People Strategy, Built Around Where You Are

Executive Expertise. Fractional Cost.

Most early-stage founders are one bad hire, or one ignored people problem, away from a serious setback. Human Counsel exists to make sure that doesn't happen. Senior HR strategy, when you need it, without the full-time overhead. We offer 3 different strategy packages. Select the package that best matches your needs.

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  • Your strategic HR partner, without the overhead.

    You know people strategy matters. You just don't have the bandwidth to own it alone. Foundation gives you a senior thinking partner in your corner with a defined scope, consistent cadence, and the confidence to make your next people decision without second-guessing it. Two strategic sessions per month, async support, and one priority focus area per quarter.

    Best for: Series A founders ready to stop winging it.

    Starting at: $3,500/month

  • Build the systems your team actually needs.

    You've been duct-taping people processes together and it's starting to show. People Ops Partner is hands-on partnership to build the infrastructure that scales: recruiting frameworks, comp structure, performance systems, onboarding architecture. Built for where you're going, not just where you are.

    Best for: Series A companies in active build mode.

    Starting at: $6,500/month

  • Get your people house in order before you hire full-time.

    You're approaching the point where you need a full-time People leader but you're not quite there yet. This fixed-term engagement audits, builds, and documents your people function so your next hire walks into something solid. Compliance review, systems assessment, hiring roadmap, and clean handoff documentation. The exit is built in from day one.

    Best for: Series B companies preparing for a VP of People hire.

    Fixed-term | Starting at $12,500

Need Something More Specific?

Not every people challenge needs a retainer. Sometimes you just need the right expertise at the right moment.

À la carte projects are scoped, priced, and delivered on a fixed timeline that way you get exactly what you need without the ongoing commitment. Every engagement starts with a brief scoping conversation to make sure we're solving the right problem. Projects starting at $1,500.

  • Audits your internal pay equity, benchmarks your roles against current market data, and builds compensation bands that scale with your growth so your next offer goes out with confidence, not a gut check. Access to an external compensation data source is helpful but not required.

  • Build your end-to-end recruiting process: job architecture, structured interviews, scorecards, and offer strategy. This ensures you're finding the right people consistently.

  • The first 90 days determine whether a new hire becomes a contributor or a quiet regret. We’ll design an onboarding experience that gets people up to speed faster, sets clear expectations from day one, and reduces the early attrition that's expensive and avoidable.

  • By the time disengagement shows up in your turnover numbers, it's already been brewing for months. We’ll give you the tools to surface what your team actually thinks before it becomes a retention crisis you're scrambling to explain.

  • Evaluate your current stack against your stage, your size, and your actual workflows, that way you're not paying for software built for someone else's org chart.

  • "What's my growth path here?" is a question your team is already asking. We’ll help you build the structure that answers it. Clear levels, defined expectations, and a framework that supports consistent, defensible comp decisions as you scale.

  • Your managers are carrying more than most people realize and most of them were promoted because they were great individual contributors, not because they knew how to lead. This a la carte option focuses on giving them the tools, the language, and the confidence to actually show up for their teams.

  • Sensitive situations require careful, legally-informed handling. When something serious surfaces, how you respond matters as much as what you decide.

  • One focused conversation. Walk away with clarity on your most pressing people decision. Common topics include: your next executive hire, an upcoming team restructure, complex comp and offer strategy, or building your first people roadmap.

  • Turn your people data into decisions. Attrition trends, engagement patterns, comp equity, etc. These are the numbers that tell you what's actually happening inside your org.

  • "Unmatched vision, talent, intuition and executional excellence. Tey is able to manage all the disciples and complexitites of a multi-dimensional business - growth, talent, legal, strategy, and comp and bring values, excellence and business acumen to all."

    Natasha Franck, Founder + CEO

  • "Tey is a true triple threat - empathetic, structured, and determined. Her knowledge and research on the newest trends and technologies always placed her on the forefront of the field and positioned her as a trusted leader"

    Rob Dandorph, Head of Finance + Operations