KJS Consulting by Kate Sargent · Your Career Plus One*
Consulting for Businesses
Whether you're scaling a team, navigating a restructure, or realizing your HR infrastructure can't keep up with your growth, Kate brings 20+ years of hands-on people operations experience to help you build something that actually works. From fractional leadership to executive search to training programs that change how your team shows up, KJS partners with companies that believe their people are the strategy.
HR Consulting & Fractional People Ops
Not every company needs a full-time Chief People Officer, but every company needs a real people strategy. Kate embeds with your team as a fractional executive leader, short-term contractor, or project-based consultant to build the HR infrastructure you need without the overhead you don't.
Whether you're setting up an HR department from scratch or untangling one that's not working, KJS creates tailored programs that meet you where you are, on your timeline, within your budget.
What We Do
Fractional Chief People Officer Part-time executive leadership for companies that need senior-level people strategy without a full-time hire.
Project-Based HR Consulting Scoped engagements for specific challenges: compensation frameworks, interview architecture, employer branding, org design, and more.
Organizational Development Competency building, leveling frameworks, and talent acquisition programs designed to scale with your growth.
HR Generalist Support Day-to-day HR operations, compliance, and employee relations for teams that need hands-on help now.
HRIS Implementation Setting up and optimizing your people systems so your data actually works for you.
Outplacement Services Helping companies support departing employees with career coaching, resume support, and transition guidance. Doing right by the people who leave says everything about who you are as a company.
Executive Search
KJS doesn't do traditional recruitment. We take a people-first, purpose-aligned approach to every search, building authentic relationships, understanding your organizational context, and connecting you with leaders who embody both strategic vision and human-centered leadership.
With deep expertise across Retail, CPG, HealthTech, Nonprofit, AgTech, and Higher Education, KJS brings a thoughtful, tailored process to every engagement. Competitive pricing and sliding scale options are available for early-stage founders and nonprofits.
What We Do
Executive Search for Impact-Driven Organizations. Specialized searches for Executive Directors, Chief Sustainability Officers, Chief Impact Officers, and other key leadership roles.
Leadership Assessments. Evaluations designed to ensure candidates are deeply connected to your organization's mission, values, and impact goals.
Market Mapping. Insights into leadership landscapes for B Corps, Fair Trade organizations, ESG-focused companies, and nonprofits to inform strategic hiring decisions.
Candidate Experience Excellence. Seamless, respectful processes that reflect your organization's values and vision.
How We Work
Step 1: Discovery Understanding your organization's mission, culture, and leadership needs.
Step 2: Targeted Search Leveraging our network for precise outreach.
Step 3: Assessment Rigorous evaluations ensuring cultural add, mission alignment, and readiness for impact-driven leadership.
Step 4: Delivery Presenting a curated shortlist of exceptional, mission-aligned candidates.
Step 5: Placement & Beyond Providing onboarding support to ensure successful leadership integration.
Outplacement Services
Navigating layoffs or workforce transitions is never easy, but how you support your people in these moments defines your organization. Thoughtful outplacement isn't just a benefit; it's an opportunity to demonstrate care, reinforce your values, and protect your employer brand.
In today's competitive market, individuals need more than generic resources. They need personalized, high-impact support to confidently move into what's next. This is more than outplacement. It's a people-first, brand-conscious approach that supports individuals with intention, while reinforcing your organization's reputation as one that leads with integrity, even in the most difficult moments.
Career Coaching
1:1 sessions with Kate to help transitioning employees get grounded, build their narrative, and re-enter the market with confidence. Real coaching, not a portal and a pat on the back.
Strategic Reset
A 1.5-hour live group workshop led by Kate and Ryan, designed for employees in transition. Covers stabilizing after a layoff, what differentiates candidates in 2026, how networking and referrals actually work today, and navigating AI screening in hiring. Outcome: clarity, confidence, and a modern job search foundation.
Custom Packages
Every company's situation is different. Whether you're supporting a handful of executives through a restructure or a full team through a layoff, we scope the engagement to your needs. Individual coaching, group workshops, or a combination of both.
Employee Training Programs
Training people-first teams. One workshop at a time.
We design custom keynotes and offsites, leadership development sessions, targeted lunch-and-learns, or intensives for ongoing training and development. Every session is built around your team's actual challenges, not a canned curriculum.
Culture By Design
Build a culture worth staying for. A hands-on session to audit what's working, create aligned systems, and give your team a shared language for how you operate.
Leadership Re-Set
Leadership designed around clarity, not control. Equips managers with communication tools, feedback frameworks, and leadership self-awareness practices.
Clear Is Kind
A boundaries and feedback workshop that helps teams have the conversations they've been avoiding. Practical scripts, role-play exercises, and real-world scenarios.
The Conflict Lab
Conflict doesn't have to break teams. This session teaches de-escalation, perspective-taking, and resolution strategies that actually stick.
Want something custom? We build workshops around your team's specific needs. Single sessions, multi-workshop programs, and monthly retainers available.
Companies We’ve Worked With
Let’s build something that works for your people.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell us what you're working with and we'll figure out the right approach together.