Hi, I'm Mary. I help people and orgs grow sustainably.

Like anyone who has built a career inside startups, I’ve worn a lot of hats.

These are the ones I wear best ↓

Operator

Creator

Advisor

People Ops and Talent for startups: building hiring, onboarding, internal comms, L&D, and compensation programs.

Writing about career transitions, creativity, and how nature can teach us about work on Substack; sharing practical tools on LinkedIn

1:1 & small groups exploring better ways to work

About

I’ve spent 10 years leading teams at startups:

  • Starting People Ops at Buffer

  • Growing Customer Support at Hipcamp

  • Building a marketing agency from scratch at Tuff

  • Advising startups and job seekers at Elpha

  • & partnering with dozens of startups on building People Ops & Talent programs that match their growth strategy and stage (read: say no to playbooks)

Other places you can find me:

  • Volunteering in Golden Gate Park, restoring native habitat

  • Walking Wally, my street-snack obsessed dog

  • Writing Quite Contrary