HR Executive Advisory

The trusted advisor
CEOs call when the
people decisions get hard.

Succession. Executive performance. Separations. Organizational change. The conversations that keep you up at night — that's where I work.

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Jacquelyn Lloyd

PE-backed and privately held businesses
at a turning point.

You're in the consumer packaged goods space. You've built something real. And you've outgrown your current HR setup — you need someone who can think at the executive level, not manage paperwork.

Ownership

PE-backed & privately held businesses

Industry

Consumer packaged goods

Company Size

15–250 employees

Available when it matters.
Not on a schedule.

I'm not scheduled for the sake of being scheduled. My clients keep me in their back pocket and call when something hard is happening. I'm the person who picks up.

Most of the work I do doesn't happen in a boardroom presentation. It happens in a phone call before the all-hands. In a quiet conversation before the board meeting. In the thirty minutes between when you realize you have a problem and when you have to act on it.

Engagements are shaped around what you need — retained advisory, a focused assessment, facilitated off-sites, a sensitive separation. I don't sell packages. I solve problems.

I read systems,
not just people.

I notice when patterns are reaching an inflection point — when what looks like a performance problem is actually a structural one, when what looks like a personnel issue is actually a succession issue.

Twenty-five years of sitting inside organizations at the VP level and above gives you a particular kind of sight. You stop being surprised by people and start understanding why systems produce the outcomes they do.

I bring that to every engagement. The analysis. The credibility to say the hard thing. And the judgment to know when to say it, and how.

The work I do.

Retained Advisory

Available when it counts, not on a schedule. I stay in your back pocket and engage when the situation calls for it — before the hard decision, not after.

Organizational Assessments

I go in, look clearly, and deliver a picture worth acting on. Not a report for the shelf — a clear-eyed read of what's working, what isn't, and what needs to change.

Executive Retreats & Facilitation

I move ideas forward and help leadership teams think together. Not as a moderator. As someone who can hold the room and keep the conversation honest.

Separations

Handled with precision and no surprises. I manage the complexity so the transition is clean — for the individual, the team, and the organization.

HR Team Mentoring & Executive Representation

The strategic voice your HR person doesn't have yet. I work alongside your team to elevate their capability and represent HR at the executive table.

25+ years HR leadership Former VP of HR, Columbia Distributing Labor Relations Executive, 12 years Court-Appointed Mediator, 9 years CPG Industry Specialist

Quickly gains credibility and trust
with anyone she interacts with.

CEO, Food & Beverage Client

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If something is keeping you up at night, that's usually a sign it deserves a real conversation. I respond personally.

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