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Lauren Hardman

Founder of Hardman & Associates

Lauren Hardman brings 30 years of hands-on estate management experience across every discipline, running some of the largest and most sophisticated estates in North America and the UK. At Hardman & Associates, she imparts her unparalleled experience and deep understanding of team dynamics to bring best in class standards to every clients’ home.

Lauren is dedicated to creating supportive environments where staff and clients feel valued and every team member works in harmony towards a common vision. Her decades of experience has shown time and again that only by truly focussing on people can an Estate truly run like a home.

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Jamie Thurkettle

Co-Founder of Hardman & Associates

Jamie Thurkettle has over 25 years of experience helping technology organizations scale and improve efficiency. In the fast-paced tech world, success depends on mastering systems, streamlining processes, and building high-performing teams.

At Hardman & Associates, Jamie applies this same discipline to estate and corporate operations, transforming complex and scattered functions into a unified, efficient system. His passion is bringing the precision of the tech industry to the personalized, detail-focused service that defines Hardman & Associates, creating environments that are both highly efficient and deeply harmonious.