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Fractional People Leadership & HR Consulting

Build the People function your business needs to scale.

Senior, hands-on HR leadership for startups and growing companies, without adding a full-time executive.

Founders, CEOs, COOs & People leaders Dallas-based Nationwide
14+ years
HR & People leadership
Tech & fintech
High-growth environments
Growth & M&A
Acquisition & change
Builder & operator
Strategy through adoption
What I do

Five ways I help your people and your business.

Fractional Head of People

Senior People leadership in the room, without a full-time executive hire.

People strategy & leadership

People Operations & HR Infrastructure

Scattered HR turned into clean, scalable systems your team can run.

HRIS, policy, performance & comp

Talent & Recruiting

A structured hiring engine that lands the right people, not a fire drill.

Strategy, process & execution

Strategic Projects & Advisory

Focused ownership of a defined People challenge, with a clear scope.

Comp, reorg, systems & M&A

Company Events & Wellness Retreats

Offsites, retreats, and culture experiences that bring your team together and leave people feeling valued. Thoughtfully designed and fully run, start to finish.

Offsites, retreats, recognition & culture
Seed to Series B Mid-size & growing Founders & leaders Remote & distributed
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The positioning

Strategic enough to advise the CEO. Hands-on enough to build the system.

I help you make the People decision, then turn it into a system your team can actually use.

Shonda Williams working with a team
Why Shonda

I've sat in the seat.

For 14+ years I've built and run People teams inside high-growth tech and fintech companies, most recently scaling User Interviews from about 50 to 300+ people as its first People hire.

I don't just advise. I build it, implement it, and hand it off.

50 → 300+
Scaled as first People hire
27 days
Time-to-hire, down from 60+
81%
Employee engagement
When to bring me in

Signs your People systems need senior help.

Hiring is urgent, but the process is inconsistent.

Onboarding lives in someone's head, not a system.

Managers need clearer expectations and coaching.

Comp and promotion decisions feel harder than they should.

Your HRIS, policies, or lifecycle need structure.

A reorg, acquisition, or major change is coming.

The process

Clear priorities. Practical execution.

1

Diagnose

Understand the business, team, and risk.

2

Prioritize

Separate now from later.

3

Build

Create the strategy, system, or program.

4

Implement

Prepare leaders and put it into practice.

5

Scale

Hand off ownership and documentation.

Ways to work together

Choose the level of support that fits.

Fractional Leadership

Ongoing senior People ownership during growth, transition, or complexity.

Monthly engagement

Advisory

Experienced judgment and decision support while you retain ownership.

Hourly or monthly

Project Consulting

A defined People problem with clear deliverables and a timeline.

Scoped project
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The work, in practice

Strong People strategy shows up in how a company hires, grows, and comes together.

Your company may not need a full-time People executive. It may need the right one in the room.

Tell me what is happening inside your business, and we will find the right next step.