MMB HR Consulting was founded by Maria Makassy Brander, an experienced HR professional with a background spanning high-growth scale-ups, not-for-profit organisations, and complex stakeholder environments.
Maria has led and built HR functions from the ground up, advised senior leaders on people strategy and employee relations, and supported organisations through periods of growth, change, and increasing complexity. Her experience covers both strategic and operational HR, allowing her to balance long-term thinking with hands-on delivery.
She is known for her calm, considered approach and her ability to translate HR requirements into clear, practical actions that leaders and managers can confidently apply.
About MMB HR Consulting
Practical HR support for growing businesses
MMB HR Consulting provides flexible, practical HR support to scale-ups and growing businesses, particularly those without an in-house HR function. We partner closely with founders and leadership teams to help them navigate growth, change, and increasing people complexity with confidence.
Our approach is deliberately pragmatic. We focus on what works in practice, delivering clear, compliant HR solutions that support the business today while laying strong foundations for the future.
Our approach
Growing organisations reach a point where people decisions become more complex, but hiring a full internal HR team may not yet be the right step. At this stage, leaders need trusted advice, clarity, and hands-on support – without unnecessary bureaucracy.
MMB HR Consulting works as an extension of your leadership team, offering interim and advisory HR support that adapts to your organisation’s needs. We bring structure, reassurance, and momentum, while keeping HR proportionate, commercial, and aligned to your goals.
Selected outcomes & impact
- Enabled growing organisations to scale with confidence by establishing clear, compliant HR foundations and reducing people risk
- Delivered significantly faster and higher-quality hiring outcomes during periods of rapid growth
- Improved retention and early engagement through clearer onboarding, expectations, and people processes
- Strengthened leadership decision-making through aligned people strategies, frameworks, and meaningful HR data
- Increased trust, fairness, and transparency through consistent processes, salary benchmarking, and structured employee practices
- Reduced operational friction by implementing HR and learning systems that improved accuracy, self-service, and access to development
Who we work with
We primarily support scale-ups and growing businesses without an in-house HR function, partnering with founders and leadership teams during periods of growth and change. While this is our core focus, we are always open to working with organisations where our experience can add meaningful value.
Typical clients include:
- Scale-ups and growing businesses
- Companies without an internal HR function
- Founders and leadership teams
- Businesses navigating growth or change
How we work
Engagements are flexible and tailored to your needs, whether through interim support, project-based work, or ongoing advisory retainers. The focus is always on providing trusted HR expertise that fits the stage and ambition of the organisation.
If you would like to explore how MMB HR Consulting could support your business, we welcome an informal conversation.
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