People & Talent guidance for your organization
Helping you build
Small businesses benefit from having an informed People strategy from the beginning.
I'm your go-to partner for human resources consulting and coaching, and together, we'll create a smart People strategy that steers clear of common pitfalls.
Avoid the trap of thinking of HR as solely administrative task management. When founders or admin staff juggle HR, it often leads to unintentional damage to your company's mission, culture, morale, brand, and growth potential. Without a People partner, executives can get bogged down in employee relations or compliance – a complex and time-consuming maze that can lead to reactive 'firefighting' mode, with your organization scrambling to put together a People team.
I can help you build a solid HR foundation from the start - a culture of performance, learning and development, adaptability, and inclusion. I write equitable policies and build processes that scale, so your leaders can focus on driving business success.
Services
I offer strategic HR consulting services specifically designed for building a strong People Operations foundation in venture-backed technology companies in the early stages, bootstrapped businesses, and small non-profits. I understand the unique needs of these organizations, and can help establish foundational People and Talent Operations systems and processes.
My core competencies:
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HR Leadership
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Change Management, Support with Transitions
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Navigating and Resolving Employee Relations Issues
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Risk Management
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1:1 Coaching
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New Manager Training
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Performance Management
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Feedback Training
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Culture & Engagement
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Organizational Planning & Talent Acquisition
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Data Analysis & HR Insights
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Labor Law Compliance
Whether you're a young startup or an established organization seeking interim support
before hiring a full-time HR leader, I can be a trusted partner in supporting and guiding your team.
Reach out for a free introductory consultation.
My Approach
I'm Jenny Garcia, a San Francisco Bay Area-based, SHRM-SCP certified human resources professional, coach, and relationship-builder.
I help tech startups and nonprofit organizations navigate change and do more with the resources they have.
I build modern, people-centered, results-oriented programs and environments that support high performance and cultural engagement.
Every organization faces unique challenges. I'll work closely with you to understand your organization's needs and develop tailored solutions that deliver results.
I offer 1:1 coaching, and can help you refine your People strategies, establish People Operations systems, navigate transitions, resolve employee relations issues, and develop programs.
Results Speak Volumes
I'm committed to delivering exceptional results for my clients. I build long-term relationships with clients and colleagues, and I provide effective strategies and solutions that don't feel like HR bureaucracy or excess process.
Here's what some of them have said:
Jon Su
VP, ML & Software, Syntiant
CEO, Pilot AI
People are everything at a startup, and Jenny ran HR/people operations for us at Pilot AI. We had a phenomenal team of brilliant and creative individuals, being a deep-tech company. Jenny was the reason that group stayed focused and motivated towards our goals, both during the good times, but more importantly during the tough times that all startups go through. That takes a tremendous amount of empathy, compassion, and experience, and I could not recommend anybody more to help a leader extract the best out of their team than Jenny.
Alex Song
Director of Product Management, Playstation
Director of Engineering, Lytro
As Louis Gerstner from IBM once stated, “... culture isn’t just one aspect of the game, it is the game. In the end, an organization is nothing more than the collective capacity of its people to create value.”
Jenny fosters a warm, team first, hard-working, respectful, honest, dignified, and passionate workplace culture that cannot easily be replicated.
She supported me and my team on everything - compensation, benefits, employee relations, engagement as well as difficult personnel situations. And while it seems like a full plate, never did I feel she neglected one in place of another. Jenny was able to address and anticipate everyone's needs, concerns and expectations with the same level of devotion.
Jenny is an effective leader in every sense of the word, keeping the necessary balance between maintaining firm standards, but also leading with empathy and compassion.
Samuel Adesoye
Research Scientist, Syntiant
Jenny was pivotal to my transition to a management position. She consistently helped improve my interpersonal skills to ensure my team functioned fluidly. Jenny was so good at ensuring everyone at the company had their needs met. She organized events, review processes, and continuous check-ins to help improve our day-to-day functions.
I strongly recommend Jenny to any organization on any scale.
Network & Resources
While I listen to FAR too many HR podcasts than are necessary, I offer examples here of just a few of the online resources I check in with, whether it's for information-gathering or connecting with people in the Human Resources/ People, Talent & Culture space.
SAFE SPACE
The HR community for the people prioritizing people.
HR leaders don’t have it easy. There’s always a fire to put out, your org is always changing, and the rules keep evolving. No wonder you hate it here. Us people people are all going through it. Vent, get real time advice, meet your new HR bestie, and stay cool + calm + compliant in our very own safe space community.
Training for Managers and Teams
LifeLabs Learning is the source for instantly useful, delightfully unusual learning programs that catalyze a rapid increase in performance, engagement, and employee effectiveness. Interested in training for your managers or teams?
Culture Amp People Analytics: Achieve business objectives with your HR strategy.
Transform your people and business data into actionable intelligence for leaders and HR teams, so they can make better decisions and lead with confidence.
StartupExperts is an invite-only community of experienced HR, Finance, and Ops leaders who understand that while we tend to be “teams of one” or leaders of small teams at individual companies, we all regularly encounter the same business challenges and believe that collectively we are stronger when we support each other. As a community of professionals we are passionate about learning, building deeper relationships with our peers, and most finding personal satisfaction in giving to others.
Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.
For organizations to grow and thrive, the world of work has to work better for People. Being ‘Culture First’ is about recognizing this simple truth – and then finding ways to act on it. It’s easier said than done, but we’ve found something that helps tremendously – working through issues as a community.
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Jennifer Kim's Substack, where she shares her a human spin on tech, turning feelings into insights✨ | Founder/CEO at Workflow, teaching startups how to hire and scale. Venture Partner at Symphonic Capital.
Transform is about what matters to the people running people-driven companies, using events, awards, social impact initiatives and media channels to:
→ Foster relationships and human connection
→ Shape the future of people-driven leadership
→ Inspire WorkTech innovation
→ Enhance health and wellbeing
→ Mobilize companies to do good
→ Transform the workforce, workplace, and work of the future
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Paradigm's comprehensive suite of technology, tools, and consulting services creates organizations where every employee can do their best work and thrive. We help you design representative teams, fair talent systems and processes, and inclusive cultures that boost engagement, performance, and retention.