Sasquatch HR

What Sasquatch HR does

Sasquatch HR is a privately-held HR consulting and payroll services provider founded in 2021 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, targeting nonprofit organizations and small businesses that lack dedicated in-house HR staff. The company's core offering is on-demand HR advisory (covering recruiting, onboarding, discipline, employee relations, workplace investigations, policy creation, and strategic planning) bundled with full-service payroll delivered through a partnership with Gusto's all-in-one HR platform. Underlying technology is therefore not proprietary infrastructure but rather a services layer built on top of Gusto, with Sasquatch HR handling timesheet collection, onboarding/offboarding, employee files, time-off requests, performance reviews, and leave administration within the Gusto environment. Bryan Baker serves as President and is the credentialed service anchor, holding SHRM-SCP, PHR, and the SHRM Workplace Investigation Specialty Credential.

The company's business model combines professional services (HR consulting, workplace investigations, policy creation, strategic planning) with managed services (payroll via Gusto) on a quote-based subscription billed monthly, plus a secondary revenue stream from Everything DiSC training programs (Workplace, Management, Agile EQ, Productive Conflict) delivered in virtual or classroom formats. A DiSC Certification Program extends the training portfolio by certifying external trainers to deliver the Workplace curriculum. Go-to-market is sales-led and consultation-based, with initial contact via Calendly scheduling and direct outreach by phone (503-953-5819) and email ([email protected]). Marketing is primarily content- and relationship-driven through a Squarespace website and a curated 'Organizations We Love' page featuring Portland-area nonprofits and social enterprises, with geographic focus on the Pacific Northwest. No AI capabilities, proprietary software products, mobile apps, or funding rounds are disclosed, and the company appears to operate as a founder-led, community-rooted firm without external investment or public market presence.

Name

Sasquatch HR

Legal name

Sasquatch HR

Website

https://sasquatchhr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sasquatch HR is a Portland, Oregon-based HR consulting firm providing on-demand HR advisory, workplace investigations, policy creation, and full-service payroll (via Gusto partnership) to nonprofits and small businesses that lack dedicated HR staff, supplemented by Everything DiSC training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Service Delivery & Employee Contact Centers (HR Helpdesk) (BPACAKAI), Payroll Outsourcing & Pay Administration (Multi-country/Managed Payroll) (BPACAKAD), Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Payroll processing
• Workplace investigations
• Employee relations consulting
• HR policy development

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: On-demand HR advisory and consulting services bundled with payroll offerings. Generalized HR guidance covering recruiting, onboarding, discipline, and specialized services including employee relations, workplace investigations, policy creation, and strategic planning.
2. Full-Service Payroll: Full-service payroll through Gusto partnership, bundled with HR on-demand. Handles timesheet collection, missed punches, payroll processing, employee onboarding/offboarding, file management, time-off requests, performance reviews, and leave administration.
3. Everything DiSC Training: Four types of Everything DiSC training offerings: Agile EQ, Management, Workplace, and Productive Conflict. These are personal development learning experiences delivered in virtual or classroom formats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sasquatch HR delivers on-demand human resources advisory and consulting to nonprofits and small businesses, bundling full-service payroll (powered through the Gusto platform) with HR expertise. Service lines include employee relations consulting, third-party workplace investigations, customized policy and handbook creation, HR strategic planning, and Everything DiSC training programs (Agile EQ, Management, Workplace, Productive Conflict, and Certification).

Product overview

Sasquatch HR is a dedicated HR support and payroll services provider for nonprofits and small businesses. The company offers a unified service portfolio centered on on-demand HR consulting bundled with full-service payroll through a Gusto partnership. Core offerings include Employee Relations Consulting, Workplace Investigations, Policy Creation, Strategic Planning, and Everything DiSC training programs (Agile EQ, Management, Workplace, and Productive Conflict). All services are designed to be accessible to organizations that cannot afford full-time HR staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Payroll Full-service payroll bundled with on-demand HR advisory, delivered via partnership with Gusto. Sasquatch HR handles timesheet collection, missed punches, onboarding/offboarding, employee files, time off requests, performance reviews, and leave administration for nonprofit and small business clients.
• Employee Relations Consulting HR consulting that mitigates risk, improves workplace culture, and helps organizations attract and retain talent, covering benefits assistance, communication support, and culture building.
• Workplace Investigations Independent third-party investigations of allegations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, safety, or other workplace complaints, conducted by an investigator holding the SHRM Workplace Investigation Specialty Credential.
• Policy Creation Custom company policy drafting on topics such as anti-harassment, non-discrimination, benefits, discipline and termination, drugs and alcohol, leave and time off, performance reviews, and workplace safety, often consolidated into a comprehensive employee handbook.
• Strategic Planning HR strategic planning engagements that help organizations define guiding principles, choose focus areas, and set concrete long-term goals.
• Everything DiSC Training (Agile EQ, Management, Workplace, Productive Conflict) Group and personalized DiSC-based learning experiences delivered in virtual or classroom formats to build emotional intelligence, management effectiveness, productive workplace relationships, and constructive conflict responses.
• DiSC Certification Program Online blended learning course that certifies individuals to deliver Everything DiSC Workplace, combining self-paced learning with live collaborative sessions led by expert trainers.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GustocoreTechnology or IntegrationSasquatch HR partners with Gusto, an all-in-one HR platform, to provide full-service payroll. The partnership enables Sasquatch to offer payroll processing bundled with HR on-demand advisory services. Gusto handles the technical payroll infrastructure while Sasquatch provides the human HR expertise and support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Zenefits: Cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits platform focused on small and mid-sized businesses. Competes with Sasquatch on the payroll and HR software layer and has been expanding into HR advisory/consultative services that overlap with Sasquatch's professional services offering.
• TriNet: PEO providing HR solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, including specialized support for nonprofit and association clients. Competes with Sasquatch on bundled HR-plus-payroll offerings and has materially greater resources for sales and marketing investment.
• Insperity: Large-scale PEO providing HR, payroll, and benefits administration to SMBs, with a particularly strong track record serving nonprofit organizations. Competes directly with Sasquatch for HR services budgets at nonprofit clients and represents a likely roll-up or scale threat.
• Namely: HR, payroll, and benefits platform designed for mid-market companies with a strong professional services and nonprofit client base. Comparable to Sasquatch on client vertical and bundled-service model, though delivered primarily through technology rather than human advisory.
• ADP: Largest payroll and human capital management provider in the US, including its ADP TotalSource PEO arm explicitly targeting small and mid-sized businesses. Represents the largest competing scaled incumbent and the default 'do nothing' option for Sasquatch clients evaluating alternatives.
• Justworks: PEO and HR platform serving small and mid-sized businesses with payroll, benefits, and HR support. Justworks serves the same nonprofit/SMB segment as Sasquatch but does so via technology-first delivery, making it the closest 'what-if-they-self-serve' alternative for Sasquatch customers.
• Paychex: Payroll, HR, and benefits services provider widely used by small businesses including restaurants, retail, and professional services firms. Overlaps with Sasquatch's SMB client base for payroll processing and basic HR support, often at lower price points.
• BambooHR: HRIS and people data platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses, including features for onboarding, performance, and time-off that map to functions Sasquatch administers through Gusto. Comparable as a substitute technology for SMB clients who want in-house HR tooling.
• Rippling: Unified HR, IT, and finance platform for small and mid-sized businesses that consolidates payroll, benefits, device management, and HR workflows into one system. Represents the most aggressive tech-enabled entrant targeting the same SMB segment that Sasquatch serves via human advisory.

Others

• Gusto: Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR platform that Sasquatch HR has integrated as the underlying payroll backbone for its full-service payroll offering. While not a direct competitor (Gusto is software, Sasquatch is human-advisory), the partnership makes Gusto the most architecturally comparable company in Sasquatch's stack and the primary substitute if a client decides to self-serve.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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