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Working Together

I partner with founders and People leaders to strengthen culture, develop capable managers, and build the systems required to support growth.

Culture Foundations
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Culture Foundation Building

Best for: Companies within their first 1-3 years

Overview

Culture does not scale by accident. This engagement aligns leadership around values, decision norms, and expectations that translate into daily behavior.

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What this solves

  • Culture drifting as the company grows

  • Misalignment between stated values and behaviors

  • New hires misinterpret “how we do things”

 

Outcomes

  • Culture is clear, explicit, and teachable

  • Teams make values-aligned decisions with less friction

  • Your culture scales consistently beyond the founders

What's Included

  • Culture diagnostic (interviews + lightweight survey)

  • Clarification of core values + behavioral anchors

  • 1 facilitated culture workshop (virtual or in-person)

  • Artifacts to support ongoing alignment & onboarding​

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Duration

4-6 weeks

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Leadership Development
People Ops Consulting

Leadership Development

Best for: Founders, first-time managers & scaling leadership teams

Overview

As teams grow, leadership capability must grow with them. This engagement develops confident managers and senior leaders who can communicate clearly and lead under pressure.

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What this solves

  • Leadership skill gaps for high performers new to people management

  • Avoidance of hard conversations & feedback

  • Founders spending too much time coaching and mediating

 

Outcomes

  • Leaders feel more confident & empowered

  • Hard conversations happen earlier and more productively

  • Decision-making speeds up with less escalation to founders

  • Founders regain time and focus

What's Included

  • Group coaching for managers (monthly or bi-weekly)

  • 1:1 executive coaching for founders or key leaders (as needed)

  • Practical tools for feedback, communication, & confidence under pressure

  • Real-time coaching on live leadership challenges

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Duration

3-6 months

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(Scope varies by team size &  coaching mix)

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Scalable People Ops Consulting

Best for: Companies outgrowing spreadsheets and ad-hoc processes

Overview

Informal processes eventually create friction. This consulting engagement assesses current people practices and designs systems that support clarity and accountability at scale.

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What this solves

  • No clear performance, feedback, or growth systems

  • Inconsistent hiring, onboarding, and role clarity

  • Founders acting as default HR and ops glue

 

Outcomes

  • Processes are clear, consistent, and reliable

  • Operational risk reduced as company scales

  • Leaders spend less time firefighting people issues

  • Company is prepared for growth and financing events

What's Included

  • Monthly advisory hours

  • Assessment of current people operations and gaps

  • Guidance on core people processes (hiring, onboarding, feedback, growth)

  • Recommendations to become diligence-ready

  • Partnering with ops/HR vendors if needed​

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(Retainer or project-based, depending on scope)

Let's Talk About Next Steps

How Engagements Typically Work​

  • Initial discovery and alignment

  • Defined scope and timeline

  • Clear milestones and outcomes

  • Ongoing partnership and check-ins

30 minute conversation. No pressure.

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If your schedule is tight, send a brief note and I will follow up. 

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