About Us

Building Better People. Stronger Organizations. Higher Performance

Startup SOAR is a people and organisational performance consulting firm helping organisations attract the right talent, strengthen leadership, build effective people systems and create workplaces where people and performance thrive.

We work with SMEs, growing businesses, established organisations, educational institutions, public-sector organisations, social enterprises and family-owned businesses to solve workforce, leadership and organisational performance challenges.

Through the SOAR Performance Framework, we connect talent, organisational capability, leadership and workplace performance to deliver lasting business results.

Why We Exist

Many organisations invest in recruitment, employee development, leadership training and workplace initiatives but still struggle to achieve consistent results.

This often happens because talent, leadership, people systems and workplace culture are managed separately rather than as parts of one connected organisational system.

Startup SOAR closes these gaps by aligning people and organisational priorities with the organisation’s strategy, operational needs and performance goals.

Organisations commonly engage us to:

  • Attract and retain the right talent
  • Strengthen leadership and management capability
  • Improve role clarity, accountability and performance
  • Build effective people and organisational systems
  • Improve employee engagement and retention
  • Create workplace cultures that support excellence
  • Strengthen organisational capability for sustainable growth

Our Approach: The SOAR Performance FrameworkAttract → Build → Develop → Perform. We believe organizations perform better when four dimensions work together.

1. Attract — Talent Acquisition & Workforce Solutions

Organisations need the right people and capabilities to execute their priorities.

We help organisations identify workforce requirements, attract qualified talent, assess candidates and recruit professionals who can contribute to performance and long-term growth.

2. Build — Organisation Development & People Advisory

People perform better when supported by clear structures, effective systems and practical management processes.

We help organisations strengthen organisational structures, role clarity, HR practices, workforce planning, accountability and performance systems.

How We Work With Organizations

We tailor our involvement to the organization’s needs and can support a defined challenge, a specific workstream, or a broader organizational improvement initiative.

  • Consulting & Advisory: Independent insight, assessment, strategy, and practical recommendations.
  • Implementation Support: Hands-on support to translate recommendations into action and achieve defined outcomes.
  • Capability Development: Leadership, management, team, and workforce capability-building programmes.
  • Workforce Solutions: Talent sourcing, assessment, recruitment, workforce planning, and recruitment project support.
  • Ongoing Advisory: Continued strategic guidance, implementation support, progress reviews, and organizational capability development.

Our Delivery Approach

Startup SOAR provides flexible delivery models based on the nature, location and requirements of each engagement.

Remote

Virtual consulting, assessment, coaching, facilitation and project delivery.

Hybrid

A combination of virtual and in-person consulting and implementation support.

In-Country

On-site consulting, facilitation and implementation delivered directly or through appropriately selected local specialists and partners.

Partner-Led

Joint, associate, subcontracted or confidential delivery aligned with a partner’s client relationship and delivery model.

Our global partnership capability supports defined consulting projects, implementation workstreams, retained advisory, recruitment projects and partner-led delivery across different markets.

Who We Work With

We support:

  • Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
  • Growing businesses
  • Established organizations
  • Professional service firms
  • Educational institutions
  • Public sector organizations
  • Social enterprises
  • Family-owned businesses
  • Startups building their people foundations

We partner with:

  • Founders
  • CEOs
  • Executive teams
  • HR leaders
  • Department heads
  • Operations managers
  • Learning and development teams
  • School leaders and administrators

Our commitment is to work alongside organizations to understand their challenges, build practical solutions, strengthen internal capability, and help create improvements that last.