 👋 I'm Harriet JW. In 10 years I’ve built a YouTube Channel to 10M views, launched a Top3 iTunes Podcast and drove 100M+ views for me and my clients. 

→ Here’s the big shift: 
After years of chasing views and numbers, I realized it wasn’t leading to meaningful growth or revenue. 

If you’ve had enough of quick-win tactics that focus only on vanity metrics, I’m here to help. I work with creative brands that want sustainable growth and real results—businesses that need a system for attracting, nurturing, and converting clients in a way that feels seamless.

This isn’t coaching; it’s a strategic partnership designed to build a scalable, growth-focused sales system that delivers authentic connections and measurable growth. 

I work with creative businesses to implement a complete sales and growth ecosystem—automated and optimized, so you can drive revenue without exhausting your time or energy.

Here’s how we make it happen:

→ Sales Strategy Deep Dive: We start with a strategic session to identify your growth goals, what’s working, and the high-impact changes that can drive revenue.

→ Modern Marketing:  Using my 3 Pillar Playbook will make sure your marketing message is watertight and reaching the right people.

→ Custom Sales & Growth Framework: We design a growth strategy that aligns your brand with a seamless lead-nurturing process—targeting, converting, and retaining clients with a method that resonates with your audience.

→ Automated Growth Ecosystem: I install a system that guides leads from first interaction to loyal client, creating a reliable pathway for consistent, scalable growth.

With continuous optimization, check-ins, and dedicated support, you’ll gain a growth engine that operates in the background, converting interest into revenue while you focus on what truly matters.

This is my passion.  I know what’s possible when creative businesses embrace a growth strategy that aligns with their values and drives results, and I’m here to make it happen for you. 

Ready to go from overwhelmed to growth-focused? Let’s connect.

DM me or email Harriet@HarrietJW.com to learn more.

Harriet Jordan-Wrench

Talent Point

My career in transformative Talent & Culture roles has spanned multiple countries and industries, from high-growth startups to large-scale enterprises. I’ve been fortunate to lead global initiatives, guiding companies through critical stages such as IPO readiness, Mergers & Acquisitions, and large-scale transformations.

Today, I apply these experiences to global VC and PE-backed companies, partnering with them to drive growth and transformation through innovative Talent Solutions. In my current role, I collaborate closely with Boards and Sr Leadership to develop strategies that meet evolving customer growth demands and ensure long-term success.

VP Talent & Customer Strategy.

Bridge of Hope Careers

Bridge of Hope is a pioneering social enterprise dedicated to revolutionising recruitment by unlocking the potential of an overlooked talent pool, with 74,000 candidates and partnerships with 67 blue-chip Inclusive Employers. We are committed to making all hiring truly inclusive, transforming lives and businesses alike.

As an Ambassador for Bridge of Hope, I champion inclusive hiring and social mobility by providing insights and expertise in designing effective Talent Attraction, Acquisition and Candidate Support Strategies to connect diverse talent with meaningful opportunities, driving systemic change across the UK talent sector.

Ambassador

RL100

A member of the 100 Resourcing Leaders in the UK. 

Attending meet-ups and summits. Collaborating, sharing best practise and learnings within the industry of Talent Acquisition amongst my fellow peers. 

Looking at trends from Employer Branding, technology and innovation, process design and talent market behaviours.

Associate Member

Vyou

My career journey has evolved over the years and combining all the things I have learned  to bring them into a passion project - a small dedicated group and I are building a wellbeing platform for the workforce. It's where my professional expertise in creating positive employee experiences, through human-centered design meets my personal mission to enhance workforce cultures by managing workplace wellbeing better than we do now. 

The vision brings together the belief in the harmony between employee happiness and business success, and is my experience in human-centric workforce solutions coming together. Here is why we believe it is important. 

We now live in caring economy. 

Employees expect companies to care about their wellbeing. If they don't they will leave, or worse tap out and cost companies billions in lost productivity from low engagement.

In today’s fast-paced ever changing work environment, employees face a myriad of challenges that can adversely affect their wellbeing, from prolonged stress and burnout to a lack of engagement and job satisfaction.

Traditional workforce management tools are often reactive and may lack the capabilities to proactively identify and address these issues.

Vyou provides a suite of tools and services to monitor, analyse, and enhance employee wellbeing, offering both employees and managers actionable insights and personalised recommendations for growth.

We leverage technology, AI and psychology coaching to enhance workforce wellbeing, delivering clear, actionable insights for tangible improvements.

Companies using Vyou are redefining workplaces into caring ones. 

Together we believe happiness is good for business.

Captain

Recruiter Insider

Advisory Board member and Investor. Partnering with Founders on their early stage start-up, with commercial and product strategy input to this exciting HRtech start-up. Joined pre-product and currently on the journey to growth. 


who believe in a future where the candidate is treated with care and courtesy. They believe the candidate journey should be measured and those offering opportunities should be held to account in providing a great experience. Their technology application empowers the candidate to share feedback at every stage of the hiring process and drive awareness to the recruitment teams enabling them to optimise against the sentiment analysis captured at any given stage.

As and Advisor I focus on Product strategy, market insights and coaching to the executive team on leadership, Brand and Product Strategy.

Customer Advisory Board Member

Hurtigruten Group

Hurtigruten Group is the world’s leading adventure travel group, offering unique small-ship and land-based adventures from pole to pole – and anywhere in between. In 2020, 81% of the company was owned by TDR Capital Private Equity with strategic vision to become the world leading sustainable Cruise company, pioneering the first hybrid cruise ships in the industry.

Reporting to the CHRO team, and travelling between our offices in the UK and Oslo, I was responsible for crafting and transforming the Global Employer Value Proposition and skills Transformation with the Group Center of Excellence (COE). This was during a successful demerger and rebranding phase.

My key contributions include:
- Strategically led the Talent team, enhancing Employer Brand and EVP Strategy, resulting in a 3x faster time-to-fill and showcasing leadership in dynamic settings. 

- Innovatively overhauled Delivery Model and Global Processes with Recruitment Tech Stack (ATS Joblyon), achieving cost efficiencies. 

- Guided Talent Operating Model for executive leadership, boosting D&I, Wellbeing, and Coaching services, thus enhancing employee engagement and solidifying the team's role in talent strategy. 

- Directed UK office opening, achieving 110 strategic hires in the first year, demonstrating rapid scalability and effective team mobilisation. 

- Fostered Talent Communities: ED&I Leadership programme, enhancing inclusivity and career growth. 

- Demonstrated adaptive leadership during the company’s demerger, leading Hurtigruten Expeditions HX launch, showing exceptional skill in managing complex changes.

Global Talent & Culture Transformation Leader

Candidate.ID®

As an advisor for Candidate.ID, an innovative HRtech startup, I provided strategic guidance from inception through acquisition, leveraging my expertise as part of a panel of global talent acquisition specialists.

Highlights:

- Delivered strategic input on commercial and product development, shaping solutions to recruitment's evolving challenges.
- Contributed to the creation of a marketing automation platform that personalises candidate engagement and enhances recruiter productivity.

Celebrated in key company milestones. 

 - Winner of the Unleash Recruitment Technology Start-Up award in 2018.
- Acquisition by iCIMS in 2022, setting the stage for advanced recruitment marketing technologies.

Adevinta

At Adevinta, a leading marketplace presence in 16 countries, is a global sustainability leader recognised in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, Adevinta is on the front line of the war against waste, and we champion the philosophy. is the largest Marketplace owner in the world, owning companies such as Gumtree, Leboncoin and Ebay.

Reporting to the CHRO, and travelling between our offices in UK, Barcelona and Oslo, I was responsible for Talent Experience Transformation and maturing the Talent Acquisition & Development Strategy with the Center of Excellence (COE). This was during a successful demerger and rebrand phase as it was exited from Schibsted the Norwegian based media house. Taking the company through to a successful IPO in April 2019  at market valuation of £7.8B followed by the successful  acquisition of Ebay Marketplace in 2020.

Achievements include:

- Orchestrating team management and talent engagement across continents, while de-merging from previous owners Schibsted, culminating in the integral impact of our IPO success, with a £7.8B valuation.
- Scaling Talent Advisory and Demand Generation teams, nurturing leadership to bolster our rapid market expansion.
- Launching an Employer Brand and EVP that fortified our global recruitment and contributed to our IPO acclaim.
- Crafting a targeted talent attraction strategy and educational partnerships, diversifying our talent pool.
- Advancing an implementing our Talent Technology stack, with Smartrecruiter and Workday, driving recruitment innovation.
- Boosting Employee Engagement scores by 2x through vibrant Talent Communities. Such as Women Leadership, Early Careers and Product & Tech academy 
- Driving cross-functional strategic initiatives, enhancing the company's agility and customer-centric growth in skills and career development.

Telefonica Innovation Center

At Telefónica Alpha, an R&D division for long-term innovation, I led Talent Engagement and Attraction, aligning talent strategy with pioneering initiatives.

Key Contributions:

- Developed the division’s Employer Brand and EVP, laying the groundwork for a disruptive innovation culture.
- Overhauled the global recruitment process, enhancing efficiency and aligning with the division's forward-thinking ethos.
- Implemented a targeted talent attraction strategy, improving applicant quality.
- Forged partnerships with elite academic institutions, enriching our talent pool with diverse, top-tier candidates.
- Advanced our Talent Technology stack with a custom CMS, ATS, and data-driven insights, optimising recruitment.
- Led a team of Talent Advisors, nurturing a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Managed agency relationships to align with our digital engagement goals.
- Initiated cross-industry talent attraction strategies, supporting innovative talent retention.
- Lead the People Resourcing strategy for the Health Moonshot initiative, and contributed to the KOA Health's development and successful $35m acquisition.

VP Global Talent & Culture

Talend

In a pre-IPO Big Data startup, I steered the Global Talent Management function, playing a crucial role in the company's hyper-growth and successful IPO with a $1.5B valuation.

Highlights:

- Orchestrated a global talent strategy, achieving over 1000 hires in 24 months and launching the ASIAPAC territory.
- Led a globally distributed team, fostering a high-performance culture across North America, EMEA, and ASIAPAC.
- Implemented innovative recruitment processes and EVP strategies, enhancing employer brand visibility and candidate experience.
- Initiated the development and Launch of Employer branding strategy, contributing to a unified company image.
- Drove significant headcount growth, expanding from 250 to 1100 employees across 15 countries in 18 months.
- Garnered industry accolades, becoming finalists in categories like Best Employer Brand and Best Social Media Strategy.

Head of Global Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand

advancing the symbiotic relationship between employee and business success.

A transformative Talent & Workforce Culture Leader with many years experience in leading cultural transformation and driving talent management within high-growth and established global environments. I bring a fervent belief in the power of positive workplace culture to deliver mutual benefits for employees and businesses alike. The strategic approach to the change management process weaves together human-centred design to innovate and transform Employer Branding and Employer Value Propositions with comprehensive behaviour frameworks to attract, develop, and transform the workforce. 

“There is no effective business transformation without first optimising for people and culture change.”

I’m extremely grateful for my career portfolio in Talent, People & Culture which has been a journey through diverse companies, lived and worked in 3 different countries, operated globally in the dynamic world of startups, scale-ups leading the strategic change required for IPO readiness, M&A and transformations in large scale Enterprises. At its core, my approach centres around a human-centric design and empathetic change practice to bring products and services to life within the organisation to mature and grow exceptional people experiences.

My most recent project has been adapting company wide change and building organisational resilience through wellbeing, while crafting a new EVP and Leadership Development to support business transformation. 

My career portfolio can’t be told without recognising the mentors, leaders and the talented teams I have led or been part of. Overcoming the challenges and achieving positive impact is because of the collective skills, effort and energy from each of them. They inspire me every day.

Proud member of the Resourcing Leaders 100 and Community peer. 

Speaking Engagements:

• SmartRecruiter Hiring Success
• Unleash
• HRTECH World
• HR Vision
• CIPD Conference
• Innovation Circus 
• LinkedIn Talent Connect
• Recfest
• 15 Seconds 

Industry Recognitions:

• In-House Recruitment Awards Finalist
• Best International Recruitment Team
• Best Recruitment Team
• Best Use of Social Media
• Best Employer Brand

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