Cultivate People
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People & Culture Consultancy

Cultivate
People.

An HR consultancy by Natalie Charlton — eighteen years of practice, distilled.

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Est. 2025 Dubai, UAE
The Founder

Meet Natalie.

Eighteen years across hospitality, aviation, luxury, retail and corporate — most recently as Director Human Capital for Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab's pre-opening, and Director HR Business Partner for Marriott International EMEA. Now working independently with founders and leadership teams to build people infrastructure, leadership capability, and culture worth staying for.

Career

A career cultivated.

2025 — Present
Director of People & Culture — Consultant
Identiscents · Sharjah
Mar — Aug 2025
Director Human Capital
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab · Dubai
2019 — 2025
Director HR Business Partner, EMEA
Marriott International · Dubai
2018 — 2019
Director of Human Resources
Kognitive Marketing · Toronto
2013 — 2018
Manager — Global Recruitment Delivery
Qatar Airways Group · Doha
2012 — 2013
HR Talent Acquisition Partner
Adidas Group · Toronto
Services

Six ways to grow.

01
HR Strategy
People strategy, operating model, and workforce planning.
02
Leadership Development
Coaching, competencies, and succession planning.
03
Talent Acquisition
Employer branding, sourcing, and high-volume recruitment.
04
Culture & Engagement
Values, engagement diagnostics, and lasting change.
05
Policies & Compliance
Handbooks and governance aligned to UAE Labour Law.
06
Assessments & Org Design
HR audits and organisational design reviews.
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Let's plant
something worth
growing.

For founders, leadership teams, and growing organisations.