Fractional HR, leadership development, and coaching for startups, nonprofits, and growing companies.
Senior consultants working as part of your team for as long as you need them.
B Corp | WBENC | Since 2015
Clients and Counting
80%+
NPS Score
Avg Consultant Experience
Seattle Top Workplaces
(<150 employees)
A messy termination. A team on the edge of burnout. A manager who treats 1:1s like a status update. These issues snowball and cost more than you realize. Reverb runs your whole HR function or supports your existing team, so people problems don’t turn into lawsuits, high attrition, or a culture that’s broken beyond repair.
Fractional HR and interim people operations for companies, from startups to nonprofits
Training, workshops, and offsites to develop people managers and leaders at all levels
One-on-one, team, and group coaching for founders, executives, HR teams, and emerging leaders
From startups to nonprofits, here’s what partnering with Reverb for HR consulting, leadership development, or coaching looks like in practice.
Needed to modernize foundational HR tools and processes while filling an immediate need for interim HR leadership, due to rapid organizational growth.
Reverb provided a mission-driven partnership with interim HR leadership and specialized consultants who overhauled the organization’s performance management, comp structures, and recruiting systems.
Reverb consultants know what they’re talking about and I appreciate how specific they are in their suggestions. I really trust their ideas and judgment.
Michelle McDaniel
CEO
Lacked internal HR resources needed to streamline people operations and a structured framework for executive alignment and leadership succession planning.
Reverb implemented a comprehensive multi-year manager training plan, overhauled the employee onboarding experience, and provided leadership coaching to clarify long-term goals and succession strategies.
Our consultant grasped the essence of our culture, handled sensitive feedback with care and respect, and offered recommendations that gained immediate buy-in.
Angel Averman
Sr. VP Business Strategy & Finance
Lacked foundational people processes and sought an experienced People & Culture leader to mentor their internal team and modernize their HR infrastructure.
Reverb provided fractional HR leadership and mentorship to update multi-state compliance policies and implement employee-centric initiatives, including a new flexible holiday and time-off framework.
Not only have Reverb’s consultants helped us with policy and process updates, but they’ve helped us prioritize work and elevate our value to leadership.
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The Seattle Times recognized Reverb as the #1 Small Employer in the 2026 Top Workplaces awards, honoring companies where employees feel trusted, supported, and connected to meaningful work.
Reverb is an HR consulting firm that started in Seattle, has expanded to Denver, and serves organizations across the U.S. We provide fractional HR and people operations, leadership development, and leadership coaching for startups, nonprofits, and growing companies. We’ve worked with more than 500 organizations since 2015.
An HR consultant or fractional HR leader gives your company access to senior HR expertise without the cost of a full-time hire. The work varies by stage and need, but typically includes employee handbooks, benefits, policies, hiring strategy, manager development, compensation planning, compliance, performance management, and employee relations. At Reverb, fractional HR leaders can either act as the de facto Head of People for smaller companies or as an extension of a small HR team as organizations grow, handling both day-to-day people operations and longer-term strategy as needed.
A PEO handles payroll, benefits, and basic compliance for a flat per-employee fee. Fractional HR gives you a senior HR leader who works with your team on strategy, manager training, org design, and the complex people decisions a PEO isn’t built to handle.
Most startups should bring in HR support around 25-40 employees. By the time you think you’re ready for HR, you’re usually behind on something that’s already costing you. Fractional HR gives you and your team support without committing to a full-time hire before you’re ready.
Reverb’s fractional HR engagements vary based on the needs of your organization but can start as low as $675 per month for a basic HR Consulting retainer. (Ask us about our discount for nonprofits.) Unlike a PEO, we don’t charge per-employee fees. After a 30-minute scoping call, you’ll get a written proposal with a specific monthly rate and a list of what’s included.
We also offer a variety of other services including: Manager and employee training sessions; retreat and offsite facilitation; mediation and conflict resolution; and leadership coaching.
Yes. Nonprofits are one of Reverb’s core client types, and we’ve worked with mission-driven organizations for more than a decade. We understand the constraints nonprofits operate under: lean budgets, board governance, mixed staff/volunteer dynamics, and the pressure to deliver on their mission while still being a good employer.
Our work with nonprofits includes fractional HR support, leadership coaching for executive directors, compensation strategy, and culture work for growing organizations. As a certified B Corp, we share the values-led approach most nonprofits are looking for in a consulting partner.
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