Ways to Work with Us.
Start with a focused audit, or partner with us over time. Every engagement begins with a conversation and ends with systems your team can sustain.
1
Foundation
We rebuild the systems your business runs on: restructuring your handbook and policies, auditing how work moves through your team, and delivering a diagnostic report on structural gaps. It is the compliance and systems layer every growing business needs, built to catch friction before it becomes a crisis.
Best for: companies building their first real people systems.
2
Growth
Everything in Foundation, plus the work of scaling operations and culture together. We run recurring team health check-ins to catch strain early, coach your mid-level managers directly, and build a retention roadmap based on what is actually driving people out the door.
Best for: companies scaling teams, managers, or locations.
3
Enterprise
Everything in Growth, plus executive-level support: one-on-one coaching for your leadership team, data analysis showing what is really happening across the business, and hands-on change management while you rebuild without slowing down.
Best for: leadership teams navigating major growth or change.
FAQs
How is this different from our PEO or HR generalist?
PEOs and HR generalists keep the essentials running: payroll, benefits administration, compliance filings, onboarding paperwork, and day-to-day employee questions. That work is critical, and we do not replace it.
We focus on what sits between the transactions: how decisions get made, how teams work together, whether policies feel fair and consistent, and why good people stay or leave. These are the issues that rarely fit into a PEO’s service agreement or a generalist’s already full schedule.
In practice, we work alongside your existing HR support, not instead of it. Many clients use us to design the systems, such as a revised handbook, a decision-making framework, or a manager development plan, and then rely on their PEO or HR team to keep those systems running day-to-day. For companies without any HR support yet, we can also help define what kind of people function you need as you grow.
Do you work with companies outside Chicago?
Yes. We are based in Chicago and work in person with organizations across Chicagoland, but much of our work happens remotely and translates well to teams anywhere in the United States.
Discovery calls, interviews, surveys, and coaching sessions are all conducted by video, and every deliverable is shared digitally. For workshops, team sessions, or multi-location reviews, we can travel on-sit
Policy work is always tailored to the federal, state, and local laws that apply where your team works, so the recommendations fit your location, not just ours.
Do you account for state and local employment laws?
Yes. Policy work includes a review against the federal, state, and local requirements that apply where your team works, such as paid leave, pay transparency, and restrictive covenant rules. We have deep experience with Illinois and Chicago requirements, and we research the specific rules for each client’s locations. We are not a law firm, and we recommend legal review for final policy language.
How long does an audit take?
Most Assess engagements take about two weeks, and Design engagements take three to four weeks. Implement engagements typically run four to eight weeks, including one to two weeks of on-call support. Every engagement starts with a simple timeline so you know what to expect and what we will need from your team.
What happens after the first call?
Within three business days, you will receive a written summary of the top three friction points we heard and a recommended first step. If you want to move forward, we will send a clear proposal with scope, timeline, and investment. If not, the summary is yours to keep, with no obligation to continue.
