NEXA HR

NEXA HR was founded on a simple belief: that effective HR, whether through policies, practices, or culture, has the power to improve not just businesses, but the lives of the people they touch and the communities they support.

With over a decade of lived and professional experience across Devon and Cornwall, NEXA HR brings deep, practical insight into the realities of regional businesses, including key sectors such as hospitality and manufacturing.

At its core, NEXA HR is built on continuous improvement and long-term impact. Guided by a Kaizen mindset, a nod to my manufacturing roots, the focus is on making practical, meaningful, incremental changes that strengthen businesses over time. In practice, this means you design a service that fits you, and you set the budget. These are two principles that have been important from the very beginning of NEXA’s journey.

NEXA’s beginnings were also shaped by a major shift in the modern workforce: for the first time, five generations , Boomers to Gen Z are working side by side, bringing rising turnover, skills gaps, changing expectations, and increasing HR complexity. Managing this evolving workforce has become a defining business challenge. NEXA’s purpose is to use my skills and knowledge to help organisations turn that complexity into strength.

Across every organisation I have worked with, there has been one shared ambition: to build something that lasts; a business that is resilient, sustainable, and able to thrive across generations. NEXA HR exists to support exactly that.

Through a commitment to flexibility, practicality, and the belief that affordability should never compromise quality, NEXA HR helps you build a business you feel confident in. A business that works for your people today and continues to succeed for generations to come.

Our approach is intentionally human and refreshingly straightforward. Our partnership start by listening to understand your world and what matters most, whether that’s developing a future organisational design with no clear route to get there, managing employee challenges, supporting an employee you're unsure how to assist, navigating a difficult conversation you're not confident in approaching, or finding a tailored learning and development solution for your business. Let us help you. 

You can grow and develop yourself, or your team, or take some time back, 

to concentrate on other pressing matters. We know, you are busy!

We then co-create practical, ethical solutions shaped around your goals while ensuring you remain compliant and risk aware where necessary. 

Finally, we support you in embedding lasting change, building confidence, capability, and healthier workplaces over time.

Hi, I’m Vanessa the founder and Director of NEXA HR.

I’m a HR professional with a generalist background and over a decade of experience across various sectors. I’ve been fortunate to work in some great places; multinational, global organisations, FTSE 50 companies, and SMEs. This mix has given me a grounded, practical view of how people, culture, and capability really drive performance, regardless of business size, something I wanted to be sure transcended through my own business via my pricing structure.

Whilst I have worked across sectors, I’ve spent large chunks of my career in manufacturing and hospitality. These are two areas I’m especially passionate about. Both bring so much to our local communities and economies, and I care deeply about supporting them to grow, adapt, and thrive. I know the pressures that businesses are faced with in the current day and can offer practical HR support to help manage costs, retain and develop talent, strengthen leadership, and build resilient, future-ready workforces that can navigate change with confidence.

I grew up in Exeter, moved between ski seasons abroad and summers back in the South West, and eventually settled where my heart feels happiest, in Truro with a dog , three cats, and a wonderful family.

The South West has a certain magic to it, and I feel very lucky to call it home. It felt right to align my purpose and vision for NEXA HR, with supporting businesses in this region in a way that feels grounded, meaningful, and values led. To recognise this I’ve consciously chosen to align NEXA to B Corp principles and the belief that business should be a force for good.

To sum me up, I believe that HR sit right at the heart of the workplace. What it encompasses touch employees, culture, and experience every day. The impact of how you do HR really matters, it shapes how people feel, how they grow, and how they belong. And that influence doesn’t stop at today’s workforce; it carries forward into future generations.

Because life’s too short for another classic HR consultancy. It’s time to prepare ourselves for the next generation.