People operations for wellness and behavioral health businesses.
Fractional HR & People Ops so you can focus on what you built — not paperwork, compliance anxiety, and people problems you never signed up for.
Serving
You built something people love.
Then you hired a team. Now you're handling hiring headaches, staff conflict, and compliance questions you never prepared for. You didn't start a studio to become an HR department.
No real HR foundation
You're operating on gut feel and memory. When something goes wrong — a difficult termination, a staff conflict — there's nothing to point to.
Compliance you're not sure about
Are your instructors or therapists properly classified? Do you have the right policies? These aren't hypothetical risks — they're active enforcement areas.
Losing good people
High turnover in wellness isn't inevitable. But without intentional hiring, onboarding, and culture infrastructure, you're always starting over.
Not sure about your worker classification?
Free IC check for instructors. Free therapist classification analyzer for mental health practices.
This is where SMC People Strategies comes in.
Wellness & behavioral health fluency
I'm not a corporate HR consultant who learned your industry from a manual. I understand the instructor dynamic in studios and the 1099 therapist crisis in mental health practices — and what kind of HR actually fits each environment.
A real partner, not a vendor
Fractional means I'm embedded in your business on an ongoing basis — not billing per project. I know your team, your history, and your goals. Available when you need me.
AI-powered efficiency
65 purpose-built HR tools handle the drafts, compliance checks, and employment law analysis. Policy drafts, handbooks, severance agreements, investigation guides — in minutes, not days. Enterprise-quality HR at a fraction of the cost.
Built for where you are right now.
All engagements start with a free 30-minute discovery call. Project work — handbooks, HR audits, HRIS setup — is also available outside of retainer.
Essentials
Build your HR foundation
- On-call HR advice & guidance
- Policy & compliance review
- Job posting + offer letter templates
- Basic employee handbook review
- 6–8 hours/month
Growth Partner
Your full fractional HR partner
- Everything in Essentials
- Employee handbook (create or rebuild)
- Onboarding process design
- HR tech setup (Gusto, Rippling)
- Hiring support & interview frameworks
- 12–15 hours/month
Operations Partner
HR for scaling & multi-location
- Everything in Growth Partner
- Culture & retention strategy
- Manager coaching
- Wellness program design
- Multi-location HR support
- 20+ hours/month
Select a plan to bring it forward
Subject: Fractional HR
An HR partner who actually gets your world.
I've spent years inside small businesses as an HR generalist — handling hiring, compliance, onboarding, policy, conflict, and everything in between. I know what it looks like when a team has no infrastructure, and I know how to build it in a way that actually fits the business.
I'm also embedded in the Twin Cities yoga and wellness community. I understand the culture, the kind of people drawn to wellness work, and what HR actually serves that environment — versus what feels foreign and corporate.
That combination is rare. And it's exactly what small wellness businesses need.
- → 8+ years HR experience
- → Twin Cities, MN based
- → Embedded in the wellness community
Simple to start. Stays simple.
Discovery Call
Free 30-minute conversation about where you are, what's not working, and what your team actually needs.
HR Audit
I review your current state — compliance gaps, policies, processes, hiring practices — and give you an honest picture.
Custom Plan
We build a retainer plan that matches your needs and budget. No one-size-fits-all package forced on your business.
Ongoing Partnership
I'm available when you need me — for daily questions, hiring decisions, tricky situations, and proactive improvements.
65 AI-powered HR tools, included with every engagement.
From hiring to offboarding — jurisdiction-specific drafts, compliance checks, and employment law analysis, all in one place. Tracy reviews, refines, and advises on everything you generate. Pick a drawer below to browse.
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