HR Consulting in Tampa, Florida
HR support for Tampa startups and tech companies, finance and law firms, and nonprofits of 5 to 100 employees — across the bay from my St. Pete office, on-site in Hillsborough when it counts.
Across the bridge, and the largest market I serve.
- ~30 min
- from St. Petersburg
- On-site
- most common here
Tampa is the largest business community in the bay, and it brings me the widest range of clients: startups and tech companies around downtown and the university corridor, finance, law and advisory firms in the Westshore and downtown towers, and the nonprofits headquartered here that serve all of Hillsborough County. I also work with growing companies out in Brandon and up in Wesley Chapel, where the same problems show up a few years later.
The HR issues are what you'd expect from fast growth. Startups adding twenty people in a year with contractors who are really employees and equity offers with no employment paperwork behind them. Professional firms hiring their first non-partner staff and learning what exempt and non-exempt mean. Nonprofits running grant-funded payroll with an executive director as the HR department.
From St. Petersburg it's about 30 minutes over the Howard Frankland or the Gandy, so on-site work in Tampa is routine: first meetings, investigations, terminations and training happen in your office. Between visits, most Tampa clients work with me by phone, email and video.
In your office for what matters. Remote for the rest.
On-site
Tampa clients see me in person for first meetings, investigations, difficult conversations, board sessions and training. Plan on same-week scheduling; urgent issues within a day or two.
Remote
Handbooks, compliance reviews, policy questions and ongoing advice run over phone, email and video — and you get answers the same business day.
Startups, professional firms, and nonprofits.
Companies of 5 to 100 employees. Not on the list? The seven services work the same in any industry.
Everything HR, delivered in Tampa.
Same seven services as everywhere else. In Tampa the most common starting points are outsourced HR for startups and professional firms, and compliance reviews for nonprofits.
All services →- 01
HR Outsourcing & Fractional HR
Your HR department when you don't have one.
- 02
HR Compliance
Federal, state, county and local employment law changes constantly.
- 03
Employee Handbooks
Your handbook sets expectations and protects you when things go wrong.
- 04
Employee Relations
Conflict, grievances, discipline, terminations.
- 05
HR Training
Training built for your team, not a canned webinar — from legally required topics to the management skills that keep good people..
- 06
HR Audit & Assessment
An expert look at how you hire, pay, manage and retain — where you're exposed, where you're wasting effort, and a practical plan to close the gaps..
- 07
Recruiting
Personalized hiring support that finds the right fit for your culture and keeps you compliant from job posting to signed offer..
- 08
Not sure where to start?
Tell me the situation and I'll point you to the right first step. The first conversation is free.
Call (727) 280-6769 →
“Sarah has been an incredible resource to me for my clients. She is professional, knowledgeable, timely and, most importantly, cost effective. She is my Human Resource strategic partner.”
Centered on Tampa. No pin.
Serving Tampa from my base in St. Petersburg, FL.
Yes. Tampa is about 30 minutes from my St. Petersburg base, so on-site meetings, investigations and training across Hillsborough County are routine, with no travel charge.
Yes — startups and tech companies are a large part of my Tampa work: contractor classification, first employee handbooks, equity and offer paperwork, and the manager basics that come with fast hiring.
Yes. I work with companies across Hillsborough and into Pasco, including Brandon and Wesley Chapel, on-site and remotely.
Yes. Hillsborough County has a wage theft ordinance and a human rights ordinance that go beyond Florida law. Your pay practices, policies and complaint process need to account for both.
Nearby areas
Running a business in Tampa? Let's talk.
Call, or send a message — whichever is easier.