Your Partner In HR

What Your Partner In HR does

Your Partner In HR (YPHR) is a private, women-owned HR consulting consortium founded in 2010 by Sonya Weiland and headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio. The firm delivers professional HR advisory services to small and mid-sized businesses as well as enterprise accounts across the Northeast Ohio region, spanning verticals including manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, logistics, nonprofit, and government/transportation. YPHR describes itself as a consortium of six partners and multiple senior consultants, collectively bringing over 100 years of HR industry expertise and credentials such as CCP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CLU, ChFC, and OSBA Specialist in Labor & Employment Law.

YPHR offers eight modular service lines: Fractional HR, Compensation, Recruiting, Outplacement, Training, Coaching, Legal & Compliance, and Wealth & Retirement Planning. The firm has no proprietary technology platform or software product; service delivery is consultant-led, with Wealth & Retirement Planning delivered through a strategic partnership with ENZA Financial and legal advisory anchored by Petronzio Schneier Co., LPA. The business model is B2B professional services with custom quote-based pricing and multi-year contract billing cadence. Revenue is generated through consulting fees on fractional HR engagements, compensation studies, full-cycle recruiting, training program development, executive coaching, compliance advisory, and retirement plan design.

YPHR pursues a sales-led go-to-market approach, generating demand through SHRM chapter involvement, speaking engagements at HR and business conferences (HR Star, NOHRC, WELD, BizConCLE), community involvement, and client referrals. The firm maintains 10+ year relationships with named enterprise clients including Marshberry, Crossroads Health, Akron Canton Airport, and Ideastream, and has received regional industry recognition including a 2015 Top HR Award from ERC & CSHRM and a 2018 WELDing the Way Honor. The company is founder/partnership-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or acquisition activity.

Name

Your Partner In HR

Legal name

Your Partner In HR

Website

https://yourpartnerinhr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Your Partner In HR is a women-owned HR consulting consortium in Northeast Ohio delivering fractional HR, compensation, recruiting, training, coaching, compliance, and retirement planning services to small and mid-sized businesses and enterprise clients across multiple verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Strategy & Operating Model Design (BPACAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE), HR Policy, Forms & Case Management (Ticketing/Workflows) (BPAAAIAJ)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Fractional HR support
• Compensation consulting
• Executive recruiting services
• HR compliance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Ohio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: YPHR provides fractional HR services, consulting projects, and professional HR support to businesses. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for services including fractional HR partnerships, compensation consulting, recruiting, training, coaching, legal compliance, and wealth/retirement planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Your Partner In HR is an HR consulting firm that delivers modular HR solutions to businesses through a consortium of partners and consultants. The firm offers fractional HR partnerships, compensation consulting, recruiting, outplacement, training, coaching, legal and compliance advisory, and wealth and retirement planning services, allowing clients to engage individual modules or combined engagements.

Product overview

Your Partner In HR is an HR consulting firm offering a suite of eight distinct service modules delivered through a consortium of independent partners and consultants. The core services include Fractional HR (strategic partnership for HR optimization), Compensation (total rewards strategy), Recruiting (talent acquisition), Outplacement (workforce transitions), Training (workforce development), Coaching (professional and leadership development), Legal & Compliance (employment law advisory), and Wealth Management & Retirement Planning (through ENZA Financial partnership). These services are designed to be modular and can be engaged individually or in combination to address specific client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fractional HR Part-time or as-needed HR professional services providing businesses with cost-effective access to senior HR expertise without hiring a full-time HR professional; designed for small to mid-sized businesses needing flexible strategic HR support.
• Compensation
• Recruiting
• Outplacement
• Training
• Coaching
• Legal & Compliance
• Wealth Management & Retirement Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• 10+ year client relationships maintained with companies like Marshberry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ENZA FinancialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENZA Financial is a holistic financial services company providing comprehensive retirement solutions and wealth management. Through this partnership, YPHR offers fiduciary governance, advanced plan design, regulatory compliance, fund selection, and advisory services for business retirement plans.
• Petronzio Schneier Co., LPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJennifer Corso, Legal Advisor Partner at YPHR, is a partner in this law firm specializing in labor and employment law. She is OSBA certified as a Specialist in Labor & Employment Law and brings over 25 years of employer representation experience.
• Pinnacle Leadership Solutions, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmy Shannon serves as President of Pinnacle Leadership Solutions, LLC and Partner at YPHR, specializing in Organizational Development, Executive Coaching, and Training services.
• Resilience Group, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatalie Lemons serves as President of Resilience Group, LLC and Partner at YPHR, specializing in Executive Recruiting, Sourcing, and Outplacement Services.
• The DREMR Co. LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrittany Rohner is founder of The DREMR Co. LLC, a management consulting practice helping organizations put people at the core of their success. She serves as Senior Consultant at YPHR.
• Simple HR SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKate Dashner is Founder of Simple HR Solutions and Senior Consultant at YPHR, providing expertise in HR systems, compliance, staffing, and policy development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TriNet: PEO providing co-employment HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance services primarily to small and mid-sized businesses. Overlaps directly with YPHR's fractional HR and compliance advisory value proposition, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Paychex: Large payroll, HR, and benefits outsourcing provider serving SMBs with HR administration, retirement, and insurance services. Competes for the same SMB HR services budget as YPHR, especially in the manufacturing and mid-market segments, though at significantly larger scale.
• Mercer (Marsh & McLennan): Global consulting firm providing HR strategy, compensation, benefits, talent, and M&A advisory services. Overlaps with YPHR's Compensation, Recruiting, and HR Strategy offerings, particularly for mid-market and enterprise clients needing specialized compensation studies and executive benefits work.
• Aon (HR Consulting): Global professional services firm offering HR consulting, compensation benchmarking, retirement plan advisory, and talent consulting. Comparable on the Compensation, Wealth & Retirement, and HR advisory service lines where YPHR also competes for mid-market and enterprise engagements.
• Insperity: National PEO and HR services provider delivering fractional HR, benefits administration, payroll, and HR consulting to SMBs and mid-market companies. Comparable because it offers the same outsourced HR partner model YPHR sells at a national scale with significantly broader geographic reach.
• OneDigital: National HR consulting, benefits, and PEO firm serving mid-market and enterprise employers with fractional HR, compensation, retirement, and talent advisory services. Directly comparable service portfolio to YPHR's eight modules and competing for similar mid-market HR outsourcing budgets.

Emerging players

• BambooHR: Cloud HRIS and HR tech platform serving small and mid-sized businesses with employee records, onboarding, performance, and reporting. Comparable because it addresses the same SMB HR administrative needs that YPHR's Fractional HR and Legal & Compliance services cover, increasingly as a software-enabled alternative.
• Gusto: Cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits platform targeting small businesses with automated onboarding, compliance, and HR administration. Represents the technology-enabled alternative to YPHR's Fractional HR and Legal & Compliance services for SMB clients.

Direct peers

• Helmsman Group (formerly ADP HR Solutions): Provider of fractional HR services and HR outsourcing tailored to small and mid-sized businesses, including compliance, recruiting, and employee relations support. Closely mirrors YPHR's fractional HR model and SMB target segment, making it a near-direct functional competitor.

Regional players

• Employers Resource Council (ERC): Cleveland-based HR association and consulting provider serving Northeast Ohio employers with HR data, training, and advisory services. Highly comparable regional competitor and former employer of YPHR Senior Compensation Consultant Amy Petrus; competes for the same SMB and mid-market HR consulting spend in the Cleveland/Akron market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YourPartnerInHR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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