Sheffield-based startup Herd Consulting has been named as the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber Professional Services StartUp of the Year at the coveted 2024 StartUp Awards, in the same week being listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work 2024 list, in the small organisation category.
The specialist analysis, product, change and transformation consultancy operates across the UK and further afield, with their services being trusted by leading global universities, FTSE100 companies, fast growing tech businesses and Central Government.
Herd are also recognised as experts in discovery and recovery, as well as act as an impartial tech broker for large organisations looking to kick-off new transformation initiatives.
The UK StartUp Awards were established to highlight the success of startups across ten UK nations and regions, including the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and to celebrate the achievements of entrepreneurs in all sectors of the economy.
The prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work nationwide workplace survey honours and celebrates Britain’s top employers, ranks how companies treat their employees based on criteria including analysing reward and recognition, instilling pride, information sharing, empowerment, wellbeing and job satisfaction.
Speaking about the monumental week for the company, Jamie Toyne, CEO & Founder of Herd, said: “We’re fortunate to have some of the best business analysis and product management minds in the country as part of our team, so I’m delighted to see Herd Consulting recognised in our achievements as a specialist change and transformation consultancy.
“Our mission for Herd from day 1, was to always create an environment that brought together great folk with great expertise.
“It means a lot to us to get this recognition as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, so early on in our journey and having won the Professional Services Startup of the Year for Yorkshire and the North East on Wednesday.
“Our mission for Herd from day 1, was to always create an environment that brought together great folk with great expertise.”
“To see this level of recognition as a business that’s just over 18 months old is a massive achievement. I’m in huge admiration of the team and all we’ve achieved in a relatively short space of time.
“It’s great to be flying the flag for Sheffield and South Yorkshire, as we progress to the national UK StartUp finals in September”.
As a regional winner in their StartUp Awards category, Herd will now progress to the UK Startup Awards final being held at Ideas Fest on September 12th, dubbed ‘the Glastonbury for Entrepreneurs’, where the national winners will be announced.
