Hey, I'm Joyce, a founder, operator, and neuroscientist, and the founder of The Human Edge. I work at the intersection of organizational design, business transformation, and people strategy, on one conviction: capability is built, not fixed. That's true of people, and it's true of the teams they build. Who this is a good fit for: - First-time founders, pre- or post-raise - Team leaders looking to hire without a dedicated people or recruiting partner - Founders suddenly managing people for the first time - Startups navigating their first key hires - Teams scaling fast without the infrastructure to match - Founders who want a thinking partner, not a cheerleader Not a fit if you're looking for recruiting support, fundraising pitch coaching, or VC intros. How I can help: - Building your first leadership team - The strategy behind hiring your first 10 people - Org design for high-growth stages - People strategy, pre- or post-raise - Building culture intentionally — as behavior, not slogans - Human performance and team design - Working through organizational change (reorgs, RIFs, rapid growth, international expansion) What we'll do on the call: - Get specific on the people or org problem in front of you right now - Find where your team structure is creating friction - Define what your next hire actually needs to be - Build operating rhythms that scale with you - Figure out where AI belongs in your people practices — and where it doesn't Background & achievements: - Founder, The Human Edge: Advisory on leadership, org design, and people systems - Former Head of Design Operations, Dropbox, led a 160-person org through two acquisitions and multiple organizational transitions - Recovered and rebuilt from traumatic brain injury at age 18 - Worked directly with the Chairman of 1-800-Flowers.com across a portfolio of 10+ consumer brands - B.S. Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology, Emory · MBA, Duke Fuqua