TalentoHC launches consulting practice to link people strategy and business performance

TalentoHC has launched Talento Consulting, a human capital advisory practice aimed at helping organizations align workforce strategy, people systems and business goals. The Miami-based firm says the new unit expands its services beyond search and recruitment as companies face growth, transformation and AI adoption.

Why it matters: - TalentoHC is broadening beyond executive and professional search into human capital advisory, giving clients a single platform for strategy, hiring and implementation. - The move is aimed at companies that need to connect workforce planning, HR systems and organizational design to business performance. - The offering targets a gap many leadership teams face: disconnected people processes that do not keep pace with growth, restructuring or technology change.

What happened: - TalentoHC announced the launch of Talento Consulting on July 22, 2026. - The Miami-based firm said the practice is designed to help organizations build the people infrastructure, talent strategies and human capital systems needed for growth, transformation and long-term performance. - The launch extends TalentoHC’s existing executive and professional search business into broader human capital consulting. - TalentoHC said the new practice will support business and HR leaders across strategy, design and implementation.

The details: - Talento Consulting will advise clients in six core areas: Strategy & Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization Design, Employee Life Cycle, People Analytics, and AI for HR & Workforce Strategy. - Strategy & Transformation work includes workforce planning, HR technology evaluation, change management, HR operating model design and transformation planning. - M&A support includes human capital due diligence, integration planning, culture assessment, organizational evaluation, retention risk analysis, readiness planning and employee communication strategy. - Organization Design covers structures, roles, governance systems, job architecture and operating models. - Employee Life Cycle support includes talent management, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, succession planning, workforce transition and total rewards. - People Analytics work focuses on workforce data, HR dashboards, reporting infrastructure, AI-assisted insights and executive-ready metrics. - AI for HR & Workforce Strategy includes AI readiness, governance, responsible-use practices, HR use-case prioritization and AI applications across talent acquisition, analytics, workforce planning, HR operations and employee lifecycle processes. - Talento Consulting engagements follow an Assess, Design and Operationalize framework. - The process starts with evaluating business priorities, talent challenges, workforce data, organizational structure, HR systems and internal capabilities. - Advisors then build strategies, roadmaps, tools and frameworks before supporting implementation, communication, reporting, manager enablement and ongoing advisory needs. - The advisory team includes Mary Cheddie, Laurie Villa and Steven J. Smith. - Cheddie brings more than 35 years of executive-level experience across business and HR strategy, M&A, organizational transformation, AI, people analytics, leadership development, governance and global workforce strategy. - Villa brings more than four decades of C-suite HR, board governance and enterprise transformation experience across aviation, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing and technology. - Smith brings more than two decades of experience in HR, recruiting, talent attraction, HR technology, people analytics, employer branding, retention, workforce planning and employee lifecycle strategy. - TalentoHC said the consulting practice can connect to executive search, professional search, recruitment process outsourcing, staff augmentation and broader talent acquisition services. - The company said the integrated model is meant to help clients move from workforce planning to hiring priorities, from organization design to leadership needs, and from M&A planning to executive assessment and integration support. - More information is available in TalentoHC’s consulting announcement.

Between the lines: - The launch positions TalentoHC as a wider advisory partner rather than only a recruiting firm. - The emphasis on AI, analytics and organizational design reflects how employers are tying people strategy more tightly to operating performance. - TalentoHC is betting that clients want fewer handoffs between consulting and talent execution.

What’s next: - TalentoHC will use the new practice to pair consulting work with search and other talent services. - The firm is likely to pitch the integrated model to companies navigating restructuring, technology adoption, M&A and workforce change. - TalentoHC said the goal is to help organizations move from identifying a challenge to building and executing the solution.

The bottom line: - TalentoHC is turning its human capital platform into a fuller strategy-to-execution service for employers trying to align people decisions with business outcomes.