About US
Built for the work that matters.
Our story
Why Fenn Reach & Co exists.
Fenn Reach & Co was founded on a simple observation: the most consequential people decisions in an organisation are rarely made with the right support around them. Founders navigate them alone. Executive teams rely on instinct. Standalone HR leads carry the weight of the function without a peer in sight.
We exist to change that. Not with frameworks and slide decks, but with genuine senior expertise, the kind that comes from having sat in the room, made the call, and lived with the outcome.
Our work is discreet by design. The situations we're brought into are rarely straightforward, and the people we work with don't need noise. They need clarity, counsel, and someone who will be direct with them.
The principals
Senior expertise, directly applied.
Fenn Reach & Co is led by two principals who bring complementary depth across the full spectrum of people and organisational challenges.
Natalie Sobik
Principal
Natalie brings extensive experience advising founders and executive teams through complex people challenges — from rapid growth to sensitive leadership transitions. Her background spans both corporate and high-growth environments, and she is known for her directness, her discretion, and her ability to cut through complexity to what actually matters.
Abbie Taft
Principal
Abbie is a senior HR generalist and specialist with deep experience building people functions from the ground up. She has worked across PE and VC backed start-ups, scale-ups, and established organisations, and brings particular expertise in L&D, culture, scaling, and supporting standalone founders and HR leads who need a trusted peer as much as a consultant. Abbie started her career as an Army Captain, which taught her how to lead under pressure, build trust fast, and get things done with limited resources. She is a qualified facilitator and practitioner in DISC, Belbin, NLP and Executive Coaching.
Our network
A team built for the brief.
Behind Natalie and Abbie sits a carefully selected network of experienced HR generalists, specialists, and start-up associates. We draw on this network when an engagement calls for additional depth or a specific capability, meaning our clients always get the right expertise for their situation, not whoever happens to be available.
What we stand for
Principles we don't compromise on.
Discretion
What happens in our engagements stays there. We are trusted with sensitive matters and we treat that trust as the foundation of everything.
Directness
We say what we think. Politely, professionally, and without equivocation. Our clients don't pay us to tell them what they want to hear.
Depth over breadth
We take on work we can do exceptionally well. We don't spread thin. Every engagement gets our full attention and our best thinking.
Genuine partnership
We're not consultants who parachute in and leave. We work alongside our clients — as a trusted partner, not a vendor.
Work with us.
Confidential, no-obligation conversations welcome.