Leading Labor Relations Consulting Experts 2025

Human Resources professional with a strong emphasis in employee relations, learning development, corporate communication, and strategic development. Effective manager and project leader, skilled in developing collaborative working relationships with internal and external teams. Record of leadership in developing training and development department, recruiting top tier candidates, and implementing strategies to reduce turnover rates within departments. Ability to communicate effectively amongst all levels of management and employee population. Problem solver and adaptable team player. Eager for new challenges in a dynamic business environment. Specialties: Strategic Development, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Learning Development

Stacey is the Founder & Managing Consultant for Expand HR Consulting. She received her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, and certification in Conflict Resolution and Mediation. Stacey holds her certification from Cornell University’s Leadership Program in Diversity and Inclusion for HR. She is a former Board member of JSSA and served on its Human Resources Committee. She got her start in human resources as a generalist with Internet Interstate (Verio, a global internet communications leader). From there, she joined Sodexo’s corporate headquarters, where she was responsible for the oversight of corporate recruiting and human resources. As a generalist, Stacey was responsible for employee relations and recruitment, policies and compliance, coaching, performance management and diversity outreach. In 2006, after independently consulting for nonprofits, Stacey launched EHR. Stacey oversees outsourcing and project-based engagements, leading a consulting team of 10. This may include executive and specialty search, comprehensive compensation and benefits analysis and planning, custom research, performance management-based initiatives and employee engagement surveys. EHR’s portfolio of work in DEI, includes custom surveys and related analysis, formal DEI related policy reviews, recruitment outreach to minority communities, improving systemic HR approaches, annual custom DEI training via our core library, affirmative action plans, workplace and sexual harassment investigations at the executive, management and staff levels. One of Stacey’s area of focus is partnering with nonprofit Boards on corporate governance and leadership initiatives. Notably, a Board’s Compensation or Executive Committee to help independently manage CEO/Executive Director annual compensation, benefits and performance, Board surveys and DEI initiatives, and transition and executive search.

Experienced Senior Human Resources Business Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device manufacturing and management consulting industry. Skilled in Operations Management, Interviewing, Critical Thinking, Human Resources: Coaching, Performance Management, Leadership, Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, and Benefits with a PHR. Strong human resources professional with a Strategic Human Resources Leadership Certificate focused in Human Resources Development from Cornell University.

Stepan Kazaryan is a Business Management Consultant focused on digital presence, professional evaluation, and how public information shapes decision-making in modern business environments. His work centers on helping organizations and professionals understand how they are perceived before direct interaction occurs. In search-driven systems, evaluation often happens silently and quickly. Stepan advises clients on building structured digital foundations that support credibility over time. His approach emphasizes clarity, consistency, and responsible positioning rather than short-term visibility tactics. He works with executives, founders, and professional service providers who recognize that digital footprints influence trust, partnerships, and opportunity flow. By aligning websites, public profiles, and third-party references, Stepan helps create stable professional narratives that reduce uncertainty during evaluation. Rather than focusing on reactive measures, his advisory framework prioritizes preparation. This includes analyzing how search results present a name, how information connects across platforms, and how inconsistencies affect perception. The goal is to strengthen long-term positioning in a way that feels natural and sustainable. Stepan frequently writes and speaks about digital identity, credibility signals, and the structural factors that influence professional trust in online environments. His perspective reflects a broader shift in how professionals are assessed in the age of search and public information accessibility. Through disciplined strategy and steady execution, Stepan Kazaryan helps clients maintain clarity in environments where perception often forms before conversation begins.

Passionate Legal Management Professional/Advisor with 4 years of experience, LLB, and LLM in Globalization and Law. Excited to leverage my expertise in legal matters, client relationship building, and business management as a Public Relations Manager. With a strong background in legal research, documentation, and project management, I aim to support legal teams in resolving day-to-day challenges while enhancing the firm's credibility and brand presence.Public relations (PR) play a pivotal role in the success of today's law firms for various reasons. However the one you need to know is - PR is instrumental in shaping and managing the reputation of a law firm, a critical asset in the legal industry that influences client acquisition and retention. What is Globalization of Law firms without PR ?

Sarah Federman's career has never followed a straight line, which makes her useful to reporters looking for a different kind of expert. She spent her thirties as an international advertising executive working across more than ten countries with brands like Google, Bloomberg, Discovery, and the NFL. Then she saw her name on a Holocaust memorial wall and started asking questions the industry couldn't answer: What happens when companies cause serious harm? How can they address and prevent complicity in genocide, slavery, ecocide and other mass atrocity? How do they reckon with that? What does accountability even look like generations later? Those questions took her back to school and to a career as one of the most distinctive voices in the U.S. on corporate accountability and historical justice. Today she is an Associate Professor at the University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies, where she studies how corporations become complicit in large-scale human rights violations and how they can atone. She is the author of three books, two award-winning. Corporate Reckoning: How Companies Can Atone for Historical Transgressions (MIT Press, 2026) offers a framework for what genuine accountability looks like for institutions that have caused deep historical harm. Last Train to Auschwitz traces the decades-long effort to hold the French national railway responsible for transporting Jewish deportees to Nazi death camps. Transformative Negotiation, written with her Baltimore students, reframes negotiation as a vehicle for equity and structural change. Federman has testified twice before Congress on whether American banks bear responsibility for their historical ties to slavery, engaging both the scholarly and policy dimensions of reparations. She writes for the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and the BBC, and is a TEDx speaker, whose talk was selected by TED main stage for global distribution. She is available to comment on corporate accountability, reparations, Holocaust memory, transitional justice, negotiation, business ethics, ESG, and environmental justice in the Tijuana River watershed.

I'm a Career Consultant who specializes in Negotiation and Pay Equity. I bring years of experience working for employers at a staff firm, applicant tracking company, and professional trade association to my work with candidates and employees. I spearheaded two pay equity laws; 1) salary history bans and inclusion of pay in job postings. Over the years I have contributed and been interviewed by NPR, BBC, CNN, Boston Globe, Yahoo Finance, Hollywood Reporter, and more. Additionally, my speaking engagements and workshops have included Harvard, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Women in Construction, Boston Consulting Group, Boston Chamber of Commerce, and more. I've earned an MBA from Bentley University and a BA in Economics from College of the Holy Cross.

Dedicated Human Resources Professional bringing dependable expertise in employment law compliance, developing DEIB strategies, managing employee complaints, conducting internal investigations, corrective action, performance counseling, and reasonable accommodations. Works diligently to build, strengthen, and maintain employee and management relationships.

Tony Olson is a veteran advocate for the injured. As a leading attorney at Rush & Nicholson, P.L.C. in Cedar Rapids, Tony has built a reputation for success in high-stakes personal injury and workers’ compensation cases across Iowa. From seven-figure settlements to complex motorcycle and workplace injury claims, his results speak volumes. Recognized as AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Attorney by The National Trial Lawyers, Tony combines sharp legal strategy with genuine care for his clients. Whether it’s a crash, fall, or catastrophic injury, Tony brings precision, grit, and experience to each case. He is a former president of the Linn County Bar Association, serves on the Board of Governors for the Iowa Association for Justice, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

LT Ladino, affectionately known as The Employment Therapist™, is a highly regarded career specialist with over a decade of experience in executive recruiting, having placed hundreds and advised thousands. LT has empowered clients such as MSC Direct, Red Ventures, Tesla, Sharp, Business Systems, and other small and large businesses in the IT, healthcare, engineering, accounting, creative services, and hospitality industries, curating progressive company cultures through her recruiting efforts that align with their career aspirations. She has been featured in publications like Family Circle and has written for esteemed platforms such as Forbes, Fortune.com, and Maxim.com. With appearances on more than 250 media outlets, including The Today Show, LT is committed to providing valuable insights and guidance in the career development landscape. Additionally, LT is set to host a career-focused talk show, "The Employment Therapist™," covering a wide range of topics such as HR dynamics, employee benefit trends, employment therapy, career coaching tips, and business strategies. Drawing from her personal career transition experiences, LT Ladino launched vCandidates.com in 2017, a SaaS platform dedicated to helping candidates present their best selves. Recognized as one of the Top Tech Startups in Tempe, AZ, in 2020, 2021, and 2022 by The Tech Tribune, vCandidates.com has established itself as a leading tech startup in the Metro Phoenix area. The venture is currently in an acquisition process. With over 20 years of experience in the record and entertainment industry, LT Ladino has held senior-level positions working for Jive, Arista, Columbia, and Sony Music. Involved in the success of various artist projects, including those of Will Smith, R.Kelly, Usher, Monica, Maxwell, Pras, Wu-Tang Clan, Three Six Mafia, and Hall of Famers Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, and Eminem, she helped shape the 90s and 2000s music landscape with songs that still resonate within today's pop culture. As an author, LT's debut suspense novel, TO AND FRO: KELSEY’S JOURNEY, was a nominee for Favorite Fiction at the 2021 African American Literary Awards Show. Her latest releases include EMPLOYMENT THERAPY, a guide focusing on business etiquette for employees and team leaders, with their career aspirations and professional growth, and THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION, a 200+ Interview Question Prep Tool for interviewees and interviewers alike.

Through litigating thousands of cases and obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in results for clients, Miles Feldman has established himself as the leading authority in leveraging conflict for good. Feldman is a founding partner of Raines Feldman Littrell LLP and helped build the firm from a 6 person local boutique firm into a nationally known legal force with over 130 lawyers and offices in Los Angeles, New York, Newport Beach, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Delaware, and Boca Raton. A seasoned and dedicated practicing business trial lawyer, Miles has three decades of experience handling hard-fought and often high-profile cases through trial and appeal. Feldman is listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report. The Los Angeles Business Journal has repeatedly named him as one of the top 100 lawyers (and top 50 litigators) in Los Angeles and recognized him as a Leader of Influence in California. In 2024, The Los Angeles Times named Feldman a “Business Visionary” in entertainment for his innovative approach to legal issues. From 2008 to the present, he has been consistently deemed a “Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine / Law + Politics. Martindale-Hubbell rates Feldman as “AV Preeminent,” its highest ranking for professionalism and ethics. Feldman was selected to be a Fellow in the Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of the Litigation Counsel of America. Feldman is known for his ability to find successful solutions in difficult legal and business crises. Though he is often behind the scenes, prominent companies, creators, politicians and business leaders call on him to manage and broker solutions to the most complicated, sensitive problems. He enhances his legal practice with his decades-long study and teaching of mindfulness and meditation, as well as the integration of behavioral psychology and innovative conflict resolution methods.

I serve as a leader at MetalRecruiters, a search firm focused exclusively on the metal and steel manufacturing industries. For more than three decades, our team has partnered with manufacturers, fabricators, recyclers, and industrial organizations to help them solve complex workforce challenges across operations, engineering, leadership, and skilled trades. My experience centers on the evolving talent dynamics within steel production, metal fabrication, alloy processing, recycling, and related industrial sectors. I work closely with plant leaders, executive teams, and ownership groups to address skilled labor shortages, succession planning, and leadership development in highly technical manufacturing environments. Over the years, I’ve supported searches for general managers, plant managers, engineering leaders, quality professionals, HR executives, and industrial trades specialists including CNC programmers, machinists, welders, and maintenance technicians. This work provides firsthand visibility into workforce trends, retention challenges, and the operational impact of talent gaps. I frequently speak on topics such as skilled labor shortages, manufacturing workforce strategy, executive hiring in industrial sectors, and the long-term implications of workforce planning in metal and steel operations. My focus is helping industrial companies build resilient teams that support operational excellence, safety, and sustainable growth.

Kristopher Michael Wood Behavior Design Strategist. Founder of iLLOGICAL iNFLUENCE. Director of Brand Storytelling at Lotos Nile. Kristopher Michael Wood works at the intersection of behavioral science, brand strategy, and storytelling, helping organizations move people to act. He is the Founder of iLLOGICAL iNFLUENCE, a behavior design consultancy that uses ethical influence and human-centered design to shape decisions, build trust, and change outcomes for clients ranging from professionals and nonprofits to Fortune 500 teams. He also serves as Director of Brand Storytelling at Lotos Nile, a Nashville-based marketing and communications firm where he builds brand systems and campaigns rooted in behavioral evidence rather than guesswork. Kristopher is one of a small handful of practitioners trained directly by the three figures often referred to as the grandmasters of human behavior: Dr. Robert Cialdini, Dr. BJ Fogg, and Rory Sutherland. He is a founding member of the Cialdini Institute and a Certified Cialdini Coach and Consultant, applying Cialdini's seven principles of influence to marketing, UX, and brand systems. He completed Behavior Design Expert Training with Dr. BJ Fogg of Stanford University, and he earned the Mark of Distinction in Rory Sutherland's MAD//Masters program. He is also a Certified Member of the Global Association of Applied Behavioral Scientists (GAABS) and holds a certification in Online Influence Fundamentals from the Online Influence Institute. His professional certifications further span Apple Search Ads, Google's Generative AI Learning Path, Google Digital Marketing and E-Commerce, Google Data Analytics, Google UX Design, Google Project Management, LinkedIn Decision Intelligence, and Management Consulting Foundations through Skillfully. Before moving into strategy, Kristopher spent more than two decades working at the highest levels of live production. He served over a decade as an Automated Lighting Programmer for The Late Show with David Letterman and toured worldwide as a programmer and technician for Radiohead, Elton John, Cher, Sheryl Crow, and Roxy Music, every one of whom is now in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His credits include the Grammy Awards, the Olympics, the Democratic National Convention, and the NBA Finals, along with technical work for Vari-Lite. That career taught him about timing, spectacle, and human response in real time, lessons that now inform how he designs behavior change for brands. He is the author of two books. New York Birds Don't Climb: Ernest Hemingway and the City (2023) is a literary study of Chicago, Paris, and New York as forces that shaped Ernest Hemingway, drawing primarily on Hemingway's preserved correspondence. Business Lessons from Taylor Swift: What Every Business Can Learn from a Global Icon is the first business book to analyze Taylor Swift's career as a case study in storytelling, personal branding, and strategic positioning, and it became a best-seller in its category. His shorter writing appears regularly in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The American Bystander, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist, Humor Times, and Sorbet Magazine, where he serves as Political Correspondent. His political commentary has run in The Portland Press Herald, the Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME), and the Kennebec Journal. He has completed formal Satire Writing I and II training at The Second City. Kristopher holds a Master of Arts in History and Literature from Columbia University, where he was part of the Hemingway, Italy, and the Literary Imagination program, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from New York University. He completed additional academic work in Literature at École Normale Supérieure and in History at Université Paris-Sorbonne, and earned an Associate degree from Full Sail University. During his undergraduate years at NYU, he was recognized with the Founder's Day Award (2014), the Harvey J. Stedman Award (2014), the McGhee Scholars Scholarship (2011 and 2012), and the Bernard Osher Scholarship (2010 and 2013). He also served as an Editorial Intern at George Mason University's History News Network and earlier worked as an Education Consultant at ENREACH Education in Chengdu, China. His proprietary frameworks include BRAVO for Brand Storytelling, a structured method for applying behavioral science to brand narrative, and his consulting practice covers behavior design, Cialdini-grounded persuasion, UX strategy, brand psychology, decision intelligence, and persuasive copywriting. Kristopher lives and works in Hailey, Idaho.

Senior Recruiter with a proven track record in full-cycle recruiting, operations, and team leadership. I focus on building strong talent pipelines, making quality hires, and helping both clients and candidates find the right long-term fit. With experience across recruiting and operations, I bring a well-rounded perspective to every role I fill. I’m always looking for innovative ways to improve processes - adopting new tools and technologies to increase efficiency while sharing knowledge and supporting others across the organization. I take pride in being a go-to resource for anyone looking to learn or improve. I also bring a creative, marketing-driven mindset to enhance recruitment strategies and drive stronger candidate engagement. From job postings to outreach and branding, I’m always looking for ways to stand out and connect with the right people.

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTNER WITH ME? 20+ years of varied HR experience, extensive professional knowledge, and the ability to manage projects ranging from small to large. I am well-known for my enthusiasm, energy, and work ethic. You will receive fully finished work in a timely manner, with as much or as little communication as you like. I will free up your time so you can get back to the business of running your business. I am available to travel as well as organize virtual meetings. We can collaborate on a project or set up a monthly retainer for ongoing support.Specialties include: California. Hospitality. Mediations. Employee investigations, Labor Relations, Large scope project management, Employee morale/team building, Leadership training/development and wage & compensation design/execution. Working with hourly entry level teams.Human Resources Consultant, Owner and Founder of DeSousa Professional Human Resources Group.

I support employees to navigate HR processes in the workplace. This could be help to understand something like a disciplinary or performance management issue. I help to explain the legislation that underpins the process and try to unpick whether the employer is acting legally. I also help the employee to consider the best route through (even where the employer is acting within the legislation). I act as an advocate and support and debrief with the employee from the sidelines. Sometimes employees need help to work through an interpersonal problem e.g. with a manager or peer, or just need HR coaching and advice for generally getting through the current corporate landscape.

An experienced People&Culture professional with extensive corporate experience, of which most in a senior HR Manager capacity within a fast-paced, fast-evolving, and dynamic environment, in telecom and ICT sector, ranging from start ups to large multinational companies. Devoted to implementing practices and objectives that provide a talent-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity, goal attainment, and ongoing development of workforce talents.Adept at assisting and advising company executive management team and managers about Human Resources and leadership topics, at strategic and operational level.As a Consultant, Trainer and Coach focused on developing individual and group talents by sharing best practices and various learning and development methodologies.If you are in need of an HR service, individual or team development or curious how we could cooperate, contact me for more information.

Jacquelyn Lloyd is the founder and CEO of Jacquelyn Lloyd Consulting (JLC), a firm that…

Dr. Robinson is an executive coach and organizational consultant that focuses on transformational culture change to build thriving workplaces and institutions. During her tenure at Gallup, she consulted with and coached managers, leaders, and chief executives across industries, including Fortune 500, Big Tech, nonprofit, entertainment and media, FedGov, defense, healthcare, higher education, and biotech. She cohosted 3 seasons of Gallup’s “CliftonStrengths Podcast” on the topics of workplace wellbeing, leadership, engagement, and strengths-based development. She was most recently a guest on the “Unstoppable Mindset” podcast and the “Mental Selling” podcast, among others. Dr. Robinson is a member and contributor of Forbes Coaches Council and was a contributing editor to Gallup’s Wallstreet Journal Bestseller, “Wellbeing at Work: How to Build Thriving and Resilient Teams.” She has been featured in MSN as one of ten trailblazing women revolutionizing their fields. She received a bachelor’s degree in sociology with an emphasis in criminology from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree in psychology from Pepperdine University, a master’s degree in criminology, law and society from the University of California - Irvine, and a doctorate degree in international psychology with an emphasis in organizations and systems from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is PCC certified with the International Coaching Federation, CliftonStrengths certified with Gallup, Inc., Builder Profile 10 trained with Gallup, Inc., and Hogan Assessments certified through Pixonality.