
HR Team Accelerator
You know your team is capable of more strategic work - if you could just get out from under the chaos! The Accelerator helps you step back, get brutally honest about where you are, and build a plan that's practical, human, and sustainable. Time to get your HR team focused, aligned, and ready to lead.
What we'll work on
Formats
The HR Team Accelerator is great for HR teams of 1-5 people. If you're constantly reactive and know you should be strategic, but can't figure out how to get there, you need a partner who will be unflinchingly honest while helping you plan for HR and organizational success.

Trusted Advisor
You don’t need another “fractional” anything - you need a thinking partner.
Embedding as an on-call strategist for your execs and HR team, we'll pair expertise with coaching and advice with decision support.
Let us help you sort through the big picture and long-term HR items: People Strategy, Talent Systems, Culture & Change, HR Ops Maturity and HR Tech & AI.
Advisor on Speed Dial
A strategic partner on call. Steady support, predictable cost.
Custom pricing based on scope
Strategy Sprint (4-8 weeks)
Define the problem, co-design the solution, deliver the roadmap + first-mile assets
Defined scope, fixed fee
Embedded Partner (10-20 hrs/month)
We sit with your HR lead/CEO to stand up systems, coach managers, and keep momentum between big meetings.
Fixed monthly pricing
Helping organizations make their people strategy real, practical, and human.

Manager Training Programs
Manager toolkit topics including Feedback and Coaching, Respectful Workplace, Creating a Culture of Recognition, Performance Management, Interviewing and Hiring | Entire program/series or individual topic | Virtual or in-person
Team Workshops + Training
Customized content. Sample topics include Values and Cultural Alignment, Navigating Change | Half-day or full-day
HR Strategy Development
People strategy connected to your business. 4 - 8 week engagement: assess, diagnose, design, roadmap, measurement

Keynotes + Breakouts
Candid, research-grounded, and refreshingly un-boring. Great for conferences, internal summits, all-hands or webinars. You get an engaging talk, sharp POV, actionable takeaways, and minimal buzzword nonsense.
Link to representative topics and previous engagements
Download my Speaker Sheet.
Writing + Content
Thoughtful, readable content for HR tech vendors, service providers, and business outlets. We'll write content for your HR or business audience: articles, blog posts, reports, playbooks, or "explain-it-to-humans" product narratives.
Please reach us at connect@velvetcubicle.com if you can't find an answer to your question.
No. But I can help you make HR more effective - and/or stand it up the right way.
Founders/CEOs or HR teams (or newly formed teams) who need leverage and frameworks - and of particular assistance to HR Departments of One and to teams / orgs navigating scale.
If you want me to run payroll, handle administrative tasks, or be your Employee Relations department. Hard pass. But I DO know some GREAT people/firms who do that arnd are delighted to make a referral!
If it protects people and the business, yes. Diplomatically, but directly.
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