We Are People Architects
Our experienced team of professionals delivers what you need when you need it most.
Welcome to People Architects, where Human Resources just got simpler for small businesses. Founded by Megan Mayhugh, our unique fractional model offers cost-effective, experience-based guidance tailored for small to mid-sized businesses.
With Megan's background in consulting and human resources, she brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Our vision at People Architects is clear: to provide fractional HR support that adds invaluable experience to internal teams lacking time, resources, or background.
Established in 2020, our team boasts over 300 years of combined experience. We focus on People, Protection, and Processes to safeguard our clients' profits and future while guiding the foundational elements essential for scaling a business.
Under Meg's leadership, our dedicated team is committed to helping clients succeed by prioritizing what truly matters. As more clients discover the People Architects difference, Meg's vision for our company continues to expand. Join us on the journey to simplified HR and business success.
People Architects is EOS®-Aligned
We proudly run on the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®) to better serve every day, and to encourage focus, discipline, and accountability in our team.
EOS is a set of tools and principles that helps organizations stay aligned toward a common vision. It's a people-oriented operating system.
Like the creators of the EOS Model and the 100,000+ companies who have implemented it, People Architects believes it's possible to strengthen your business by strengthening your team and surrounding yourself with good people from top to bottom.
Impact Architects is our sister company. They exist to create infinite impact by delivering advisory services in executive coaching, people, finance, admin, data and revenue for small medium growth organizations. Their specialty is implementing business operating systems that help entrepreneurs accelerate their time to realizing results and multiply the good they do in the world. Learn more about Impact Architects here.
A Team Focused on Your Needs
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Megan Mayhugh, Managing Director
Megan Mayhugh has decades of experience attracting, engaging, and managing a business's greatest asset - people. In roles as a McKinsey consultant, bond trader, Chief People Officer, Chief Growth Officer and Chief of Staff and HR department head at Bridgewater Associates, she has always helped companies strategically navigate and adapt to enterprise-wide change while focusing on employee engagement, driving business results, and improving the bottom line. Meg is passionate about recruiting, compensation, and employee engagement and has now launched People Architects, an HR, Talent, and Recruiting consulting firm to help growing small and mid-size companies win the war on talent.
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Nikki Schiro, Chief Operating Officer
Nikki Schiro manages the operations of People Architects. With over 20 years of managing businesses, Nikki has experience in human resources, marketing and finance. She has managed initiatives at Nestle, Bank of America, PNC Bank and National City where she oversaw national advertising campaigns and critical hiring initiatives. Nikki has an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and BSBA from John Carroll University.
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Hyle White
Hyle has over 25 years of professional experience in business development, recruiting, marketing, promotions and coaching around the US from Cleveland to Los Angeles to Denver and Vail. Her focus has always been on people. She thrives on connecting, engaging, cultivating relationships and building strategic partnerships. Hyle uses her network, energy and drive to connect the right people to the right company and to help companies thrive in their growth with support. She brings a win-win attitude of ‘let’s solve this together’.
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Natalie Worcester
Natalie began her career in sales leadership and business development, transitioned into learning and development and evolved into talent management, organizational effectiveness and executive coaching. Given her experience, she’s honed her ability to identify business and talent opportunities and provide impactful solutions with sustained results. She’s a strategic partner passionate about growing business through developing people.
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Marcel Garcia
Marcel is an experienced Data Analyst with over 13 years of experience in multinational companies and an “everything is possible” attitude. He has served in prominent roles in Customer Service, Logistics, and Marketing and Business Development, which has allowed him to develop a broader scope and a more holistic view of business. Driven by precision and excellent delivery, Marcel takes pride in providing the best analysis and data insights to determine needs, modify processes and help improve overall revenue. He helps our clients find the best solutions for their businesses, backed by proven data models and optimized processes.
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Jim Sweet
Jim is a results-oriented Senior Recruiter who strives to build long-term relationships with clients. Named People Architects Recruiter of the Year in both 2022 and 2023, Jim is highly skilled at identifying top talent and at delivering a white-glove candidate experience. Jim has over 30 years of experience in managing, mentoring, recruiting and is a proud Alumni of Missouri State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science and studied Marketing.
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Manda Frederick
Manda works with our clients as a Human Resources consultant, assisting with fractional HR and training. In her past work, she has developed and facilitated training programs for Instacart and managed employment background checks and references for clients. In addition to working with us, Manda is currently a full time student majoring in Human Resource Management.
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Joy Pollak
Joy has over 30 years of HR Generalist experience in a variety of industries. She is a highly effective communicator with a strong ability to collaborate, influence and build relationships at all levels of an organization. She has extensive experience in employee relations, performance management, process improvement, talent development, compensation administration, and coaching and mentoring. Joy has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources from The Ohio State University and has a passion for helping employees grow in their careers, as well as assisting clients in handling day-to-day HR challenges.
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Sarah Binderberger
Sarah is a natural matchmaker. She always knew she wanted to pursue a career in Human Resources. Since graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Human Resources at Pace University, Sarah has been a recruitment matchmaker within corporate, fractional, and staffing environments. She has successfully hired for start-ups, scale-ups, enterprise and executive clients.
For over 25 years, her expertise and skills reside in building strong relationships, writing job descriptions and conducting in-depth intake sessions to create strong candidate mapping strategies and delivering the results that matter. Sarah is an expert at career coaching, interview preparation, resume review, sourcing, recruiting, hiring, and retention strategy.
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Mona LaMar
Mona is a seasoned Human Resources Consultant at People Architects, specializing in employee engagement, culture change, talent assessment, and diversity & inclusion. She is passionate about asking powerful questions that inspire accountability, productivity and personal growth. With over 20 years of experience in professional services, financial services, and telecommunications industries, Mona excels in aligning business strategy with talent management to drive engagement and retention. Prior to joining People Architects, Mona held leadership roles at Ernst & Young and served in various capacities at PNC Financial Services, National City Bank, and AT&T. As a human capital consultant, coach, and facilitator, Mona is dedicated to inspiring growth aligned with organizational priorities.
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Val Savage
Val loves to make a strategic impact at the intersection of people and technology. Over the last 15 years, she’s implemented HR solutions that catalyze employee engagement in diverse industries from education, hospitality, legal and tech. Whether spearheading the rollout of a new HRIS or designing an employee benefits program, Val is passionate about cultivating relationships, collaborating with others, and serving as a trusted advisor. She has her BA from Carnegie Mellon University and EMBA from Valar Institute
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Chelsea Whitehead
Chelsea offers fractional human resources and talent acquisition support to our clients. She has experience in recruiting and interviewing, employee relations, employee handbook building, and conducting audits and assessments. Chelsea’s detail-oriented approach is a great asset for businesses seeking to optimize their HR functions and succeed in their talent acquisition goals.
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Courtney Burhenne
Courtney is a highly motivated human resources professional with a passion for fostering a positive work culture and facilitating employee development. Throughout her career, she has gained extensive experience in talent acquisition and HR operations and has played a key role in building high-performing teams. Her exceptional interpersonal skills enable her to create inclusive and supportive work environments that inspire employees to achieve their full potential.
Courtney is deeply committed to helping others, which is why she started her career in learning and development. Over time, her focus shifted to talent management, organizational effectiveness, and recruiting. She has extensive experience in onboarding, employee relations, full-cycle recruiting, and operations, and has developed numerous training programs to help employees achieve their goals.
In her free time, Courtney enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and exploring new culinary experiences.
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Phyllis Webb
Phyllis is an experienced Executive Recruiter with a previous career history as a Director of Information Technology. Most recently, she has worked as an executive recruiter for Dise & Company, a well-known executive recruiting organization located in Cleveland, Ohio. In that role, Phyllis worked across industries, with nonprofit organizations and search committees, and hundreds of candidates to find the perfect fit for both the clients and candidates.
Prior to her work as an Executive Recruiter, Phyllis had a lengthy career in Information Technology. As a long-term IT Director at Progressive Insurance, she was responsible for managing large organizations and directing the implementation of many large, multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects. Phyllis brings overall business experience as an IT leader in insurance, manufacturing, and banking.
Phyllis has a B.S. from Ohio University and an MBA from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management. She is a certified DDI facilitator. Phyllis is a member of the Board of Directors for Stella Maris.
As an organizational business partner and leader, a manager of large teams, and mentor to others, Phyllis has found a natural fit in the world of search, learning over the years that technologies can come and go, it’s people that make the difference.”