Meet Kristen
20 years of corporate experience ranging from Fortune 50 public companies to private, family owned businesses – all with Global remit.
Kristen brings a unique mix of executive leadership paired with a passion for operational excellence to help develop a clear path for complex transformative journeys your organization is facing. By providing Executive coaching, refining business strategies, understanding the financial impact and having a broad global perspective from both big and small companies, Kristen can curate the solutions you need to get your number one resource, People, to the next level.
After nearly 20 years, Kristen took her passion for driving execution and results in the business and HR space outside of the corporate world to provide a more boutique service in the consulting environment. She is excited to continue to drive personal connections and relationships by expanding her expertise in this more intimate space and provide tailored solutions for your business.
After years of dedication to individual companies, she has taken her cross-functional expertise to companies looking for strategic business and HR executive needs, on a fractional basis.
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EDUCATION
BA Business & Psychology, Bowling Green State University
Masters in Human Resources, University of South Carolina
PERSONAL
Resides in Denver, Colorado
Married with 3 Kids
From fortune 50 companies to family-owned private firms, Kristen has the proven ability to outline necessary steps to success and an actionable path to achieve results.
If you need help with your HR strategy, find yourself in need of focused restructuring, organizational design, or all things people related, take advantage of Kristen’s 20 years of experience and make sure you are positioned with the proper team to achieve the desired targets for your business needs.
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Elise MacFarlane, HR Executive, Australia
“Kristen is a sensational HR leader. As my boss, mentor and friend she brought out the best in me and will do the same for your business. Her strategic mindset, operational excellence and commercial partnership is what your business needs to thrive. Human Capital Strategy Solutions will simplify your people challenges and empower you to focus on what really matters, your business.”
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Kumar Bhogaraju
“I worked with Kristen for many years at Groupon. While I was leading the Software Engineering organization Kristen was the Chief People Officer, leading all global HR teams. Her vast experience, coupled with her empathic and pragmatic approach helped me in leading many strategic initiatives, including global reorganizations. I continue to reach out to Kristen as someone I trust for my own personal Executive Coaching needs. I strongly recommend Human Capital Strategy Solutions for all your HR needs.”
