About Hey, Lynda!
Built by practitioners. Designed for the real world.
Hey, Lynda! is a full-service HR advisory and workplace strategy firm. We work with organizations of every size across every industry to build HR that holds up in the real world, not just on paper.
The firm was founded by a senior HR executive with 29 years of experience leading HR strategy, compliance, workplace investigations, organizational restructuring, and operational HR across complex and high-growth organizations.
The Name
Hey, Lynda... do you have a minute?
That sentence followed me through every organization I ever worked in.
In the hallway. At my office door. Walking through a facility. Sitting in the break room.
Hey, Lynda… you got a minute?
It came from everyone. Leaders. Managers. Employees. People who just needed a straight answer from someone they trusted.
Somewhere along the way I realized that question was the whole job. Not the reports. Not the filings. Not the frameworks. The fact that people felt like they could just walk up and ask.
That is what this firm is built on. HR that feels like someone you can actually talk to. Someone who gives you a real answer, tells you the truth, and helps you figure out what to do next.
So if something is going on at work and you are not sure where to start, you already know what to do.
Hey, Lynda… you got a minute?
We have got more than a minute. We have got you.
Meet the Founder
Lynda [Last Name] | Founder and Senior HR Advisor | SHRM-SCP | PHR
SHRM-SCP
PHR
29 Years HR
48 Guidebooks Published
Keynote Speaker
Lynda is a senior HR executive with 29 years of experience leading HR strategy, compliance, employee relations, workplace investigations, organizational restructuring, leadership development, and operational HR across complex organizations.
Her background includes building HR departments from the ground up, leading high-risk workplace investigations, advising executives and boards, supporting organizations through rapid growth and restructuring, developing compliance infrastructure, and managing HR across multi-state and high-growth environments.
Industries served: construction, nonprofit, healthcare, manufacturing, marketing, media, veterinary, professional services, startups, private equity-backed organizations, franchises, and multi-state operations.
She holds the SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) and PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certifications and is the author of the 48-book HR Survival Series.
Why Hey, Lynda! Exists
Too many organizations are running without the HR structure, leadership support, or compliance guidance they need.
Some grow too fast. Some never build HR correctly in the first place. Some rely on inexperienced support for situations that require real business judgment and legal knowledge.
We have seen strong organizations damaged by weak leadership, inconsistent practices, ignored employee concerns, and reactive decision-making. Hey, Lynda! was built to help organizations avoid those mistakes, and fix them when they happen.
What Makes Us Different
We are an operational firm. Not a theoretical one.
Everything we do is built around how workplaces actually function. Compliance, leadership accountability, employee relations, culture, and the judgment calls that do not show up in any policy manual.
We will tell you the truth, even when the truth is not what you were hoping to hear. That is the whole point.
"Protecting the company and treating employees fairly should not be mutually exclusive. That is the whole point."
The Hey, Lynda! Team
Jordan M.
Jordan specializes in employment law compliance, I-9 program management, and HR audit preparation. Background spans private sector HR and regulatory compliance consulting.
Reese T.
Casey L.