Meet the HR Consultancy Team

The people behind the people stuff.

Limelite HR & Learning was founded in 2020 by Lisa Murphy FCIPD, and we’ve grown into one of the most recognised HR and people development consultancies in the Midlands. We work with everyone from local SMEs and charities to some big names you’ll recognise.

We’re not a faceless outsourced HR department or a call centre. We’re a small, brilliant team of real HR professionals who actually care. Every client we work with gets senior, hands-on support from people who’ve been in their shoes and know what good looks like.

We’re anything but your average HR team.

We’ve Won a Few Awards Too

We’re proud of what we’ve built since 2020, and it’s lovely when other people recognise our achievements.

• Winner – Emerging Talent, HR Independents Awards, 2022
• Winner – Business, Consulting and Management StartUp of the Year, StartUp Awards Midlands, 2023
• Winner – Most Promising New Business, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, 2024
• Finalist, SME of the Year, British HR Awards, 2025
• Finalist, Professional Services Business of the Year, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, 2025
• Winner – Best Website, Breathe HR Partner Summit, 2026
• Finalist, Excellence in Professional Services, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, 2026

Organisations That Trust Us

We love working with local small and medium businesses, but we’ve also had the privilege of working with some big names you might recognise.

Our clients have included McLaren Automotive; Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons – Raymond Blanc’s two Michelin Star Country House; 22 Bishopsgate – the Tallest Skyscraper in London City (yes, the one on The Apprentice); NHS Charities Together and a leading national news channel, with whom we’ve delivered two large organisational change projects so far.

Whilst we love working with well known organisations, we have great relationships with our local council and have also helped over forty start-up and SME organisations across Worcestershire to access HR support completely free of charge using government funding.

The people side of their businesses. Sorted.

Limelite Giving Back

We believe great organisations do more than turn a profit, they become an active community member. CEO, Lisa Murphy FCIPD, previously volunteered as Chair of the Hereford and Worcester CIPD, supporting HR professionals across the region, and was also trustee for a local charity and a school Governor.  In 2025, Limelite proudly became the headline sponsor for our client, the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust’s, Charity Ball. And we’re delighted to announce that for 2026/27 we’re now sponsors of the Hereford and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce’s Professional Services Forum, supporting professionals in sectors we work with every day.

When we say values-led, we mean it.

Let’s Make Work Amazing

If you like the sound of us, we’d love to meet you. Book a free 30-minute discovery call and let’s talk about the people side of your business.

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About Lisa

Lisa Murphy FCIPD, Founder and CEO

Lisa founded Limelite in 2020 after a multi-award winning career leading teams across the education, charity and private sectors. She’s a Fellow of the CIPD, a qualified DiSC facilitator and trainer, and a recognised voice in the HR, leadership and inclusion space.

She’s spoken at the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Conference on Inclusive Leadership, contributed to People Management magazine many times, and has been a guest on numerous industry podcasts including her own podcast, HR Directors Cut. She has a large LinkedIn following, and shares practical HR insight every week that reaches thousands of leaders and professionals.

Outside the business, Lisa is parent to two neurodiverse children and often talks about this area of expertise, she served as Chair of the CIPD Hereford & Worcestershire branch, trustee of a charity and school governor, alongside growing her business. She cares deeply about the communities she works in and is passionate about creating inclusive and successful businesses by getting the best out of people.