Who are we?

As former Human Resources and Operations executives, the ON-RIVER team understands the challenges of running the business day-to-day while preparing the HR team and broader organization for the future. We use a pragmatic and objective approach. This agility creates recommendations and solutions that optimize YOUR HR investments. These results earn us the trust of CEOs and executive teams.

Times of company growth and change can be messy. ON-RIVER can guide you quickly and safely through these “rapids” to the calm on the other side.

What do we do?

Working together, we accelerate your firm in achieving the value expected from significant growth or implementation of a new strategy. Our expertise is accelerating people, culture, and goal alignment. Our projects are typically 3 – 6 months to identify barriers, create plans to close gaps, and launch you and your teams into a more effective and efficient organization.

Example projects include:

Accelerated goal alignment and ownership across teams for improved efficiency and greater impact (ie. optimizing OKRs beyond writing 90-day individual goals). – Project completed in national health insurance carrier with greater than 20,000 employees under a newly named executive team.

Created new organizational structure for business functions to remove friction points and add expertise to match significant organic and inorganic growth. – Project completed in high growth healthcare firm post acquisition by PE firm.

Defined foundational HR policies, practices and programs for firms rapidly growing from less than 20 employees to greater than 50 employees. – Projects completed with high growth software development firm growing from <20 employees to >100 within 1 year post PE investment.

Served as Interim CHRO post acquisition of multiple firms to stabilize the function and create the go-forward HR operating model. – Projects completed for regional healthcare firm that grew inorganically in less than 12 months from 1 facility with less than 20 employees to 15+ facilities with 2,600+ employees across 3 states.

Our Team

Karen Oliver Behee

Karen Oliver-Behee

Founder & President

Joy Ducey Miller

Senior HR Consultant

Kim Morris Lee

Senior HR Consultant

Rebecca Chabot

Senior HR Consultant

Shanna Hunt

HR Consultant

Lindsey Balcazar

HR Analyst

Katrina Prinz

HR Analyst

Mark Behee

Mark Behee

Marketing & Operations

Why trust us?

Experience. Expertise. Results.

With over 150 years of combined experience as strategic, results oriented leaders and consultants, the ON-RIVER team brings an expertise in translating an organization’s strategic objectives into actionable value-creating priorities and plans for your HR department, Operations team and your total workforce. Based on our vast experience leading through complex change, we founded ON-RIVER to be your partner.

Let’s talk about how ON-RIVER can help you optimize your HR investments.

Testimonials

Responsive, Efficient Organization Created

With the unprecedented change at the intersection of healthcare and technology, ON-RIVER designed and drove my technology team re-alignment into a more responsive and efficient organization.

SVP CIONational Health Insurance Carrier

Cost Savings Accomplished

Through the project we evaluated HR systems and processes needed for growth and eliminated unnecessary, duplicated, and costly ones.

President Regional Healthcare Firm

The Right Change at the Right Time

This effort broke through the log jam and provided the discipline to focus and get the right pieces in place.

CEO Global Financial Services Firm

Extraordinary Thought Partner

Karen helped us during these turbulent times as we considered workforce options that best serve our mission, employees, and community.

Director of Strategy and OrganizationRegional Zoo

Certifications

Certified WBENC Women's Business Enterprise
Women Owned Business
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