Your team is growing.
It should be getting easier.
If it isn’t, then we’re here to help.
We build the People systems, ownership and rhythm your business needs for its next stage.
That means role clarity, decision rights, manager support, hiring quality, onboarding, performance rhythms, fair systems and culture infrastructure.
The work is practical and embedded. We look at what is really happening, make the smallest useful change and keep adjusting until the system holds.
Purpose
To create a world where growth makes teams stronger, work more human and
businessess better able to serve the people they exist for.
Values
Candor
I will be honest and direct with you, just like I expect you to do the same.
This way we can have the conversations that are needed to make your team great so that your business scales
People First
When you put your people first, the customers are happy.
When the customers are happy, the business thrives.
When the business thrives, all stakeholders benefit.
Iterate
I approach the people function as tech teams approach building a product.
User research, learn, iterate.
This way we build systems that are tailored to your team,
About Steph Thommen
Steph works with startup and scaleups founders when the team has grown, but too much still comes back to them.
She builds the People systems that help the business move without the founder holding every decision.
She has spent two decades inside startups, building People functions from scratch and helping teams bridge old ways of working to new ones creating stronger teams, more human work and businessess that can serve the people they exist for.
Steph is direct, practical and close to the work. She names what is really happening, builds what the team needs and keeps adjusting until the system runs on its own.
About Shradha Nair
Shradha works with founders when the business needs senior People leadership that is practical, direct and able to hold complexity across countries.
She builds the People systems, operations and leadership foundations that help teams grow without losing clarity, compliance or care.
She has built, fixed and scaled People operations across India, the US and Europe, supporting teams from 20 to over 500 people across technology, SaaS, financial services, healthcare and real estate.
Shradha is calm, sharp and close to the work. She sees where the system is messy, builds what the team needs and keeps the People layer steady as the business grows.