Nicola Hodkinson is owner and director of family managed contracting and house-building business, Seddon, where her role is all about ‘people’ – people Seddon employ and people Seddon work for. Her role encompasses everything from overseeing employee wellbeing to company culture and upholding the Seddon values. As part of her role Nicola’s passions are around: • Equality, Diversity and inclusion • Health and Wellbeing • Employment, training and apprenticeships • Agile working / future of work • Social value and ESG • Family business and values As a custodian of the Seddon family business and as fourth generation Nicola wants to ensure she is looking after and developing the business for the future, assuring longevity and a sustainable future for the next generation of the Seddon family and the families it employs.