Holly Acosta
Owner | CHRO & Workforce Strategist | Keynote Speaker | Guiding Business Owners Through Compliance, Growth & Complex People Decisions
- Role
- Chief Human Resources Officer at Overwatch
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Holly Acosta
I advise business owners on the people decisions that keep them up at night.As an owner and executive HR strategist, I work directly with CEOs and leadership teams to solve complex workforce challenges, mitigate risk, and build organizations that are strong enough to grow and disciplined enough to endure.HR is not administrative. It is operational risk management. I partner with growth-focused organizations to navigate:• High-stakes employee relations and terminations• Compliance exposure and multi-state risk• Leadership accountability and performance breakdowns• Workforce restructuring and scale strategyI help leaders make clear, defensible decisions — especially when they’re uncomfortable.I also founded a workplace mental health platform built on one belief: resilience, accountability, and mental health are not perks — they are performance drivers. When leaders treat mental health as a business imperative, retention improves, burnout declines, and execution strengthens.If you are a business owner facing growth pressure, compliance complexity, or a difficult people situation, let’s talk.Message me to schedule a strategy conversation or inquire about speaking engagements.
Experience
Chief Human Resources Officer
May 2025 — Present
Education
Emmanuel Baptist University
Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, Christian Counseling
1990 — 1995
Skills
- Marketing Analytics
- Human Resources
- Leadership
- Employee Benefits
- Entrepreneurship
- Account Management
- Audits of Employee Benefit Plans
- Business Development
- Program Management
- Public Speaking
- Team Building
- Management
- Sales Trainings
- Compensation & Benefits
- Pipeline Management
- Sales Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Customer Service
- Training
- New Business Development
- Payroll
- Industrial Psychology
- Marketing Strategy
- Industry Compliance
- Strategic Planning
- Benefits Administration
- Negotiation
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Exceeding Targets
- Outside Sales
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