Growing Organizations Require Modern HR Solutions
Over the years we have helped hundreds of founders and leaders leverage Modern HR strategies to build dream teams and hit their growth goals.
We follow a philosophy built on five core principles to achieve success:
Action
Plan
We align with your growth goals.
Proven
Processes
We only use battle-tested strategies.
True
Partners
We act in your best interest.
Exceptional
Quality
We make brilliant things people cherish.
Shared
Joy
We love to see you succeed.
Why Fractional HR?
Fractional HR is for you if you are leading a company of 10-50 people, based in Canada or the USA, and looking to scale your team more efficiently. If this is you, you probably need help with:
The Castle HR Formula
We help companies deploy Modern HR strategies as a growth mechanism – creating winning cultures, high-performing teams, ridiculous retention rates and massive growth.
We do this through our proven Modern HR Strategies that include:
Performance Reviews
Maximize your potential by keeping your top talent longer
HR Consulting & Advice
Google does not have an HR degree - but our professionals do
Culture Enhancement Strategies
Build a thriving company culture that attracts and retains top talent
Employee Referral Program
Supercharge your recruitment efforts and build a driven team
Values & Virtues Development
Unite and empower your team for optimal results
HR Tech Integration
Streamline your HR operations and free up your time with the right technology
Custom Employee Handbooks
Protect your business and set your team up for success
Talent Acquisition
Attract top talent, and manage your best performers as they thrive
Termination Best Practices
Protect your business and approach this difficult task professionally
Onboarding Playbooks
Early impressions can impact performance and retention
Team Surveys
Get better results with your team’s insight
HR Data Tracking
Eliminate hidden costs and make data-driven decisions
Performance Reviews
Maximize your potential by keeping your top talent longer
HR Consulting & Advice
Google does not have an HR degree - but our professionals do
Culture Enhancement Strategies
Build a thriving company culture that attracts and retains top talent
Employee Referral Program
Supercharge your recruitment efforts and build a winning team
Values & Virtues Development
Unite and empower your team for optimal results
HR Tech Integration
Streamline your HR operations and free up your time with the right technology
Custom Employee Handbooks
Protect your business and set your team up for success
Talent Acquisition
Attract top talent, and manage your best performers as they thrive
Termination Best Practices
Protect your business and approach this difficult task professionally
Onboarding Playbooks
Early impressions can impact performance and retention
Team Surveys
Get better results with your team’s insight
HR Data
Eliminate hidden costs and make data-driven decisions
We aim to Maximize
We aim to Minimize
Our People, Your People
The talent behind our success
Our team is carefully selected for their experience, culture alignment and passion for helping companies like yours achieve their goals.
Tom Nickalls
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
He/Him
Tom, is a two-time founder and has been leading sales teams for over a decade. At one point in his career, he was terminated in an unprofessional manner. Since then, his mission has been to help forward-thinking small and medium businesses create custom HR strategies for today’s workforce.
Robyn Leduc,
CHRL
Head of Human Resources
She/Her
Robyn is a strong advocate of modern HR and has been a Human Resources Professional for over 10 years, working in a broad array of sectors from construction to technology. She prides herself on her ability to align the needs of humans with the needs of businesses to create strong partnerships.
Warren Ip
Head of Customer Success
He/Him
Warren has a strong track record of helping small and medium-sized businesses establish a path to success and working with them to achieve a positive ROI. He understands the importance of understanding and championing the needs of each client.
MaryLisa Forsyth
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
MaryLisa is a pioneer HR professional with over 30 years of HR management experience, mostly working in the public sector. Her specialties are transformational leadership, team building, managing change, and building labour relations strategies.
Lindsay Schultz
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Lindsay is a Senior HR Professional with over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She is a small business owner with a strong background in conflict management, training and development, and evaluating core HR processes.
Anna Boshoer,
CHRL
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Anna is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in management, consultant and recruitment roles. Prior to HR, she worked in adult education and retains her passion for learning through coaching, mentorship and personal development initiatives.
Mike Daser,
PHRi
Senior HR Business Partner
He/Him
Mike is a senior HR professional with over 10 years of experience who has gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise in various HR functions, including talent acquisition and HR policy development. A true generalist, he is passionate about creating an environment where every employee can thrive.
Jackie Gilkes
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Jackie is a senior HR professional with over 25 years of experience supporting leadership teams across multiple industries. She has spearheaded multiple HR Departments from nothing to fully functioning business partners with a seat at the head table.
Dana Dobiasova, CPHR, RPR
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her/Elle
Dana is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in both private and public sectors and a variety of industries, for both provincially and federally regulated companies. She is a huge advocate of coaching people up rather than out.
Stephanie Burns
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Stephanie is an HR professional with 10 years of multi-faceted experience. She considers herself a true Generalist, with a keen interest in Employee Relations, Performance Management, Talent Acquisition and Contract Management.
Shelley Sebastian
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Shelley is a senior HR professional with over 25 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles. She thrives when working closely with business leaders to develop and implement the HR systems that will help their company scale.
Irene Jackman,
CHRL, CEC
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Irene is a senior HR professional with over 25 years of experience in a variety of leadership and teaching roles. One of her specialties is turning complex situations into intuitive and applicable solutions for the people involved.
Shaida Gani
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Over the past 20 years, Shaida has built her career on a single principle – ‘work smarter’. She enjoys analyzing inefficient procedures and then collaborating with others to solve the root cause of the issue at hand.
Kathryn Edwards, MBA, MEd
Senior HR Business Partner
She/Her
Kathryn is an award-winning HR professional with 20+ years of experience in global HR leadership. She specializes in change management and organizational transformation.
Viviana Santa
HR Admin
She/Her
Viviana recently graduated from Western University with an Honour Specialization in HR and Management. While studying there, she served in leadership roles in multiple student organizations.
Lyndsy McDonald
Content Manager
She/Her
Lyndsy is a content producer extraordinaire who spent some time freelance copywriting after stints in chiropractic, personal support work and the beverage industry. She enjoys bringing Modern HR to the masses.
Dan Sluckin
Sales Development Rep
He/Him
Dan has a background in environmental science and extensive knowledge of sales. He has also tried his hand at entrepreneurship, learning many valuable lessons about a variety of industries along the way.
Wayne Tobacco
Sales Development Rep
He/Him
Wayne is passionate about sales and providing a personable experience to all prospects. He has a proven track record of crushing quotas in-person and over the phone. He is driven to exceed expectations and excited to be a part of the Castle HR team!
Our Amazing Clients
The companies that fuel our passion
We only work with companies who have found product-market fit and know what they invest in their HR strategy will be returned 10x. These founders and leaders have a clear vision of their future company but they lack the people strategies, systems, tools, and guidance needed to get there.
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Book a call with Castle HR to discuss how our HR services can benefit your team of 10-50 people.