CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting

What CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting does

CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting is a Los Angeles-based Human Resources as a Service (HRaaS) boutique founded in 2018 by Clarissa Pinto Ribeiro, a psychologist with a business degree and 20+ years of prior HR experience across Accenture, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon, and other Fortune 500 firms. The firm sells a modular HRaaS suite to small and mid-sized growing businesses in technology, entertainment, healthcare, service, and creative industries, including tiered fractional HR management subscriptions ($1,099-$4,999 per month for 8/20/40 hours), $249/month payroll management via a certified Gusto Partner relationship, one-time HR audits ($949), HR policies and compliance retainers ($1,499), and a Global Staffing & Recruiting offering that places W2 full-time hires at 15-20% of base salary and recruits US and Latin American contractors at 18-23% fees.

The firm operates without proprietary technology; delivery is consultant-led by a five-person core team (Founder, three HR consultants, and one marketing consultant) with multi-country reach across the US, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, India, and New Zealand. Its go-to-market combines direct website sales with tiered pricing pages, LinkedIn and Instagram presence, B2B event participation, and a regional Chamber of Commerce partnership. No external funding, M&A, or institutional investors are evidenced; revenue is not disclosed.

Two named current SMB clients are CertiPro (professional services) and Green Fox Events (events); most enterprise logos cited (Disney, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Kaiser Permanente, City National Bank, Herbalife, Snap, World Surf League) are from the founder's prior Accenture-era placements and recruiting history, not active CPR engagements. Pricing is geared toward SMB budgets, average contract size is low-to-mid four figures per month, and capacity is constrained by the small delivery team, which limits both current scale and growth throughput absent further hiring or platform augmentation.

Name

CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting

Legal name

CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting

Website

https://cprconsultplanrecruit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting is a Los Angeles-based HR as a Service boutique founded in 2018 that provides fractional HR management, payroll, recruiting, and compliance services to small and mid-sized businesses across tech, entertainment, healthcare, and creative sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Consulting (HRaaS)

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Human resources consulting
• Fractional HR management
• Payroll administration services
• Talent acquisition recruiting
• HR compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fractional HR Manager Services: Monthly subscription packages providing access to seasoned HR professionals covering all HR needs, with tiered hourly allocations (8, 20, or 40 hours per month). Also offered as ad-hoc HR Advisor packages (5, 10, or 20 hours).
2. Payroll & Benefits Management: Payroll implementation services (one-time) and ongoing payroll management (monthly or annual). Includes access to Gusto platform and limited HR support hours.
3. Global Staffing & Recruiting: Full-time employee placements billed as percentage of base salary (20% for up to 4 hires/year, 15% for 5+ hires/year). Contractor recruitment with transparent pricing based on contract duration (18-23% fees). Latin American contractors cost 25-35% of US-based resources.
4. HR Audit & Assessment: One-time comprehensive analysis service including introduction call and 3-hour review meeting, resulting in actionable recommendations report.
5. HR Policies & Compliance: Customized compliance packages reviewing employee handbook, internal policies, and ensuring alignment with federal, state, and municipal laws.
6. Employee Experience & Performance: Customized programs to boost employee satisfaction, retention, feedback-driven initiatives, and evaluation systems including goal setting and development plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting is a Human Resources as a Service (HRaaS) boutique that delivers fractional HR management, payroll and benefits administration (delivered through the Gusto platform), HR audits, global staffing and recruiting (including Latin American contractor placements), HR policies and compliance, and employee experience and performance programs to small and mid-sized growing businesses. Services are sold via tiered monthly subscriptions, hourly advisory packages, one-time audits, and percentage-based recruiting fees.

Product overview

CPR Consulting, Planning & Recruiting operates as a Human Resources as a Service (HRaaS) provider offering a modular suite of interconnected services. The core offerings include Fractional HR Manager & Advisor services (with monthly plans from $1,099 to $4,999 and hourly HR Advisor On-The-Go packages), Payroll & Benefits Management powered by Gusto partnership, HR Audit & Assessment, and Global Staffing & Recruiting for both full-time hires and contractors. Additional services include HR Policies & Compliance and Employee Experience & Performance management. The products are designed to work independently or together as a comprehensive HR solution, with staffing services providing a foundation that can be enhanced by fractional HR support and compliance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fractional HR Manager & Advisor

Named customers13 records

Segments4 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• Mammoth Lakes Chamber of CommerceregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024CPR announced partnership with Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce in June 2024 to provide comprehensive HR support to all Chamber members. This collaboration aims to enhance HR capabilities of local businesses through scheduled appointments and ongoing advisory services.
• GustocoreTechnology or IntegrationCPR is a certified Gusto Partner, assisting clients with migrating or creating payroll and benefits on the Gusto platform. Services include running payroll biweekly/bimonthly and providing up to 1 hour of monthly HR support including new hire onboarding, termination, and HR advising.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Justworks: PEO and HR platform providing payroll, benefits, compliance, and HR support to small and mid-sized US businesses — directly competes with CPR's Fractional HR and Payroll & Benefits offerings for the same SMB customer base.
• Sequoia One: PEO/HRaaS provider focused on small and growing businesses, offering bundled payroll, benefits, and HR support — directly competes with CPR's modular SMB HR service stack.
• Insperity: PEO providing full-service HR outsourcing (payroll, benefits, compliance, recruiting support) to SMBs and mid-market companies — directly comparable to CPR's HRaaS model with broader scale and infrastructure.
• Trinet: PEO delivering HR outsourcing, payroll, benefits administration, and compliance services to SMBs — comparable business model and target segment to CPR's HRaaS offering.
• Gusto: Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR platform serving SMBs; also a technology partner of CPR. Competes with CPR's payroll offering and increasingly bundles advisory services that overlap with CPR's Fractional HR value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• ADP TotalSource: Large PEO within ADP's HR/payroll portfolio serving small and mid-sized businesses across the US — broad incumbent competing on scale, technology, and breadth against boutique HRaaS providers like CPR.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and recruiting firm placing full-time and contract professionals, with significant overlap to CPR's Global Staffing & Recruiting service line — broad incumbent with international reach.
• Paychex PEO: PEO services from Paychex covering payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance for SMBs — established incumbent with greater geographic reach and brand recognition than CPR.

Emerging players

• BambooHR: Cloud HRIS/HR software for small and mid-sized businesses, offering HR data management, hiring, and onboarding tools — overlaps with CPR's HR administration and compliance service scope.
• Rippling: Unified workforce management platform combining HR, payroll, IT, and finance for SMBs and mid-market — competes on payroll/benefits and increasingly on HR advisory layers that overlap with CPR's fractional services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cprconsultplanrecruit
• Instagraminstagram.com/CPRconsultplanrecruit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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