Mindfully Tending to the Moments That Matter

Culture Consulting Rooted in the Seasons of Work

Just like nature, teams move through cycles—beginnings, growth, transitions, and endings. The employee experience is shaped by key touchpoints that carry real emotional and cultural weight. When those moments are handled with intention, they deepen trust and resilience. When they’re rushed or overlooked, they break it.

I partner with founders and teams to navigate these pivotal moments with clarity, compassion, and structure—bridging the conventional and the unconventional, the practical and the deeply human.

The Seasons of Work

  • Spring

    The Season of Beginnings

    Theme: Growth, excitement, potential

    Focus Areas: Attraction, Recruitment, Onboarding

    Key Touchpoints:

    • Employer brand perception & first impressions

    • Interview and offer experience

    • First day/week/month success

    • Cultural integration and early belonging

  • Summer

    The Season of Flourishing

    Theme: Engagement, performance, connection

    Focus Areas: Development, Growth, Team Bonding

    Key Touchpoints:

    • Feedback and performance conversations

    • Learning and development (lean + high-impact)

    • Manager support and advocacy

    • Recognition, rituals, and team identity

  • Autumn

    The Season of Transition & Harvest

    Theme: Maturity, change, reflection

    Focus Areas: Role evolution, life events, internal shifts

    Key Touchpoints:

    • Promotions, pivots, and internal mobility

    • Transparency in uncertain times

    • Navigating burnout or personal challenges

    • Re-engaging purpose and motivation

  • Winter

    The Season of Closure & Legacy

    Theme: Exit, reflection, renewal

    Focus Areas: Offboarding, layoffs, alumni engagement

    Key Touchpoints:

    • Respectful, human-centered exits

    • Layoff communication and post-trauma care

    • Exit interviews and legacy conversations

    • Celebrating contributions, keeping doors open

Are We the Right Fit?

I partner with visionary teams who think fast and act with intention—those who are willing to slow down just enough to grow something real.

Common Challenges Addressed

Cultivating a people-first culture

  • Aligning business objectives with employee well-being

  • Navigating compassionate off-boarding

  • Ensuring team members are in the right roles and living in their strengths

  • Building effective team structures and metrics

  • Enhancing team cohesion and communication

  • Providing HR support without a full-time hire

  • Managing the complexities of people leadership

Ideal Clients

Small companies (typically under 50 employees)

  • Entrepreneurial organizations

  • Teams seeking non-traditional, people-first HR approaches

  • Organizations balancing business needs with people values

  • Leaders that embody a beginners mindset

  • Organizations that create environments where experimentation is fostered

  • Teams that celebrate instead of punish learning opportunities

  • Groups that find laughter in the serious and joy in the necessary

Co-Creating Culture That Works—for Teams to Thrive

I offer grounded, flexible partnership—whether you need clarity, connection, or hands-on execution. Together, we build capability and alignment so your people and business can grow with intention. My support is practical, strategic, and always rooted in the belief that culture is the engine, not the afterthought. We work together in a way that feels authentic, intentional, and deeply human.

Engagement Models

Retained Partnerships: Dedicated weekly support ranging from 5-15 hours as your fractional People and Culture leader.

Ad Hoc Projects: Targeted interventions for specific challenges, such as; compassionate exiting, team re-orgs, professional development program creation, etc.

Group Learning: Curated experiences to drive connection and comrarderie.

Facilitation: Expertly guided sessions to navigate team dynamics and foster collaboration.

Moderating: Empathy-led live or virtual sessions to guide conversations in both event or a conflict-resolution settings.

Multi Day Retreats: Deep dives to transform team dynamics.

Individual Coaching: Leadership can be lonely. I provide personalized support to help leaders grow themselves in service of their teams.

Half and Full Day Workshops: Intensive sessions focused on key topics, such as; strengths-based team development, written, verbal, and non-verbal communication, executive presence,

Psychometric Assessments Administration and Application: Tools to understand individual and team strengths, working styles, motivators, and opportunity areas to drive self and other awareness and application.

From The People I’ve Worked With

  • Mary is a true connector - of people, of concepts, of dreams into action. She’s someone who not only meets people where they are, but also allows them to just be themselves - a trust skill that not many of us possess, especially now.”

    Misasha Suzuki Graham

    Co-Creator & Co-Host, Dear White Women Podcast

    Co-Author, Dear White Women

  • Mary helped us build the foundational systems that support a thriving culture, clearly defined roles that empower individuals, and processes that bring alignment, accountability, and transparency across the team. She brought a rare blend of empathy and decisiveness, guiding us through the difficult but necessary process of compassionately off-boarding talent that no longer aligned with our direction, while simultaneously attracting and integrating new talent who shared our vision and values.

    Megan Milar

    CEO, The Garage Group

  • “Mary, to no surprise, found me! It only took one exchange for me that I knew I had to be a part of her visions and support in anyway I could. She has always surprised me in our meetings… The way she thinks outside the box on a strategic level makes her the unicorn she is.”

    Nyeesha D. Williams

Every team has its seasons—beginnings, transitions, flourishing, and farewells.

You don’t have to navigate them alone. If one of these moments is asking for your attention, I’m here to help you move through it with tact and compassion.