Speaking
Signature talks
Three talks on HR’s real role, leading through the messy middle, and how access changes what’s possible.
See the TalksPEOPLE. POSSIBILITY. BUSINESS.
I believe great businesses are built through intentional leadership, thoughtful people strategies, and access to opportunity.
Fractional Chief People Officer, executive advisor, entrepreneur, and founder of Miracle Recruiting.
a.k.a. HR’s Ms. Frizzle

WHAT I SAY OFTEN
HR is the marriage counselor between the people and the business. I believe both deserve a fighting chance.
MORE THAN A TITLE
Through Miracle Recruiting, we partner with organizations to navigate complex workforce challenges, strengthen leadership, and build the people infrastructure necessary for sustainable growth.
Beyond the boardroom, I’m passionate about changing how we think about work, leadership, and the opportunities available to us.
Read My StoryWHERE TO START
Speaking and advisory are where you’ll find me. Miracle Recruiting is where our team does the work.
Speaking
Three talks on HR’s real role, leading through the messy middle, and how access changes what’s possible.
See the TalksAdvisory
Fractional Chief People Officer leadership and strategic advice for founders and executive teams.
Start a ConversationMiracle Recruiting
Recruiting, HR operations, and people strategy delivered by the Miracle Recruiting team.
Visit Miracle RecruitingAbout
How I fell into HR, fell in love with it, and why access to opportunity is the thread through everything I do.
Read My StoryRecommendations
The HR and People Ops products I recommend, and how I decide what earns a place on the list.
See PartnershipsA BOOK IN PROGRESS
I’ve spent years at the intersection of people and business, and somewhere along the way I realized I had a few things to say. At its heart is one question:
What would change if we stopped treating people and business as competing priorities?
I’m not quite ready to give away the whole story. But stay tuned.
THE COMPANY I’M BUILDING
A company built to grow beyond any one person. Each brand has its own team, its own focus, and its own site.
Founder & CEO
Talent. Strategy. Results.
We partner with organizations to navigate complex workforce challenges, strengthen leadership, and build the people infrastructure for sustainable growth.
Creator
Tools and coaching for what’s next.
Our career services brand, giving individuals the coaching, tools, and information to take their next step.
Founder
People. Strategy. Scale.
Our advisory brand, helping institutions stabilize and lead through crisis.
LET’S BUILD WHAT’S NEXT
Speaking, media, a collaboration, or a good idea worth talking through. Tell me a little about it and I’ll get back to you.
Looking for HR or recruiting support for your business? Visit Miracle Recruiting ↗
Prefer email? [email protected]
ABOUT MIRAQUE
I didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming an HR executive. I fell into HR, and somewhere along the way, I fell in love with the work.
It’s a belief that access to information, opportunity, and the right conversations can fundamentally change the trajectory of someone’s life.
Early in my career, I interned with the HR team at Droga5, a creative advertising agency in New York City. I was surrounded by people whose careers and experiences challenged what I had understood to be possible. They weren’t distant figures I read about in magazines. They were colleagues. People I passed in the hallway, worked alongside, and occasionally grabbed lunch with.
That proximity changed my perspective.
Sometimes the greatest limitation isn’t someone’s ability or ambition. It’s simply not knowing what exists beyond the world they’ve experienced.
That realization became a thread running through my career. Working with young people at FEGS, I found tremendous fulfillment in helping them discover pathways they hadn’t considered. Not because they lacked potential, but because potential alone doesn’t create access. People need information. They need exposure. They need someone willing to open a door.
As my career moved into recruiting, People leadership, and executive advisory work, I watched talented professionals get overlooked, hard decisions get made without enough thought for their human impact, and organizations struggle to reconcile business priorities with their responsibility to their people. I wanted to influence those conversations, not simply respond to their consequences.
That desire shaped Miracle Recruiting, an idea that began in 2016 and became an established company in 2019. Today, as Founder and Fractional Chief People Officer, I lead our work at the intersection of people, strategy, and business performance.
I’m proud of the organizations I’ve supported and the thousands of careers I’ve had the privilege of influencing. But those aren’t the moments I treasure most.
Those are my accolades.
And when someone I’ve coached calls to tell me they got the job, my first thought is simply:
“See? I told you so.”
Because I believed they could do it. They just needed the right information, guidance, or someone willing to help them see what was possible. That’s the work I love, and the work I’ll keep doing.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
13+years in HR and talent acquisition
My experiences at Droga5 and FEGS shaped my understanding of how information, exposure, and opportunity influence professional growth.
Recruiting and People leadership at MongoDB, Palantir, Hinge, and One Drop, where talent strategy and leadership alignment drove business results.
The idea for Miracle Recruiting took shape in 2016. In 2019, Miracle Recruiting, LLC was formally established.
Talent acquisition and People operations across the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Australia.
Senior People leadership, fractional Chief People Officer engagements, executive coaching, organizational design, and strategic advisory work.
Chief Operating Officer of The Stevenson Brands, founder of a growing company, and Board Secretary at Cosmic Writers.
IN THE PRESS
Interviews, expert commentary, and conversations on hiring, inclusion, and the employee experience.
“Diversity should be evident across all levels of an organization, particularly among leadership positions.”
“Diversity should be evident across all levels of an organization, particularly among leadership positions.”Read
“Listen to your Black employees. They need to know you genuinely care about their needs.”Read
“Directly send sourcing outreach to members of underrepresented communities.”Read
THE VALUES I LEAD BY
These are my personal leadership values. They guide how I lead, advise, and make decisions, at work and beyond it.
Information and opportunity shouldn’t be limited to those who already know where to look.
People deserve honest communication, meaningful context, and clarity, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
Every person deserves respect, regardless of their position, performance, or circumstances.
Leadership means taking ownership of decisions, actions, and their consequences.
Question assumptions, challenge conventional thinking, and remain willing to learn.
Lead responsibly, recognizing the obligation to both people and organizational sustainability.
WHAT I BELIEVE
People can’t pursue opportunities they don’t know exist, and talent alone doesn’t guarantee access. Sometimes the most meaningful thing we can do for another person is share what we know.
Businesses need to grow, innovate, and make difficult decisions. People need dignity, fairness, and room to thrive. It’s not about choosing sides. It’s about creating the conditions for both to succeed.
A title doesn’t make someone a leader. Leading people comes with a responsibility to keep becoming someone worth following.
Not every candidate gets the job and not every relationship works out. People still deserve honesty, communication, and respect. Hard decisions don’t require diminishing anyone’s humanity.
OUTSIDE THE WORK
There’s more to me than org charts, recruiting strategies, and executive meetings.
And then there’s HR’s Ms. Frizzle.
I’ve never been interested in fitting the traditional mold of what an HR executive is supposed to look or sound like. Curiosity matters. Imagination matters. Learning should be an adventure, and sometimes the best way forward is to take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.
I take my work seriously. Myself? Not always.
B.A., English Liberal Arts. A lifelong love of storytelling and the power of words.
Happiest lost in a good book and the stories that stay long after the last page.
Board Secretary, helping young people discover their voices through creative writing.
Entrepreneur, dog mom, and lover of sunflowers, with faith at the center of it all.
WHERE WE MIGHT CONNECT
Follow along as I write. You’ll hear first when there’s more to share.
Bring me in to speak on leadership, access, and the human side of work.
Build a partnership around technology that helps founders and lean teams.
LET’S BUILD WHAT’S NEXT
Bring the challenge, the idea, or the question. We’ll start with a conversation.
SPEAKING
I speak about the human side of work: what HR is really for, how to lead through the messy middle, and why access to information changes what’s possible.

SIGNATURE TALKS
Each can be shaped as a keynote, a workshop, or a fireside chat for your audience.
Signature talk 1
Audience: HR professionals, founders, executives, People leaders, and leadership teams
What happens when the needs of a business and the needs of its people seem to be in conflict? I challenge the traditional understanding of HR and explore why the most effective People leaders must understand both business performance and human experience.
Audiences leave with
Signature talk 2
Audience: Executives, emerging leaders, people managers, entrepreneurs, and leadership programs
There’s a reason I call myself HR’s Ms. Frizzle. Leadership doesn’t come with a perfect roadmap. This talk explores how curiosity, adaptability, accountability, and a willingness to challenge conventional thinking can transform the way we lead.
Audiences leave with
Signature talk 3
Audience: Students, early-career professionals, career changers, executives, educators, and talent development teams
We’re told success is about potential, hard work, and believing in ourselves. But what happens when someone doesn’t know an opportunity exists? Drawing on recruiting, executive leadership, and career coaching, I explore how access, exposure, and relationships shape careers.
Audiences leave with
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR EVENT
Share your date, audience, and format, and I’ll follow up with availability.
PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS
I partner with HR & People Ops products that solve real problems for founders and small teams.
I love tools that make work better. A product earns a place in my workflows by helping real teams, not simply by offering an affiliate link.
Here’s what I look for, what a partnership can involve, and what to send before we talk.
WHERE I FOCUS
MY TOOLKIT
Useful products for the hiring, people, and day-to-day challenges the teams I work with face.
ATS & RECRUITING
An affordable ATS for small teams that need hiring structure without enterprise complexity.
ATS & RECRUITING
Structured hiring for teams ready to scale with intention and data.
ATS & RECRUITING
Recruiting workflows that balance automation with a human-centered candidate experience.
PEOPLE OPS & PAYROLL
Payroll, benefits, and HR built around the needs of small businesses.
CULTURE & ENGAGEMENT
Connection, feedback, and culture-building within Slack.
The right fit depends on your stage, team, and workflow. A recommendation starts with what you need.
BEFORE I SAY YES
Your product needs to respect people, time, and the teams I support.
Address a pain point that founders, hiring managers, or People teams actually experience.
Make adoption and day-to-day use manageable for a lean team.
Be clear about how you use data, how AI makes decisions, and how candidates are treated.
Fit into existing ATS, HRIS, CRM, and workflows without making teams rebuild their entire stack.
Offer useful access, thoughtful pricing, strong support, and benefits that fit early-stage budgets.
Bring a clear proposal, a focused conversation, and an understanding of the teams I serve.
WHEN THERE’S A FIT
Practical feedback, real-world use, and education that serves the people doing the work.
See how your product performs inside real hiring or People Ops processes, beyond a demo.
Grounded feedback on features, onboarding, and messaging for the people who will use your tool.
A place in my recommendations when your product earns it through useful, relevant work.
Webinars, guides, and conversations that help teams learn, with the tool supporting the lesson.
Thoughtful discounts, onboarding help, or support for clients whose needs match your product.
Translate what HR and People teams need into clearer product decisions and messaging.
START HERE
A focused introduction helps us both see whether there’s a real fit.
If it looks like a fit, my team and I will follow up with next steps.
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