Human Resources Consulting | Where People Strategy Meets Business Strategy
Providing experienced HR leadership, solutions and support to growing businesses without the cost of a full-time hire!
Are you spending more time on People and HR issues than on your Business?
You're growing fast, which is great, but those growing pains are starting to hurt. There's no internal HR team, or just one or two team members with other priorities trying to keep up, and every people issue seems to end up on your desk anyway.
What's Happening
No internal HR (or a limited team). People issues keep landing on your desk. Growth has outpaced your systems.
How It Feels
Overwhelming. Second-guessing decisions you shouldn't have to make alone. Quietly worried you're one uninformed decision away from a real problem.
The Business Need
You shouldn't have to build the business and run its HR department on your own. Growth should not feel this hard.
You didn't outgrow your business. You outgrew your capacity to handle HR. That's not a failure, it's a milestone. And it's exactly the moment we built Thrive for!
We've sat where you're sitting. Thrive was founded by three experienced HR professionals who discovered that the best HR work begins not with traditional methods but with a deep understanding of the business. We established Thrive as the kind of advisory firm we always wished small businesses had access to: offering practical, strategic, and collaborative fractional HR services that are grounded in real operational experience and effective people strategy.
We get it. HR issues rarely arrive one at a time or at a convenient hour.
It may be an employee complaint, a complex performance issue, an unexpected resignation, a payroll or employment standards concern that cannot wait, or an entire HR overhaul. As HR leaders, we have addressed a wide range of urgent situations including investigations, accommodations, terminations, compensation reviews, policy gaps, and hiring challenges. Our fractional HR services ensure that we can support small businesses with their people strategy by understanding the pressure of supporting employees, safeguarding the business, and making informed decisions, especially when there is no internal HR team or second opinion available. We provide practical judgment and reliable support when the stakes are high and the next steps seem unclear.
A Clear Path Forward
1. Book a Discovery Conversation
1. Book a Discovery Conversation
1. Book a Discovery Conversation
Tell us where you stand regarding your human resources needs. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch, just an open conversation about your current situation and what’s urgent and important.
2. Get a Right-Sized Plan
1. Book a Discovery Conversation
1. Book a Discovery Conversation
We diagnose what's really going on in your business to design a customized people strategy. Our fractional HR services approach, ensures that our plan is tailored specifically for your needs.
3. Grow With Confidence
1. Book a Discovery Conversation
3. Grow With Confidence
We stay with you through implementation, coaching your team as an extension of your HR function, tailored to your people strategy and small business HR consulting needs.
Thrive by Design™
SAY YES WITH CONFIDENCE
We Begin with Understanding, Not a Sales Pitch.
Every engagement follows Thrive by Design™, our consistent yet flexible approach to building effective people strategies. We specialize in providing robust HR services that enhance your human resources capabilities. Our goal is to foster stronger internal capabilities and sustainable growth for small businesses through tailored HR consulting.
Six Capability Areas | One Integrated Approach Fractional HR
Strategic Advisory & Coaching
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Executive coaching, workforce and succession planning, and board advisory.
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Leadership development, organization design, role clarity, and performance management systems.
Workplace & Employee Relations
Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Growth, Change & Transformation
Investigations, respectful workplace restoration, policy development, and return-to-work planning.
Growth, Change & Transformation
Total Rewards & Employee Experience
Growth, Change & Transformation
Change management, restructuring, and HRIS/payroll implementation, and process improvement.
Talent & Capability Development
Total Rewards & Employee Experience
Total Rewards & Employee Experience
Recruitment strategy, onboarding, learning and development planning, and retention strategies.
Total Rewards & Employee Experience
Total Rewards & Employee Experience
Total Rewards & Employee Experience
Benefits strategy, effective recognition programs, and a strong employee value proposition.
Built for Growing Canadian Businesses
Canadian businesses with 5–100 people that are growing quickly often find themselves in need of Human Resources support.
Many companies, particularly in sectors like Manufacturing, Construction, Engineering, Professional Services, Health & Wellness, Indigenous businesses, Transportation & Logistics, and Distribution & Wholesale, operate with limited or no internal HR resources.
Thrive was created to align business strategy with people strategy and be an extension of your business.
Already have HR in place but need specialized project support such as investigations, union interpretation, restructuring, or compensation review? We can help with that too!
We focus on supporting you with solutions tailored to your business needs.
Meet The Team
Rhae Hansen, CPHR - Co-Founder | HR Business Partner
“People can tell the difference.”
For more than 20 years, Rhae has helped organizations build strong, practical people strategies that support both employees and business success. She has built HR functions from the ground up, led complex workplace investigations, and advised executive teams through periods of growth, change, and organizational challenge. Known for her calm and thoughtful approach, Rhae is a trusted advisor who brings clarity to complex people matters and turns them into practical solutions leaders can confidently act on.
CPHR | SHRM-SCP | CERTIFIED CHANGE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONER | BACHELOR OF EDUCATION | DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
Cheryl Powell, CPHR - Co-Founder | HR Business Partner
“Great HR isn't about choosing between people and business; it's about finding solutions that strengthen both.”
In nearly 20 years, Cheryl has excelled in building HR departments, systems, and multijurisdictional compliance programs from the ground up across Alberta, BC, Ontario, and Quebec. She's also led HR technology implementations that transform complexity into clarity. Cheryl is recognized for bringing structure, fairness, and follow-through to every engagement, making her a go-to expert for fractional HR services in Alberta and small business HR consulting.
CPHR | SHRM-SCP | CERTIFIED LOCAL CHANGE AGENT
BBA IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | DIPLOMA IN ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT
Anusha Stewart, CPHR - Co-Founder | HR Business Partner
“HR is at its best when it creates clarity, builds trust, and empowers people to do their best work.”
With a background spanning major organizational transformations, Anusha is a trusted advisor known for partnering with leadership teams to navigate complex change, including HR technology implementations and organizational design. While she excels at the strategic mechanics of HR, her true passion lies in the human element. Anusha brings an approach grounded in coaching leaders, empowering employees, and building workplace cultures where expectations are clear and people are genuinely supported to thrive.
CPHR | PCP | BACHELOR OF LABOUR RELATIONS & HR MANAGEMENT | DIPLOMAS IN BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Let's See If We're The Right Fit!
There’s no pressure to commit, just an open conversation about your current situation and where you want to go with your people strategy.
Ready to Thrive?
A dedicated in-depth dive into your current workforce structure and organizational health. By looking beyond the surface, we aim to uncover opportunities to optimize your people strategy through our fractional HR services ensuring your human resources align effectively with your business goals.