Structural HR for Founders Who Are Done Winging It
Practical, framework-driven consulting for growing organizations navigating the messy middle between instinct and infrastructure.
Built for founders with less than 50 employees
This work is specifically designed for the growth stage where informal practices stop working — where what got you here is starting to work against you, and the answer isn't an HR department. It's a structure.
You're in the right place if
You're feeling the friction of growth
• Decisions that used to be obvious now feel harder or more political
• Your best people are giving you signals you're not sure how to read
• You're hiring faster than your processes can absorb
• Performance issues are piling up because no one knows quite how to handle them
• You're spending more time on people problems than on the business
• Something feels off — but you can't name exactly what it is yet
This may not be the right fit if
A different kind of support is the better call
This consulting practice works best with founders and leaders who are ready to address the structural root causes of people problems — not just the symptoms.
If you need legal counsel for an active litigation matter, an employment attorney is the right first call.
If you're a very early-stage team under 10 people, the timing may not be right yet — though the Quick Scan is still worth 5 minutes of your time.
HOW ENGAGEMENT WORKS
Every engagement starts with a diagnosis
People problems in growing organizations seldom originate where they appear. Before recommending a solution, we establish a clear picture of where your organization actually is using a proprietary diagnostic built on the Erosion Sequence™ framework. You can go it alone, or I can help.
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DIY or Partnership?
Are you a leader who would rather self-assess and use DIY tools to build out your people infrastructure? Or would you feel more comfortable working with a knowledgeable partner to help you prioritize infrastructure projects that will make your organization scalable? Or both?
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Starting from Scratch?
Do you already have some infrastructure in place but could use some help cleaning it up to make it scalable? Or are you starting from a place where you’ve been “winging” it and you’d like to focus on other things besides people decisions? Or maybe you feel good about your structures but need more regular help?
Q1
What is your budget? Are you committed?
I offer solutions in various price points and am happy to discuss your needs during an exploratory call.
Before you decide the right path, ask yourself if you are committed to doing the work necessary to make your business scalable. Do you have the time and passion?
Ways to Get Support
Details for the paid tiers are below.
SELF-GUIDED
DIY Toolkit - $197
3 tools. Diagnosis, performance conversations, onboarding.
DONE-WITH-YOU
People Infrastructure Kickstart - $1497
Build the foundation with someone who's done it before.
ONGOING
Fractional HR Support
Starting ~ $1500/mo
Strategic support without the full-time hire.
The people challenges that slow growing companies down rarely arrive without warning. They build in a pattern that most founders don't have language for until the cost is already significant. The Tools and Resources are built to give you that language early, and the frameworks to act on it before the pattern compounds.
Each resource is self-guided, immediately actionable, and grounded in the same proprietary frameworks that anchor every consulting engagement at Rebecca Ali Consulting.
Project-Based Work
Defined-scope engagements for specific structural needs — building the infrastructure that makes deliberate people decisions possible. Projects include:
• HR audits
• Employee handbook and policy development
• Hiring process design
• Performance management systems
• Onboarding program design
Kickstart is a good starting point if unsure.
Fixed-fee. Scoped before work begins. Timelines typically range from two to six weeks.
People Infrastructure Kickstart
You've been running the people side of your business on instinct. Some of it has worked. Some of it has been quietly accumulating cost. And somewhere in the last few months, you've started to feel the gap between where you are and where you need to be — not urgently enough to drop everything and hire someone, but persistently enough that it doesn't leave.
The Kickstart is the next step: not a PDF, not a diagnosis, not a sales conversation disguised as a consultation. It's a structured 3-hour working session where you build the foundation your organization needs, with someone who has built this foundation dozens of times before.
You leave with something real. Not a report about what to do. The thing itself.
Fractional HR Partnership
Ongoing strategic HR support without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Engagements are scoped by hours and stage of growth — from foundational structure for early-scale teams to complex, multi-layer support for organizations navigating a significant transition.
Minimum three-month commitment. All fractional engagements begin with a diagnostic session.
Monthly retainers from $1500
Scoped and defined at engagement start. Not billed hourly.
A note on pricing
Consulting engagements are scoped and quoted individually, because the right solution for a 20-person team looks different from the right solution for a 45-person team — even when the presenting problem sounds the same. General investment ranges are outlined below to help you calibrate. If you're not sure what kind of engagement makes sense, the discovery conversation is the right starting point.
The discovery call is a diagnostic conversation, not a sales pitch
In 30 minutes, we'll look at where your organization is, what's driving the friction you're feeling, and whether — and how — this work makes sense for your situation. If it doesn't, you'll leave with a clearer picture of your options either way.
Are you ready?
Not sure where to start? The 5-minute Quick Scan gives you a first read on your Erosion Sequence™ before you book anything.