You’re running a business,
you shouldn’t also have to run HR
Practical HR Consulting & Fractional HR Leadership for Small & Medium Businesses
We help owners of businesses with up to 100 employees handle people challenges, build strong HR foundations and develop leaders, so fewer problems land on your desk.
Does this sound familiar?
You’re figuring it out as you go
Handbooks, policies, terminations, leave requests; you’re making the call and hoping you get it right
People problems keep landing on your desk
Your leaders escalate instead of solve, leaving you to make every difficult call
Hiring mistakes cost you
Without a clear hiring process, the wrong hire can cost you time, money, and momentum
You can’t step away
Every people decision still runs through you, so the business can only grow as fast as you can
Left alone, these don’t fix themselves. They show up as turnover, burnout, costly hires and legal risk.
How It Works
Whether you need help with a specific HR challenge or ongoing Fractional HR leadership, we start by understanding your business, identify what needs attention, and work with you to put the right solutions in place.
Start With an HR Health Check
A fixed-scope review of your people practices. You get a clear picture of the gaps and risks, and a practical 90-day plan for what to fix first.
Strengthen Your HR Foundations
We work together to put the right people practices in place from hiring and onboarding to role clarity, policies, and performance management.
Owner & Leadership Coaching
Coaching you and your leaders to handle people challenges with greater confidence, make better decisions, and take more responsibility, so fewer issues need to land on your desk.
Services
Most owners start with an HR Health Check. From there, choose the support that fits your business. Ask about pricing on a free call.
HR Projects
Fix a specific gap: a handbook and policies, a hiring and onboarding system, clear roles, or help through a tough situation like a termination or investigation.
Fractional HR
Your HR leader, part-time. On-call advice for you and your managers, regular people check-ins and support through the hard moments, for a predictable monthly fee.
Owner & Leadership Coaching
One-on-one and group coaching for owners and managers on delegation, accountability and hard conversations, so your leaders take ownership and fewer issues land on your desk.
What owners, founders, and leaders are saying
Richard brings a calm, steady presence and knows how to cut through noise to get a team aligned and moving in the right direction. He listens well, asks smart questions, and turns challenges into simple next steps.
Ryan Lermitte
Owner, Umbrella Properties
Richard has been integral in assisting me with business consultation, advice, and a person who can listen to my ideas, provide solutions and, most importantly, clarity on direction for my business.
Dan Young
Owner, The Ball Joint & Wolfsburg Autoworks
Richard has been a tremendous asset in helping us become an employer of choice, from talent acquisition to onboarding, culture, and retention. With his assistance we've achieved great things.
JD McCauley
VP Operations, TeksMed Services
Richard Fantin, Founder
Meet Richard Fantin, CPHR
I’m Richard Fantin, founder of Thrive Culture. I’m a CPHR with a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and more than 20 years in HR and on leadership teams across healthcare, manufacturing, recreation, restaurants and franchising, agriculture and industrial businesses.
I have helped create workplace cultures where people can thrive; driving employee satisfaction scores from -9 to +46, boosting overall engagement and performance, and giving the business a real competitive advantage. Now I help owners build the same thing.
My approach is practical: clear advice, straightforward solutions, and hands-on support. I’m based in the Fraser Valley of BC, and I work with owners in person and remotely.
People First | Practical Help | Plain Talk
What changes when HR is handled
Your leaders handle it and keep you posted
Instead of every people issue landing on your desk
A hiring process that finds the right people
Instead of hiring on gut feel and hoping it works out
A handbook your team can actually follow
Instead of policies that live in your head
Confident, compliant decisions
Instead of making the call and hoping you got it right
Time to step away
Instead of a business that stalls when you’re not there
Free Tools for Owners
SCORECARD
Owner Dependence Scorecard
Answer 9 questions to see how much your business depends on you, and where to start reducing that dependence. Takes about two minutes.
SELF-ASSESSMENT + GUIDE
How Stuck Are You?
Rate yourself on 5 statements, get your score instantly, and see which of the 5 Steps to Get Unstuck to start with. Takes under a minute.
Questions Owners Ask
Straight answers to what most owners want to know before a first call.
What is fractional HR?
An experienced HR leader working with your business part-time, for a monthly fee. Senior HR guidance without the cost of a full-time hire.
What does it cost?
Every business is different. Projects are quoted at a fixed price up front, and ongoing support is a flat monthly fee. Ask about pricing on a free call.
What size businesses do you work with?
Owner-led businesses with up to 100 employees, often at the stage where people issues have outgrown the owner.
Is it confidential?
Yes. Everything you and your team share stays confidential.
Where are you based?
The Fraser Valley, BC. I work with owners in person and remotely.
Do I need you if nothing is on fire?
Most owners call after something goes wrong. Putting foundations in place first costs far less than fixing a bad hire, a dispute or a compliance problem.
Can you work alongside our office manager?
Yes. Fractional HR can be your HR function, or support the person who handles HR today.
If you’re weighed down by HR in your business, we should talk.
A free 20-minute call. No pitch, no pressure. You’ll leave with one clear next step either way.