Fractional HR
Lauren Mitchell
Your part-time people person: hiring, onboarding, handbooks
Drag to orbit · hover a satellite
Raleigh, NC English 8 yrs experience
Taking clients · 10 hrs/week Remote + on-site · Raleigh area + remote
Lauren can help you
- 01Handle tricky employee situations
- 02Stay compliant with labor law
- 03Write job posts that attract the right people
- 04Build a 30-day onboarding plan
Real results
-100% turnover
Dental practice
- The problem
- Lost 4 hygienists in a year.
- What Lauren did
- Ran stay interviews, reworked schedules and added a simple bonus ladder.
- The result
- Zero hygienist turnover the following year.
21 hires in 30 days
Landscaping company
- The problem
- Seasonal hiring chaos every spring.
- What Lauren did
- Built a referral program and a 2-day onboarding bootcamp.
- The result
- Full crew hired three weeks earlier than usual.
“She made HR feel human instead of scary.”
About Lauren
Lauren spent 8 years at companies like Gusto and Healthcare group before going independent to work with owner-operated businesses. Lauren keeps things practical: small steps, clear numbers, no jargon.
Best fit: Owner-led businesses with 7–39 employees that are growing but stretched thin.
Restaurants & foodRetail shopsHandbooksGustoComplianceRetentionComp design
Experience
- Fractional consultantIndependent · 2021–Present
- People Ops SpecialistGusto · 2015–2021
- HR ManagerHealthcare group · 2010–2015
SHRM-CP
Ways to work: By the hour · Monthly retainer · Fixed project
Talk to Lauren this week.
Tell us a little about your business. We'll set up a free 15-minute intro call — if it's not a fit, we'll suggest someone who is.
