Executive HR leadership that bridges business strategy and people strategy — and delivers measurable performance.
For CEOs, boards, and PE partners who need senior HR at the table without a full-time seat.
When growth, a deal, a leadership change or a transformation is on the table, the people agenda has to move at the speed of the business. M. Consulting brings CHRO-level partnership to CEOs, founders, executive teams, and private equity investors, on a flexible basis.
The work is simple to state and hard to do: connect business strategy with people strategy so the organization can perform.
Maintain your values and employee experience through rapid growth
Develop the leaders your organization needs to sustain momentum
Design structures and processes that drive performance
Maximize value creation through strategic workforce and cultural alignment
Future-ready people operations that improve decision-making
Create a culture where top talent wants to stay and contribute
Sit with the CEO, board, and executive team as a business partner — not as an HR vendor. The work is connecting people strategy to the operating plan: org design, talent, culture, leadership, and the reporting the board actually needs.
Lead the people side of transformation so the business keeps moving. Leadership alignment, change readiness, communication, and adoption — without losing engagement or continuity while the organization restructures or scales.
Before the deal: workforce risk, culture, leadership, compensation, and HR diligence so surprises do not land after close. After: integration strategy, talent retention, systems and policy harmonization, and culture — so value is not lost in the handoff.
Practical technology and AI that improve how people decisions get made — roadmaps, HRIS, analytics, and automation tied to operating efficiency, not a tools catalog.
Build the leadership bench the strategy requires: succession, manager effectiveness, and performance systems that hold people accountable for results.
Inspirational speaking, keynotes, panel guest appearances, and podcasts — bringing CHRO-level perspective on people strategy, change, M&A, and leadership to your audience.
Flexible structures designed around your organization's needs
Ongoing executive-level HR leadership on a flexible, part-time basis
Dedicated leadership during transitions, restructuring, or rapid growth
Retainer-based strategic partnership for CEOs and leadership teams
Inspirational speaking, keynotes, panel guest appearances, and podcasts for audiences who need executive perspective
Strategic facilitation, training, and leadership development programs
Discovery → Scoped Engagement → Embedded Partnership
A candid conversation about where the business is, where you're taking it, and what's standing in the way organizationally.
A focused initiative or an ongoing seat at the leadership table — built around your priorities, not a packaged offering.
We operate as a member of your team — in your meetings, knowing your people, making decisions alongside you, not after you.
Led by our founder, Marijke Woodruff, we bring more than 20 years of executive leadership experience across Fortune 500 companies, high-growth organizations, healthcare, media, professional services, nonprofit, and private equity-backed businesses. Boards and CEOs bring us in when people strategy has to serve the business — growth, a deal, a transformation — not sit beside it.
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