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EMBEDDED HR THAT ACCELERATES SCALE
SkyFi boosts hiring velocity and operational maturity with Ampleo HR

INTRODUCTION

SkyFi is an Earth intelligence company delivering satellite imagery and AI-driven geospatial analytics to government and commercial clients worldwide. As a fast-moving pre-Series A startup, SkyFi needed to scale rapidly—but without the overhead and delay of hiring a full-time HR team. That’s where Ampleo came in.

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CHALLENGE

As SkyFi approached a critical inflection point in its growth, CEO Luke was faced with a classic startup dilemma: hire a full-time HR team or stay lean and outsource to a trusted partner. The business needed structure, talent acquisition, and onboarding—fast—but without the overhead of full-time salaries, equity, and training.

The internal team didn’t yet know if they needed one person or five, but they knew they needed expert help right away.

SOLUTION

Ampleo HR embedded directly into SkyFi with Leslie, a hands-on HR expert who operated like a true team member from day one. She joined team Slack channels, integrated into day-to-day operations, and immediately earned trust.

Leslie handled:

• Candidate sourcing and interview coordination
• Job description development
• Onboarding and offboarding processes
• Structuring HR systems to support scale

She even introduced a structured onboarding experience across departments—helping elevate SkyFi’s people ops from early-stage chaos to a repeatable, professional experience.

RESULTS

Faster hiring: HR systems optimized to attract and onboard top talent
Stronger product velocity: Faster hiring led to faster delivery for customers
Team integration: Ampleo felt like part of the team, not an external resource
Capital efficiency: Expert support without the cost of full-time hires

CONCLUSION

For a startup scaling at speed, Ampleo HR delivered exactly what SkyFi needed: expertise, efficiency, and execution. By embedding directly into the team, Ampleo helped SkyFi stay lean, scale fast, and build the people infrastructure needed for long-term success.

EMBEDDED HR SUPPORT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT
Comprehensive Mobile Care enhances control and shifts from HR firefighting to long-term strategy

INTRODUCTION

Comprehensive Mobile Care is a family-owned provider of onsite dental, podiatry, optometry, and audiology services. For over 25 years, the organization has delivered ethical, compassionate care to senior and veteran communities. When a sudden internal leadership gap left the business without HR support, management needed help—fast.

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CHALLENGE

The unexpected departure of an HR lead created an urgent need for HR and finance support. With no one to handle onboarding, payroll, compliance, or employee relations, the management team was left shouldering the work themselves on top of leading the business. Already stretched thin, they needed a partner who could step in immediately, bring clarity, and rebuild the HR function from the ground up for a company growing 50% a year.

SOLUTION

Referred by a trusted investor, Ampleo HR responded quickly. Within 48 hours, Alexis was embedded as a dedicated HR partner, fully integrated into Comprehensive Mobile Care’s systems, team, and daily operations.

Alexis brought both structure and strategy, taking on:

• Onboarding, I-9s, payroll, and benefits administration
  
• Compliance tracking and reporting across multiple states
  
• Manager support and resolution of day-to-day employee requests
  
• The foundation for longer-term HR planning and measurement

Three months into the engagement, the nature of the work began to evolve—from reactive admin tasks to proactive people ops. Alexis helped the team measure attrition, assess labor costs, and support manager development.

RESULTS

• Time saved for leadership: 20 to 40 hours a week reclaimed by executive team
  
• Compliance reestablished: Multi-state reporting, insurance filings, and onboarding brought back online
  
• Transition to strategy: Moved from admin execution to people metrics and manager enablement
  
• Stronger internal trust: HR embedded in daily operations and employee problem-solving

CONCLUSION

Ampleo HR delivered more than a quick fix. By embedding directly into the business, we helped Comprehensive Mobile Care enhance operations, increase confidence in HR in a people focused business, and build an HR function that supports their mission. With day to day fires behind them, the team is now focused on long-term people strategy for its valued field assistants, and organizational health.

Introduction

A mental health company specializing in the treatment of OCD and anxiety faced major challenges in recruitment and HR infrastructure. With clinical hires central to its business model and the founder deeply involved in hiring, the company needed more than just a staffing agency—it needed a partner.

Enter Ampleo HR. Through an embedded recruiting model, Savana Tejada, an experienced HR consultant, seamlessly integrated into the organization, building its talent acquisition foundation from the ground up.

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Challenge

Before Ampleo HR’s engagement, the company’s hiring pipeline was sparse and lacked strategic direction. Recruitment efforts were reactive, with no structured process in place. The company had never collaborated with a recruiter who could offer both strategic insight and execution support.

Key challenges included the following:

• Slim Talent Pipeline: Few applicants and limited visibility on major platforms
• No Standardized Processes: Lack of scorecards, structured interviews, and offer templates
• Decentralized Candidate Information: No system to track or organize applicant data
• Founder-Led Hiring: Needed a deeply tailored and high-touch recruitment approach due to the founder’s personal involvement

Given the founder’s dedication to maintaining quality and culture, traditional external recruiting lacked the depth needed to deliver the right candidate experience.

Solution

An Embedded, High-Touch Approach

Recognizing the need for a partner, not a staffing agency, the mental health company brought in Ampleo HR to serve as an embedded recruiter and HR manager. Savana Tejada became an extension of the company’s team—learning its culture, collaborating with leadership, and operationalizing HR from the inside out.

Building from the Ground Up

Savana overhauled and professionalized every aspect of the hiring process:

• Job Descriptions: Collaboratively developed descriptions using Ampleo HR templates and refined them through live editing sessions with hiring managers
• Compensation Benchmarking: Tailored benchmarking to the company’s out-of-pocket billing model using tools like OpenComp, Glassdoor, and Salary.com
• Sourcing Strategies: Leveraged LinkedIn, Indeed, and niche state licensure databases for highly targeted outreach
• Interview Process: Joined every interview early on, modeling expectations and gradually empowering the internal team to take over
• Offer Management: Created role-specific offer templates, structured compensation bands, and implemented preapproval processes
• Onboarding and Compliance: Focused on New York employment law compliance, prestart checklists, and a transition to electronic systems for onboarding and timekeeping

Integration into the Team

Operating in a largely in-person environment, Savana quickly built trust with the CEO and worked closely with clinical and administrative staff. Her communication style and proactive involvement led to Ampleo HR being seen as more than a consultant—it became a core partner in business operations.

Results

The embedded partnership between Ampleo HR and the mental health company produced tangible, lasting results:

• Boosted Pipeline: Increased applications from 17 to 54 in a recent hiring cycle
• Efficient Hiring: Reduced time-to-fill to just 25 days from job posting to accepted offer
• Process Standardization: Introduced hiring scorecards, a recruitment dashboard, structured interviews, compensation guides, and offer templates
• Improved Maturity: Created a centralized people folder, digitized onboarding, launched auditing tools, and implemented compliance training
• Long-Term Value: Delivered a hiring guide, documentation templates, and coaching for managers—assets that will continue to elevate HR operations

Conclusion

This engagement showcases Ampleo HR’s strength in embedded recruiting, especially within specialized industries like healthcare. By assigning a dedicated, knowledgeable consultant, Ampleo provided strategic HR support that was customized, culturally aligned, and operationally integrated. The result was not just better hiring—it was a more mature, compliant, and scalable HR function.