THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM
Meet our Regulars.
Founders, directors and business owners who believe work gets better when the people around it do too.
WHY REGULARS?
Think about the best local pub.
The person behind the bar knows your name. You recognise a few faces. You get that little nod before you have even sat down. There is a familiarity that makes walking in easy.
That is what 'Regular' means at HUUDDLE.
It is the feeling of coming back to a Social and seeing people you know, alongside the new face you are glad you met. You do not have to reintroduce yourself from scratch every month. Conversations continue. Trust builds. The room becomes more useful because people actually know one another.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Good people. No performance.
Regulars help shape the room. The idea is simple: show up as yourself, make space for proper conversation and leave having made the time worthwhile.
Come as you are
No forced pitch and no awkward script. Bring the work you are doing and the person you actually are.
Make space for good conversation
Ask a better question. Listen properly. Let the conversation move somewhere more useful than a name swap.
Keep coming back
The value is not in how many people you meet in one evening. It is in seeing the right people often enough for familiar faces to become trusted connections.
MEET OUR REGULARS
The people in the room.
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Aaron Nother
ANother Managed IT Services
Provides IT support, Office 365 protection and Cyber Essentials certification to help businesses keep their technology secure and running properly.
IT services · Cyber security
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Jon Craddock
Ares Legal
Provides straightforward legal support for businesses — or, in Jon’s words, “no bullshit legals for businesses”.
Legal services
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Becky Farrell
CLEVRA
Executive coach and founder of CLEVRA, an expert-led preventative mental health programme built for scale but personalised to each employee.
Workplace wellbeing · Executive coaching
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Ashley Fernandes
Colva Tech
Provides managed IT, cyber security, telephony, managed print and wider technology services for businesses.
IT · Cyber security · Technology services
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Xavier Fiddes
Southern Creative Futures
Helps businesses tell their story through video and visual content.
Video · Storytelling · Media production
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Jessica Gunn
Gunn People
Recruitment partner helping businesses and candidates find the right fit across permanent, contract and freelance roles.
Recruitment
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Paul Wallis
Hantec Systems
Helps businesses put the right operational, compliance and governance foundations in place so everything works together properly.
Business systems · Compliance · Governance
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Heather Pierpoint
Headfudge Design · Brand Designer & Creative Director
Helps businesses build stronger brands through strategy, print, digital design and website design.
Branding · Graphic design · Web design
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Clive Allen
i4 Projects
Delivers property refurbishment projects across education, commercial workplaces, life sciences, healthcare and other non-residential sectors.
Construction · Property refurbishment
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Sonya Kumar
Pumpkin Digital Marketing · Co-owner
Helps businesses grow online through WordPress and Shopify websites, SEO and digital advertising, with particular expertise in e-commerce.
Digital marketing · Web development · SEO
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Richard Allen
SLS Construction
Provides civil engineering, groundworks and labour supply for construction projects.
Construction · Civil engineering
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Paul Phelps
Solent Power
Installs emergency generators for businesses where a power cut could put lives, operations or earnings at risk.
Emergency power · Engineering
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Luke Newman
Co-Founder, Testlands
Breaking down barriers to improving your wellbeing.
Charity · Community wellbeing
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Justin Neale
The Value Alchemists
Helps businesses sell outcomes rather than long lists of services, so they can compete on value rather than price.
Business strategy · Value proposition
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Victoria Chapman
TLC Ads
Helps businesses generate quality leads through Google, LinkedIn, Meta and Microsoft advertising.
Paid advertising · Digital marketing
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Mikaela Jubb
Underdog Recruitment Limited
Helps growing construction businesses hire well, onboard properly and build supportive cultures that make people want to stay.
Recruitment · Construction
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Chris Ward
Vermont Systems Ltd
Provides IT support with a different approach, helping businesses solve technology problems and keep their systems running effectively.
IT services · Technology support
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Zoie Golding
ZoieLogic
Uses dance and storytelling to tackle isolation and social issues, from men’s mental health and loneliness to communities feeling disconnected from their heritage.
Arts · Social impact · Community
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Laura Wallis-Golden
Wallis-Golden Business Support
Helps businesses stay organised through practical administration support.
Business support · Administration
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Joe Shervall
TenTerms
Helps businesses improve rankings, reputation and revenue through SEO.
SEO · Digital marketing
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Rob Price
Arm Systems
Helps businesses streamline their systems and boost productivity by connecting everything from accounts and CRM to timesheets, projects and HR.
Business systems · Automation · CRM
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Sarina Mann
Breakthrough Public Speaking
Helps people build confidence and improve their public speaking and performance skills, whatever the situation.
Public speaking · Confidence · Communication
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
What the room feels like.
“Some networking groups feel a little forced, awkward even. The huuddle is the opposite. It’s a natural community of like minded people, where the regulars welcome you warmly. Then one day you realise you are a regular and you return the favour to a new comer walking through the door.”
— Chris Ward, Vermont Systems Ltd
“I wanted to join a local business group with the intention of creating a few more business connections and to promote visibility of our brand in the local region. Since I’m not interested in the hard sell or structured business clubs, but wanted a friendly approachable likeminded group, Huuddle seemed to offer what I was looking for. Having joined very early on, I’ve seen the Huuddle grow in size, brilliantly led and shaped by the very energetic Sara Merriman. She has created a real business community that not only enables businesses to network, but provides a platform for real human connection, without the ‘hard sell’ which is the reason I show up. It honestly has nothing to do with the delicious food that accompanies every event!!”
— Clive Allen, i4 Projects
“My experience with the Huuddle so far has been exactly what I needed so early on in starting Gunn People. I feel lucky that I was introduced by another member, the group are very supportive and welcoming and the best way to put it is that my world feels much bigger - and when you start a new business that is exactly what you need. I show up every time to make sure if there an opportunity for me to help someone or for new business myself I don't miss it - and the beer..”
— Jess Gunn , Gunn People
FINAL INVITATION
Maybe your people are in that room too.
HUUDDLE is not a directory of strangers. It is a community that becomes more useful as people get to know one another.
Start with a Social. Have a drink. Meet a few people. See whether it feels like somewhere you would like to keep coming back to.