Rachelle Elliott, founder of Thrive HR Studio, seated in a sunlit home studio with a notebook and mug.
Outsourced HR + Operations  ·  Salt Lake City

Real HR. Real operations. Real people answering the phone.

We’re the outsourced HR and operations team for public and private employers — up to 250 employees — who’ve outgrown the solo consultant and aren’t ready to hand their workforce to a PEO. Practitioner-run. Team-delivered. One invoice.

— Rachelle ElliottManaging Partner  ·  MS, SPHR
Sound familiar?

Running a business up to 250 employees and HR is eating your week?

Most employers in your position have the same short list.

  1. 01

    HR questions land on the owner's desk because no one else owns them.

  2. 02

    Hiring starts late, onboarding's inconsistent, and you've lost good people to both.

  3. 03

    Payroll coordination and admin pile up on whoever's willing.

  4. 04

    Employee issues get handled reactively — policy only comes up when something goes wrong.

  5. 05

    Your back office runs on spreadsheets, workarounds, and good intentions.

  6. 06

    You've looked at PEOs and don't love what you'd be giving up.

We take the whole stack off your plate — HR, people ops, back office, and growth support — without the co-employment arrangement, the ticket system, or the stranger on rotation.

Credentials & Proof

SPHR

Senior Professional in HR

15+ Years

HR Leadership

Nationwide

Remote Delivery, Any State

The most valuable part of Rachelle's services is that she empowered me with the tools to set clear expectations and openly communicate with my team.

Tiffany ·  The Archer & The Ram

She saved my ass in a pinch, made me look so good to my team and my clients, and legitimizes my business at every turn.

Joey ·  The Profitability Project

The Process

Talk. Plan. Thrive.

01

Talk

Book a free 30-minute call. No pitch. No sales deck. Just a real conversation about what's going on in your organization and whether we're the right fit.

02

Plan

We put together a tailored proposal — clear scope, clear pricing, before you sign anything. You'll know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before the first invoice goes out.

03

Thrive

We get to work. You get time back, compliance confidence, and an operations team genuinely invested in your business — not a ticket system and a stranger on rotation.

Transparent Pricing

Yes, pricing is on the website.

Most HR and operations firms treat their pricing like a state secret. We don’t. Each retainer line starts at $1,900/mo, built for organizations up to 250 employees. Every quote is built individually based on scope, complexity, and responsibility — and discounts apply for bundled services and prepay accounts. Project work is scoped and quoted separately, starting as low as $800.

See all services
Managed HRstarting at $1,900/mo
Managed Back Officestarting at $1,900/mo
Tech & Growthstarting at $1,900/mo
Bundle two or all threediscounts apply

Baseline starting prices shown. Final quote depends on scope, volume, and complexity — full breakdown on the Services page.

A quick note

You keep your EIN. We handle the headaches.

We’re not a Professional Employer Organization. You stay the employer of record — your payroll, your policies, your team. We act as your outsourced HR and operations function, not your co-employer.

You hire us to do the work. We do the work. That’s it.

  • No co-employment.You stay the employer.
  • Real practitioners.Not account managers.
  • Transparent pricing.On the website.

Let’s talk

Ready to stop running HR alone?

Book a free 30-minute call. No pitch, no commitment — just a real conversation about whether we’re the right fit for your organization.