Human Resources Consulting
Our HR consulting services focus on organizational
effectiveness while aligning people with business strategy.
Radical Ignition® – HR Consulting Reimagined
Fractional HR & People Partner Solutions for High-Growth Organizations
As part of our Radical Ignition® fractional HR consulting model, we provide a full People Partner business model designed for organizations that need strategic executive support and scalable, hands-on people operations.
Our expanded offering integrates Fractional HR services to create a unified, end-to-end solution for companies ready to strengthen culture, elevate leaders, and build high-performance systems.
We partner with founders, CEOs, boards, and executive teams to accelerate their people and performance strategies while ensuring operational excellence across every stage of growth.
What We Do: Fractional CHRO / Fractional CPO Leadership
Your organization gains executive-level people leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. As a Fractional CHRO, we:
- Lead People & Performance strategy
- Coach and advise executives and boards
- Build the people infrastructure required for scale
- Guide organizational design, leadership development, and change management
- Establish People KPIs and link them to business outcomes
- We operate as a true member of your leadership team and align culture, strategy, and execution.
High-growth companies often need more than an executive HR leader. They need someone who can both design and deliver. We provide a full People Partner model designed to scale with your organization.
Agile, Strategic, and Human-Centered
Acting as the CHRO and People Partner for your organization, we will:
- Build and lead people and talent acquisition strategies
- Advise founders and C-suite leaders
- Design systems for performance, compensation, growth, and feedback
- Lead culture transformation and organizational wellbeing efforts
- Manage day-to-day people operations
- Support employee relations, onboarding, and engagement
- Lead large-scale organizational change, including reorgs, acquisitions, and liquidity events
- Ensure consistency, compliance, and scalable delivery
- Build People & Performance functions from the ground up
- Strengthen leadership alignment and accountability
- Increase engagement, clarity, and organizational health
- Reduce risk and improve compliance
- Create cultures that attract, grow, and retain top talent
We focus on measurable outcomes, including retention, engagement, leadership effectiveness, and stability of systems.
Our HR consulting model creates a powerful ecosystem of both vision and execution focused on aligning people, culture, and strategy.
Radical Ignition: A Scalable, Integrated Approach
Built for Startups, Scaleups, and Transforming Organizations
We’ve led people strategies for Series A → Growth Stage companies, non-profits, global teams, and founder-led organizations navigating complexity. Our model adapts to your size, pace, and goals.
Our approach blends:
- Executive-level strategy
- Roll-up-your-sleeves execution
- Deep coaching and communication expertise
- A commitment to psychological safety, equity, and performance
How We Work With You
We customize support based on where you are today and where you want to go.
Fractional HR services:
- Interim or part-time HR roles
- Executive coaching and advisory
- Leadership communication and alignment
- Scalable people operations
- Policy development and compliance
- Employee relations and risk mitigation
- Onboarding and transitions
- Recruiting and talent acquisition strategies
- Culture, Organizational Development and Design
- Org structure, roles, and workforce planning
- Leadership development and coaching
- Performance systems and feedback frameworks
- Compensation strategy and leveling
- Team alignment and facilitation
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
- Building culture and psychological safety
- Values, mission, and strategy development
Transformation, Growth & Change Management
- M&A and restructuring support
- Rapid-growth systems and infrastructure
- Crisis leadership and communication
If you are in need of fractional HR services…
You’re in the right place. Radical Ignition brings decades of cross-industry expertise, a global lens, and an unmatched combination of strategy, empathy, and execution.
Wherever your organization is headed, we help you build the people strategy that aligns with your business.
Melanie is the confidant you want by your side as a CEO. She is much more than a HR professional – she is a savvy business professional. She quickly jumped into and learned new industry and understood our key drivers for success.
Melanie takes her consulting and coaching to another level. I think every business and executive is looking for the next level in this hyper-competitive world, and Melanie delivers. She has genuinely invested herself in my business and my team, asked the hard questions, and provided constructive coaching.
—Dan Stashelski | Founder & CEO, ICAN
I had the pleasure of working with Sarah Alaimo when she served as the HR Director at a nonprofit organization in Seattle. Sarah is an exceptional leader, bringing a rare combination of expertise, dedication, and approachability to her role.
Her deep knowledge of human resources policies and best practices was evident in her work, which included employee relations and compliance as well as hiring and professional development. She ensured that staff felt supported and valued, fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
Sarah Alaimo is a wonderful person to work with. She is professional and knowledgeable in her field, and I highly recommend her. Hired by my organization in a time of employee stress, she was able to support the administration that was also going through a transition of Executive Director. She aided in setting up a framework for management of a fluid and multitasking workforce.
She was accountable to both the Executive Director, the Board, and staff. She kept excellent files and aided in an ongoing legal situation with a problematic former employee. She helped establish consistent employee protocols and updated our employee handbook.
Through all the time I worked with her as a Board member, she kept an upbeat attitude. She always had skills to draw on to answer any situation that came up with staff or members. I feel very fortunate to have been able to work with her, and our organization was better with her on the team.
—Molly Olson, Past Board Member, The Swedish Club NW; Manager, C. E. Olson LLC; Member, Olson Charitable Trust
I had the opportunity to engage Sarah’s services during a pivotal time of growth and strategic refocusing for our firm. From our initial conversations through the entire process, Sarah maintained a strong emphasis on achieving positive results.
She didn’t shy away from addressing our challenges but approached them with valuable insights and actionable strategies that helped us move forward.
Sarah Alaimo was an invaluable asset to our nonprofit team, providing expert guidance and support on all human resource matters. Her knowledge of employment law, benefits administration, and performance management helped us navigate complex HR issues with confidence.
Sarah’s compassionate and approachable style earned her the trust and respect of our staff, and her commitment to our mission was highly evident in all she did. I feel fortunate to have had Sarah on our team and highly recommend her as an HR professional.
—Shama, Board President
