Sarah Blankenship

About Sarah Blankenship

Great careers are not discovered. They are deliberately built. The same is true of great businesses.”That principle shapes how I approach every client engagement, leadership discussion, and operating model I design.I am an HR and people strategy leader with more than 15 years of experience advising businesses and individuals across the full talent and organizational lifecycle. My work sits at the intersection of people, operations, and execution.I partner with fast-growing startups and SMBs that require disciplined operational leadership, as well as established organizations re-examining how they hire, onboard, develop, and lead their teams. In each case, I focus on building what is missing, repairing what is misaligned, and translating complexity into scalable systems that support performance and growth:• People strategy & workforce planning• Business & operational system design• Talent architecture, hiring strategy & onboarding frameworks• Leadership coaching and accountability systems• Fractional COO & HR support • Workshop facilitation & keynote speaking :• Built people and ops systems reducing ramp time 50%+• Led recruiting initiatives resulting in 95%+ CSAT• Rebuilt hiring process, decreasing time-to-hire 80%• Directed 100+ contingent employees, with 15% classified as high performers• Equipped thousands of job seekers with data-driven tools and coaching People systems influence everything: performance, culture, retention, and long-term business health. When those systems are unclear or outdated, the cost shows up quickly.I am a committed advocate for job seekers and a strategic partner to employers because work functions best when the systems behind it are intentional, humane, and aligned with real business outcomes.’.

Experience

1. Senior Career Consultant

   Transition Solutions

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Provide customized 1:1 support for outplaced and transitioning clients. Navigate career transitions by providing coaching on resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, personal branding, integrating AI into the job seeking process, and effective networking techniques.

Education

• Southern Nazarene University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Organizational Leadership