Mountain trail leading to peaks

Boutique HR Consulting Β· Austin, TX

We know the terrain.
Let's find your path.

People problems are business problems. We help CEOs and founders solve both, before they get expensive.

The Approach

Expert guide. Your trail.

We start with the business. Where you're headed, what's working, what's getting in the way, and what's quietly costing you.

Then we bring 20+ years of HR leadership to the work that matters most, whether that's stabilizing culture, navigating change, or building the people infrastructure that supports growth.

Leaders call us when the people side of the business needs senior judgment, practical action, and results.

Layered mountain ridgelines

AI is reshaping every team. Are you ahead of it?

AI is reshaping every team in your company. Roles are shifting. Some positions won't exist in 18 months. The companies that win are the ones who get ahead of it, restructuring intentionally, upskilling strategically, and equipping leaders to manage through change. That's the work we do.

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Reduction in voluntary turnover

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Employee engagement lift

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Per-employee revenue growth

How We Help

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Stop Losing Your Best People

Turnover is expensive. We identify why people leave and build the retention strategies that actually work, beyond pizza Fridays.

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Build the Infrastructure to Scale

Policies, systems, HRIS, comp structures, the foundational HR work that lets your company grow without falling apart.

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Navigate Hard Situations

Ethics investigations. Co-founder dynamics. Post-merger culture repair. Leadership transitions. We've seen it. We can help you through it.

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Turn Culture Into a Growth Driver

A high-engagement team is a competitive advantage. We help you build the kind of environment where people do their best work, and your business shows it.

Is this you?

We work best with leaders who are ready to be honest about what's not working, make room for real solutions, and treat people strategy like a business lever rather than a back-office afterthought.

This is senior-level partnership work. Not one-off task chasing. Not low-cost HR admin support. The goal is to solve the real problem, build the right systems, and give leaders better options than staying stuck.

The cost of not fixing it is always higher. Turnover, litigation, lost productivity, a key hire who walks out six months in, it adds up fast.

Most clients tell us they wish they'd called sooner.

Featured Case Studies

Proof that shows up in the business.

Real work. Real complexity. Real outcomes that changed how the business operated.

European trading firm

Launching U.S. People Operations for a European trading firm

Situation

When a European trading firm expanded into Texas, Jody led the U.S. People Ops buildout from the ground up, creating the operating foundation the business needed to grow well in a new market.

What we did

That included vendor selection, payroll, benefits, people infrastructure, and the systems required to support leadership, hiring, and scale in the U.S.

$600K+

Per-employee revenue reached $600K+

Thousands

Development-program applicants grew from under 100 to thousands

75%

Reduction in turnover

What Clients Say

They came in with a problem. They left with a path forward.

β€œJody is a caring professional who finds solutions that benefit the employee and the company.”

VP of People Operations

β€œSimply put, Jody is a highly competent and innovative HR consultant who has been instrumental in our organization's success!”

Chief Executive Officer

β€œJody helped our leadership team navigate conflict and create an environment where we now have a great work culture as we continue to grow and scale our startup.”

Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Mountain valley landscape

The summit is the same. The route depends on you.

Let’s talk about where you’re headed and find the best path forward.

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