Work Friendly Consulting

A void employee burnout this season by carving out guilt-free time for your associates.

Expecting? Navigating the news at work can feel daunting. Work Friendly CEO and Founder, Celia Balson, provides her expertise and insight as an HR Executive and mother in this feature

Instagram, meet Britteny!

A graduate of Millikin University with a Bachelors in Organizational Communication, Prior to joining Workfriendly, Britteny’s career toured from tech giants Google and Workday, Coca Cola start up Fairlife, big four accounting firm EY and The museum of science and industry in Chicago. Most recently britteny lead national retail talent acquisition for one of the largest cannabis operators in the US, Green Thumb Industries.

Bringing her talent acquisition skill set and pairing it with her passion for people; Britteny is proud to have had a hand in hiring thousands of individuals and has stood as a champion for justice, inclusion, belonging and diversity in the workplace & excited to expand her reach by supporting Workfriendly's diverse clientele.

Outside of her people work, britteny is a loving wife & a mom of 2 humans and a pup, national leader for multicultural sorority sigma lambda gamma national sorority inc, pursuing her MBA and is an aspiring tarot reader.

Our amazing client, , sure does know how to brighten up this snowed in Tuesday! Thank you for the delicious gift box, team! ⛄️ ❄️

Meet Tessa! Tessa was the second member to join the Work Friendly Team.

Tessa started her people career as a social worker in low-income neighborhoods throughout Chicago with her Bachelors's and Masters's in social work.

With seven years of working with people, Tessa joined the Work Friendly team in December of 2018 as Celia’s first employee and has since blown us away with her people expertise.

Through her partnerships with our clients, Tessa has become a trusted advisor to support and develop HR functions as need through filling roles like Interim Head of Talent, HRBP, and Head of People.

Tessa specializes in bringing her warm, compassionate spirit to her work and making your people feel seen, heard, and supported.❤️

If you are interested in exploring what it would look like to work with Tessa, we encourage you to reach out to [email protected] to start a conversation about how our team can best support your people.

Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Work Friendly’s Founder and CEO, Celia Balson.

Celia spent years working in HR throughout the country. Through her time working in different HR roles, she realized how many great companies were lacking formal People functions.

As an avid people person, Celia realized that people are foundational to the successful growth of any company. She believes supporting your people in the best way possible is the puzzle piece influential to taking your brand to the next level.

When Celia realized her experiences made filling this void possible, she founded Work Friendly, an HR consulting company here to support you, and your people, so you can build the business you're dreaming of.

Celia’s journey with Work Friendly has taken her all over the business world. She’s supported companies of all sizes and makeups from 2-10,000 people large through all sectors and stages (private, seed, series, and public).

Through her fabulous work, Celia built Work Friendly through glowing referrals in the Chicago community. Celia and the Work Friendly team are ready to partner with you no matter where you are in the World to invest in and equip your people to manufacture a company you're proud of.

If you're looking to support your people and grow your business, there is no better ally than Celia! You can email her directly at [email protected]. She's eager to meet you and the team of wonderful people you built on the way to achieving your dreams. ❤️