I help scaling mid-market companies during growth and M&A solve HR operating model breakdowns, leadership bench gaps, and culture instability so growth continues without losing key talent.

Scaling exposes cracks. Growth, M&A, or leadership gaps can stress capability, culture, and the HR operating model all at once. I step in before momentum stalls.
Three patterns repeat. If you recognize one of these, the time to call is now.
The team that got you here can't get you there. A maturity, experience, or capability gap opens up and it's blocking the next stage of growth.
You need a culture reset, but the people embedded in the current culture are the wrong ones to architect the new one. You need an outside fixer.
A comprehensive restructuring is required, and it touches structure, people and capability simultaneously, not just one at a time.
Connect leadership behavior to measurable business and NPS outcomes, not soft theory.
Fix structure AND people AND capability simultaneously. Never one at a time.
M&A integrations, scale jumps, leadership gaps. The places where most plans fall apart.
An embedded strategic partner, not a deliverable vendor. I sustain growth without losing key talent.
I work exclusively with mid-market companies that are outgrowing their HR operating model. These are startup-to mid-market transitions, pre- or post-acquisition situations, and rapid growth phases where the existing people infrastructure simply wasn't built for what's next.
My clients care about the numbers that matter: employee NPS, engagement scores, and retention rates, not just headcount. They know that losing key talent during a scale jump or M&A integration isn't a soft problem; it's a business risk.

"I highly recommend Stacey as a c-suite level HR executive and/or fractional. Stacey brings a deep breadth of global HR expertise and exceptionally sound business judgment. She is practical, approachable, and a strategic thinker."Chief Legal Officer & Corporate SecretaryFortune 500 Company
"I had the privilege of working closely with Stacey during her time as Chief People Officer, and she is an exceptional business partner. A true strategic thinker, she consistently operated with an enterprise-wide mindset."CEOASX Top 20 Global Gaming Company