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More than HR. Your People Operations Partner.

Strategic systems that protect your culture while enabling growth - not a compliance burden bolted on after the fact. 

Fast-growing companies don’t need more HR processes. They need a partner who builds the systems that protect what made you want to grow in the first place - and the documentation that keeps you out of trouble while you do it.

 

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WHAT WE HEAR

You've been moving fast.

HR hasn't kept up.

Nothing is broken enough to stop you - but enough is incomplete that it will slow you down later. That’s where we come in. We bring structure, close the gaps, and handle the work so you don’t have to.

01 · COMPLIANCE

Quietly covered.

Multi-state handbook and addenda, posters, classifications, I-9 audits, harassment training cadence - set up, maintained, and kept current without constant oversight.

02 · CULTURE

Defined & reinforced.

Simple, usable systems - performance reviews, manager training, career ladders - that help your team perform and stay aligned as you grow.

03 · PEOPLE OPS

Handled day-to-day.

The operational load that pulls founders out of their zone - onboarding, terminations, employee relations, Gusto guidance - managed efficiently and correctly.

 

THE STAKES

The cost of letting it slide.

HR debt compounds the same way technical debt does. The bills come due at the worst possible moment - right when you’re hiring, raising, or selling.

$15,500

AVG. COST OF ONE MISCLASSIFICATION

Back wages, payroll taxes, penalties, and interest on a single contractor wrongly classified as 1099.

3-5

STATES OF NEXUS BY YEAR TWO

Most startups discover they have employment-tax obligations in 3–5 states within their first two years.

.5-2X

COST OF ONE BAD HIRE

According to SHRM, the average cost to replace an employee ranges from one-half to two times the employee's annual salary

28%

OF EXITS CITE CULTURE

More than comp, more than title. Culture is the variable founders most often overlook - and most often regret not focusing on.

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NOT SURE HOW MUCH OF THIS IS ALREADY TRUE FOR YOU?

Answer 12 quick questions and get a personalized read on where your HR stands — classifications, multi-state exposure, handbook gaps, and termination risk — before any of it costs you. 

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Bundled into People Operations.

Culture-first HR, woven through the full employee lifecycle. We start by activating your core values, then integrate compliance into every touchpoint - from talent acquisition through offboarding. Seven stages, one dedicated advisor, all on retainer..

01

CULTURE

Values that show up in daily decisions.

Values are useless on a wall and decisive in a hiring debate, a performance review, or a pay decision. We turn yours into operating instructions.

  • Values workshop & written charter

  • Behaviors-by-level definitions

  • Hiring & review rubrics aligned to values



Higher retention at companies that operationalize values

GALLUP · 2024

 


02

ATTRACT

Eliminate blind spots before they cost you. 

A bad hire at Series A costs 0.5x to 2x the role's annual salary in total replacement expenses - recruiting, lost productivity, onboarding waste, and the damage to team momentum. 

  • Job architecture & level guides

  • Compensation benchmarking by state

  • Inclusive job descriptions & sourcing plans



.5-2X

Total replacement cost of one bad hire.

SHRM · 2026

 


03

SELECT

Defensible hiring decisions, every time. 

Structured interviews, scorecards, and reference frameworks - so the process produces a decision that you can stand behind, not a vibe.

  • Interview kit and scorecard library

  • Structured reference and background protocols

  • Offer package design (W-2 vs. 1099 review)



2x

You're twice as likely to hire the right person when the process is structured. 

SCHMIDT & HUNTER, META ANALYSIS

 


04

ONBOARD

A purposeful first 90 days, not a maze of paperwork.

Day-one productive, week-one connected, month-three contributing. We design the path and run the platform.

  • 30 / 60 / 90 plans by role

  • I-9, E-Verify, state new-hire reporting

  • Gusto provisioning & benefits enrollment assistance



82%

Higher retention from structured onboarding. 

BRANDON HALL GROUP

 


05

EMPOWER

Continuous development, not occasional training.

Career ladders, manager training, and a feedback cadence your team will actually run - quarterly, on a schedule, owned.

  • Quarterly manager-training

  • Performance review framework

  • Career ladders & progression criteria



70%

Of low employee engagement traces back to the manager. 

GALLUP, STATE OF THE WORKPLACE

 


06

MANAGE

Daily operations as an opportunity for excellence.

 

The day-to-day - employee relations, leave, accommodations, write-ups, sensitive conversations - handled with precedent and documentation.

  • Employee relations & investigations

  • FMLA / HFWA / ADA leave management

  • Compliance calendar handled for you.

5-hr

5-hour average response time. No waiting. No wondering.

HUBSPOT SERVICEHUB METRICS

 


07

OFFBOARD

Departures that protect culture and the business.

Voluntary or involuntary, every exit is a chance to harden documentation, tighten access, and protect the team that stays.

  • Risk assessment & documentation review

  • Final-pay calc & state-specific training

  • Exit interview prep & trend analysis



$40K+

Avg. cost of one termination handled without documentation.

SHRM BENCHMARK

 

HOW ENGAGEMENTS START

It starts with a free HR assessment.

Before anything else, our team runs a structured assessment - a working conversation that shows you exactly where you stand, what’s at risk, and what we’d fix first. You don’t fill out a form and wait; we do the discovery. If it’s a fit, you sign a proposal and we go far deeper.

 

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Free HR Assessment

A structured discovery conversation, run by our team. We map where you stand, what’s exposed, and the order we’d fix it in - so you leave knowing your risks either way.

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Proposal & Access

If it’s a fit, you sign the proposal and we get to work - read access to your HRIS, payroll, current handbook, and employee files.



 

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Deep-Dive Diagnostic

Now we go deep: multi-state posting and classification review, I-9 audit, handbook and training gaps - every finding ranked by risk and cost.

 

 

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30/60/90 Game Plan

We set the order of operations and build a written 30/60/90 plan - handbook, performance framework, manager training - with the owner updated at every step.

 

 

PRICING

Right-size your People Operations.

Choose between full-service execution or on-demand support.  

FULL-SERVICE PEOPLE OPERATIONS

Your full HR function, built and run.

 

FROM

$1,500/mo

For teams that need structured HR Support with a flat monthly retainer that scales with employees and states.


  • Dedicated senior People Operations advisor

  • 4 business hour response on routine questions

  • Full 7-stage lifecycle scope, on demand

  • Multi-state handbook + addenda included

  • Quarterly manager training cadence

  • Compliance calendar handled for you

  • Performance review framework

  • Termination & offboarding support


$1,425 base + $75/person + $500/state (after the first one) . Billed on the 5th of the month, following service. First month is prorated. 

HR ON CALL

A senior HR advisor on standby. 

 

FROM

$500/mo

For teams that need on-demand guidance for day-to-day questions and light compliance support.


  • Dedicated senior HR Advisor available via email

  • 8 business hour response time

  • Up to two 30-minute calls per month

  • Annual handbook checkup (single state)

  • Compliance calendar reminders

  • 20% discount on à la carte services 


+$150/state (after the first one) . Billed on the 5th of the month, following service. First month is prorated. 

Ready to Get Started?

Book a 30-minute discovery call with our team. No prep, no boring slide deck - we’ll walk through your team, your states, and what would actually move the needle.

PRICING

Your industry isn't generic. Neither is our HR.

Different businesses face different people challenges. We've worked across all of these industries, which means we show up already knowing what matters to you.

SaaS

Fast hiring cycles, multi-state remote teams, contractor classification, equity grant administration, and offer letter consistency across every funding round.

HaaS

Blended teams of field techs and remote workers, hardware-tied commission structures, contractor vs. employee classification for install crews, and benefits that work for both.

Consultants

Engagement-based workforce planning, 1099 vs. W-2 classification, comp structures tied to project revenue, and people policies that flex with how your team actually works.

Marketing

Billable-hour performance frameworks, retainer-aligned staffing models, contractor classification for freelance-heavy teams, and comp bands that account for utilization targets.

Law Firms

Partner and associate comp frameworks, confidentiality policies, jurisdiction-specific employment law, trust and ethics obligations that extend into HR decisions, and conflict-of-interest protocols.

E-Commerce

Hourly and warehouse workforce compliance, seasonal hiring programs, multi-state nexus from day one, OSHA and safety requirements, and benefits for mixed full-time and part-time teams.

Startups

Equity compensation setup, fast onboarding for high-growth hiring, multi-state remote compliance, offer letter templates that scale, and HR infrastructure built before you need it.

Healthcare

HIPAA-aware workforce policies, state-specific clinical licensure tracking, OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards, and credentialing support for clinical and non-clinical staff.

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