Helping you build a culture first business

We built the #1 World’s Happiest Workplace and we are here to show you how.

Intuitive Psychology Coaching for Leaders,
Culture Advice and Consulting,
and Leadership Training.

We help you to create a truly happy workplace.

Helping you champion
a culture-first organisation
with confidence, clarity, and support.

Hi – we are Gemma and Kayleigh, Co-Founders of The Happy Workplace. Together we built the #1 World’s Happiest Workplace and we are here to show you how.

We bring reliable insight, practical tools, and lived experience. Everything you need to influence culture from the inside – and to help your people thrive.

We’re here to support the people inside organisations who are championing culture and wellbeing every day.

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Our Mission

Culture isn’t just a line in a strategy document. It’s the daily experience of the people who make your organisation work – and the responsibility often rests on the shoulders of those leading HR, people, and wellbeing.

Our mission is to support you, the changemakers inside organisations, to build workplaces rooted in trust, psychological safety, and values-led leadership.

We blend psychology, intuition, and lived experience in business to give you the language, tools, and evidence you need to influence your senior leaders and shape meaningful, lasting change.

When your people thrive, your organisation thrives. And when you feel supported in championing that vision, the impact is even greater.

Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.

For the people, culture, and wellbeing leaders who know culture comes first.

You’re the person in your organisation who can feel the pulse of the team before the data catches up. You understand that how people feel affects how the whole business performs. And you’re committed to building a workplace where people can thrive, not just function.

If you’re working to build a culture rooted in wellbeing and values-led leadership, you don’t need another generic consultancy telling you what you already know. You need partners who understand the realities of driving culture change from within – and who can help you bring others with you.

At The Happy Workplace, we offer practical, people-focused programmes and consultancy support designed to amplify your work and give you the insight, tools, and confidence to influence your wider leadership team.

You bring the inside knowledge and relationships.
We bring the psychology, strategy, external credibility, and lived experience.


Together, we create the conditions for people to thrive from the inside out.

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👍🏼 We’re a great fit if:
  • You’re a People, HR, or Culture lead advocating for a more human approach to work

  • You want evidence-backed tools, language, and support to help your wider SLT understand the impact of culture

  • You believe wellbeing, psychological safety, and leadership development are essential to performance

👎🏼 We’re not the right fit if:
  • You see company culture as a tick-box exercise
  • You’re not open to feedback or change
  • You believe profit matters more than people

In a successful business, culture isn’t just ‘a nice to have’ – it’s the key to lasting success.

When you’re responsible for people, culture, or wellbeing, you already know that intentional culture isn’t a “nice to have”. It’s the foundation that helps your organisation thrive. You see the impact on engagement, collaboration, retention, innovation – long before the rest of the table catches up.

At The Happy Workplace, we’re here to support you in making that case loud and clear. We’ve lived this work from the inside, building and scaling an award-winning culture from the ground up. We understand the realities, the blockers, the emotional labour, and the quiet wins that make the biggest difference.

And when employees feel safe, valued, and genuinely connected, the impact speaks for itself. Engagement rises. Performance grows. Teams step into their potential – and leadership starts to notice.

Building a culture-first organisation improves:

  • Staff retention and wellbeing
  • Productivity and collaboration
  • Brand reputation and client trust
  • Innovation, agility, and growth


Because happy teams are essential to long-term success. And you don’t have to champion this alone.

Having highly engaged employees can lead to a 202% increase in performance

We’ve lived this. And it works.

The Happy Workplace is built on everything we’ve proven through our work at HubGem — a people-first business recognised globally for its award-winning culture and leadership.

Through the same values, tools, and strategies we now share with clients, we’ve helped build:

💛 The #1 World’s Happiest Workplace (2026)

🏆 SME of the Year (2025)

🏆 UK Great Place to Work (2023)

🌟 Over 70+ 5-star employee reviews

📈 A thriving team with record-high retention, engagement, and wellbeing

Here’s what our team at HubGem say about the culture we built:

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“Never have I felt so embedded and valued within a company, and this alone drives me to deliver the best possible work I can. I love working with such an amazing, caring & dedicated team.”

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“My voice is genuinely heard and respected, and there are so many unique and exciting opportunities to grow within an amazing innovative business.”

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“The culture is like nothing I have seen or experienced at a company before. There are so many well-being initiatives that cater for every team member. Everyone in the team is genuinely kind, supportive of one another, helpful, understanding, and a joy to work with”

From Happy Teams to Global Awards

The culture we’ve built has earned recognition on a national and global stage — proof that when people thrive, success follows.

Ready to strengthen the culture in your organisation?

If you’re the person in your organisation championing people, wellbeing, and culture, we’re here to support you. We help you create the conditions for a happier, more connected workplace – with the insight, tools, and external credibility to bring others with you.

If you’d like to explore how we can partner with you, let’s start with a conversation.