Our Work
Your business is only as good as your people.
A great employee, a great team, a great company, and a great success doesn’t just happen. Greatness requires a plan.
Our process
VIVO Growth Partners is a flexible + scalable HR + talent solution that grows as you grow. We succeed by creating custom HR + talent engagements that work for your business. There are no cookie-cutter solutions, no prefab packages. Instead, we create a purpose-built HR + talent offering that seamlessly integrates with your operations to meet your goals.
Our team of HR + talent experts help create processes and implement systems, deal with complex employee issues, and navigate change. We help build HR + talent functions from the ground up and guide leaders through gray areas.
Our ideal client
While our clients span industries, our most successful engagements share some common characteristics:- Leadership shares our belief that people are the greatest asset a business can have
- Typically have between 15-100 employees
- Has a growth mindset
- Growth is often outpacing systems
- Views HR as a strategic business function with a seat at the leadership table
- Talent-dependent
- A commitment to getting it right
Case Studies
Career Pathing
Small PR agency (~25 employees) wanted to develop a career path to help develop and retain current employees, attract new hires, and create this under the premise of keeping the team small.
Company Layoffs
Tech company experiencing extreme growth failed to secure its next round of funding and needed to lay off approximately ⅓ of the team.
Extension of HR Team
Healthcare organization going through rapid growth needed ad hoc HR support because the HR Generalist was going out on an extended leave of absence. Eventually, accounting contact left the organization, leaving a gap in payroll processing.
HR Partnership
In 2016, approached by real estate and property management company with approximately 25 employees for an HR partnership.
HR Assessment HRO
Small design agency with employees in several states wanted an HR assessment to determine future HR needs and ensure they were compliant with all federal, state, and local laws.
HRIS Conversion
A property management company has a good culture but wants to improve the overall employee experience.
Manager Program
A growing marketing agency with an abundance of new hires in management roles needed guidance on how to be a leader of people.
Performance Management
Smaller technology consulting firm (~20 employees) wanted to develop a performance management process to be utilized company-wide, uniformly and consistently.
TA Search
A mid-sized family-owned and operated manufacturing company needed a full-time HR Director.
TA Partnership
A local healthcare organization approached VIVO for recruiting assistance for various positions.