Organizational Assessment
A comprehensive leadership and organizational effectiveness assessment using custom 360 surveys, stakeholder discussions, team effectiveness methods, CEO debriefs, and facilitated action planning.
Move HR from reactive support to strategic business impact with People Leader Accelerator. Our advisory services, frameworks, assessments, and mentoring help people leaders make clearer workforce decisions, align HR priorities with company goals, and lead through growth, complexity, and change with practical tools developed by seasoned HR executives, operators, coaches, and academics.
Strategic advisory, mentoring, assessments, and practical tools for HR leaders navigating growth and complexity.
A comprehensive leadership and organizational effectiveness assessment using custom 360 surveys, stakeholder discussions, team effectiveness methods, CEO debriefs, and facilitated action planning.
Selective 1:1 mentoring for HR leaders stepping into broader scope, higher visibility, or top-of-function roles where judgment, presence, and decision quality matter.
High-stakes advisory support for complex leadership decisions, including keep, coach, move, or exit choices, board-level readiness questions, and execution risk assessments.
A 56-page strategic planning guide with templates, frameworks, and best practices to help HR leaders align people priorities with business goals.
A long-term leadership development engagement delivered across multiple activities to strengthen leadership teams and support sustained organizational success.
Senior-level HR recruitment for Director, VP, and Chief People Officer roles, with principal-led search and complimentary mentoring for placed executives.
People Leader Accelerator begins by clarifying the business context, leadership challenge, growth stage, and people risks involved. This ensures recommendations are tied to organizational priorities, not generic HR activity.
See how strategic HR leaders build stronger organizations with expert guidance, tools, and peer support.
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People Leader Accelerator brings practitioner experience, evidence-based frameworks, and practical advisory support together.
Learn from faculty with 25–30+ years leading HR, talent, coaching, and growth-stage people functions.
Use templates, guides, assessments, and frameworks designed for immediate business application.
Apply insights from CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, executive coaching, and academic HR leadership credentials.
Access peer learning, mentoring, and alumni connections that support continued strategic growth.
Expert faculty guiding strategic HR leaders forward.
Core Faculty – HR & Talent Leadership
Andrew Bartlow is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, specializing in HR and Talent Leadership with 25 years of deep practitioner experience. He is co-author of 'Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations' and holds prestigious certifications including CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and Executive Coaching. Andrew brings a unique blend of academic rigor and real-world application to his teaching, having served as a private equity operating partner, venture advisor, and HR mentor. His curriculum equips HR and people leaders with strategic frameworks to drive organizational success in high-growth environments. Andrew is dedicated to bridging the gap between operational HR and strategic business partnership for professionals across the United States.
Core Faculty – People Operations & Executive Coaching
Marie Szuts serves as Core Faculty at People Leader Accelerator, focusing on People Operations and Executive Coaching. She brings firsthand experience leading the people function at high-growth tech organizations, including Figma, where she developed scalable HR strategies during periods of rapid expansion. Marie holds a BA and MA from Yale University and is a certified Executive Coach through the prestigious Hudson Institute. She also advises people leader networks, venture capital firms, and companies navigating growth challenges. Her practical, experience-driven approach helps HR professionals elevate their strategic impact and build resilient people operations within dynamic organizations across the United States.
Core Faculty – Management & Human Resources Academic
Brad Harris, Ph.D. is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, bringing academic excellence and real-world management expertise to HR and people leaders. He serves as Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris, and is an affiliated professor at the University of Illinois. Brad is co-author of 'Scaling for Success' and '3D Team Leadership,' with research published in leading academic journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M University and an Executive Coaching Diploma from Emory University. Recognized as a top '40 Under 40 Business School Professor' by Poets and Quants, Brad is committed to equipping leaders with evidence-based frameworks for organizational success.
Core Faculty – HR Leadership & Executive Coaching
Carmela Krantz is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, specializing in HR Leadership and Executive Coaching with an impressive 30 years of experience building and leading HR functions in rapidly growing businesses. A trailblazer in her field, Carmela has served as the first VP of HR at nine companies, including six start-ups, giving her unparalleled insight into the unique challenges of scaling people operations from the ground up. She is a certified executive coach and the founder of WOVEN. Carmela's practical wisdom and passion for developing HR leaders make her an invaluable resource for professionals seeking to accelerate their strategic impact within high-growth and entrepreneurial organizations across the United States.
Strategic HR consulting helps organizations connect people decisions directly to business priorities. Instead of focusing only on transactions, compliance, or administration, it addresses workforce planning, leadership capability, organizational design, culture, compensation, analytics, and talent risk. People Leader Accelerator supports this work through advisory engagements, assessments, mentoring, and practical frameworks built for HR leaders operating in complex growth environments.
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Executive compensation expertise for strategic HR leaders.
Senior HR credential supporting advanced advisory work.
Recognized business school professor and HR scholar.
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