Our Story
We’re an Employee Experience (EX) consultancy built around one core belief: happiness.
Happy teams don’t just feel better — they do better.
They stick around longer. Impress clients more. Think bigger.
Companies that invest in EX are 4x more profitable.
But great employee experience doesn’t have to come with a Silicon Valley budget.
We work with ambitious small businesses to design practical, people-first solutions that boost retention, culture, and growth.
No fluff. Just the sticky stuff that makes workplaces work.
Meet our founder
Clare Willenberg
Clare is an employee experience consultant with a background that’s anything but conventional. A former PR agency leader, Clare spent the first part of her career advising some of the world’s biggest brands on everything from corporate reputation to crisis communications. Along the way, she discovered her passion wasn’t just shaping public perception, but shaping culture from the inside out.
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She brings 15+ years of experience in brand building, stakeholder engagement, and internal communications to her mission: helping small business leaders create thriving workplace cultures where people actually want to work.
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Clare believes that happy teams build strong businesses—and life’s too short to be unhappy at work.
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Our Services
Your plug-in EX partner
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We support small business owners in professional services who want to create a great place to work but don't have the capacity to handle it own their own.
Whether you want to attract standout talent, boost performance, or keep great people around for longer, our productised service offering is designed to provide targeted support that delivers impact. We customise an EX program around your business priorities and resources, without the need for adding headcount or complex software.
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We focus on the moments that matter across the employee journey — making them stickier and more enjoyable.
By removing friction and bottlenecks, we free your people to do their best work and unlock the discretionary effort that drives real business outcomes.
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Happy Hive Foundations
The starting point for businesses ready to build an intentional employee experience.
We’ll design a tailored EX strategy and 12-month roadmap that align your business ambitions with what your people need most — creating the foundation for performance, retention, and sustainable growth.
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Buzzworth EVP
A strong Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is your most valuable recruitment asset, signalling that your company is a great place to work and attracting candidates who will thrive in your business.
We offer expert guidance on your market positioning and benefits, and facilitate a new positioning statement co-created with your employees.
Sticky Onboarding Program™
Transform your onboarding process into an exceptional welcome experience that makes new hires stick.
We create a custom end-to-end workflow that automates the admin and elevates the human touch. New hires will reach productivity faster and enjoy higher engagement.
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Hive Revive
Burnout isn’t just bad for people — it’s bad for business. Hive Revive helps create workplaces where high performance doesn’t come at a human cost. We take a preventative, systems-level approach—equipping leaders with the right training and tools, creating supportive working environments, and embedding mental wellbeing into daily operations.
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The Buzz
Our signature employee listening program helps you turn feedback into fuel. Designed to embed listening and action into the way your business runs, The Buzz gives you real-time insight into what your people need, before it becomes a problem. It surfaces blind spots, sparks better decisions, and keeps engagement humming along at every level.
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Fractional EX
​Get strategic EX expertise without the full-time commitment. Perfect for startups and growing businesses who need specific guidance or project support but aren't ready for a dedicated hire. Whether you're scaling rapidly, building your team, or navigating transformation, our flexible approach gives you cost-effective access to specialised expertise when you need it most.
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