The Paradigm Solution

HR & Team foundations 

Done For You

without the compliance headache?

Are you ready to confidently build the team you need to get back to the work you love...

 Attention trailblazers, innovators, and unapologetic entrepreneurs…

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62% of small businesses don’t have any staff members.

Because finding, hiring, and managing the right employees is overwhelming.

There are a lot of steps to take, and there’s no real HR support out there for your online business’s unique needs.

So you’re left to depend on Google to figure out where to start. And it’s around the fourth page of search results when you realize you’re not going to find the personalized answer you’re looking for on a search engine. 

Not to mention the legal and financial considerations. Those feel like too much to wrap your already-stretched-too-thin brain around.

Payroll? HR Policies? Employee training? No thank you!

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Then there are those limiting beliefs that rear their ugly heads at the mere thought of becoming someone’s boss:

“Is my business legit enough to have employees?”

“Will people think my vision is silly?”

“Who am I to be in charge of someone else’s job?”

“Would I even be a good manager?”

“Where would I even start in building company culture?

Hiring employees can feel like an insurmountable challenge on top of everything else you’re managing.

So you continue to outsource to independent contractors, because that feels simpler.

Relying on contractors isn’t a sustainable growth strategy for your business anymore.

Sure, working with freelancers is simpler at a certain stage in your entrepreneurial journey. It’s a great first step in delegating.

You’re beyond the first steps now.

Successful business owners like you require more than what contractors can offer. Why?

Because contractors aren’t bought into the mission and vision of your business. They’re juggling several client projects at a time. You’re not their only focus. Your deliverables are subject to their availability. They have their own set ways of doing things.

So instead of planning your next major revenue milestone, you’re:

Waking up at 3:15am in a cold sweat, wondering if your social media manager scheduled that Instagram post for tomorrow morning like she was supposed to. You promised yourself you wouldn’t open Planoly in the middle of the night anymore, but here you are.

Worrying so much about treating your contractors like employees (which you know is a big no-no!) that you’re compromising your needs to accommodate theirs. “My VA hasn’t scheduled my launch sequence emails to go out yet, so I guess I can just push out my course launch by a few weeks.” - you to yourself while adjusting your quarterly income goals yet again

Justifying your blurred boundaries because you believe they come with the territory of a contractor-client relationship.


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You know this isn’t working for you,
but hiring employees feels like way too big of a problem to tackle on your own.

With the right support, transitioning from contractors to employees can be the seamless solution you need to feel in control of your business again.

You don't have to hold back your growth anymore.

We’ve been accustomed to think the way things were done in our 9-5 jobs is the way we have to do things as online business owners. But the truth is, corporate HR strategies don’t translate to the way we work and collaborate remotely.

Besides, you’re a disruptor. You left your corporate job to shake things up and do things differently, so why would you do HR and team management the corporate way? 

Through my client work with entrepreneurs like you, I’ve realized that business owners need real, personalized, and modern strategies for hiring and growth. 

Just because Google results haven’t caught up to the way you want to run your business doesn’t mean you need to squeeze yourself into a corporate box.


Personalized People Operations Support That Actually Makes Sense For Your Business

Sustainable Growth Starts With a Strong Business Foundation

Our proprietary Set To Scale™️ method demystifies growing pains of, well, growth. Getting set to scale means preparing to manage employees with sustainable policies and protocols you’ll feel good about.

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First, you’ll gain clarity on the type of company you want to run.


This foundational work around your mission, vision, and values will help shape the company culture you want to create for your team.

With that clarity, we’ll build hiring and growth strategies that support the kind of boss and CEO you want to become.

 You’ll gain all the tools you need to strategically scale the business you’ve worked so hard to build.

Imagine your business’s potential when you go from:

This:

Bending and tweaking your processes and workflows over and over again to meet the standards of ever changing freelancers


Collaborating with your dream team and building a premium business structure that your clients will rave about while investing in your business through your people.


to This:

Hemorrhaging money on contractors who have their own systems and processes you have to follow.



Attract high quality employees into consistent roles you can train in complete alignment with your business’s values and processes. 




Worrying about whether or not your business is protected against legal ramifications while enforcing arbitrary policies, because you don’t know what you actually need to have in place.




Confidently maintaining compliance while fostering a positive company culture that supports your employees in doing their best work with thoughtful policies that protect your business legally, ethically, and financially.





Spending your days trying to keep all the balls in the air while keeping track of your contractors’ fragmented work schedules and deadlines.





Optimizing your time around the work you want to be doing, while delegating to autonomous employees who are as bought into your business’s success and long-term vision as you are.






Having a clearly defined 3-phased growth plan and a step-by-step plan of attack for revenue generating activities at each stage.






Enjoying more time for thought work, networking with fellow leaders in our community, and even…relaxing (gasp!).







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Kind Words

from Clients

Working with Paradigm was a truly integral process & experience for me & my business. HR was something I'd tried to figure out on my own by piecing it together (and I thought I'd done an okay job of it) but once I had multiple employees & contractors - all in different states - I knew I needed to call in the pros. In short, I can only guess how much Kira & her team saved me in fees and penalties by ensuring I was compliant with each state's laws and moving parts and telling me exactly how to do it all. Plus, they're just so fun to talk to, feel like friends, and are incredible listeners. 

This is a non-negotiable service for even small teams who care about doing things with excellence & having fun along the way. Book them upfront - you'll save yourself so much stress and wasted energy and feel so much more confident in your ability to lead & run your company well. 

- Kaitlyn Parker
(@copyuncorked)

Working with Kira & The Paradigm Team was truly incredible. I was embarking on the journey of hiring my first employee and felt SO overwhelmed, I had no idea where to start, and how to make it happen 
 When I met Kira, I knew immediately she was the person to help guide me through a process I had been feeling defeated by for months. She got the ball rolling from day one, and I left our first meeting feeling excited, empowered and like it was finally possible to make it all happen. Kira and her team worked efficiently, swiftly and made me feel their only client along the way. From beginning to end, the experience was 10/10. If you're wanting to scale your business and grow your team THIS is the way to do it, don't hesitate, just do it!

- Grace Blacksea
(@quenchcollectiveo)

“Kira was a lifesaver!! Taking the step to hire my first actual employee vs working with contractors was a big one, and I knew I wanted to go through the process the right way. I also value my time and didn't want to spend it endlessly searching for answers or potentially making the wrong decisions because I was just guessing with what to do. Kira took that burden off my shoulders and made everything so easy. She was there to answer any questions that came up along the way - and allowed me to really feel at ease and confident going into this next phase growing my business."

- Kristin Richards (@kristinrichards.co)

Working with Paradigm was truly the best thing that I could have done to help me navigate hiring my first employee! It made me feel so much more prepared going into the hiring process. And more importantly, I feel like it showed my employee how much I care about them! If I had tried to do all of this myself, I'm sure it would have been messy, unorganized and not at all how I want my employees to view me as a boss. But with Paradigm, I was able to onboard my employee in a way that was streamlined, welcoming and made me feel like a legit boss. Also the people at Paradigm are just a joy to talk to :) I never thought I would call HR "fun", but they make it fun!

- Abbey McGrew (@wayfarerdesign)

Kira is ABSOLUTELY amazing!!! I had so much fear and lack of know how with hiring employees. It was such a new world to me. An employee handbook? How do I even? 

Kira made it seem not so scary with her positive and fun personality. Even more so being a perfect resource of all things HR. She took so many things off my hands that would have taken me months to figure out on my own! If she didn’t know something she would always do her research, which was very reassuring. She was consistently proactive and communicative. You can really feel she genuinely cares about you and helping you on your path as a business owner. 

I highly recommend Kira to anyone stepping into their “CEO Role.” Kira is the HR QUEEN! 

- Dana Shular (@ascendtogether)

Kira helped me onboard two employees quickly after a sub-par experience trying to do it with another HR partner.

Kira's positive energy and no-nonsense approach made black-hole of the hiring process feel effortless and easy to understand. I would definitely work with Kira when I hire in the future.

- Sarah Doody (@sarahdoody)

I reached out to Kira as soon as I knew I was going to be bringing on employees. I wasn't new to having a team, as I had over a dozen contractors working for me, but I was very new to having employees (and I was planning to jump right in by bringing on 3 right at the start). The thought of it all was overwhelming and I was terrified that I'd miss something important. Kira and her team held my hand through the entire process and I felt unbelievably supported! Now I get to sit back and celebrate my growing team (and company) and I know I have access to them in the future as I continue to expand. 

-Jordan Schanda King
Easy Scaling
 (@jordanschandaking)

I just didn't know what I needed when it came to hiring and Kira totally filled that gap for me 
and then some. Working with Kira really got me to think about the future of the business and where we're going and who we need to hire to get there. It’s way, way more than just policies and paperwork.

 it's been a huge weight lifted off of me as the CEO. And it's just a relief knowing I have them to rely on. I would not be at this stage without you guys. I'd still be sitting here thinking… I should hire someone. I appreciate it.

- Shannon Mattern (@shannonlmattern)

“Kira is the HR pro I never knew I needed (not to mention my clients!) She demystifies everything around HR, the details/paperwork around hiring employees, and creates policies and handbooks that make onboarding a breeze - and that feel so aligned with my company culture and what I want (and didn't even realize I wanted). I feel so seen by Kira and way more confident about having employees on my team. I'm really proud of the company policies she created specifically for me and my company's vision.”

- Meg Baker (@Megkco)

Paradigm was the best investment I've made in my business to date. Not only did they get me onboarded right as I was making my first hire, but they also saw me through FOUR more hires. It was so much easier for me because I had access to compliance help, they made orientation easy, and it was all easily accessible through their portal and Slack. I never felt like I had to WORK to work with them, which is huge. If you're in the process of hiring and want to do it right, I can't recommend Paradigm enough.

-Latasha Doyler
(@uncannycontent)

Working with Paradigm Consulting was a business game changer! I was scared to grow a team and hire employees since it just seemed so overwhelming. I had no experience in HR, and I didn’t want to spend hours trying to find the answers and hoping that I was doing it right.

As soon as I started working with Kira and her team, I felt the weight come off my shoulders. They made every step so clear, and I went from overwhelmed to excited! They answered all my questions and helped me feel at ease with the process. My team also loved the onboarding process and raved about how organized we were and how comprehensive our Handbook was. I went from having no systems in place to one that I can rely on for years to come!

- Adrienna M. | CEO, Ava And The Bee

Paradigm genuinely cares about your team, values, culture and truly wants to help you grow authentically. She makes HR fun and more simple than you thought it could be. 

With Kira and her team's help, we've been able to hire our very first employee with such confidence. She led the way to help us expand our team with ease and we've experienced incredible growth since then! Kira is such a pleasure to work with, and we would do her intensive a MILLION times over again...we highly recommend working with her in an intensive!

-Dani Silber, Coming Out Happy @comingouthappy

Live, laugh, loved this experience. We hired 4 employees and now have capacity to do grow our client work by 10-20 times under our current team.

Most importantly, everyone is a great cultural fit and excited to grow with us, a win for me, a win for our team, and a win for our current and future clients.

- Braden Drake
 (@bradenadamdrake)

Kira and her team made HR so much easier! She made all the paperwork, policies, job descriptions, and hiring less stressful than what I was doing before on my own.

 I LOVE that I now have a solid team and a plan to grow my team to take my business to the next level.

-Trena Little,
(@trenalittle)

Created to give you everything you need to make the switch from contractors to employees seamlessly and confidently.

From figuring out exactly what kind of employees you need to execute your business’s near and long-term goals, to hiring and onboarding those employees, to reviewing their performance, and everything in between.

We’ll work together to get to the heart of your business to build a 3-phased growth plan and hiring strategy around your vision.

Introducing:

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The Paradigm Solution

HR & Team foundations 

Within 4 weeks of our initial collaborative strategy session, you’ll receive everything you need to start hiring employees, including: 

EXPERIENCE

the 90 day

The What:

A customized 3-phase growth plan for your business’s vision, including organizational charts and profit planning for each stage



Take the guesswork out of what kind of support you need to carry you through your next phase of growth.


The Why:

Strategically crafted  job descriptions, KPIs, job posts, and performance management materials for your key positions.




Attract the right kind of talent your business needs from folks who will understand and support your mission.





A detailed step-by-step action plan for the hiring process that ensures compliance every step of the way



Say goodbye to generic checklists, crossing your fingers, and hoping you’re doing things right! 




A customized Employee Handbook and onboarding process that promotes a healthy, secure, and productive company culture






Clearly defined policies provide the structure and clarity your employees need to thrive while protecting you from potential legal issues and giving you space to lead your team the way you want to.







A customized company site for housing all the documents that you legally need to provide for your team





Keep everything in one place, so you and your new team can easily find documents you need, when you need them.







Specialized guidance to ensure compliance, no matter where your team lives.

Clear guidance on tax and employment agreements, and assistance with payroll set up to save hours of Googling “wait, what do I do with these documents now?”









3 months of Slack support beginning the day you sign your contract.



Get immediate access to our decade of HR and Operations experience to answer any questions that pop up while you’re implementing your growth plan.

This is about so much more than job descriptions, hiring protocols, and employee handbooks.

You deserve to feel completely in control of a legitimate business you’re proud of. 

And when you have the personalized support you need to start delegating to a supportive and sustainable team, you’ll have that crucial sense of security that your business is protected and positioned for long-term success. 


It's about peace of mind.

My goal is to give you the freedom and space you need to get back to the roots of why you started your business in the first place: 


To be a confident changemaker, a disruptor, an innovator, and to run shit the way you want to run it. 

Because you didn’t start your business to second guess yourself or make compromises.

That ends here.


Meet your partner in People Operations

This may sound crazy, but I actually enjoy anxiety-inducing HR numbers and alphabet soups. 

1099s, W2s, FMLA, FLSA? My favorite! 

With a decade of experience in HR and Operations, I’m no stranger to the sensitive issues involved in the human side of running a business. There’s a lot to learn from hiring, onboarding, training, and managing the performance of over 500 employees for a multimillion dollar business. The good news is, I’ve learned it all so you don’t have to.

I’m the go-to People Operations resource for six-figure online business owners ready to protect, streamline, and scale their businesses. 

Hello there, I'm Kira!

In a nutshell, I’ll turn your delegation daydreams into reality.


My goal is to bridge the gap between corporate HR policies and the modern needs of online entrepreneurs. Because Google might have almost all the answers, but it doesn’t have what your unique business needs. 

It’s time to say goodbye to Google HR!

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Are you ready to take the first step in building a real team?

Click below to schedule a call and tell me all about your business and goals, and to learn more about how the HR and Team Management Intensive can totally transform the way you delegate.

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