Lisa Young 🚀

⚡️HR for HR 🎯 Elevating your HR game with a whole lotta smarts, strategy and style 🔥

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

About

It’s never been a better time to work in HR… but it’s also never been harder 🥵 The opportunities to influence and shape organisations have never been greater - but so have the pressures, the pace, and the sheer volume of “all the things” on your plate. One minute you’re celebrating a project milestone. The next, you’re firefighting a disciplinary matter, untangling a payroll glitch, fielding an urgent call from a manager, and trying to find ten spare minutes to prep for that report you promised last week. You’re ambitious. You want to be strategic. But most days? You’re just trying to keep your head above water. I’ve been there. I know how overwhelming frontline HR can feel - especially when you’re expected to be both the expert and the problem-solver for everything. And let’s not forget the pressure to look like the exemplary employee who’s got it all together 😬 That’s why I created HRHQ - an online education and community platform for frontline HR professionals like you, who want to build your capabilities, grow your confidence, and make your desired impact without having to figure it all out yourself. 📌Come join us! Connect with peers who get it, access tools and training you can use straight away, and finally feel supported in one of the toughest (and most rewarding) jobs out there.

Experience

  • Exceed HR New Zealand (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Founder - HRHQ
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      HRHQ is an online HR community and education platform offering programmes and a membership filled with practical training and resources to help you navigate your role in Human Resources.

    • Founder - HRHQ Live
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

      The conference for HR professionals...like actually! Not just another HR event - This is the one that's been missing. We aren't talking about HR as a function, this event is for you. Yes, you. The person behind the HR title

    • Business Owner
      Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Human Resources Business Partner at SkyCity Entertainment Group
    Dec 2020 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Human Resources Consultant at Discovery Inc
    Jun 2021 - Nov 2021 · 6 mos

  • Human Resources Business Partner at MediaWorks NZ
    Jan 2018 - Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Westcon-Comstor New Zealand (1 yr 3 mos)
    • Human Resources Business Partner
      Apr 2017 - Nov 2017 · 8 mos

    • Human Resources Advisor - Australia and New Zealand
      Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 · 7 mos