Our team
We've dedicated our careers to finding and nurturing the best in people
Our story
The reason for inBeta
Over the past few years, people have dramatically changed how they live and work. This has created an adjustment of mindset and focus, in life as in work. Pensions to become the purpose, a nine-till-five to become whenever, the office replaced with wherever, and how we work? People described this period as "the new normal", with inBeta, we founded throughout this time, to be abnormal.
Read about our storyOur leadership team
Having enjoyed successful senior management careers inside various large companies, we founded InBeta because we experienced first-hand the negative impact of subjectivity and biases that are commonplace in recruiting practices. We now provide a platform for individuals where philosophies, vulnerabilities, strengths, and weaknesses can be empowered, to become influential leaders that embrace difference and create a culture in which people can make the most of their talent.
Our culture
We focus on creating a culture of inclusivity, diversity and acceptance
When discussing talent acquisition, you must immediately recognise that the world of work is full of diverse and incredibly talented people. At inBeta, we welcome differences and empower individuality, providing the tools to manifest that spark inside when bringing together a team to create not just a company but a community. However, we know this journey will never end, and to continue to enhance our diversity and ensure inclusion for all, internally as well as externally, we must consistently challenge ourselves to be different. Therefore, inBeta is not just the name of our organisation; it's our guiding principle for operating as a business and nurturing our culture, strengthening the unique combination of our diverse skills and perspectives by being in perpetual development. inBeta, = in perpetual development (pronunciation: in-beɪt̬ə)
Harriet Hounsell
Non-Executive & Strategic Director
Harriet brings over 20 years of executive HR and Consumer leadership experience from a variety of leading brands and different business models, ranging from family and employee-owned through to large global franchise and FTSE listed companies with employee populations of c.2000 to +130,000. Organisations include John Lewis, McDonalds, Marks & Spencer and Nomad Foods.
Her experience in Human Resources (HR) started in operations and moved into Organisation Design & Change, Leadership, Learning & Talent Development. In her various Executive positions, she has designed, led and managed teams to deliver organisational change whilst leading the HR function, also holding responsibility for customer-facing roles including Public Affairs, External & Internal Communication and Customer services. Areas of expertise include Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Change, Inclusion, Leadership and Talent Development, Communication and Employee Engagement.
Mark West
Non-Executive & Strategic Director
Mark is an experienced Non-Executive Director who has worked for more than 35 years in Consumer industries across the World
He is currently NED & Strategic Director for inbet.io as well as NED for Virtus Tech Ltd and Advisory Board Member at doXray B.V. Mark is also an Advisor to Activant Capital – a growth-stage investor in technology businesses specialising in the internet of things, data services and commerce, and a Volunteer Mentor to CEO’s at All Together Company and to early stage companies at the Plug & Play Technology Accelerator in Paris.
Formerly, Mark was the CEO of LLX Global Business Services SA and CTO at JAB Luxury GmbH – where Mark deployed many game-changing technologies that enabled the Group’s transformational journey and subsequent trade sales.
James Nash
Founder & Partner
James is an executive headhunter that for over a decade, has been helping household brands and consumer businesses with operational and executive leadership appointments across the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
He's a certified specialist in cultural intelligence (CQ) and workplace equality, acquiring the best talent by connecting the unlikely dots by leveraging technology and championing divergent thinking, as well as gender and racial inclusion to drive and disrupt the status quo.
Now, at this critical juncture in a generation, James has founded inbeta - the revolutionary executive talent acquisition and leadership performance business leveraging AI-enabled technology and data to further a companies success and significantly de-risk an organisation from leadership failure.
Jat Sahota
Partner
Nicola Paul
Partner
Wesley McCranor
Partner
Gillian Cribbs
Partner
John Clarke
Investment Partner & Strategy Advisor
John Clarke is a former CEO, COO, and award-winning CIO of FTSE 30, Global Retail, Consumer and Professional Services businesses.
Driving innovation with a strong contemporary approach to getting the most from people and digital. Confident with a proven ability to build and operate digital and data services businesses worldwide; orchestrating and managing complexity, multi-disciplines and often in demanding business conditions but also positively influence stakeholders, the board, and senior executive teams on the journey roadmap.
A sounding board and coach to many who need to "future-proof" their leadership, behaviours, redefine operating models and self-disrupt their strategies. Helping businesses and leaders embrace this change and ensure they have the talent, target operating model and courage to make the migration to build great companies.
Harriet Hounsell
Non-Executive & Strategic Director
Mark West
Non-Executive & Strategic Director
James Nash
Founder & Partner
Jat Sahota
Partner
Nicola Paul
Partner
Wesley McCranor
Partner
Gillian Cribbs
Partner
John Clarke
Investment Partner & Strategy Advisor
Harriet Hounsell
Non-Executive & Strategic Director
Mark West
Non-Executive & Strategic Director
James Nash
Founder & Partner
Jat Sahota
Partner
Nicola Paul
Partner
Wesley McCranor
Partner
Gillian Cribbs
Partner
John Clarke
Investment Partner & Strategy Advisor
Our team
We've dedicated our careers to finding and nurturing the best in people
Leadership team
The data
Our results
70%
Improved work performance
61%
Improved business management
73%
Improved relationships
51%
Improved team effectiveness
72%
Improved communication skills
“This is a compelling and truly innovative solution for the exec search market that tackles unfairness and bias and promotes professionalism and standards from day one. The judges felt that inBeta would 'genuinely shift the dial' and bring about a significant evolution in how companies recruit.”
APSCo Judges
2022 APSCo Award for Innovation
2021 Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Awards
Our mission
We've dedicated our careers to finding and nurturing the best in people
Our guiding principles
We never sit still and are restless in our desire to deliver notable outcomes for our clients; we scan far and wide to find ways of doing things better.
We never sit still and are restless in our desire to deliver notable outcomes for our clients; we scan far and wide to find ways of doing things better.
We never sit still and are restless in our desire to deliver notable outcomes for our clients; we scan far and wide to find ways of doing things better.
We never sit still and are restless in our desire to deliver notable outcomes for our clients; we scan far and wide to find ways of doing things better.
What it's like working at InBeta
We're always looking for exceptional people to join our team, but we must be honest. inBeta is a startup, to scaleup looking to make a global impact.
These words either excite people or send shivers down their spine, and that's ok. A business like inBeta, at our present stage, is a continual unknown; every day for us is uncharted waters!
This means fun, creativity, and rapid career growth. It also means incredible agility is required and suits deeply ambitious people with a high work ethic supported by intellectual rigour and the ability to think outside the box. However, we can promise that we believe in nurturing people to improve them. Providing dedication, motivation, trust, transparency and, most importantly, listening - meaning having the freedom to work in your own way.
For more information, get in touch or check out ourcareers page.
Coaching
Become an inBeta coach
At inBeta, we know that building a team start's with the community. When it comes to our onboarding and acceleration coaching; we need to create a meaningful impact whilst having conversations that matter. With this in mind, we're embodying the latest technologies to transform and grow individuals, not so that they succeed but thrive - and are continually challenging ourselves from a technological and methodology coaching vantage.
Media
News stories & media
Business Leader: Inbeta enjoys successful seed funding round
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Recruiter: Sept 2022
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Startups Magazine: Inbeta launches to rethink recruitment practices and challenge corporate bias, underpinned by cutting-edge technology
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EU Startups: London-based Inbeta launches with a vision to rethink executive talent aquisition
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DiversityQ: Building a fairer, more inclusive executive search practice
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Tech Times: Inbeta Reaches Seven-Figure Valuation as Investors See Its Potential to Solve Biased Recruitment Practices
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HR Magazine: Are quotas really the answer for DE&I?
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The Grocer: Why rethinking hiring models and seeking diversity can level up your business
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Tech Crunch: Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce
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