Grow & Optimize Your Team -> Maximize Productivity & Profits
We provide human capital consulting and fractional CHRO services to small and medium sized businesses that are in growth mode. Whether it is recruiting top talent; designing and implementing programs to attract, retain, and motivate star performers; or helping to build, grow and drive teams to higher productivity - we can help. We have proven success in building strong foundations of the Right Culture, the Right Leadership, and the Right People to drive and sustain business growth.
By recruiting, retaining, and engaging top talent and helping to identify and replace the people that don't fit, we help build a strong foundation of the Right Culture, the Right Leadership and the Right People to drive and sustain growth. We take a metrics based approach, have a successful track record and we "roll-up our sleeves and get results". Clients range from 5 to 5,000 employees.
Our Clients understand the best teams WIN; and recruiting, retaining, motivating and leading high performing talent and teams is critical to growth and success. If you're growing through acquisition, it's essential to get the people and Human Capital programs, due diligence, planning, and execution perfect to ensure a smooth integration and that your investment pays off.
Clients call on us because we:
1) know how to scale a business, increase productivity and profits and have done so successfully as operators in start-ups and mid-sized companies that have had successful exits,
2) are experts in linking Human Capital strategy and programs to the business strategy and results, and
3) are straight forward, flexible, metrics driven, and we get results at a fraction of the cost of larger firms.
We provide human capital consulting and fractional CHRO services to small and medium sized businesses that are in growth mode. Whether it is recruiting top talent; designing and implementing programs to attract, retain, and motivate star performers; or helping to build, grow and drive teams to higher productivity - we can help. We have proven success in building strong foundations of the Right Culture, the Right Leadership, and the Right People to drive and sustain business growth.
By recruiting, retaining, and engaging top talent and helping to identify and replace the people that don't fit, we help build a strong foundation of the Right Culture, the Right Leadership and the Right People to drive and sustain growth. We take a metrics based approach, have a successful track record and we "roll-up our sleeves and get results". Clients range from 5 to 5,000 employees.
Our Clients understand the best teams WIN; and recruiting, retaining, motivating and leading high performing talent and teams is critical to growth and success. If you're growing through acquisition, it's essential to get the people and Human Capital programs, due diligence, planning, and execution perfect to ensure a smooth integration and that your investment pays off.
Clients call on us because we:
1) know how to scale a business, increase productivity and profits and have done so successfully as operators in start-ups and mid-sized companies that have had successful exits,
2) are experts in linking Human Capital strategy and programs to the business strategy and results, and
3) are straight forward, flexible, metrics driven, and we get results at a fraction of the cost of larger firms.
Human Capital/Talent Partner
Minimize human capital mistakes to drive growth. Align Human Capital programs to the business objectives. Build success through people: crafting and driving your company culture, and determining employee "fit". Get the "right" people on the team and the "wrong" people off of the team. Increase productivity and lower people costs.
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Talent Acquisition, Development & Retention
We help companies recruit, retain, develop and mentor executives, key managers, and employees. We help you create and deliver an employment brand and experience that allows you to attract and retain the best talent to drive your business and culture. Additionally, we help complete M&A due diligence and M&A integration planning and execution.
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Fractional Human Resource Leadership
Serve as a fractional HR leader, ensure compliance with ever changing state and national labor laws, supplement your current junior team with part time senior experience and leadership, fill in for a departed leader, assist with hiring and sensitive terminations, manage junior level HR team members.
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Consulting Services:
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Strategic Planning & Organizational Design:
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What Clients Say:
Bill Miller
Partner at FirstMile Ventures & Chairman & CEO at Axellio, Inc.
"I have worked with John for several years. Several of the companies in our portfolio use John's services to fill or supplement their HR. He does an outstanding job with everything from recruiting and talent management, compensation, benefits, and compliance to employee satisfaction and motivation programs. John is the best!"
Partner at FirstMile Ventures & Chairman & CEO at Axellio, Inc.
"I have worked with John for several years. Several of the companies in our portfolio use John's services to fill or supplement their HR. He does an outstanding job with everything from recruiting and talent management, compensation, benefits, and compliance to employee satisfaction and motivation programs. John is the best!"
Rachel Cullen
President & CEO at Ruiz Foods
"John is one of the best organizational and talent leaders in the industry. He leads through a combination of team building and collaboration skills, open and honest performance-based feedback, and via a keen sense of talent acquisition and development. His business and people leadership strengths are broad allowing him to navigate successfully from COO to SVP HR and Administration to SVP Operations. I would quickly and easily work with John again in the future as I highly value his leadership skills, his people insights, his business judgment, and his sound advice."
President & CEO at Ruiz Foods
"John is one of the best organizational and talent leaders in the industry. He leads through a combination of team building and collaboration skills, open and honest performance-based feedback, and via a keen sense of talent acquisition and development. His business and people leadership strengths are broad allowing him to navigate successfully from COO to SVP HR and Administration to SVP Operations. I would quickly and easily work with John again in the future as I highly value his leadership skills, his people insights, his business judgment, and his sound advice."
Brian Owen
4-time public and private company CEO within global SaaS, Cloud, and Enterprise Software B2B ventures
“I hired John and SparkHouse to upgrade and run our Human Resources function because he had the perfect balance of leadership skills required to take our HR function to a new level. His contribution on the Management team was essential. John knows his craft; he has the brains to figure out what to do, and he gets it done... And he has the kind of fine-tuned EQ that is mandatory when handling complicated situations. His integrity is unwavering. John is tops in his profession and I would happily work side-by-side with him again. I'd be happy to act as a reference."
4-time public and private company CEO within global SaaS, Cloud, and Enterprise Software B2B ventures
“I hired John and SparkHouse to upgrade and run our Human Resources function because he had the perfect balance of leadership skills required to take our HR function to a new level. His contribution on the Management team was essential. John knows his craft; he has the brains to figure out what to do, and he gets it done... And he has the kind of fine-tuned EQ that is mandatory when handling complicated situations. His integrity is unwavering. John is tops in his profession and I would happily work side-by-side with him again. I'd be happy to act as a reference."
Terry Bates
COO & CFO at Kwik Tek and Member of Board of Directors at Heritage Sportswear
"John is one of the best human resources and business people I have ever worked with. He has a keen sense of what to do from a human resource and operations perspective to help drive the business. He is excellent being both results and relationship driven and is able to navigate complex organizational structures, collaborating and negotiating win / win situations to do what's right for the business. John's ability to recruit and manage top talent is unparalleled and he is a top notch mentor and coach to the ownership teams, leadership teams and all employees. At Orange Glo, John was a key leader in getting the business turned around and positioned for a very profitable sale. I'd relish the opportunity to work with John in the future."
COO & CFO at Kwik Tek and Member of Board of Directors at Heritage Sportswear
"John is one of the best human resources and business people I have ever worked with. He has a keen sense of what to do from a human resource and operations perspective to help drive the business. He is excellent being both results and relationship driven and is able to navigate complex organizational structures, collaborating and negotiating win / win situations to do what's right for the business. John's ability to recruit and manage top talent is unparalleled and he is a top notch mentor and coach to the ownership teams, leadership teams and all employees. At Orange Glo, John was a key leader in getting the business turned around and positioned for a very profitable sale. I'd relish the opportunity to work with John in the future."
Mark Zeller
Chief Revenue Officer at Axellio, Inc.
“It was a pleasure working with John to re-build the X-IO sales team as we moved to a “hunting” culture. John always puts the business first and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done and the mission accomplished. He has a keen sense of selecting the “A” players and putting together programs that are effective, simple, and scalable.”
Chief Revenue Officer at Axellio, Inc.
“It was a pleasure working with John to re-build the X-IO sales team as we moved to a “hunting” culture. John always puts the business first and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done and the mission accomplished. He has a keen sense of selecting the “A” players and putting together programs that are effective, simple, and scalable.”
Tim Cullen
Vice President, Global Sales Operations at Violin Memory
"John has a great sense of how to align our people programs to our business objectives and optimize our human capital. He’s a pro at talent acquisition and knows how to recruit the “A” players as well as how to get them to stick around. It’s always a pleasure working with John and his enthusiasm for the business and tenacity to accomplish objectives is contagious."
Vice President, Global Sales Operations at Violin Memory
"John has a great sense of how to align our people programs to our business objectives and optimize our human capital. He’s a pro at talent acquisition and knows how to recruit the “A” players as well as how to get them to stick around. It’s always a pleasure working with John and his enthusiasm for the business and tenacity to accomplish objectives is contagious."