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Built by People Leaders Who Had Enough

We Didn't Fix HR Tech. We Replaced It.

After 20+ years of watching Silicon Valley build tools that don't work for HR, two veterans sat down and built the system they always wanted.

It Started With Ice Cream and Frustration

A NY steakhouse. Homemade ice cream. Two HR leaders who'd spent decades fighting with platforms that promised everything and delivered compliance theater.

Kristy McCann Flynn and Rebecca Taylor had seen it all: the annual review circus, the learning management systems that nobody used, the performance platforms that made managers want to quit managing.

That night, they made a decision: Stop waiting for Silicon Valley techbros to understand HR. Build what actually works.

"We kept buying platforms that were built by people who'd never sat through a performance review, never had to explain to a CFO why our 'people analytics' weren't moving business metrics."

Kristy & Rebecca, probably over that ice cream
The Problem Every HR Leader Knows

Silicon Valley kept building solutions for problems they didn't understand

Performance Theater

Annual reviews that everyone dreads. Ratings that surprise nobody except the person receiving them. Time wasted, trust broken, growth stalled.

Frankenstein Tech Stacks

Seven different platforms that don't talk to each other. Data in silos. Managers logging into five systems to understand one person's development.

Metrics That Don't Matter

Beautiful dashboards full of vanity metrics. Training completion rates that don't correlate to performance. Employee engagement surveys that change nothing.

Tech Without Soul

Built by engineers who've never managed people. Optimized for data collection, not human development. Missing the nuance that makes people work tick.

What We Built Instead

A unified platform designed by people leaders, for people leaders. Where development drives performance, not the other way around.

Replace Annual Reviews Forever

Continuous feedback loops that actually help people grow. Real-time insights that prevent surprises. Development conversations that happen when they matter, not when HR says they have to.

Connect Growth to Business Impact

Every development goal ties to business outcomes. Learning paths that increase performance. Skills development that shows up in revenue, retention, and results.

AI That Actually Understands HR

Meet Aida: our AI partner trained on real HR challenges, not engineering problems. Proactive insights that connect the dots between performance signals and development opportunities.

Coaching Built In, Not Bolted On

300+ certified coaches integrated into your workflow. Real humans helping real humans grow, with technology that makes it seamless, not complicated.

The People Behind the Platform

We're not your typical tech startup. We're HR veterans who got tired of buying platforms that didn't work.

Kristy McCann Flynn
Kristy McCann Flynn
Co-founder & CEO

20+ years as a Strategic HR Leader at companies like Pearson Education and Constant Contact. Kristy brings big picture vision and hands-on tactics to help companies meet their goals by empowering employees to own their careers.

Rebecca Taylor
Rebecca Taylor
Co-founder & CCO

10 years developing People strategies that actually made companies successful. Rebecca's mission is empowering people to invest in themselves and their teams, driving engagement, retention, and performance that matters.

How We Show Up

These aren't poster values. They're how we built the platform and how we partner with you.

Empowerment
We meet people where they are and help them grow toward where they want to be. No cookie-cutter development paths.
Trust
We care for each other, our customers, and our communities. Trust creates the foundation where ideas flourish and innovation happens.
Adaptability
Change is constant and healthy. We build the skills to embrace it and lead others through it, for ourselves and our customers.
Curiosity
We live in a growth mindset, always asking "How can this be better?" and "Why is it this way?" Deep questions lead to real solutions.
Innovation
We get creative to solve problems in new ways. "How it's always been done" leads to stagnation. We think outside the box to fuel better products and processes.
Integrity
We pursue actions that benefit our company, peers, and customers in ways that build trust and demonstrate our values. Our commitment to your success is always true.
Ready to Replace the Old Way?

Join the people leaders who stopped settling for platforms that don't work. We built what we needed. Now it's yours.

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