TESTIMONIALS
Emmanuel Straschnov
Founder, BUBBLE.IO
“Natalie stepped into Bubble at a critical inflection point and made an immediate, outsized impact. She moved quickly to unblock stalled change-management and operational issues, working as a true thought-partner to us and bringing the kind of judgment and expertise that only comes from having built and scaled many startups. She embedded seamlessly, building trust across leadership and our managers, while diving head-first into complex employee-relations (ER) challenges, managing risk thoughtfully and resolving issues with care.
From day one, Natalie won the confidence of our People team, leading a team of seven and providing individualized coaching and mentorship in both HR and Talent Acquisition. Natalie moved the needle in several areas of the business quickly, providing strategic guidance on org design, employee relations (ER), conflict resolution, talent and leadership effectiveness, while helping us reinforce and evangelize our culture. We genuinely enjoyed working with her and would recommend bringing Natalie in to uplevel teams and leadership, drive organizational changes that increase speed, untangle challenging ER issues, coach front-line managers and ensure that the team feels supported.”
Younes amar
cpo, wallaroo.AI
Working with Natalie was transformative. From day one, she operated as a true partner to me and the executive team—quickly diagnosing gaps and helping us remove roadblocks, and scale smarter.
She helped reset some of our teams and hire top talent for our current needs for driving a high-performing team & culture! We credit Natalie for continuously resetting our thinking about talent and ensuring they are "stage-appropriate"!
Natalie is also thoughtful and insightful by constantly keying into performance and engagement data to help leaders make the right decisions and ensure organizations are set up to drive growth! If you're leading through growth and change, you would be lucky to have Natalie as your People Ops leader!
Ed Robinson
Founder & CEO, Stash
“I had the privilege of working alongside Natalie at Stash, where as VP of People Operations, she expertly built and led the HR, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Experience divisions from scratch. Natalie's leadership was instrumental in scaling the company's workforce from 27 to 350 employees in just 2.5 years, while also prioritizing a culture of diversity and inclusion.
Natalie not only strategized but executed on comprehensive benefits, performance management, and learning and development initiatives that significantly enhanced our organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction. Natalie's impact was profound, leaving a lasting legacy on our company's culture and operational success.”
Ben Johnson
OPERATING Partner,
Chalfen Ventures
“In the startup space there is no shortage of people who talk a good game but really don't help you actually get shit done. Natalie stands out a mile as a mentor and coach. She (a) really knows her onions, (b) explains clearly how you get things done, and (c) rolls up her sleeves to help you get there.”
Eliot Durbin
General Partner,
boldstart ventures
“With the remit of helping our team get our technical enterprise founders to their next fundraise as quickly as possible, Natalie went to work taking People Operations tasks off of our founders plates and jumping into the trenches with both feet. She aided in creating the fundamental building blocks of People Ops at a number of our companies, toeing the line between high-level, strategic thinking as a leader and then jumping into the details to architect programs end-to-end. Helping our founders get proactive about human resources, talent acquisition, total rewards, employee experience and a number of other programs before hitting the growth phase was something Natalie partnered with our founders to do autonomously.”
John AmaraL
CO-FOUNDER & CTO,
ROOT.IO
“Natalie is practically on my team. I monopolize every minute of her time if I can. We’re selfish with her because she’s amazing. She’s literally building the connective tissue of our organization.”
