We Are Thryve

18/09/2026

Why sponsor a local football team when you're not really a football person?

Fair question. I asked myself the same thing.

Turns out you don't need to know the offside rule to appreciate the graft that goes into it. The players, sure, but also the folk who show up day in, day out and make the whole thing happen from the sidelines.

Ross County Football Club call themselves "more than just a football club," and after Saturday, I'm inclined to agree.

Here's the thing about the Highlands: nothing happens in isolation. The businesses, the clubs, the charities, the people, we're all tangled up together. You can't really back yourself without backing everyone around you.

So sponsoring the match ball wasn't a marketing move. It was a local one.

There was a personal pull too. My father-in-law is a massive county fan, so taking him along and sponsoring the ball for the day was a total no-brainer.

Building a business isn't only about the next client. It's about the community you choose to show up for.

And that's the bit worth turning up for.

P.S. Well done County on the 8-0 demolition of Queen of the South on Tuesday.

15/09/2026

Back from the summer break but employment law didn’t take a holiday. 🌞🌞

Here are some of the key changes, that have already landed.

What’s coming this October and the one I’d act on before January 2027

Tap through for the full catch up (Trade unions, fire and rehire and the rest or a whole other post watch the space)

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13/09/2026

Always fantastic to have the local press support local businesses with pieces like this. To be shortlisted as a finalist within the Inverness Chamber of Commerce, locally and the enterprise scotland for a national award is a real privilege.

An Inverness-based HR consultancy firm is celebrating after being named a finalist in the Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards 2026.

More below.

12/09/2026

What a brilliant day at Ross County Football Club!

Not quite the result the Staggies wanted, but what a fantastic day in hospitality.

Great company, great food, thank you RedPoppy Catering

Very well looked after from start to finish.

We Are Thryve definitely enjoyed being today’s Match Ball Sponsor. ⚽️

Also how good does the We Are Thryve branding look up on that screen?! 🩷 A little proud moment.

A huge thank you to Sarah and the team at Yellow Cherry for everything they’ve done to bring the We Are Thryve brand to life.

Brilliant day, brilliant company and some great conversations along the way. Thanks for having us, Ross County! ⚽️

11/09/2026

It’s been a busy week Thryving at We Are Thryve

I started the week coming home from a gorgeous weekend away with my wee princess and friends… and pretty much hit the ground running!

✨ Brilliant conversations about Thryve - creating Tech is very exciting

🚗 A trip to Wick on Wednesday; listening to all things in the North, catching up with clients and making new connections.

✨Thursday was exhibition prep. We have TWO coming up, I’ve never exhibited before, so another learning curve incoming!

🏆 Then back to my first love, health and social care, at the Prosper Awards. Huge congratulations to Laura Dobinson and the Scottish Care team! Thank you for having me.

💇‍♀️ Today I’m working from the salon chair. Fresh hair while working definitely counts as efficiency…

⚽️ And tomorrow? We Are Thryve are ball sponsors for Ross County Football Club

Building a business is wild. Some weeks I genuinely have to look back at the diary to appreciate just how much is happening.

And we’re only getting started. 💗

09/09/2026

Coffee is needed this morning!

Heading north to Wick for the Focus North Conference. 🚗

£100bn is coming into the Highlands and Islands. The interesting question isn't the scale of the investment, it's whether we turn it into lasting local benefit, and that comes down to people.

Looking forward to a day of learning, and to the workforce and skills conversation that sits underneath all of it.

If you're there, come and say hello. ☕

02/09/2026

I’m honestly a little speechless… We Are Thryve has been shortlisted for Start-Up Business of the Year at the ! 🎉 Sponsored by Business Gateway

I left in-house HR at the end of March and have been building, learning and climbing ever since. It has been such an journey already

There have been plenty of long days, big decisions and moments of wondering whether I could really pull this off.

To be named a finalist, Just one week after being also named as a finalist for Most Promising New Business at the Inverness Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, is absolutely incredible.

We’re only getting started, but it feels very special to have the hard work recognised and to join such a prestigious group of finalists.

Here is to the people who are audacious enough to dream big!

I can’t wait to be at the Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards! 💗

Picture is of course not from this morning, the BNI Tuath can vouch that it was coffee in my cup! 😆

31/08/2026

Paternity leave changed in April but there’s an important distinction 👇

The right to take paternity leave is now a day-one right.

But the right to Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) still has eligibility requirements, including qualifying service and earnings.

Leave and pay are not the same thing.

It sounds simple, but older policies and handbooks can easily blur the two potentially creating a contractual headache you never intended.

So, a quick Monday reminder: check your family leave wording. 💜

Handbook. Policies. Contracts.

If they haven’t had a fresh pair of eyes since the April changes, now might be the time.

27/08/2026

WE ARE THRYVE IS A FINALIST!!

Highland Business Awards — Most Promising New Business 2026.

I genuinely don’t have clever words for this one.

We Are Thryve is still so new. I’m building it from the ground up, backing an idea and seeing just how far we can take it.

And today, we’re a FINALIST.

Absolutely buzzing. Slightly emotional. Very proud. 💗

Highlands, we are building something pretty special. 🚀

25/08/2026

Edinburgh, you’ve been good to me ❤️

Arrived last night with every intention of going for a run…

Then one of my oldest friends was free for a drink. 🍷

17 years of friendship, lots of laughs and plenty of reminiscing won. The run could wait. 😂

But this morning it happened.

Three slow, peaceful miles around Edinburgh before a busy day with a client.

There are definitely sacrifices that come with growing a business and working away from home.

But there are little wins too.

A night with an old friend.
A quiet hotel room.
An early morning run.
And getting to spend the day doing work I genuinely love.

Sometimes you just have to take the wins. ❤️