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Your Growth Is Breaking Your Systems

What worked at 30 people doesn't work at 100. Your leadership team needs to operate differently, and your people systems need to scale. Get AI-augmented strategic HR expertise without a full-time executive.

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25+ Years Senior HR Leadership

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CPHR
Charted Professional in Human Resources 

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 Professional Certified Coach (PCC) – Georgetown-trained

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speaks the language of business

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AI-Enabled Practice – augmenting productivity across all client work

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You're Ready for a Fractional CPO

  • You're hiring too late and fixing people issues after they explode 

  • Your leadership team needs you in every decision and isn't functioning as a team 

  • Your culture is buckling under growth and your best people are burning out 

  • You're making people decisions quarter by quarter without a strategic roadmap 

  • Your HR person is maxed out on admin and can't think strategically

CPO: A Chief People Officer is the strategic partner who integrates culture, leadership, and people systems into a cohesive engine for business performance.

  •  A fractional Chief People Officer provides strategic HR leadership part-time, typically 1-3 days per week. You get executive-level people strategy, AI-augmented systems, and leadership development without the $250K+ cost of a full-time CHRO.

  • You get 25+ years of experience immediately at a fraction of the cost ($60K-$120K/year vs. $250K+), with no benefits or equity. You pay only for the strategic capacity you need, with flexibility to scale up or down.

  • When you're 50-250 employees and your people systems are breaking, your leadership team isn't aligned, or you're navigating growth, M&A, or culture transformation. If you need strategic HR leadership but not five days a week, it's the right time.

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Two Ways to Work Together

Most companies need both strategic people systems and leadership capacity. We offer both, integrated.

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Fractional Chief People Officer

Best for

Companies with 50-250 employees ready to scale

What you'll gain

  • Strategic partner at the executive table who leverages AI for faster, more efficient delivery

  • People systems that scale with growth

  • Leadership team that functions as a team

  • Expert guidance on critical people decisions

Investment

$5,500-$16,500/month

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Leadership Development

Best for

Teams ready to lead at the next level

What you'll gain

  • Leadership team alignment and effectiveness

  • Capacity to navigate complexity and paradox

  • Strategic thinking across your organization

  • Self-sustaining learning communities

Investment

Custom engagements, $10K-$95K+

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How We Work

We use a four-phase approach that delivers results today while building lasting capability.

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    Diagnose

    We understand your challenges, culture, and leadership capacity

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    Design

    We create a customized plan aligned to your business goals

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    Deliver

    We partner with you to execute strategy and develop your leaders

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    We partner with you to execute strategy and develop your leaders

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Who We Partner With

Who We partner With

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We work with:

  • CEOs of growing companies (50-250 employees) who need strategic people leadership

  • Private equity-backed companies navigating post-acquisition transitions

  • Executive teams ready to function at a higher level

  • Boards seeking governance with foresight, not just oversight

  • Companies in transformation who need experienced leadership to navigate change

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You're a fit if:

  • You see people and culture as strategic, not administrative

  • You're willing to invest in getting it right, not looking for the cheapest option

  • You want a partner who will challenge you, not just validate you

  • You're open to building lasting capability, not just surviving the next quarter

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"Her ability to pose just the right question at the right time to help others overcome barriers is unsurpassed."

Pamela brought a very strategic view to our organization. She is very talented at helping managers develop capacity to lead in complex environments with changing and competing priorities. Her ability to pose just the right question at the right time to help others overcome barriers they hadn't been aware of is unsurpassed.


CEO, Life Sciences Company (180 employees)

“Simply put, she makes you think”

Pamela was wonderful at mentoring staff, even senior staff who needed coaching on leadership issues. Simply put, she makes you think, gives you just enough advice for you to take an informed next step, and make good decisions."


CRO, Professional Services Company (200 employees)

ABOUT

Meet Pamela, Your Strategic People Partner

With 15+ years as SVP of People & Culture at growing companies, Pamela built award-winning cultures and delivered measurable business results. She's also a Georgetown-trained executive coach with 25+ years developing leaders who navigate complexity with wisdom. Rysa integrates strategic HR leadership and leadership development because you can't separate people systems from leadership capacity.

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Ready to Build Strategic People Leadership?

You don't need another HR coordinator or consultant who leaves you with a binder. Let's have a conversation about what you're facing and whether we're the right partner to help you scale.

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