Natasha Hawker
HR Expert | Author | Founder of Employee Matters
With over 25 years in HR leadership, she is one of Australia’s most trusted voices in people management. She’s the author of From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between, a practical playbook for scaling businesses that want to attract, retain, and protect their greatest asset—their people. Her insights blend legal rigour, commercial acumen, and deep empathy for the challenges SME leaders face.
🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How to attract and keep the right talent as your business grows
• The metrics that actually matter when it comes to people performance
• Why culture isn’t fluff—it’s your greatest competitive edge
• The mindset shift SME leaders must make around tough conversations
• What most founders get wrong about legal compliance (and how to fix it)
• How to manage mental health and wellbeing in a post-COVID workplace
• Tools to confidently lead people without being HR experts
Contact Natasha:
Website: https://www.natashahawker.com