“When we decided to carve out the milk business from parent J.M. Smucker, we worked with our new sponsor to surround ourselves with the best and brightest. This transaction was exceedingly complex. Nan was engaged by our national benefits broker to be a local HR resource, and quickly, Nan became a key part of our deal and integration team. Nan was instrumental to all of our human capital decision making and the HR infrastructure she built in 2015 continues to serve the company well today.” 

“We have relied upon Nan’s HR consulting support for several years. She has assisted us in professionalizing our HR function, in hiring key staff and in guiding us through a variety of complex HR matters. Nan understands the challenges faced by a small business owner and offers us actionable HR counsel tailored to our size, our needs and our culture.”

“I needed immediate support on the ground in my west coast operation on a time-sensitive, complex human capital project. Nan jumped right in, quickly assessed what needed to be done, organized the project team and saw the project through to a successful result in short order. Nan is a quick study and her ability to work as well with the C-Suite as she does with line management is one of her true strengths.”

“Nan has become a trusted member of our due diligence team.  She brings her deep experience to each diligence project and zeroes in on the relevant HR and organizational matters – both tactical and strategic. Nan’s insights are critical to our identification of risk and opportunity when assessing a potential investment.  Furthermore, her guidance and leadership are an important part of our transition efforts once a company joins the Edgewater family of companies.”

“We engaged Nan to perform an HR Infrastructure Assessment of the firm.  She collaborated with me and our administrative team to identify the many things we were doing well and those items we needed to address.  With Nan’s guidance, we have developed our HR platform to support our growth and to ensure compliance as the regulatory landscape changes.  We continue to rely on Nan as needed and find her counsel invaluable.”

“Nan is a valued advisor for HR compliance both in existing portfolio companies and with new acquisitions. Nan's many years of experience as an HR practitioner allow her to identify gaps, tailor action plans and coach the onsite teams to achieve compliance.  Relying on her consultative style, Nan quickly establishes rapport with others and has earned the trust of our staff, many of whom have never worked with a professional HR function.”

“Nan's recommendations following her comprehensive audit of our HR function enabled us to take necessary steps to stabilize HR and build a foundation for the future. Nan's counsel on a number of organizational matters during a time of transition at the company proved invaluable to me as CEO.” 

“Carving out our new company from a strategic seller with no temporary service agreement for HR/Payroll/Benefits was a monumental task. With Nan’s HR leadership, we accomplished this in record time, on budget, and at the highest quality level. Throughout the deal and into integration, Nan served as our face of HR and attended to all of our human capital needs with great care. Our management team and our associates came to trust and continue to rely upon Nan. She truly became a part of our team.”

“Nan was a key member of our transaction due diligence team on a complex family owned acquisition. Nan’s due diligence report identified several issues requiring immediate attention and provided a road map for addressing those issues. Post-closing, Nan worked with the Board and senior company management to install the company’s first formal HR function, hire several other key executive staff members, overhaul the company health and retirement plans, review and select both HRIS and automated payroll software. We now have a progressive and professional HR function with strong support staff and systems supporting over 1,000 employees across a 10-state region. Nan continues to be a resource for our HR Director and provides input across a variety of topics and was especially helpful in navigating through the Covid crisis.”

“The results of Nan’s HR Audit were extremely insightful and allowed us to make many positive changes to our HR function, including the hiring of a professional HR Manager and a new CFO, both of whom have become instrumental to our growing company.”

“At Blue Point, we recognize how incredibly important it is to focus on the human capital aspects of our business. Nan’s broad and deep HR skillset enables her to bring value throughout the lifecycle of our investments. Her early due diligence is complimentary to the data collected by our other third-party partners. The relationships Nan creates with the onsite leadership teams allow her to quickly and effectively address many pre and post-close HR matters with great results.”

“We engaged Nan to conduct an HR Assessment before our successful transition from one private equity investor to another. I needed to know if the HR infrastructure of our company was operating efficiently, and most importantly, was prepared to handle our planned expansion and the potential doubling of our employee base. The executive report I received from Nan following her assessment went deeper than I could have ever imagined. I learned important things about our back office that will be critical for my future management of the company. I found out what we are doing well, where processes can be improved and where we can reduce expense. Nan’s insight to our business and our culture was amazing and she has left us with a roadmap for HR that will serve us well.” 

“I was introduced to Nan at a pivotal point in our company’s history.  I engaged Nan to conduct an HR Infrastructure Assessment. Her collaborative approach, insights and practical recommendations prompted me to further engage her to start implementing formal HR processes while she conducted the search for our first HR Manager. Nan’s detailed onboarding of our new HR Manager resulted in a very smooth transition and I have no doubt that we are off to building the strong HR foundation necessary to support our growth for years to come.”

“As CEO of a fast-growing PE-backed consumer packaged goods company, I was seeking a strategic HR business partner who could quickly understand my vision and the type of HR leader we needed to help us take the organization to the next level.  Nan’s sage counsel and her ability to target the right HR expertise for our organization resulted in our hiring an excellent, high-impact CHRO in record time.”

“I have worked with Nan for many years. When I returned to Rycon to assume the role of president I quickly engaged her to provide HR counsel to our leadership team. Nan has provided excellent counsel for several years including bringing HR talent in-house. Nan demonstrates a unique understanding of our business beyond HR. Her involvement is invaluable.”