meet the experts

Angela Penton The OG & Senior Consulting Partner

Nicole Furness Proud Owner & Senior Consulting Partner

Ang is the OG, the original Be Human, she has loads of experience and creative solutions to help our clients navigate the confusing land of HR. She is empathetic, wildly passionate and super proud to be able to empower our clients to be incredible leaders.

Nicole Furness Proud Owner & Senior Consulting Partner

Nic is proud to head up the Be Human HR team with her faithful sidekick Ang. She is super proud of the work environment and team she has created and wants to change the way we think about work and empower local business to do the same.

Amanda Paget HR & Recruitment Coordinator

Nicole Furness Proud Owner & Senior Consulting Partner

Amanda Paget HR & Recruitment Coordinator

Amanda comes with years of experience and a whole load of fresh and amazing ideas to make HR easy and accessible to our clients. She keeps us all in line, her leadership and support is next level and all done with a whole lot of empathy.

THE ANGELA & NICOLE STORY!

Nic & Ang met on their first day of kindergarten, neither one of them realising that one day they would be teaming up to assist small businesses ignite their passion for “Happy Humans” in the workplace. They went right through school together, completed university together and by pure luck delivered their first babies within 24 hours of each other!

Nic & Ang both call the Hunter Valley home and enjoy sharing what this amazing part of the world has to offer with their families. They have both worked in a variety of industries the Hunter Valley is famous for and look forward to sharing their knowledge and experience with your business.

Be Human HR started in 2019 in an effort to find a balance between work and family. After weathering the storm of 2020 and 2021, Be Human HR grew by 2 in 2022 employing two incredible team members who are both mummas first!