About Us

Our story…

People in Mind Ltd started back in 2001 when LesleyAnn decided it was time to leave the corporate world and launch her own business. Giving herself two years to make it work, over 20 years later, she’s still going strong and loving every moment.

Our name, People in Mind, emerged from a brainstorming session between LesleyAnn and her brother-in-law, perfectly capturing who we are and what we do. Initially, we started as an HR consultancy, but as our clients’ needs grew, so did we. Five years later, we added a payroll bureau to broaden our HR solutions. In 2020, looking for a new challenge, we expanded again by launching payroll consultancy services, offering practical, human-centred solutions for businesses navigating payroll compliance and system reviews.

Our fresh look

We’re excited to introduce our refreshed brand and new-look logo! After mulling over it for a while, we’re delighted to finally share it with you. Our original logo has been with us since day one – back when LesleyAnn was working from her kitchen table (like many Kiwi businesses). Since then, we’ve grown into a team, providing both HR solutions and payroll services.

Our logo has accompanied us throughout this journey, but it was time for a refresh that reflects where we are today. We wanted the new logo to present a more modern, contemporary look while still representing our two key services — HR & Payroll Solutions. Including our core values of being Practical, Current, and Ethical was essential.

We have had a few stop-and-start moments along the way with the new design, but one thing was for sure – we didn’t want to lose the three ‘’people” in our logo. People are what we are all about, and including our trio of stickpeople in our new logo provides a tangible connection between our past and future.

So, welcome to our refreshed brand and our next chapter. We hope you love it as much as we do!

What makes us different?

At People in Mind, we’re a little different from most HR companies. We’ve studied “people”. Employee behaviour is our specialty. Couple that knowledge with our expertise in employment practices and you have yourself a very strong employer advocate.

Employing people comes with challenges from the initial recruitment phase, through the induction and development stage, and sometimes unfortunately the disciplinary process.

As a business specialising in human resources, People in Mind Limited can work with you to help with:

• Employment relations – advice, disciplinary and performance management
• Employment compliance
• HR policy – development and implementation
• Recruitment
• Representation at mediation

Unlike other firms, we only work with you, the Employer, and although we may work alongside your employees in the process of managing HR aspects, we do not represent employees in respect of employment disputes and grievances.

Clients choose People in Mind as their HR provider because of our proven track record in delivering effective solutions and our in-depth knowledge of what it’s like to run a business. 

And all of this is backed by our team of focused, experienced and superbly qualified people –

• LesleyAnn Thomas
• Erin Miliona
• Michelle Brock
• Abbey Finnerty
• Julie Epps
• And our fabulous intern Tessa