Who we are
Spring Back is the UK’s only organisation focused exclusively on how employers support working parents, and now also work globally.
Founded in 2023, we created Returnity™ to close a clear gap in the employee experience: the transition into and back from parental leave. This is one of the most important career moments, yet too often it is under-supported, inconsistent and treated as a personal issue rather than a business priority.
We work with employers to change that.
Through specialist Returnity™ Coaching and Line Manager training and certification, we help organisations retain talented people, strengthen return-to-work outcomes and make outstanding support for working parents standard.
Our mission is simple: make Returnity™ recognised, valued and embedded in workplace culture — and make sure the money you spend on enhanced family leave actually works.
Our focus
Retain working parents
We help employers reduce avoidable attrition by supporting working parents before, during and after parental leave.
Equip line managers
We train and certify managers to safely handle parental leave and return-to-work conversations with clarity, consistency and confidence.
Strengthen talent strategy
We help organisations turn parental leave from an isolated HR process into a structured part of retention, progression and workforce planning.
Returnity™ is what makes maternity and paternity packages work
Ready to see where your maternity and paternity support could work harder?
Book a free Returnity™ Review and we’ll assess how well your current maternity and paternity support is set up to retain, support and progress working parents.
Book a Free Returnity™ ReviewThe people
behind Returnity™
Letty
Gordon-Furse
CEO / Creator
of Returnity™
Letty is Spring Back’s Founder, CEO and Lead Coach who supports and manages all clients and associate coaches.
She brings 13 years’ corporate experience across people, organisational change and complex transformation environments, alongside an MSc in International Business and Management.
She is a qualified coach through the Chartered Management Institute, and is a licensed NLP and MBTI practitioner.
She has a thriving Instagram community, a Podcast sharing inspiring back to work stories, 2 children, and is based in the UK.
Vanessa
Anderson
Head of
Partnerships
With over 15 years in Technology Sales, Vanessa has built a successful career at CA Technologies, Huddle, and most recently MongoDB, where she spent seven years managing large Enterprise Accounts and leading the Google partnership across Northern Europe.
After having children, she experienced first-hand the challenges of returning to full-time work - a challenge that disproportionately impacts women, who remain underrepresented in the workplace, particularly at senior levels.
Now as Head of Partnerships at Spring Back, Vanessa works with organisations to better support returning parents and help them retain the talented people they don’t want to lose.
Cat
Tarbuck
Associate
Coach
Cat is a Chartered Psychologist and mum of 2 who is an experienced executive, team and group coach who combines coaching expertise with a background in Occupational Psychology to deliver evidence-based, practical and empathetic coaching interventions for individuals and organisations.
She began her career in management consulting, partnering with international clients across healthcare, banking, infrastructure and aviation to address complex people challenges, including leadership development, talent management and succession planning. In 2018, Cat trained as an Executive Coach and has since delivered more than 450 hours of one-to-one coaching.
She has extensive experience coaching women returning from maternity leave, as well as professionals navigating career change following personal, organisational or life transitions. This work has given her a deep understanding of the identity shifts, confidence challenges and decision-making uncertainty that often accompany periods of change. Through thoughtful challenge and compassionate support, Cat helps clients build clarity, confidence and sustainable success in the next stage of their careers.
