PR and communications agency, HuHa has been appointed by award winning HR technology firm Connectr to support the company’s growth ambitions. Following a £5 million investment in 2021 Connectr has rebranded, increased the team and changed their strategic offer to mentor at scale via their mentoring technology platform. With this shift in direction, alongside ambitious growth plans, the business needs a PR team with extensive technology experience to support their evolution.
The Connectr mentoring technology platform was created to attract and retain employees from all backgrounds while helping businesses to significantly meet their diversity and inclusion targets. The platform is dedicated to ensuring all people at every stage of their career from early talent engagement, candidates and employees feel a sense of belonging towards their organisation to maintain productivity and retention. With clients such as British Airways, Heathrow, Police Now, Burberry and Thales, Connectr is opening up the career opportunities for people from underrepresented backgrounds in the UK workforce while making businesses more profitable by reducing reneges and the cost per hire, significantly.
Connect’s VP of Marketing Josie Jakub, said: “It’s a pleasure to work with HuHa, we’re already seeing the results from their strategic approach to PR and communications. It’s great for Connectr to be in capable hands at such an important time for the business.”
HuHa, Co-Founder, Lisa Hughes said: “We are delighted to be working with Connectr, they are an ambitious business born out of the need to readdress diversity and inclusion in the workplace. By offering mentoring at scale, Connectr aims to give everyone the same career opportunities, making the workplace reflective of society for the good of everyone! We are looking forward to raising awareness of how organisations can make significant changes, retain staff and increase productivity by adopting Connectr.”
HuHa is a PR agency that specialises in supporting businesses looking to scale, working with technology, design and property clients across Europe. Based in Manchester and founded by Lisa Hughes and Victoria Haley, the agency’s clients include Lokulus, Anything, Zenjob and now Connectr.