Hands-On HR Consulting for Startups Seeking Their True North

Optimize HR Operations for Business Agility

Align your HR Strategy with Business Goals

Attract, Retain, & Develop Top Talent

Turn people challenges into people opportunities

As your business scales, establishing a strong HR leadership and aligning HR with your broader business strategy is crucial to your success.

It’s time to turn HR into one of your company’s greatest strengths.

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Polaris Pathways will help you align people, data, and results

See the whole picture

Gain a 360-degree View with Quantitative + Qualitative Methods

Hard data and employee sentiments combine to give us a holistic understanding of your company’s opportunities and where to go next.

Lead confidently

Learn to Navigate the Grey Area in Human Resources

Managing people is never black and white. Your leaders will be empowered to balance the human element while making smart decisions.

Experience the results

Achieve Your Organizational Goals with ROI Metrics

With a focus on sustainable strategies and tangible results, we’ll walk alongside you through every step of implementation with our  hands-on approach.

We specialize in helping forward-thinking technology startups navigate their organizational challenges

We’re experienced in helping the following tech industries streamline their operations and align HR with business strategy. While you’re out building the future, we’ll help your team thrive.

FinTech

HealthTech

EdTech

Cybersecurity

Data & AI

MedTech

Our HR Consulting Services

Establish a solid, people-minded foundation with our comprehensive 
HR consulting and leadership development services for startups.

HR & Leadership Maturity Assessments

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Fractional HR Leadership

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Personalized Leadership Development

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Hear from our partners

Chris Dury
Chris Dury
Former COO and Advisor

Michelle brings high-level CPO expertise to teams of any size. At Eigen Labs startup, her results-driven approach enabled us to quickly establish key HR initiatives, from our first performance cycle to a robust feedback process. She's an invaluable partner for growth.

Randy Wootton
Randy Wootton
Former CEO

I brought Michelle into a challenging turnaround. She stabilized our team, developed leadership training, and built systems crucial for our fast post-acquisition integration. Michelle excels at both strategy and execution, making her an invaluable partner.

Michelle

Experienced Guidance for Your Internal Transformation

With over 20 years of HR and leadership experience in startups and growing companies, I’ve successfully guided businesses and their leadership to build scalable HR solutions. At Polaris Pathways, we understand the challenge of not only building strong HR foundations in a fast-growing company, but also developing the leadership needed to steer the organization forward.